Nail Polish Bottle

Abstract

A nail polish bottle has a pair of external generally arcuate depressions formed in opposite walls of the bottle that are sized to accommodate a respective one of adjacent fingers of a user's hand when those fingers are spread apart so that the fingers exert a gripping and stabilizing force against the bottle. The preferred location for the generally arcuate depressions places them at the lower portion of the bottle at approximately the same distance from the base of the bottle, and preferably close to the base.

1 . A nail polish bottle comprising at least a pair of opposing external walls having exterior generally arcuate depressions spaced and sized to accommodate a respective one of an adjacent pair of comfortably spread fingers of a human hand whereby the bottle is firmly and stably held between the fingers. 
     
     
         2 . The nail polish bottle of  claim 1  wherein the bottle has opposing front and back walls and opposing side walls, and the depressions are formed in the front and back side walls. 
     
     
         3 . The nail polish bottle of  claim 1  wherein the depressions are formed at approximately the same distance from the base. 
     
     
         4 . The nail polish bottle of  claim 1  wherein the depressions are formed in the sidewalls of the bottle. 
     
     
         5 . The nail polish bottle of  claim 1  wherein the generally arcuate depressions respectively consist of a series of generally planar segments which, together, form a generally arcuate finger-accommodating depression. 
     
     
         6 . The nail polish bottle of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the depressions is sufficient to overlap at least a portion of the accommodated finger's top or bottom surface when the hand is held generally palm-down. 
     
     
         7 . The nail polish bottle of  claim 1  wherein the generally arcuate shape is a portion of a 360° finger-accommodating aperture. 
     
     
         8 . The nail polish bottle of  claim 1  wherein the bottle has an applicator-supporting cap removably engaging the top of the bottle, and a base at the bottom of the bottle, and the generally arcuate depressions are positioned nearer to the base than to the engaged cap. 
     
     
         9 . The nail polish bottle of  claim 8  wherein the depressions are formed at approximately the same distance from the base.