US2015257507A1PendingUtilityA1

Guard for nail painting

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 17, 2014Filed: Mar 12, 2015Published: Sep 17, 2015
Est. expiryMar 17, 2034(~7.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Helen J. Parkly
A45D 29/004
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Abstract

A guard for use with a finger of a user while painting a fingernail. The guard includes a main body formed of a flexible material to allow the main body to be at least partially wrapped around the finger. The main body includes a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the first surface includes an adhesive for adhering the main body to the finger. The main body further includes an inner periphery sized and configured to conform to the anatomy of the fingernail and extend at least partially around the fingernail. The inner periphery is of a generally concave configuration to define a main body opening adapted to be placed over the fingernail.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A guard for use with a finger of a user while painting a fingernail, the guard comprising:
 a main body formed of a flexible material to allow the main body to be at least partially wrapped around the finger, the main body having:
 a first surface having an adhesive for adhering the main body to the finger; 
 an opposing second surface; and 
 an inner periphery sized and configured to conform to the anatomy of the fingernail and extend at least partially around the fingernail, the inner periphery being of a generally concave configuration to define a main body opening adapted to be placed over the fingernail. 
   
     
     
         2 . The guard recited in  claim 1 , wherein the main body further includes an outer periphery spaced from inner periphery along at least a portion of the main body. 
     
     
         3 . The guard recited in  claim 2 , wherein the outer periphery and inner periphery intersect to define a pair of terminal ends. 
     
     
         4 . The guard recited in  claim 2 , wherein the outer periphery defines a plurality of rounded segments. 
     
     
         5 . The guard recited in  claim 1 , wherein the main body includes perforations formed therein to segregate the main body into at least two regions separable from each other. 
     
     
         6 . The guard recited in  claim 5 , wherein the perforations extend from the inner periphery toward an outer periphery. 
     
     
         7 . The guard recited in  claim 5 , wherein the perforations extend generally parallel to the inner periphery. 
     
     
         8 . The guard recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a template adapted to extend over the opening, the template having first surface, an opposing second surface, and an opening extending through the template between the first and second surfaces. 
     
     
         9 . The guard recited in  claim 8 , wherein the template is coupled to the main body and is transitional relative thereto between a covered configuration, wherein the template extends over the main body opening, and an uncovered configuration, wherein the main body opening is uncovered by the template. 
     
     
         10 . The guard recited in  claim 9 , wherein the template includes an adhesive to allow the template to be adhered to one of the main body and the finger when the template is in the uncovered configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The guard recited in  claim 1 , wherein the main body is formed of a single piece of material. 
     
     
         12 . The guard recited in  claim 1 , wherein the main body is formed of polyethylene. 
     
     
         13 . A single-use guard capable of being applied to a finger around a fingernail to protect skin around the fingernail from nail polish, the guard comprising:
 a body having:
 a pair of opposed arms positioned in spaced relation to each other and joined by a connecting segment, the arms and connecting segment collectively defining a body opening having a closed end portion at the connecting segment and an open end portion opposite the connecting segment, the body opening being sized and configured to conform to the fingernail of the user; and 
 an adhesive surface adapted to be selectively adhered to the finger during application of nail polish to the fingernail. 
   
     
     
         14 . The guard recited in  claim 13 , wherein the body includes perforations formed therein to segregate the body into at least two regions separable from each other. 
     
     
         15 . The guard recited in  claim 14 , wherein the perforations are formed in at least one of the arms. 
     
     
         16 . The guard recited in  claim 14 , wherein the perforations are formed in the connecting segment. 
     
     
         17 . The guard recited in  claim 13 , further comprising a template adapted to extend over the body opening, the template having first surface, an opposing second surface, and a template opening extending through the template between the first and second surfaces. 
     
     
         18 . The guard recited in  claim 13 , wherein the template is coupled to the body and is transitional relative thereto between a covered configuration, wherein the template extends over the body opening, and an uncovered configuration, wherein the body opening is uncovered by the template. 
     
     
         19 . The guard recited in  claim 18 , wherein the template includes an adhesive to allow the template to be adhered to one of the body and the finger when the template is in the uncovered configuration. 
     
     
         20 . The guard recited in  claim 1 , wherein the body is formed of a single piece of material.

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