Dual color nail painting apparatuses and methods

Abstract

A color tray includes a first paint compartment configured to hold a first paint color; a second paint compartment configured to hold a second paint color, wherein the first and second paint compartments converge at a convergence point; and a bristle divider that partitions the first paint compartment from the second paint compartment, the bristle divider being ramped downward toward the convergence point such that a height of the bristle divider decreases toward the convergence point.

1 . A color tray comprising:
 a first paint compartment configured to hold a first paint color;   a second paint compartment configured to hold a second paint color, wherein the first and second paint compartments converge at a convergence point; and   a bristle divider that partitions the first paint compartment from the second paint compartment, the bristle divider being ramped downward toward the convergence point such that a height of the bristle divider decreases toward the convergence point.   
     
     
         2 . The color tray of  claim 1 , wherein a base of the first paint compartment and the second paint compartment is flat and the bristle divider is ramped relative to the flat base. 
     
     
         3 . The color tray of  claim 2 , wherein the height of the bristle divider relative to the base configures the paint compartments to decrease in depth towards the convergence point. 
     
     
         4 . The color tray of  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of bristle dividers, each of which converges at the convergence point. 
     
     
         5 . The color tray of  claim 1 , wherein the first paint compartment and the second paint compartment have the same shape. 
     
     
         6 . The color tray of  claim 1 , comprising at least one paint storage compartment configured to hold a paint bottle and at least one paint brush holder. 
     
     
         7 . The color tray of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one paint storage compartment is positioned at one periphery of the color tray and the at least one paint brush holder is positioned at an opposite periphery of the color tray. 
     
     
         8 . The color tray of  claim 1 , wherein a first side of the first paint compartment is defined by the bristle divider and a second side of the first paint compartment is defined by a second bristle divider. 
     
     
         9 . A kit comprising:
 a brush; and   a color tray comprising:
 a first paint compartment configured to hold a first paint color; 
 a second paint compartment configured to hold a second paint color, wherein the first and second paint compartments converge at a convergence point; and 
 a bristle divider that partitions the first paint compartment from the second paint compartment, the bristle divider being ramped downward toward the convergence point such that a height of the bristle divider decreases toward the convergence point. 
   
     
     
         10 . The kit of  claim 9 , wherein a base of the first paint compartment and the second paint compartment is flat and the bristle divider is ramped relative to the flat base. 
     
     
         11 . The kit of  claim 9 , comprising a plurality of bristle dividers, each of which converges at the convergence point. 
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 9 , comprising at least one paint storage compartment configured to hold a paint bottle and at least one paint brush holder. 
     
     
         13 . The kit of  claim 9 , wherein the brush comprises a continuous tuft of bristles and the bristle divider is configured to split the continuous tuft of bristles into a first section and a second section so that the first section of bristles can be located in the first paint compartment that holds the first paint color and the second section of bristles can be located in the second paint compartment that holds the second paint color. 
     
     
         14 . A method for applying paint, comprising:
 pressing a paint brush against a ramped bristle divider of a color tray to split the bristles of the paint brush into a first section and a second section so that the first section of bristles is located in a first paint compartment of the color tray that holds a first paint color and the second section of bristles is located in a second paint compartment of the color tray that holds a second paint color;   drawing the paint brush along the ramped bristle divider that ramps downward toward a convergence of the first and second paint compartments to simultaneously load the first section with the first paint color and the second section with the second paint color; and   simultaneously applying the first paint color loaded on the first section of the paint brush and the second paint color loaded on the second section of the paint brush to at least one nail.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein a base of the first paint compartment and the second paint compartment is flat and the bristle divider is ramped relative to the flat base. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the paint brush comprises a continuous tuft of bristles and pressing the paint brush against the ramped bristle divider splits the continuous tuft of bristles into the first and second sections. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , comprising pressing the paint brush again against the bristle divider and drawing the paint brush along the ramped bristle divider to simultaneously reload the first section with the first paint color and the second section with the second paint color. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , comprising using nail polish remover to remove the first paint color and the second paint color from one or more of the paint brush, the first paint compartment, and the second paint compartment. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the color tray comprises the first paint compartment, the second paint compartment, at least one paint storage compartment positioned at one periphery of the color tray, and at least one paint brush holder positioned at an opposite periphery of the color tray, wherein the method comprises storing a paint bottle in the at least one paint storage compartment and storing the paint brush in the at least one paint brush holder. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the first paint compartment and the second paint compartment have the same shape.