Nail filing apparatus for facilitating filing of nails

Abstract

A nail filing apparatus for facilitating filing of nails comprises a body comprised of a first portion and a second portion, a file for filing the nails, and a file holding element comprised of a file holder and a file securing element. The file holder mechanically couples with the second portion and removably holds the file. The file securing element mechanically couples with the second portion and transitions between a securing state and an unsecuring state. Further, in the unsecuring state, the file holder and the file securing element together define an unsecuring spatial separation for unsecuring the file from the file holder and the file securing element. Further, in the securing state, the file holder and the file securing element together define a securing spatial separation for securing the file between the file holder and the file securing element.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A nail filing apparatus for facilitating filing of nails, wherein the nail filing apparatus comprises:
 a body characterized by a body length extending between a first body end and a second body end, wherein the body comprises:
 a first portion characterized by a first portion length and a first portion width, wherein the first portion comprises a handle, wherein the handle is configured to be held with a hand of a user; and 
 a second portion characterized by a second portion width and a second portion length extending between an intermediate point on the body and the second body end, wherein the intermediate point is between the first body end and the second body end; 
   at least one file characterized by a file width, a file thickness, and a file length, wherein the file length extends between a first file end and a second file end, wherein the at least one file is configured for filing the nails; and   a file holding element comprising:
 a file holder characterized by a file holder width and a file holder length, wherein the file holder length extends between a rear file holder end and a front file holder end, wherein the file holder comprises a flattened body extending between a base surface on an underside of the file holder and a top surface on an upper side of the file holder, wherein the file holder is mechanically coupled with the second portion at the base surface, wherein the file holder is configured for removably holding the at least one file on the top surface; and 
 a file securing element mechanically coupled with the second portion, wherein the file securing element is configured to transition between a securing state and an unsecuring state, wherein in the unsecuring state, the file holder and the file securing element together define an unsecuring spatial separation between the file holder and the file securing element for unsecuring the at least one file from the file holder and the file securing element, wherein in the securing state, the file holder and the file securing element together define a securing spatial separation between the file holder and the file securing element for securing the at least one file between the file holder and the file securing element, wherein the file securing element comprises:
 a rear file securing part disposed proximal to the rear file holder end on the second portion, wherein a first securing spatial separation of the securing spatial separation is defined between the rear file securing part and the rear file holder end, wherein a first unsecuring spatial separation of the unsecuring spatial separation is defined between the rear file securing part and the rear file holder end, wherein the first securing spatial separation is less than the file thickness for facilitating the securing of a first file portion of the at least one file along the file width, wherein the first unsecuring spatial separation is more than the file thickness for facilitating the unsecuring of the first file portion, wherein the first file portion is proximal to the first file end; and 
 a front file securing part disposed proximal to the front file holder end, wherein a second securing spatial separation of the securing spatial separation is defined between the front file securing part and the front file holder end, wherein a second unsecuring spatial separation of the unsecuring spatial separation is defined between the front file securing part and the front file holder end, wherein the second securing spatial separation portion is less than the file thickness for facilitating the securing of a second file portion of the at least one file along the file width, wherein the second unsecuring spatial separation is more than the file thickness for facilitating the unsecuring of the second file portion, wherein the second file portion is proximal to the second file end. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second portion width is constant with respect to the second portion length. 
     
     
         3 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second portion comprises a first slot disposed on an upper side of the second portion, wherein the first slot comprises a first slot part and a second slot part, wherein each of the first slot part and the second slot part is characterized by a slot length parallel to the second portion length, wherein the first slot part and the second slot part are disposed parallelly along the slot length, wherein the rear file securing part comprises a first rear key and a second rear key, wherein the first rear key is slidingly engageable with the first slot part and the second rear key is slidingly engageable with the second slot part, wherein the front file securing part comprises a first front key and a second front key, wherein the first front key is slidingly engageable with the first slot part and the second front key is slidingly engageable with the second slot part. 
     
     
         4 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the first slot part comprises a first opening proximal to the second body end, wherein the first opening leads into a first elongated space in the first slot part, wherein the second slot part comprises a second opening proximal to the second body end, wherein the second opening leads into a second elongated space in the second slot part, wherein the first rear key is receivable in the first elongated space through the first opening and the second rear key is receivable in the second elongated space through the second opening, wherein the slidingly engaging of the rear file securing part is based on the receiving of the first rear key and the receiving of the second rear key, wherein the first front key is receivable in the first elongated space through the first opening and the second front key is receivable in the second elongated space through the second opening, wherein the slidingly engaging of the front file securing part is based on the receiving of the first front key and the receiving of the second front key. 
     
     
         5 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the file holder width is constant with respect to the file holder length, wherein a separation between the first slot part and the second slot part is defined by the file holder width. 
     
     
         6 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the file holder comprises a first mating element and a second mating element, wherein the first mating element and the second mating element are parallelly disposed on the base surface, wherein each of the first mating element and the second mating element is characterized by a mating element length parallel to the file holder length, wherein the first mating element and the second mating element are separated apart by the file holder width, wherein the first mating element is slidingly engageable with the first slot part and the second mating element is slidingly engageable with the second slot part, wherein the mechanically coupling of the file holder with the second portion is based on the slidingly engaging of the first mating element and the slidingly engaging of the second mating element. 
     
     
         7 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the first mating element is receivable in the first elongated space through the first opening and the second mating element is receivable in the second elongated space through the second opening, wherein the slidingly engaging of the first mating element is based on the receiving of the first mating element and the slidingly engaging of the second mating element is based on the receiving of the second mating element. 
     
     
         8 . The nail apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the file holder comprises a rear file holder portion of the file holder proximal to the rear file holder end, wherein the file holder comprises a front file holder portion of the file holder proximal to the front file holder end, wherein each of the rear file holder portion and the front file holder portion is raised away from a plane defined by the base surface for defining a rear underneath gap between the second portion and the rear file holder portion and a front underneath gap between the second portion and the front file holder portion, wherein the first file portion along the file length is receivable in the rear underneath gap and the second file portion along the file length is receivable in the front underneath gap. 
     
     
         9 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the nail filing apparatus comprises a securing mechanism comprising:
 a nut comprising an annular body partially placed in a second slot disposed on the body proximal to the intermediate point, wherein the nut is freely rotatable in the second slot, wherein the nut is restricted to one degree of freedom of motion, wherein the nut comprises internal threads;   a screw extending between a first screw end and a second screw end, wherein the screw comprises external threads engageable with the internal threads of the nut to mechanically couple the screw with the nut, wherein the nut coaxially receives a portion of the screw in the annular body, wherein the screw is configured for undergoing a linear motion along the body length through the annular body based on the rotating of the nut; and   a spring extending between a first spring end and a second spring end, wherein the first spring end is attached to the screw to mechanically couple the spring with the screw, wherein the spring is configured for transitioning between a plurality of compressed states based on the linear motion of the screw, wherein the second spring end is attached to the rear file securing part, wherein the rear file securing part receives at least one external user action from the user, wherein the spring imparts a first pushing force on the rear file securing part in absence of the at least one external user action based on at least one compressed state of the plurality of compressed states for securingly forcing the first file portion against the file holder at the rear file holder end, wherein the user applies an unsecuring force on the rear file securing part based on the at least one user action, wherein the transitioning of the file securing element from the securing state to the unsecuring state is based on the unsecuring force, wherein the front file securing part is fixed at the second body end, wherein the front file securing part exerts a second pushing force on the second file portion for securingly forcing the second file portion against the file holder at the front file holder end, wherein the transitioning of the file securing element from the unsecuring state to the securing state is based on the first pushing force and the second pushing force.   
     
     
         10 . A nail filing apparatus for facilitating filing of nails, wherein the nail filing apparatus comprises:
 a body characterized by a body length extending between a first body end and a second body end, wherein the body comprises:
 a first portion characterized by a first portion length and a first portion width, wherein the first portion comprises a handle, wherein the handle is configured to be held with a hand of a user; and 
 a second portion characterized by a second portion width and a second portion length extending between an intermediate point on the body and the second body end, wherein the intermediate point is between the first body end and the second body end, wherein the second portion width is constant with respect to the second portion length; 
   at least one file characterized by a file width, a file thickness, and a file length, wherein the file length extends between a first file end and a second file end, wherein the at least one file is configured for filing the nails; and   a file holding element comprising:
 a file holder characterized by a file holder width and a file holder length, wherein the file holder length extends between a rear file holder end and a front file holder end, wherein the file holder comprises a flattened body extending between a base surface on an underside of the file holder and a top surface on an upper side of the file holder, wherein the file holder is mechanically coupled with the second portion at the base surface, wherein the file holder is configured for removably holding the at least one file on the top surface; and 
 a file securing element mechanically coupled with the second portion, wherein the file securing element is configured to transition between a securing state and an unsecuring state, wherein in the unsecuring state, the file holder and the file securing element together define an unsecuring spatial separation between the file holder and the file securing element for unsecuring the at least one file from the file holder and the file securing element, wherein in the securing state, the file holder and the file securing element together define a securing spatial separation between the file holder and the file securing element for securing the at least one file between the file holder and the file securing element, wherein the file securing element comprises:
 a rear file securing part disposed proximal to the rear file holder end on the second portion, wherein a first securing spatial separation of the securing spatial separation is defined between the rear file securing part and the rear file holder end, wherein a first unsecuring spatial separation of the unsecuring spatial separation is defined between the rear file securing part and the rear file holder end, wherein the first securing spatial separation is less than the file thickness for facilitating the securing of a first file portion of the at least one file along the file width, wherein the first unsecuring spatial separation is more than the file thickness for facilitating the unsecuring of the first file portion, wherein the first file portion is proximal to the first file end; and 
 a front file securing part disposed proximal to the front file holder end, wherein a second securing spatial separation of the securing spatial separation is defined between the front file securing part and the front file holder end, wherein a second unsecuring spatial separation of the unsecuring spatial separation is defined between the front file securing part and the front file holder end, wherein the second securing spatial separation is less than the file thickness for facilitating the securing of a second file portion of the at least one file along the file width, wherein the second unsecuring spatial separation is more than the file thickness for facilitating the unsecuring of the second file portion, wherein the second file portion is proximal to the second file end. 
 
   
     
     
         11 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the second portion comprises a first slot disposed on an upper side of the second portion, wherein the first slot comprises a first slot part and a second slot part, wherein each of the first slot part and the second slot part is characterized by a slot length parallel to the second portion length, wherein the first slot part and the second slot part are disposed parallelly along the slot length, wherein the rear file securing part comprises a first rear key and a second rear key, wherein the first rear key is slidingly engageable with the first slot part and the second rear key is slidingly engageable with the second slot part, wherein the front file securing part comprises a first front key and a second front key, wherein the first front key is slidingly engageable with the first slot part and the second front key is slidingly engageable with the second slot part, wherein the file holder width is constant with respect to the file holder length, wherein a separation between the first slot part and the second slot part is defined by the file holder width. 
     
     
         12 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the first slot part comprises a first opening proximal to the second body end, wherein the first opening leads into a first elongated space in the first slot part, wherein the second slot part comprises a second opening proximal to the second body end, wherein the second opening leads into a second elongated space in the second slot part, wherein the first rear key is receivable in the first elongated space through the first opening and the second rear key is receivable in the second elongated space through the second opening, wherein the slidingly engaging of the rear file securing part is based on the receiving of the first rear key and the receiving of the second rear key, wherein the first front key is receivable in the first elongated space through the first opening and the second front key is receivable in the second elongated space through the second opening, wherein the slidingly engaging of the front file securing part is based on the receiving of the first front key and the receiving of the second front key. 
     
     
         13 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the file holder comprises a first mating element and a second mating element, wherein the first mating element and the second mating element are parallelly disposed on the base surface, wherein each of the first mating element and the second mating element is characterized by a mating element length parallel to the file holder length, wherein the first mating element and the second mating element are separated apart by the file holder width, wherein the first mating element is slidingly engageable with the first slot part and the second mating element is slidingly engageable with the second slot part, wherein the mechanically coupling of the file holder with the second portion is based on the slidingly engaging of the first mating element and the slidingly engaging of the second mating element, wherein the first mating element is receivable in the first elongated space through the first opening and the second mating element is receivable in the second elongated space through the second opening, wherein the slidingly engaging of the first mating element is based on the receiving of the first mating element and the slidingly engaging of the second mating element is based on the receiving of the second mating element. 
     
     
         14 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the file holder comprises a rear file holder portion of the file holder proximal to the rear file holder end, wherein the file holder comprises a front file holder portion of the file holder proximal to the front file holder end, wherein each of the rear file holder portion and the front file holder portion is raised away from a plane defined by the base surface for defining a rear underneath gap between the second portion and the rear file holder portion and a front underneath gap between the second portion and the front file holder portion, wherein the first file portion along the file length is receivable in the rear underneath gap and the second file portion along the file length is receivable in the front underneath gap. 
     
     
         15 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the nail filing apparatus comprises a securing mechanism comprising:
 a nut comprising an annular body partially placed in a second slot disposed on the body proximal to the intermediate point, wherein the nut is freely rotatable in the second slot, wherein the nut is restricted to one degree of freedom of motion, wherein the nut comprises internal threads;   a screw extending between a first screw end and a second screw end, wherein the screw comprises external threads engageable with the internal threads of the nut to mechanically couple the screw with the nut, wherein the nut coaxially receives a portion of the screw in the annular body, wherein the screw is configured for undergoing linear motion along the body length through the annular body based on the rotating of the nut; and   a spring extending between a first spring end and a second spring end, wherein the first spring end is attached to the screw to mechanically couple the spring with the screw, wherein the spring is configured for transitioning between a plurality of compressed states based on the linear motion of the screw, wherein the second spring end is attached to the rear file securing part, wherein the rear file securing part receives at least one external user action from the user, wherein the spring imparts a first pushing force on the rear file securing part in absence of the at least one external user action based on at least one compressed state of the plurality of compressed states for securingly forcing the first file portion against the file holder at the rear file holder end, wherein the user applies an unsecuring force on the rear file securing part based on the at least one user action, wherein the transitioning of the file securing element from the securing state to the unsecuring state is based on the unsecuring force, wherein the front file securing part is fixed at the second body end, wherein the front file securing part exerts a second pushing force on the second file portion for securingly forcing the second file portion against the file holder at the front file holder end, wherein the transitioning of the file securing element from the unsecuring state to the securing state is based on the first pushing force and the second pushing force.   
     
     
         16 . A nail filing apparatus for facilitating filing of nails, wherein the nail filing apparatus comprises:
 a body characterized by a body length extending between a first body end and a second body end, wherein the body comprises:
 a first portion characterized by a first portion length and a first portion width, wherein the first portion comprises a handle, wherein the handle is configured to be held with a hand of a user; and 
 a second portion characterized by a second portion width and a second portion length extending between an intermediate point on the body and the second body end, wherein the intermediate point is between the first body end and the second body end, wherein the second portion width is constant with respect to the second portion length, wherein the second portion comprises a first slot disposed on an upper side of the second portion, wherein the first slot comprises a first slot part and a second slot part, wherein each of the first slot part and the second slot part is characterized by a slot length parallel to the second portion length, wherein the first slot part and the second slot part are disposed parallelly along the slot length; 
   at least one file characterized by a file width, a file thickness, and a file length, wherein the file length extends between a first file end and a second file end, wherein the at least one file is configured for filing the nails; and   a file holding element comprising:
 a file holder characterized by a file holder width and a file holder length, wherein the file holder length extends between a rear file holder end and a front file holder end, wherein the file holder comprises a flattened body extending between a base surface on an underside of the file holder and a top surface on an upper side of the file holder, wherein the file holder is mechanically coupled with the second portion at the base surface, wherein the file holder is configured for removably holding the at least one file on the top surface, wherein the file holder width is constant with respect to the file holder length, wherein a separation between the first slot part and the second slot part is defined by the file holder width; and 
 a file securing element mechanically coupled with the second portion, wherein the file securing element is configured to transition between a securing state and an unsecuring state, wherein in the unsecuring state, the file holder and the file securing element together define an unsecuring spatial separation between the file holder and the file securing element for unsecuring the at least one file from the file holder and the file securing element, wherein in the securing state, the file holder and the file securing element together define a securing spatial separation between the file holder and the file securing element for securing the at least one file between the file holder and the file securing element, wherein the file securing element comprises:
 a rear file securing part disposed proximal to the rear file holder end on the second portion, wherein a first securing spatial separation of the securing spatial separation is defined between the rear file securing part and the rear file holder end, wherein a first unsecuring spatial separation of the unsecuring spatial separation is defined between the rear file securing part and the rear file holder end, wherein the first securing spatial separation is less than the file thickness for facilitating the securing of a first file portion of the at least one file along the file width, wherein the first unsecuring spatial separation is more than the file thickness for facilitating the unsecuring of the first file portion, wherein the first file portion is proximal to the first file end, wherein the rear file securing part comprises a first rear key and a second rear key, wherein the first rear key is slidingly engageable with the first slot part and the second rear key is slidingly engageable with the second slot part; and 
 a front file securing part disposed proximal to the front file holder end, wherein a second securing spatial separation of the securing spatial separation is defined between the front file securing part and the front file holder end, wherein a second unsecuring spatial separation of the unsecuring spatial separation is defined between the front file securing part and the front file holder end, wherein the second securing spatial separation is less than the file thickness for facilitating the securing of a second file portion of the at least one file along the file width, wherein the second unsecuring spatial separation is more than the file thickness for facilitating the unsecuring of the second file portion, wherein the second file portion is proximal to the second file end, wherein the front file securing part comprises a first front key and a second front key, wherein the first front key is slidingly engageable with the first slot part and the second front key is slidingly engageable with the second slot part. 
 
   
     
     
         17 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the first slot part comprises a first opening proximal to the second body end, wherein the first opening leads into a first elongated space in the first slot part, wherein the second slot part comprises a second opening proximal to the second body end, wherein the second opening leads into a second elongated space in the second slot part, wherein the first rear key is receivable in the first elongated space through the first opening and the second rear key is receivable in the second elongated space through the second opening, wherein the slidingly engaging of the rear file securing part is based on the receiving of the first rear key and the receiving of the second rear key, wherein the first front key is receivable in the first elongated space through the first opening and the second front key is receivable in the second elongated space through the second opening, wherein the slidingly engaging of the front file securing part is based on the receiving of the first front key and the receiving of the second front key. 
     
     
         18 . nail filing apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the file holder comprises a first mating element and a second mating element, wherein the first mating element and the second mating element are parallelly disposed on the base surface, wherein each of the first mating element and the second mating element is characterized by a mating element length parallel to the file holder length, wherein the first mating element and the second mating element are separated apart by the file holder width, wherein the first mating element is slidingly engageable with the first slot part and the second mating element is slidingly engageable with the second slot part, wherein the mechanically coupling of the file holder with the second portion is based on the slidingly engaging of the first mating element and the slidingly engaging of the second mating element, wherein the first mating element is receivable in the first elongated space through the first opening and the second mating element is receivable in the second elongated space through the second opening, wherein the slidingly engaging of the first mating element is based on the receiving of the first mating element and the slidingly engaging of the second mating element is based on the receiving of the second mating element. 
     
     
         19 . The nail apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the file holder comprises a rear file holder portion of the file holder proximal to the rear file holder end, wherein the file holder comprises a front file holder portion of the file holder proximal to the front file holder end, wherein each of the rear file holder portion and the front file holder portion is raised away from a plane defined by the base surface for defining a rear underneath gap between the second portion and the rear file holder portion and a front underneath gap between the second portion and the front file holder portion, wherein the first file portion along the file length is receivable in the rear underneath gap and the second file portion along the file length is receivable in the front underneath gap. 
     
     
         20 . The nail filing apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the nail filing apparatus comprises a securing mechanism comprising:
 a nut comprising an annular body partially placed in a second slot disposed on the body proximal to the intermediate point, wherein the nut is freely rotatable in the second slot, wherein the nut is restricted to one degree of freedom of motion, wherein the nut comprises internal threads;   a screw extending between a first screw end and a second screw end, wherein the screw comprises external threads engageable with the internal threads of the nut to mechanically couple the screw with the nut, wherein the nut coaxially receives a portion of the screw in the annular body, wherein the screw is configured for undergoing linear motion along the body length through the annular body based on the rotating of the nut; and   a spring extending between a first spring end and a second spring end, wherein the first spring end is attached to the screw to mechanically couple the spring with the screw, wherein the spring is configured for transitioning between a plurality of compressed states based on the linear motion of the screw, wherein the second spring end is attached to the rear file securing part, wherein the rear file securing part receives at least one external user action from the user, wherein the spring imparts a first pushing force on the rear file securing part in absence of the at least one external user action based on at least one compressed state of the plurality of compressed states for securingly forcing the first file portion against the file holder at the rear file holder end, wherein the user applies an unsecuring force on the rear file securing part based on the at least one user action, wherein the transitioning of the file securing element from the securing state to the unsecuring state is based on the unsecuring force, wherein the front file securing part is fixed at the second body end, wherein the front file securing part exerts a second pushing force on the second file portion for securingly forcing the second file portion against the file holder at the front file holder end, wherein the transitioning of the file securing element from the unsecuring state to the securing state is based on the first pushing force and the second pushing force.