Patent ID: 9345277
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A41D,A45D

Claim Text:
1. A shield for protecting a user's hand or foot, wherein the hand or foot includes digits and each digit includes a nail, during a UV light curing manicure or pedicure, comprising: a planar sheet having an upper surface, a lower surface and a peripheral edge, the planar sheet being composed of an elastic material including a composition preventing ultraviolet light rays from traveling through the planar sheet; the planar sheet including a plurality of slits formed in the planar sheet, each of the plurality of slits extending through the upper surface and the lower surface of the planar sheet and spaced away from the peripheral edge of the planar sheet; and adapted each of the plurality of slits having a length and width to elastically stretch about the user's digits to expose the nails of the user's digits when attaching the planar sheet to the user's hand or foot so as to cover the hand or foot while exposing only the nails of the user's digits.