Patent ID: 8466442
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to provide ultra-violet (UV) irradiation to cure a gel nail comprising: a) a top section; b) a bottom section, said top and bottom sections forming a unit with an opening sized to allow at least a portion of a human hand to be inserted; d) an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed in said unit to emit UV irradiation in a first direction when supplied with electrical power; e) at least one LED disposed in said unit to emit UV irradiation in a second direction when supplied with electrical power, wherein said first direction is approximately perpendicular to the second direction such that fingernails and a thumbnail of a human hand inserted into said opening substantially simultaneously receive amounts of UV irradiation sufficient to cure a UV curable gel applied to said fingernails and said thumbnail at approximately the same time, wherein said at least one LED is coupled to a board disposed in said bottom section.