Patent ID: 7017587
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A device for removing enamel from a nail of a toe or finger comprising: a nearly cylindrical container having an open end and an opposing bottom, the bottom for accommodating, along an inner wall surface thereof, a spongy member impregnated with a removing solution; one or more finger protection sheaths each having a substantially cylindrical or conical shape and having a lower end opposed by an upper opening end, each finger protection sheath further having a nail exposure window opening upward from near the lower end, each finger protection sheath being suspended at a flange portion extending from the upper opening end so as to rotate about a first axis that extends between the upper opening end and the bottom of the cylindrical container; and a container closure having an inverse U-shape in cross section and fixed at the open end of the container; wherein the lower end of each finger protection sheath extends about a second axis that is deflected from the first axis by an angle θ, where 1°≦θ≦30°.