Patent ID: 9125529
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A45D,A47K,A61B,A61H,E03C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus configured to simultaneously wash nail beds of both a left hand and a right hand, said apparatus comprising: an enclosure having an exterior surface and an interior space, the exterior surface having a front face and first and second side faces located on opposites sides of the front face; the enclosure comprising: a first opening in the first side face of the exterior surface for receiving a left hand for insertion into the interior space; and a second opening in the second side face of the exterior surface for receiving a right hand for insertion into the interior space; a finger-support member located within the interior space, the finger-support member having a first end, wherein the first end is attached to a lower surface of the enclosure, wherein the finger-support member extends along a first direction toward an upper surface of the enclosure, the finger-support member having a finger-support surface for receiving and orienting fingers of the left hand and fingers of the right hand in a first predetermined position within the interior space, wherein the finger-support surface comprises a first set of recesses to receive the fingers of the left hand, and a second set of recesses to receive the fingers of the right hand; a thumb-support member located within the interior space, wherein the thumb-support member extends along a second direction that is different from said first direction, the thumb-support member having a thumb-support surface for receiving and orienting a thumb of the left hand and a thumb of the right hand in a second predetermined position within the interior space; a finger-spraying nozzle, wherein the finger-spraying nozzle is positioned in the interior space and directed toward the finger-support member at a first predetermined orientation, wherein the finger-spraying nozzle is configured to spray a liquid toward the finger-support member for irrigating fingers received and oriented therein in the first predetermined position when left and right hands are inserted into the interior space of the enclosure; and a thumb-spraying nozzle, wherein the thumb-spraying nozzle is positioned in the interior space and directed toward the thumb-support member at a second predetermined orientation, wherein the thumb-spraying nozzle is configured to spray a liquid toward the thumb-support member so as to irrigate thumbs received and oriented therein at the second predetermined position when left and right hands are inserted into the interior space.