Patent ID: 8459274

Claim:
An adjustable device enabling protection of the edge of a nail and positioning of a stencil on the nail, the adjustable device comprising: a spring; a clamp constituted by a lower jaw and an upper jaw, each jaw being articulated, enabling closure of the jaws by force from the spring, and enabling separation of the jaws by a prying pressure on the ends of the jaws and thus enabling positioning of a selected finger between the jaws, the selected finger having a nail; a first bar attached to the upper jaw; a first sleeve on the first bar; a second bar attached to the upper jaw, such that the second bar is non-parallel to the first bar; a second sleeve on the second bar; and a cover attached to the first and second sleeves, the cover being configured to enable a stencil to be positioned under the cover, wherein the first bar, the first sleeve, the second bar, the second sleeve, and the cover are configured such that adjustment of the cover is effectuated by sliding of the sleeves in a direction where the first and second bars diverge from each other, causing the cover to flatten and causing the sleeves to rotate, or by sliding of the sleeves in a direction where the first and second bars converge toward each other, causing the cover to curve and causing the sleeves to rotate, and wherein when the jaws reclose, the cover comes to cover the end of the selected finger, allowing appearance of the nail and coverage of the nail with the stencil positioned under the cover.