Patent ID: 8882691

Claim:
A nail correcting device comprising: a body formed of an elastic material and having an outer profile that is cylindrical; and a slit formed in a longitudinal direction of the body from one end to an opposite end of the body, the body further comprising: an upper holder and a lower holder respectively provided at opposed faces of the slit, the upper holder and the lower holder each including plural pairs of holding teeth plurally divided in the longitudinal direction of the body by dividing grooves formed along a circumferential direction of the body, such that the holding teeth of each pair are opposed to each other across the slit to hold a distal end of a nail, and coupling pieces configured to couple adjacent pairs of the holding teeth on an opposite side of the slit, wherein the nail correcting device is adapted to be attached to the distal end of the nail inserted into the slit by only the upper and the lower holders.