Patent ID: 8646898

Claim:
A nail print apparatus comprising: a print finger inserting section in which a print finger with a nail on which printing is to be performed is to be inserted; a non-print finger inserting section in which a non-print finger on which printing is not to be performed is to be inserted, the non-print finger inserting section being provided in a position near the print finger inserting section; a grabbing section which is provided between the print finger inserting section and the non-print finger inserting section and which is configured to be pinched by the print finger inserted in the print finger inserting section and the non-print finger inserted in the non-print finger inserting section, wherein the print finger inserting section is disposed at an upper side of the grabbing section; and a printing section including a print head which applies ink to a nail of the print finger inserted in the print finger inserting section; wherein the grabbing section includes: a first finger positioning section which is configured to be pinched by the print finger and the non-print finger of a first hand, which is one of a left hand and a right hand; and a second finger positioning section which is configured to be pinched by the print finger and the non-print finger of a second hand which is the other of the left hand and the right hand; wherein: in a state in which the first hand and the second hand are inserted together in the print finger inserting section along a first direction, the print fingers of the first hand and the second hand include (i) at least one specific finger among four fingers including an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger, and a little finger, of the first hand, and (ii) a thumb of the second hand; the first finger positioning section includes a first edge section which is configured to contact a base of the print finger and the non-print finger of the first hand; the second finger positioning section includes a second edge section which is configured to contact a base of the print finger and the non-print finger of the second hand; and the first edge section of the first finger positioning section is provided at a position which is closer to a near side in a hand inserting direction along the first direction than a position at which the second edge section of the second finger positioning section is provided.