U.S. patent application number 10/905584 was filed with the patent office on 2005-07-21 for a personal care card.
Invention is credited to Lafferty, Patrick.
Application Number | 20050155618 10/905584 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34753089 |
Filed Date | 2005-07-21 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050155618 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lafferty, Patrick |
July 21, 2005 |
A PERSONAL CARE CARD
Abstract
The present personal care card is comprised of a personal care
card to be carried in a slot of a wallet. The card has a personal
care tool enabling one of checking one's physiological condition,
treating a condition, providing a survival utility and grooming
one's self a relatively thin card having a front side, a back side
and a peripheral edge, wherein the personal care tool is formed in
one of the front side, the back side, and the peripheral edge,
wherein the tool is formed as a separate and distinct part thereby
enabling visual identification as the tool apart from the side and
surface in which the tool is formed.
Inventors: |
Lafferty, Patrick; (Dayton,
OH) |
Correspondence
Address: |
A PATENT LAWYER CORP, PC
R WILLIAM GRAHAM
22 S ST CLAIR ST
DAYTON
OH
45402
US
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Family ID: |
34753089 |
Appl. No.: |
10/905584 |
Filed: |
January 12, 2005 |
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Patent Number |
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60537495 |
Jan 20, 2004 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
132/104 ;
132/148; 132/286; 132/316; 132/317; 206/235; 206/38 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45C 11/008 20130101;
A45D 34/06 20130101; G09F 23/00 20130101; A45D 24/00 20130101; A45D
40/18 20130101; A45C 11/24 20130101; A45D 29/18 20130101; A45D
24/20 20130101; A45D 42/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/104 ;
132/148; 132/286; 132/316; 132/317; 206/038; 206/235 |
International
Class: |
A45D 024/00; A45D
040/18; A45D 040/24; B65D 069/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A personal care card, comprising: a personal care tool for
enabling one of checking one's physiological condition, treating a
condition, providing a survival utility and grooming one's self;
and a relatively thin card having a front side, a back side and a
peripheral edge, wherein said personal care tool is formed in one
of said front side, said back side, and peripheral edge, wherein
said tool is formed as a separate and distinct part thereby
enabling visual identification as said tool apart from said side
and surface in which said tool is formed.
2. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
container and a writing instrument removably inserted therein.
3. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes at
least one of a knurled edge, a rounded edge and a pointed
corner.
4. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
thermometer.
5. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes an
Emory surface.
6. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
color changing stress chip.
7. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
mirrored surface.
8. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
hologram surface.
9. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes
and openable/closable recess or slot for containing one of an oil,
aromatherapy, perfumes, fragrances, medication, emollients,
pheromones, repellants, needle and thread, bandage, flint, match
and dental floss.
10. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes
tines for a comb.
11. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said is of a size
and shape to fit within a slot in a wallet.
12. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
compass.
13. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
strike plate.
14. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
container and an insect repellant stick removably inserted
therein.
15. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
container and a fire starting stick removably inserted therein.
16. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
container and a wound fishing line stick removably inserted
therein.
17. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
container and a cosmetic stick removably inserted therein.
18. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool includes a
container and a fragrance stick removably inserted therein.
19. The personal care card of claim 1, wherein said tool is die
cut.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to personal care and
grooming devices. More particularly, the invention relates to a
personal care device which is formed in the shape of a credit card
and has multiple personal care tools integrated therein.
[0003] 2. Prior Art
[0004] There have been many personal care tools and grooming
devices heretofore which are carried in a purse or a pocket. Such
devices include, combs, nail files, nail clippers, etc. A more
recent need for carrying such devices is due to enhanced security
measures employed at airports, many of these prior objects are not
capable of being transported onto the main cabin of an airplane.
Still other uses for such a device include use in survival and
camping situations. There remains a need to provide a personal care
device which can be carried on-board which meets the above
needs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] It is an object to provide a personal care card which meets
Federal Airline restriction requirements.
[0006] It is another object to provide a personal care device which
can be in the form of a card for carrying in a slot of one's
wallet.
[0007] It is yet another object to provide a personal care card
having tools for checking one's physiological condition, treating a
condition and/or grooming one's self.
[0008] It is another object to provide a personal care device for
use in camping and survival situations.
[0009] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a personal
care card. The card includes a personal care tool, and a relatively
thin card having a front side, a back side and a peripheral edge,
wherein the personal care tool is formed as a separate and distinct
part to that in which it is formed thereby enabling visual
identification thereof as the tool apart from the side and edge in
which it is formed, and wherein the tool enables checking one's
physiological condition, treating a condition, providing a survival
utility and/or grooming one's self.
[0010] The personal care card can be made of polymeric material
generally in the size and shape of a credit card for being carried
in a slot of a wallet. Other laminated plastic, paper, molded or
extruded plastic, or composites, or metal can be employed.
[0011] The card can be formed with a cuticle cleaning aid (a nail
file and a nail pick), a comb, a mirror, lens, thermometer, or a
storage area (e.g., an openable/closable recess or slot) for
containing chemicals (oils, perfumes, medications, emollients,
pheromones, repellants, or, flint, match or needle and thread
etc.). Printed indicia, such as advertising or other information,
can be printed on the card.
[0012] Other objectives of the present invention will become
apparent from a consideration of the drawings and ensuing
description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
[0013] FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the personal care
card of the present invention.
[0014] FIG. 2 is a back view of the embodiment in FIG. 1.
[0015] FIG. 2A is a cross section of the embodiment of FIG. 2 taken
through line 2A-2A.
[0016] FIG. 3 is a front view of another embodiment of the personal
care card of the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 4 is a back view of the embodiment in FIG. 3.
[0018] FIG. 5 is a front view of yet another embodiment of the
personal care card of the present invention.
[0019] FIG. 6 is a back view of the embodiment in FIG. 5.
[0020] FIG. 7 is a front view of still another embodiment of the
personal care card of the present invention.
[0021] FIG. 8 is a back view of the embodiment in FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0022] Referring now to the drawings, the personal care card of the
instant invention is generally referred to by the numerals 10, 100,
200, 300, 400 and 500. The personal care card 10 is shown in a
front view in FIG. 1 and back view in FIG. 2, personal care card
100 is shown in a front view in FIG. 3 and back view in FIG. 4,
personal care card 200 is shown in a front view in FIG. 5 and back
view in FIG. 6, personal care card 300 is shown in a front view in
FIG. 7 and personal care card 400 is shown in a front view in FIG.
8. The cards 10, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 can preferably be made
of relatively thin laminated plastic and die cut, or can be made of
paper, molded or extruded plastic, or composites, or metal, and
formed via a laser cut, stamping, embossing, extruding, or other
molding process, for example, which can impart desired features.
The personal care cards 10, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 is generally
in the size and shape of a credit card for being carried in a slot
of wallet, for example. Like numerals indicate like formed
parts.
[0023] The personal care card 10 includes tools for checking one's
physiological condition, treating a condition, providing a survival
utility and/or grooming one's self. More particularly, the personal
care card 10 includes a front side 12, a back side 14 and a
peripheral edge 16, wherein a personal care tool is formed as a
separate and distinct part to that in which it is formed thereby
enabling visual identification thereof as the tool apart from the
side 12 or 14 and edge 16 in which it is formed. The tool enables
checking one's physiological condition, treating a condition,
providing a survival utility and/or grooming one's self. The tool
of the card 10 can include a mirrored surface 18 formed as a PSA or
hologram. Another tool can be cuticle cleaning aids, such as curved
edge nail cleaner 20, pointed nail cleaner 22 or knurled edge 24 of
the type shown. A nail manicuring surface such as an Emory surface
26 or fine tines 28 for moustaches or lice removal, or spaced tines
30 for a hair comb which can be positioned along edge 16.
[0024] Further, the tool can include a liquid crystal thermometer
32 can serve as the tool of the invention. The tool can also
include a color changing stress chip 34. A storage area 36 can be
formed as part of the laminate as an openable/closable recess or
slot for containing chemicals, such as oils, aromatherapy,
perfumes, fragrances, medication, emollients, pheromones,
repellants, needle and thread, bandage, flint, match, dental floss,
etc.). The storage area 36 can be a thin channel, trough in a
desired form such as square or rectangle, and the chemical can be a
gel, liquid, semisolid or solid which can be covered with a peel
off material which can be resealable using a tacky material for
example. The peel off material can reveal a small opening in the
channel through which the chemical must be forcibly removed, for
example, by squeezing the closed end of the channel.
[0025] FIGS. 3 and 4 show card 100 having printed indicia 40, such
as advertising or other information thereon. A recessed thumb pad
42 can also be provided to aid the user to hold the card 100 in
order to effectively use it to clean the cuticle area.
[0026] FIGS. 5 and 6 show other tools such as a lens 44, which can
be a frensel lens or to aid in magnifying, a compass 45, and a
needle or hook 46 embedded in wax in a recessed area of the card
200. The wax can include a fire starter material. A strike plate 48
can be formed in the card 200. A plurality of longitudinal
containing surfaces 50, 52 and 54, which can be generally
cylindrical, can be formed on the card 200 to contain insect
repellant stick 56, fire starter flint stick 58 and fishing
line/threaded stick 60, respectively.
[0027] Still other embodiments in FIGS. 7 and 8 show cards 300 and
400. Card 300 includes, for example, plurality of longitudinal
containing surfaces 62 and 64 disposed at either end to include a
lipstick or gloss stick 66 and fragrance stick or eyeliner stick
68. Card 400 shows a longitudinal containing surface 70 to include
mascara and brush stick 72. It is also contemplated that the stick
could be a writing instrument and that the card include a writing
surface.
[0028] Accordingly, the present personal care card provides a novel
personal care card. The card provides a number of personal care and
treatment tools and serves as an acceptable substitute for
traditional devices and which serves as a convenient carrying
device for travel and security purposes. The present invention is
believed to overcome such deficiencies in the art.
[0029] The above described embodiments are set forth by way of
example and are not for the purpose of limiting the present
invention. Various features of the cards can be used to derive a
card for a particular market. For example, to form a card for an
infant, the card can include the thermometer, fine comb, mirror,
first aid components, medicine, etc. A cosmetic card can include
various beauty features described above whereas a survival card can
include the personal care and life support features described
above. It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that
obvious modifications, derivations and variations can be made to
the embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention.
Accordingly, the claims appended hereto should be read in their
full scope including any such modifications, derivations and
variations.
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