U.S. patent application number 11/008991 was filed with the patent office on 2006-06-15 for nail polish bottle cap.
Invention is credited to Michael Lo.
Application Number | 20060124147 11/008991 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36582371 |
Filed Date | 2006-06-15 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060124147 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lo; Michael |
June 15, 2006 |
Nail polish bottle cap
Abstract
A nail polish bottle cap includes a hollow cap with an opening
facing downwards, a brush pendent from the interior of the cap, a
grip tapered gradually from the lower side to the upper side on the
front side and the rear side to form a grip. The grip has an
insertion slot on the top end that is extended downwards for a
selected depth to hold an attachment such as a file.
Inventors: |
Lo; Michael; (Taiping City,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH
PO BOX 747
FALLS CHURCH
VA
22040-0747
US
|
Family ID: |
36582371 |
Appl. No.: |
11/008991 |
Filed: |
December 13, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/75 ;
132/76.5 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 29/20 20130101;
A46B 15/0055 20130101; A45D 29/04 20130101; A45D 34/045 20130101;
A45D 34/06 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/075 ;
132/076.5 |
International
Class: |
A45D 29/20 20060101
A45D029/20; A46B 11/00 20060101 A46B011/00 |
Claims
1. A nail polish bottle cap comprising a hollow cap which has an
opening facing downwards, a brush pendent downwards from the
interior thereof, and a flattened grip tapered gradually from a
lower portion to an upper portion on a front side and a rear side,
the grip having an insertion slot on the top end that is extended
downwards for a selected depth to hold an attachment.
2. The nail polish bottle cap of claim 1, wherein the insertion
slot is rectangular and the attachment is a flattened file.
3. The nail polish bottle cap of claim 2, wherein the rectangular
insertion slot has a notch in the center formed substantially in
V-shape to expose an upper portion of the file.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a nail polish bottle cap
and particularly to a nail polish bottle cap that has a housing
space to hold a plate type nail file.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The general nail polish bottle now on the market, referring
to FIG. 1, mainly includes a transparent glass bottle to contain a
colored or translucent liquid nail polish and a cap to screw on the
upper portion of the glass bottle. The cap is attached to a brush
in the interior that is pendent downwards. The brush is extended
from the bottom of the cap for a selected length and dipped into
the nail polish to be adsorbed by the nail polish. Before applying
the nail polish, users generally have their nails manicured, and
trim the edge of the nails or the cuticle around the nails by a
plate type file. Hence nail manicure is a common chore before nail
enameling. And small tools such as nail clippers and files are
needed. To find and get these small tools could be troublesome,
especially in the outdoor environment. In the conventional
marketing, the nail polish and files are treated as different
products and sold separately. Users have to buy and keep them
separately. It is inconvenient for users to fumble for the nail
polish and the file when they need to enamel the nails.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The primary object of the present invention is to provide a
nail polish bottle cap which has an insertion slot on the top
leading to the interior of the cap for a selected depth to house a
plate type file so that the nail manicuring tool is always ready
for use before enameling the nail. Both are held in an integrated
manner to provide more convenience to users both in use and
storing.
[0004] The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and
advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent from the
following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to
the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional nail polish
bottle.
[0006] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the present
invention.
[0007] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present
invention.
[0008] FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0009] Please referring to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the nail polish bottle
cap according to the invention includes a hollow cap 10 with an
opening facing downwards, a brush 11 pendent downwards from the
interior of the cap and extended from the bottom of the cap 10 for
a selected length. When the cap 10 is coupled with a nail polish
bottle 20, the brush 11 is dipped into the nail polish contained in
the nail polish bottle 20 to allow the nail polish to adsorb
thereon. The main feature of the invention is that the cap 10 has a
flattened grip 12 tapered gradually from a lower side to an upper
side on a front side and a rear side. The top end of the grip 12
has a substantially V-shaped notch 13 and a transverse and
rectangular insertion slot 14 which is extended downwards for a
selected depth to hold a plate type attachment 15 (such as a file).
Once the attachment 15 is inserted, its upper section has a portion
exposed to the notch 13. The attachment 15 may has a color
different from the cap 10 to make recognition and fetching
easier.
[0010] By means of the construction set forth above, the attachment
15 such as a file may be kept in the cap 10 all the time. Thus when
users want to enamel the nails, they do not have to fumble for the
file to manicure the nails. Moreover, the attachment 15 such as the
file has a fixed location for storing and is less likely to get
lost.
[0011] In addition, as the attachment 15 such as the file is
accompanied with the nail polish when purchased, users do not have
to buy nail manicuring tools separately. Furthermore, the cap 10
has sufficient space to hold the attachment 15 without taking too
much space. It is handy and easy to carry without taking extra
space and is ready for use for manicuring and enameling the
nails.
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