HK1233143A1 - Electrical nail polishing apparatus and releasably connectable head - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an electrical nail polishing apparatus and a releasably connectable head. The electrical nail polishing apparatus comprises an electrical nail polishing device and a plurality of releasably connectable heads, wherein the electrical nail polishing device comprises a main body housing having a tip end; and wherein the releasably connectable head comprises a landing plate which has one side provided with a nail contact material and the other side of the landing plate is provided with a head housing inboard of the periphery of the landing plate, the head housing is closed at a top end and open at a base end and is provided with a cavity that accepts a remote end of a drive shaft and the tip end of the housing therein and wherein the cavity corresponds to the shape of the tip end, within the cavity a socket is provided that is configured to releasably connect to the drive shaft, and wherein a landing plane is provided at the base end of the landing plate by the cavity end of the head housing being located at least 2 mm inboard from the base end of the landing plate.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to an electric nail polish apparatus and a detachably connected head, and more particularly, to an electric nail polish apparatus including a motor-driven electric nail polish device provided with a plurality of replaceable heads bringing at least one of an effect of filing or abrading a nail surface, an effect of polishing a nail surface, or an effect of polishing a nail surface.
Background
An electric motorised nail polish with an interchangeable head which, in use, brings about different effects. In operation, a user will typically use the polishing apparatus as part of a three-stage process, first, the user will attach a filing head. The user will then activate the device and the motor will cause the rasping head to oscillate linear motion and the user will apply the rasping surface of the head to the finger or toe nail to file the nail as desired. The user will then disable the head and replace the rasping head with a separate polishing head. Similarly, the user will then activate the device to cause the oscillating linear motion of the polishing head, and this will be applied to the finger or toe nail as required. The user would then disable the buffing head and replace the buffing head with a separate buffing head. Finally, the user will then activate the device to cause the polishing head to oscillate linear motion and will apply this to the finger or toe nails as required, and then deactivate the device. These known devices provide high frequency oscillating linear motion for effective use of the user's nails for filing/polishing, a potential drawback being that the user may accidentally subject their fingers to inaccurate filing/polishing if the user incorrectly performs a head changing operation due to the need to perform head changing operations multiple times. The present invention seeks to address this and other deficiencies.
Disclosure of Invention
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric nail polish apparatus including an electric nail polish device and a plurality of detachably connected heads, wherein the electric nail polish device includes: a body housing containing a power source electrically connected to a motor, the motor having a rotating shaft connected to a transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism connected to a proximal end of a drive shaft, the transmission mechanism configured to convert rotational motion of the rotating shaft into an oscillating longitudinal movement of the drive shaft, a distal end of the drive shaft extending beyond a tip of the body housing, the tip of the body housing configured to extend away from the body housing by at least 2mm, thereby providing a front surface with a flat side on or adjacent to a diametrical line of the body housing, an end of the flat side connected to a curved side having one or more radii; and wherein the detachably connected head comprises: a lap plate provided with a nail contact material at one side thereof and a head housing at the other side thereof, the head housing being inside the outer periphery of the lap plate, the head housing being closed at a top end and open at a bottom end and being provided with a cavity receiving therein the distal end of the drive shaft and the tip end of the main body housing, and wherein the cavity corresponds to the shape of the tip end, a socket being provided in the cavity, the socket being configured to be detachably connected to the drive shaft, wherein a lap plane is provided at the bottom end of the lap plate such that the cavity end of the head housing is spaced at least 2mm inside from the bottom end of the lap plate.
The present invention provides numerous advantages over prior art devices, the primary advantage being that it ensures that the removably attachable head can only be attached to the drive shaft of an electric nail polish apparatus in a single orientation. Single orientation is facilitated because the lap plane of the lap plate extends at least 2mm from the head housing at the bottom of the lap plate. In order to properly orient and attach the removably attachable head to the motorized nail polish apparatus, the user would push the head so that the cavity encases the distal end of the drive shaft to enclose the tip of the body housing of the motorized nail polish apparatus so that the lapping plane is adjacent to the flat side of the tip, which in turn would allow the cavity of the head housing to accommodate the tip in accordance with the corresponding shape of the tip. In contrast, if the user does not properly orient the removably attached head toward the tip of the electric nail polish apparatus prior to attachment, the lapping plane will abut a portion of the tip of the electric nail polish apparatus and interfere with the attachment therebetween.
Another advantage provided by the lapping plane is that it provides a larger lapping plate surface area, thereby increasing the surface area of the nail contact material, which may allow for improved nail polish results for the user.
The lapping plane provides a further advantage of allowing a greater proportion of the tip to be encompassed by the head, thereby providing improved stability during use when a user is applying a vertical force to the connection between the detachably connected head and the polishing apparatus during the act of polishing the fingernail or toenail.
Preferably, the lapping plane extends beyond the cavity end of the head housing by 2mm to 10mm, more preferably by 2mm to 7mm, even more preferably by 3mm to 6mm, most preferably by 5 mm.
The head housing of the detachably coupled head is provided with a cavity receiving therein the distal end of the driving shaft and the tip end of the body housing and corresponding to the shape of the tip, wherein a gap between the inside of the cavity and the tip of the electric nail polish apparatus is between 1mm and 5mm, preferably between 1mm and 3mm, and most preferably between 1mm and 2 mm.
Preferably, the bridge plate is bent at the top end thereof to facilitate nail polishing more precisely.
Preferably, the nail contact material completely fills the surface area of the bridge. The nail contact material may be a material adapted to bring about one of the following effects: filing, grinding or polishing.
The drive shaft protruding from the tip of the body housing may be provided with a collar configured to detachably connect with the socket of the head housing, the detachable connection providing an audible click which may provide confirmation to a user that a correct connection has been made. Alternatively, the drive shaft may be provided with a recess or the like resulting from removal of material from the drive shaft, the socket of the head housing being configured to removably connect with the recess, the removable connection providing an audible click which may provide confirmation to the user that a correct connection has been made.
Preferably, the tip of the body housing of the electric nail polish apparatus extends from the body housing by at least 2mm to 10mm, more preferably by 2mm to 7mm, even more preferably by 3mm to 6mm, most preferably by 6 mm.
An intermediate housing may be provided between the tip and the body housing, in which case the tip extends away from the intermediate housing rather than the body housing. The intermediate housing may be provided with a tapered surface and may be provided with a cover engagement means.
A cover may be provided having a cavity with a volume sufficient to receive a removably attachable head connected to a drive shaft of the electric nail polish apparatus within the cavity of the cover, and the cover may be sized to engage the cover engaging means of the intermediate housing to removably secure the cover to the electric nail polish apparatus.
A slide switch may be provided for allowing a user to select an operation parameter of the electric nail polish apparatus. The slide switch may have two positions defining "on" and "off". Preferably, the slide switch is arranged to have more than two positions, a first position defining "off" and other positions being "on" at different speeds to allow the user to define a preferred frequency of movement for the particular action they want to apply to their nail (such as filing, polishing or buffing).
Preferably, the sliding switch in the "off" position is located entirely within the boundary defined by the perimeter of the body housing, with at least a portion of the switch being located above the tip of the intermediate housing and/or the body housing when the switch is in one or more "on" positions. In this preferred arrangement, the cover may be configured to cause the switch to move from the "on" position to the "off" position during operation of connecting the cover to the intermediate housing, thereby improving the safety of the device and ensuring that the device saves power consumption.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a detachably connected head for detachable connection to an electric nail polish apparatus, wherein the electric nail polish apparatus includes: a body housing containing a power source point-connected to a motor, the motor having a rotational shaft connected to a transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism connected to a proximal end of a drive shaft, the transmission mechanism configured to convert rotational motion of the rotational shaft into oscillatory longitudinal movement of the drive shaft, a distal end of the drive shaft extending beyond a tip of the body housing, the tip of the body housing configured to extend away from the body housing by at least 2mm, thereby providing a front surface with a flat side that is on or adjacent to a diametrical line of the body housing, an end of the flat side connected to a curved side having one or more radii; and wherein the detachably connected head comprises: a lap plate provided with a nail contact material at one side thereof and a head housing at the other side thereof, the head housing being inside the outer periphery of the lap plate, the head housing being closed at the top end and open at the bottom end and being provided with a cavity receiving therein the distal end of the drive shaft and the tip end of the main body housing, and wherein the cavity corresponds to the shape of the tip end, a socket being provided in the cavity, the socket being configured for detachable connection to the drive shaft, wherein a lap plane is provided at the bottom end of the lap plate, such that the cavity end of the head housing is spaced at least 2mm inside from the bottom end of the lap plate.
Preferably, the lapping plane extends beyond the cavity end of the head housing by 2mm to 10mm, more preferably by 2mm to 7mm, even more preferably by 3mm to 6mm, most preferably by 5 mm.
The head housing of the detachably connected head is provided with a cavity which receives therein the distal end of the drive shaft and the tip of the body housing and corresponds to the shape of the tip, wherein the gap between the inside of the cavity and the tip of the polishing apparatus is between 1mm and 5mm, preferably between 1mm and 3mm, most preferably between 1mm and 2 mm.
Preferably, the bridge plate is bent at the top end thereof to facilitate nail polishing more precisely.
Preferably, the nail contact material completely fills the surface area of the bridge. The nail contact material may be a material adapted to bring about one of the following effects: filing, grinding or polishing.
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The invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 shows a top view of a tip of a nail polish apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a nail polish apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a nail polish apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 shows a side view of a nail polishing apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 shows a plan view of a nail polishing apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a removably attachable headpiece according to the present invention;
fig. 7 shows a side view of a detachably connected head apparatus according to the present invention.
Detailed Description
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an electric nail polish apparatus 1 is shown. The device 1 has a main body housing 2, the main body housing 2 being sized to accommodate a power source (not shown), such as one or more batteries, which is electrically connected to a motor (not shown). The motor is provided with a rotating shaft (not shown) connected to a transmission mechanism (not shown) configured to drive the proximal end of the drive shaft 3. The transmission mechanism is configured to convert, in use, rotational motion of the rotatable shaft into oscillatory longitudinal movement of the drive shaft 3, the distal end 4 of the drive shaft 3 extending beyond the tip 5 of the housing 2, the tip 5 of the housing being configured to extend at least 2mm away from the main body housing 2, thereby providing a frontal surface 6 with a flat side 7, the flat side 7 being on or adjacent a diameter line of the main body housing 2, with the end of the flat side 7 being connected to a curved side 8 having one or more radii. An intermediate housing 9 is provided between the tip 5 and the body housing 2.
The tip 5 of the housing of the device preferably extends from the intermediate housing 9 by between 2mm and 10mm, and in fig. 2 the tip 5 is shown as extending by about 6 mm.
The intermediate housing 9 is provided with a tapered surface 10 and is shown with a cover engagement means 11 at the boundary with the main body housing. A cover (not shown) may be sized to engage the cover engagement means 11 of the intermediate housing 9 to releasably secure the cover to the device 1.
A slide switch 12 is provided for allowing a user to select operating parameters of the device 1, the slide switch 12 may have two positions defining "on" and "off", but preferably more than two positions are provided: a first position defining "off" and other positions that are "on" at different speeds to allow the user to define a preferred frequency of movement for the particular action they wish to apply to their nail when in use, such as filing, polishing or buffing.
Turning to fig. 6 and 7, a removably attached head 13 is shown. The head 13 has a strap 14, one side of the strap 14 is provided with nail contact material 15, and the other side of the strap 14 is provided with a head shell 16, the head shell 16 being inside the outer periphery of the strap 14. The head housing 16 is closed at a top end 18 and open at a bottom end 19 and is provided with a cavity (not shown) which receives the distal end of the drive shaft 4 and the tip 5 of the housing therein and which corresponds to the shape of the tip 5. Within the cavity, a socket (not shown) is provided, which is configured to be removably connected to the distal end of the drive shaft 4.
The lapping plane 20 is disposed at the bottom end 19 of the lapping plate 14 such that the cavity end of the head housing 16 is spaced inwardly at least 2mm from the bottom end 19 of the lapping plate 14.
The lap plane 20 extends beyond the cavity end of the head housing by 2mm to 10mm and is shown in fig. 6 and 7 to extend by about 5 mm.
The cavity receives the distal end of the drive shaft 4 and the tip 5 of the housing therein and corresponds to the shape of the tip, wherein the gap between the interior of the cavity and the tip 5 is between 1mm and 5mm, and is shown in fig. 3-5 as being between about 1mm and 2 mm.
The strap 14 is bent at its top end 18 to facilitate more accurate nail polish.
The nail contact material 15 completely fills the surface area of the bridge 14. The nail contact material 15 may be a material suitable to one of file, polish or polish.
Turning to fig. 3 to 5, the electric nail polish apparatus 21 is shown to include the electric nail polish device 1, and the detachably attached head 13 is detachably attached to the electric nail polish device 1. As can be seen, the detachably connected head 13 may be attached to the distal end of the drive shaft 4 of the polishing apparatus 2 in only a single orientation. Single orientation is facilitated by the lap plane 20 of the lap plate 14 extending at least 2mm from the head housing 16 at the bottom 19 of the lap plate 14. In order to orient and attach the detachably attached head 13 correctly to the polishing apparatus 2, the user will push the head 13 so that the cavity encases the drive shaft 4 and surrounds the tip 5 of the apparatus housing so that the lapping plane 20 is adjacent to the flat side 7 of the tip 5, which in turn allows the cavity to accommodate the tip 5 due to its corresponding shape. In contrast, if the user does not properly orient the removably attached head 13 toward the tip 5 of the polishing device prior to attachment, the lapping plane 20 will abut a portion of the tip 5 of the device and interfere with the attachment therebetween.
Claims (21)
1. An electric nail polish apparatus comprising an electric nail polish and a plurality of detachably connected heads, wherein the electric nail polish comprises: a body housing containing a power source electrically connected to a motor, the motor having a rotating shaft connected to a transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism connected to a proximal end of a drive shaft, the transmission mechanism configured to convert rotational motion of the rotating shaft into an oscillating longitudinal movement of the drive shaft, a distal end of the drive shaft extending beyond a tip of the body housing, the tip of the body housing configured to extend away from the body housing by at least 2mm, thereby providing a front surface with a flat side on or adjacent to a diametrical line of the body housing, an end of the flat side connected to a curved side having one or more radii; and
wherein the detachably connected head comprises: a lap plate provided with a nail contact material at one side thereof and a head housing at the other side thereof, the head housing being inside the outer periphery of the lap plate, the head housing being closed at a top end and open at a bottom end and being provided with a cavity receiving therein the distal end of the drive shaft and the tip end of the main body housing, and wherein the cavity corresponds to the shape of the tip end, a socket being provided in the cavity, the socket being configured to be detachably connected to the drive shaft, wherein a lap plane is provided at the bottom end of the lap plate such that the cavity end of the head housing is spaced at least 2mm inside from the bottom end of the lap plate.
2. The electric nail polish apparatus of claim 1, wherein said lapping plane extends beyond said cavity end of said head housing by 2mm to 10 mm.
3. The electric nail polish apparatus of claim 1, wherein said lapping plane extends beyond said cavity end of said head housing by 3mm to 6 mm.
4. The electric nail polish apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a gap between an inside of the cavity and a tip of the electric nail polish device is between 1mm and 5 mm.
5. The electric nail polish apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a gap between an inside of the cavity and a tip of the electric nail polish device is between 1mm and 2 mm.
6. The electric nail polish apparatus of claim 1, wherein said nail contact material completely fills a surface area of said bridge plate.
7. The electric nail polish apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said nail contact material is a material adapted to bring about one of the following effects: filing, grinding or polishing.
8. The electric nail polish apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drive shaft protruding from the tip of the body housing is provided with a collar configured to detachably connect with the socket of the head housing, the detachable connection providing an audible click.
9. The electric nail polish apparatus of claim 1, wherein said drive shaft is provided with a notch resulting from removal of material from said drive shaft, said socket of said head housing being configured for detachable connection with said notch, said detachable connection providing an audible click.
10. The electric nail polish apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tip of the body housing of the electric nail polish device extends from the body housing by 2mm to 10 mm.
11. The electric nail polish apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tip of the body housing of the electric nail polish device extends from the body housing by 3mm to 6 mm.
12. An electric nail polish apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an intermediate housing is provided between said tip and said body housing, in the case of which said tip extends away from said intermediate housing instead of said body housing, and said intermediate housing is provided with a tapered surface and with a cap engagement means.
13. The electric nail polish apparatus of claim 12, wherein a cap is provided having a cavity with a volume sufficient to receive a detachably connected head connected to a drive shaft of said electric nail polish device within said cavity of said cap, and said cap is sized to engage a cap engagement means of said intermediate housing to detachably secure said cap to said electric nail polish device.
14. A detachably connectable head for detachable connection to an electric nail polish apparatus, wherein the electric nail polish apparatus comprises: a body housing containing a power source electrically connected to a motor, the motor having a rotating shaft connected to a transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism connected to a proximal end of a drive shaft, the transmission mechanism configured to convert rotational motion of the rotating shaft into an oscillating longitudinal movement of the drive shaft, a distal end of the drive shaft extending beyond a tip of the body housing, the tip of the body housing configured to extend away from the body housing by at least 2mm, thereby providing a front surface with a flat side on or adjacent to a diametrical line of the body housing, an end of the flat side connected to a curved side having one or more radii; and
wherein the detachably connected head comprises: a lap plate provided with a nail contact material at one side thereof and a head housing at the other side thereof, the head housing being inside the outer periphery of the lap plate, the head housing being closed at a top end and open at a bottom end and being provided with a cavity receiving therein the distal end of the drive shaft and the tip end of the main body housing, and wherein the cavity corresponds to the shape of the tip end, a socket being provided in the cavity, the socket being configured to be detachably connected to the drive shaft, wherein a lap plane is provided at the bottom end of the lap plate such that the cavity end of the head housing is spaced at least 2mm inside from the bottom end of the lap plate.
15. The detachably connected head of claim 14, wherein the lapping plane extends beyond the cavity end of the head housing by 2mm to 10 mm.
16. The detachably connected head of claim 14, wherein the lapping plane extends beyond the cavity end of the head housing by 3mm to 6 mm.
17. The detachably connected head of claim 14, wherein a gap between an interior of the cavity and a tip of the motorized nail polish apparatus is between 1mm and 5 mm.
18. The detachably connected head of claim 14, wherein a gap between an interior of the cavity and a tip of the motorized nail polish apparatus is between 1mm and 2 mm.
19. The detachably connected head of claim 14, wherein the bridge is curved at its top end to facilitate more precise nail polish.
20. The removably attachable head of claim 14, wherein said nail contact material completely fills a surface area of said bridge.
21. The detachably connected head of claim 14, wherein the nail contact material is a material adapted to bring about one of the following effects: filing, grinding or polishing.
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| GB1511491.1 | 2015-06-30 |
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