US1175388A - Manicure-file. - Google Patents

Description

W. H. STOUT.

MANICURE FILE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 1915.

1,175,388. Patentd Mar. 14, 1916.

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WILLIAM H. STOUT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MANICUEE-FILE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. is, rare.

Application filed April 1, 1915. Serial No. 18,460.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. STOUT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manicure-Files, of

which the following is a full, clear, and ex-' act description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to manicure files, and has for for its object to produce such a file, as an article of manufacture, which will obviate some of the disadvantages of the present constructions. As commonly constructed, such files have metallic tips and handles, although sometimes tips of other substances are attached as separate structures to the files. A metallic tip has the disadvantage of scratching the under surface of the nail, and manicure experts prefer to use soft substances there so as to avoid thickening the nail, a tendency which is well known where metal is used. Also the handles commonly employed become rusty and soil the hands or may even, under some conditions, spread infection. To obviate these troubles, I apply to the file, on the tip and on the handle, a thin coating of some non-metallic, non-oxidizable substance. That which I prefer is celluloid. As the tip is tapering, such a coating may be pulled off unless securely attached, and to prevent this, I roughen the tip, preferably by extending the first cut of the file all the way to the end thereof.

The accompanying drawing shows an embcdiment of my invention wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved file; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

A is the metallic portion of the file, of which B is the handle, and C is the tip. In Fig. 2 it will be observed that the portion C carries teeth 0 indicating that the first cut of the file has beencarried to the end of the tip thereof, while in Fig. 3 no such construction is necessary because, as will be observed, this end of the file is larger than the body so that the coating easily keeps its place, in addition to which the notch 13 prevents the coating coming off. The coating is indicated at C in Fig. 2, and at B in Fig. 3.

I prefer celluloid for the coating because this is cheap and is easily applied. It may be applied in any way not inconsistent with the invention, but it is intended in producing the file to keep it of substantially uniform thickness throughout, and while this may be accomplished by attaching the celluloid in sheets, it is most readily effected by dipping thefile to suitable depth in a solution of celluloid and allowing the latter, to harden. When the files are properly cleaned so that no grease or dirt is upon the metal, the celluloid becomes very closely adherent. In general I prefer to apply two coats, permitting one coat to dry for some time before the second is applied.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a manicure nail file having a closely adherent non-metallic coating appliedto one or more ends thereof.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a manicure nail file having one or more ends covered with a thin, closely adherent, coating of celluloid.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a manicure nail file having the tip roughened by extending the first cut of the file thereover and covered with a closely adherent thin coating of celluloid.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

WVILLIAM H. STOUT.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL L. FINN, FRANK S. BREENE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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