US1289952A - Manicuring instrument. - Google Patents

Description

H. M. STRUBLE.

MANICURING INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION man JULY 10.1911.

1 ,289,952 Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

INVENTOR HMSrzz Ze HENRIETTA M. STRUBLE, 0F GENESEO, NEW YORK.

MANICURING INSTRUMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

Application filed July 10, 1917. Serial No. 179,728.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, HENRIETTA M. Sunn- BLE, a citizen of the United States, resldmg at Geneseo, in the county of Livingston and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Manicuring Instruments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to manicuring instruments.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap and neat device, which may be conveniently held for movement over the finger and toe nails, for the purpose of loosening the cuticle, in order to remove the same and to treat the nails in the well known manner.

For the accomplishment of this purpose the invention comprises a transversely curved relatively wide body member, shaped to comfortably fit the inner side of the fingers to provide a convenient handle and atransversely curved reduced operating end, said end being curved in a manner to provide a bevel for engagement with the surface of the finger or toe nails when the instrument is held at an angle thereto.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 illustrates the instrument and the manner of using the same, that portion of the instrument which lies below the hand being shown by dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view of the instrument;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the reduced operating end; and

Fig. 4 is a similar view through the curved body member.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 10 indicates the body portion of the instrument, which is transversely curved as shown, the curvature being such that the said body portion will conveniently fit the inside of the fingers and permit the thumb to rest within the curved portion, when the instrument is held in position for use. The end 11 may also be curved as desired.

ing the instrument at the proper angle when moved over the surface of the nail for engagement with the cuticle, the angle at which the instrument is held being most advantageous for the loosening of the cuticle, the transverse curvature of the oper-- ating end being such as to most conveniently conform to the curvature of the flesh surrounding the nail. It has been found by practice that the curvature of the portions 12 and 13, if made to conform to the shape of the inner ends of an ordinary penpoint is capable of best results.

It is believed that from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and advantages of the invention will be apparent and that a more extended description is unnecessary.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

. A device of the character described formed from a single sheet of material and comprising the handle portion formed concavoconvex throughout its length, one end of said handle portion being curved more abruptly than the remainder thereof to provide a relatively narrow operating end, the extremity of said operating end being curved for conforming engagement with the cuticle at the base of a nail, the transverse curvature of said operating end being conformingly similar to the curvature of a nail, and the concave side of said handle being adapted for engagement by the operators thumb whereby twisting of said handle between the fingers will be prevented.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRIETTA M. STRUBLE.

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