Nail polish remover assembly

Abstract

A nail polish remover assembly having a housing assembly with an exterior face that extends between an end and a first edge to define a cavity. Stored within the cavity is an absorbent matter. The absorbent matter has nail polish remover liquids, acetone, and/or rubbing alcohol-based liquids. A cap assembly has a sidewall that extends between a second edge and a top face. The top face has an opening. The opening has at least one slit having a distal end. The slits extend from the opening and taper from the opening to its respective distal end. The top face is made of a flexible material. The cap assembly is of a cooperative shape to removably snap onto the housing assembly.

Claims

1. A nail polish remover assembly, consisting of: A) a housing having an elongated wall that extends between a closed proximal end and an opposing open distal end defining a first edge, said housing being hollow to define a cavity therein, said housing and said cavity thereof are heart shaped in a cross-section transverse to a longitudinal axis extending between said closed and open ends, and said heart shape has two equal curves meeting at a point at a bottom thereof and a cusp at a top thereof, where said cusp provides a first valley and said point defines a first ridge, stored within said cavity is an absorbent matter, said absorbent matter is a natural or synthetic sponge, is removable from said housing, and has a corresponding heart shape to fit within said cavity and in abutting contact therewith, said absorbent matter within said cavity is biased against said closed proximal end and extends a predetermined distance towards said first edge without reaching said first edge such that a gap exists between a distal-most surface of said absorbent matter and said first edge, said absorbent matter has acetone or rubbing alcohol-based liquids capable of removing nail polish absorbed therein; and B) a cap assembly removably mounted to said open distal end of said housing, said cap having a sidewall that extends between a second edge and a top wall, said cap assembly being heart shaded in a cross-section transverse to a axis extending between said second edge and said too wall, the heart shape having two equal curves meeting at a point at a bottom thereof and a cusp at a too thereof, where said cusp provides a second valley and said point defines a second ridge, said top wall has a circular through hole in a central portion thereof and five equally spaced apart elongated slits extending radially outwardly from said hole, said slits extending completely through a thickness of said too wall and having a triangular shape, where said triangular shape of said slits provide a base abutting against said circular hole and an opposing apex defining an outer-most radial end of each of said slits, and one of said slits is aligned with said second ridge and said second valley where said apex thereof points toward and is positioned proximate said second ridge, said top wall is made of a flexible material, and said cap assembly is of a cooperative shape to removably snap onto said housing such that when coupled, said second edge and said sidewall of said cap extend over a distal-most portion of said elongated wall of said housing assembly and said too face of said cap extends over said first edge and said open distal end of said housing assembly; wherein during use, a user inserts a finger or toe through said hole in said top wall, causing portions of said too wall between said slits to deflect downwardly toward said second edge in order to allow the finger or toe to be inserted through said cavity and a nail thereof to be rubbed against said absorbent matter to remove nail polish from the nail.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) With the above and other related objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and combination of parts as will be more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

(2) FIG. 1 is a first isometric view of a nail polish remover assembly with its cap assembly removed from a housing assembly.

(3) FIG. 2 is a second isometric view of the nail polish remover assembly with its cap assembly secured onto the housing assembly.

(4) FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the cap assembly.

(5) FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the nail polish remover assembly.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

(6) Referring now to the drawings, the present invention is a nail polish remover assembly, and is generally referred to with numeral 10. It can be observed that it basically includes housing assembly 20 and cap assembly 40.

(7) As seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, housing assembly 20 comprises exterior face 22 that extends between end 24 and edge 26 to define cavity 28. In a preferred embodiment, housing assembly 20 is symmetrical and further comprises valley 23 and ridge 32. Stored within cavity 28 is absorbent matter 30.

(8) In a preferred embodiment, absorbent matter 30 is a natural or synthetic sponge, or another material having similar absorbent characteristics. Absorbent matter 30 is removable from housing assembly 20 and is shaped to snugly fit within cavity 28. In a preferred embodiment, absorbent matter 30 within cavity 28 is biased against end 24 and extends a predetermined distance towards edge 26 without reaching edge 26. Absorbent matter 30 comprises nail polish remover liquids, acetone, and/or rubbing alcohol-based liquids.

(9) Cap assembly 40 comprises sidewall 42 that extends between edge 44 and top face 46. In a preferred embodiment, cap assembly 40 is symmetrical and further comprises valley 43 and ridge 54.

(10) As seen in FIG. 3, top face 46 comprises opening 48. Opening 48 comprises at least one slit 50 having distal end 52. In a preferred embodiment, each slit 50 extends from opening 48 and respectively tapers therefrom to its respective distal end 52. Top face 46 is made of a flexible material that is sufficiently flexible for a person to insert each finger or toe therethrough, and extend within cavity 28 to reach absorbent matter 30.

(11) As seen in FIG. 4, cap assembly 40 is of a cooperative shape to removably snap onto housing assembly 20.

(12) In use, the person inserts each finger or toe through opening 48, one at a time in a preferred embodiment, and biases it against absorbent matter 30. The person may also rub their fingernail or toenail against absorbent matter 30 to remove nail polish therefrom with the nail polish remover liquids, acetone, and/or rubbing alcohol-based liquids. Absorbent matter 30 may be flipped within cavity 28, replaced all together, and/or additional nail polish remover liquids, acetone, and/or rubbing alcohol-based liquids may be poured into cavity 28 when desired.

(13) The foregoing description conveys the best understanding of the objectives and advantages of the present invention. Different embodiments may be made of the inventive concept of this invention. It is to be understood that all matter disclosed herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.