NAIL POLISH DRYING AND NAIL TREATMENT KIT

Abstract

A nail treatment kit for preventing recently applied nail polish from transferring to external surfaces includes a nail polish drying substance is configured to absorb solvents in the nail polish and evaporate more readily than the solvents of the nail polish. A sleeve has an open rear end and a closed front end. The sleeve also has a size such that the sleeve is configured for receiving the plurality of toenails and a plurality of toes of the foot through the open rear end. The sleeve comprises a fluid impermeable material such that the sleeve is configured to inhibit the nail polish from permeating the sleeve. The fluid impermeable material is flexible such that the fluid impermeable material is configured to conform to an exterior of the foot.

Claims

1. A nail treatment kit for preventing nail polish which has been applied to a plurality of toenails of a foot from transferring to external surfaces, the kit comprising: a nail polish drying substance being configured to absorb solvents in the nail polish and evaporate more readily than the solvents of the nail polish; and a sleeve having an open rear end and a closed front end, the sleeve having a size such that the sleeve is configured for receiving the plurality of toenails and a plurality of toes of the foot through the open rear end, the sleeve comprising a fluid impermeable material such that the sleeve is configured to inhibit the nail polish from permeating the sleeve, the fluid impermeable material being flexible such that the fluid impermeable material is configured to conform to an exterior of the foot.

2. The kit of claim 1, wherein the nail polish drying substance comprises tea tree oil.

3. The kit of claim 1, wherein the nail polish drying substance comprises tea Vitamin E.

4. The kit of claim 1, wherein the nail polish drying substance comprises tea a mineral oil.

5. The kit of claim 1, further comprising a spray bottle containing the nail polish drying substance, the spray bottle being operable to diffusely spray the nail polish drying substance onto the nail polish.

6. The kit of claim 1, wherein the size of the sleeve is such that the sleeve is configured to extend from the toes to a plurality of metatarsophalangeal joints of the foot.

7. The kit of claim 1, further comprising a cuticle oil coating a front portion of an inner surface of the sleeve, the cuticle oil being configured for moisturizing a plurality of nail beds of the foot.

8. The kit of claim 1, further comprising an adhesive coating a rear portion of the inner surface of the sleeve, the adhesive being configured for removably adhering to the foot to form a seal between the sleeve and the foot.

9. The kit of claim 8, further comprising a shielding strip being removably coupled to the adhesive, the shielding strip being configured for preventing the adhesive from adhering to a surface.

10. A nail treatment kit for preventing nail polish which has been applied to a plurality of toenails of a foot from transferring to external surfaces, the kit comprising: a nail polish drying substance being configured to absorb solvents in the nail polish and evaporate more readily than the solvents of the nail polish, the nail polish drying substance comprising tea tree oil, Vitamin E, and a mineral oil; a spray bottle containing the nail polish drying substance, the spray bottle being operable to diffusely spray the nail polish drying substance onto the nail polish; a sleeve having an open rear end and a closed front end, the sleeve having a size such that the sleeve is configured for receiving the plurality of toenails and a plurality of toes of the foot through the open rear end, the sleeve comprising a fluid impermeable material such that the sleeve is configured to inhibit the nail polish from permeating the sleeve, the fluid impermeable material being flexible such that the fluid impermeable material is configured to conform to an exterior of the foot, the size of the sleeve being such that the sleeve is configured to extend from the toes to a plurality of metatarsophalangeal joints of the foot; a cuticle oil coating a front portion of an inner surface of the sleeve, the cuticle oil being configured for moisturizing a plurality of nail beds of the foot; an adhesive coating a rear portion of the inner surface of the sleeve, the adhesive being configured for removably adhering to the foot to form a seal between the sleeve and the foot; and a shielding strip being removably coupled to the adhesive, the shielding strip being configured for preventing the adhesive from adhering to a surface.

11. A method of preventing nail polish which has been applied to a plurality of toenails of a foot from transferring to external surfaces, the method comprising: depositing a nail polish drying substance onto the plurality of toenails; and inserting the plurality of toenails and a plurality of toes of the foot into an open rear end of a sleeve, wherein the sleeve has a closed front end, wherein the sleeve is fluid impermeable such that the sleeve inhibits the nail polish from permeating the sleeve.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising positioning the plurality of toenails against a cuticle oil which coats a front portion of an inner surface of the sleeve.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising adhering a rear portion of the inner surface of the sleeve to the foot to form a seal between the sleeve and the foot.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising inserting the foot and the sleeve into an article of footwear, whereby the sleeve prevents the nail polish from transferring from the plurality of toenails to the article of footwear.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

[0011] The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

[0012] FIG. 1 is a kit view of a nail treatment kit according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0013] FIG. 2 is a kit view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a step of applying nail polish to a plurality of toenails, which would be performed before use of a nail treatment kit according to an embodiment of the disclosure or use of a method according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 4 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure illustrating the use of a spray bottle containing a nail drying substance on a plurality of toenails after the plurality of toenails have been painted with nail polish.

[0016] FIG. 5 is an in-use view of a sleeve of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new nail treatment kit embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

[0018] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the nail treatment kit 10 generally comprises a nail polish drying substance 14 is configured to absorb solvents in nail polish 12 and evaporate more readily than the solvents of the nail polish 12. The nail polish drying substance 14 comprises tea tree oil, Vitamin E, and a mineral oil. The nail polish 12 may also comprise other solvents and other substances which accelerate the drying of the nail polish 12. A spray bottle 16 contains the nail polish drying substance 14 and is operable to diffusely spray the nail polish drying substance 14 onto the nail polish 12.

[0019] A sleeve 18 has an open rear end 20 and a closed front end 22 and has a size such that the sleeve 18 is configured for receiving a plurality of toenails 34 and a plurality of toes 32 of a foot 30 through the open rear end 20. The sleeve 18 comprises a fluid impermeable material such that the sleeve 18 is configured to inhibit the nail polish 12 from permeating the sleeve 18. The fluid impermeable material is also flexible such that the fluid impermeable material is configured to conform to an exterior of the foot 30. The fluid impermeable material may, for example, comprise a plastic sheet.

[0020] The size of the sleeve 18 is such that the sleeve 18 is configured to extend from the toes 32 to a plurality of metatarsophalangeal joints 36 of the foot 30. A cuticle oil 40 coats a front portion 26 of an inner surface 24 of the sleeve 18 and is configured for moisturizing a plurality of nail beds 38 of the foot 30. An adhesive 42 coats a rear portion 28 of the inner surface 24 of the sleeve 18 and is configured for removably adhering to the foot 30 to form a seal between the sleeve 18 and the foot 30. A shielding strip 44 is removably coupled to the adhesive 42. The shielding strip 44 is removed from the adhesive 42 during use so that the adhesive 42 may be bonded to the foot 30.

[0021] Another embodiment of the invention illustrated by FIGS. 3 through 5 generally comprises a method of preventing nail polish 12 which has been applied to a plurality of toenails 34 of a foot 30 from transferring to external surfaces. In the method, a nail polish drying substance 14 is deposited onto the plurality of toenails 34. The plurality of toenails 34 and a plurality of toes 32 of the foot 30 are inserted into an open rear end 20 of a sleeve 18 which has a closed front end 22 and which is impermeable such that the sleeve 18 inhibits the nail polish 12 from permeating the sleeve 18.

[0022] It may be desirable to wait a period of time after applying the nail polish drying substance 14 and before positioning the plurality of toenails 34 and the plurality of toes 32 into the sleeve 18. The nail polish 12 may be removed by the sleeve 18 if the sleeve 18 receives the toes 32 before the nail polish 12 has dried sufficiently to set in place and remain substantially in place when contacted by the sleeve 18. In some cases, a predetermined time (10 minutes, e.g.) may be allowed to elapse between the step of depositing the nail polish drying substance 14 and inserting the toes 32 into the sleeve 18.

[0023] The toenails 34 are positioned against a cuticle oil 40 which coats a front portion 26 of an inner surface 24 of the sleeve 18. A rear portion 28 of the inner surface 24 of the sleeve 18 is adhered to the foot 30 to form a seal between the sleeve 18 and the foot 30. The foot 30 and the sleeve 18 are inserted into an article of footwear and the sleeve 18 prevents the nail polish 12 from transferring from the plurality of toenails 34 to the article of footwear.

[0024] With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0025] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word comprising is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article a does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.