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Nail-conditioning emery boards and process for making them
Assignee: C-BATES LLC
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Filing: 1986-10-22
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Granted: 1988-08-16
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Expires: 2006-10-22
Abstract
Abstract A nail-and-cuticle conditioning emery board comprising a thin solid support strip having at least one abrasive surface adhesively attached to the support strip, and a thin film of a nail conditioning composition made up of a lubricant polyethylene glycol and a humectant polyethylene glycol, or absorbent emollient containing polymeric powder particles which are adhesively fixed to the abrasive surface. The use of the emery board results in conditioning of the fingernails and cuticles while filing them.
Inventors
- 👤 Myron Barchas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:25
CPC Classifications
B; B24; B24D; B24D3/00; B24D3/005; A; A45; A45D; A45D29/00; A45D29/04; B24D3/001; B24D3/002; B24D3/34; B24D3/348
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A nail- and cuticle-conditioning emery board comprising: a thin solid support strip having at least one abrasive surface adhesively attached onto said support, said abrasive surface comprising a substrate layer and abrasive particles adhesively fixed on said substrate and a nail-conditioning composition on said abrasive surface, said composition being selected from the group consisting of: (a) a uniform film comprising a lubricant polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight between about 1000 and about 13,750 and a humectant polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight between about 150 and about 600, said film being sufficiently thin so as not to impart a greasy feeling to the touch and not to interfere with the abrasive action of said emery board; and (b) a layer of absorbent polymeric powder particles fixed on said abrasive surface having an emollient entrapped therein, said emollient being suitable for conditioning nails and being releasable from said polymeric powder upon the application of such pressure on said particles as is normally applied during filing fingernails.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A nail- and cuticle-conditioning emery board comprising: a thin solid support strip having at least one abrasive surface adhesively attached onto said support, said abrasive surface comprising a substrate layer and abrasive particles adhesively fixed on said substrate and a nail-conditioning composition on said abrasive surface, said composition being selected from the group consisting of: (a) a uniform film comprising a lubricant polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight between about 1000 and about 13,750 and a humectant polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight between about 150 and about 600, said film being sufficiently thin so as not to impart a greasy feeling to the touch and not to interfere with the abrasive action of said emery board; and (b) a layer of absorbent polymeric powder particles fixed on said abrasive surface having an emollient entrapped therein, said emollient being suitable for conditioning nails and being releasable from said polymeric powder upon the application of such pressure on said particles as is normally applied during filing fingernails.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The emery board of claim 1 wherein said polyethylene glycols are contained in about equal proportions in said layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The emery board of claim 2 wherein said humectant polyethylene glycol is PEG-8 and said lubricant polyethylene glycol is PEG-150.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The emery board of claim 1 wherein said polymeric powder containing said emollient is an acrylates copolymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The emery board of claim 4 wherein said emollient is 2-ethylhexyl oxystearate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The emery board of claim 5 wherein said powder contains about 30-70% of said 2-ethylhexyl oxystearate based on the weight of said powder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The emery board of claim 6 wherein said powder contains about 50% of said 2-ethylhexyl oxystearate based on the weight of said powder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The emery board of claim 1 wherein said nail-conditioning composition is a film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The emery board of claim 8 wherein said nail-conditioning composition is applied as a from about 2% to about 20% solution of said lubricant and humectant polyethylene glycol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The emery board of claim 8 wherein said humectant polyethylene glycol is PEG-8 and said lubricant polyethylene glycol is PEG-150.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method for conditioning fingernails by filing them with the emery board of claim 1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method for conditioning fingernails by filing them with the emery board of claim 4.
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