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Nail polish color display stand
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-02-10
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Granted: 1990-11-06
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Expires: 2009-02-10
Abstract
Abstract A nail polish display stand is formed from a cylindrical housing having an open top end and a hollow interior defined by an interior side wall and an interior floor. A plurality of steps are formed in the interior side wall and form perpendicularly intersecting horizontal annular and vertical cylindrical surfaces. The steps increase in diameter from the interior floor to the open top end of the housing. A plurality of various different shades of nail polish color samples are displayed on the horizontal and/or vertical surfaces of the steps. The color samples may be individually provided on artificial nails secured on the steps. The nails may be mounted on a plurality of spaced arcuate mounting surfaces or may alternatively be secured within a plurality of pairs of spaced slots on the steps. The display stand allows an extremely large number of different color shades to be displayed in a small space.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter C. Thomas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:06
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D44/00; A45D44/005; G; G09; G09F; G09F5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A nail polish color display stand, comprising: a cylindrical housing having an open top end and a hollow interior defined by an interior side wall and an interior floor; a plurality of sequential, vertically spaced steps formed in said interior side wall, said steps forming perpendicularly intersecting horizontal annular and vertical cylindrical surfaces, said horizontal and vertical surfaces increasing in diameter from said interior floor to said top end; a plurality of various different shades of nail polish color samples displayed in circumferentially spaced relation on one of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces; and associated identifying indicia for each of said color samples disposed adjacent each of said color samples on the other of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A nail polish color display stand, comprising: a cylindrical housing having an open top end and a hollow interior defined by an interior side wall and an interior floor; a plurality of sequential, vertically spaced steps formed in said interior side wall, said steps forming perpendicularly intersecting horizontal annular and vertical cylindrical surfaces, said horizontal and vertical surfaces increasing in diameter from said interior floor to said top end; a plurality of various different shades of nail polish color samples displayed in circumferentially spaced relation on one of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces; and associated identifying indicia for each of said color samples disposed adjacent each of said color samples on the other of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The nail polish color display stand of claim 1, wherein said color samples are disposed on said vertical surfaces and associated identifying indicia for each sample are disposed on an adjacent horizontal surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The nail polish color display stand of claim 1, wherein said color samples are disposed on said horizontal surfaces and associated identifying indicia for each sample are disposed on an adjacent vertical surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The nail polish color display stand of claim 1, wherein said color samples are displayed on artificial nails secured on said steps.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The nail polish color display stand of claim 4, further comprising a plurality of arcuate mounting surfaces on said steps for supporting said nails.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The nail polish color display stand of claim 4, further comprising a plurality of pairs of spaced slots on said steps for securing said nails.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
149 words
A nail polish color display stand, comprising: a cylindrical housing having an open top end and a hollow interior defined by an interior side wall and an interior floor; a plurality of sequential, vertically spaced steps formed in said interior side wall, said steps forming perpendicularly intersecting horizontal annular and vertical cylindrical surfaces, said horizontal and vertical surfaces increasing in diameter from said interior floor to said top end; a plurality of various different shades of nail polish color samples displayed in circumferentially spaced relation on one of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces; said color samples displayed on artificial nails secured to a plurality of arcuate mounting surfaces on said steps; and associated identifying indicia for each of said color samples disposed adjacent each of said color samples on the other of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
149 words
A nail polish color display stand, comprising: a cylindrical housing having an open top end and a hollow interior defined by an interior side wall and an interior floor; a plurality of sequential, vertically spaced steps formed in said interior side wall, said steps forming perpendicularly intersecting horizontal annular and vertical cylindrical surfaces, said horizontal and vertical surfaces increasing in diameter from said interior floor to said top end; a plurality of various different shades of nail polish color samples displayed in circumferentially spaced relation on one of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces; said color samples displayed on artificial nails secured to a plurality of arcuate mounting surfaces on said steps; and associated identifying indicia for each of said color samples disposed adjacent each of said color samples on the other of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
127 words
A nail polish color display stand, comprising: a housing having an open top end and a hollow interior defined by an interior side wall and an interior floor; a plurality of sequential, vertically spaced steps formed in said interior side wall, said steps forming perpendicularly intersecting horizontal and vertical surfaces, said horizontal and vertical surfaces increasing in diameter from said interior floor to said top end; a plurality of various different shades of nail polish color samples displayed in spaced relation on one of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces; and associated identifying indicia for each of said color samples disposed adjacent each of said color samples on the other of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
127 words
A nail polish color display stand, comprising: a housing having an open top end and a hollow interior defined by an interior side wall and an interior floor; a plurality of sequential, vertically spaced steps formed in said interior side wall, said steps forming perpendicularly intersecting horizontal and vertical surfaces, said horizontal and vertical surfaces increasing in diameter from said interior floor to said top end; a plurality of various different shades of nail polish color samples displayed in spaced relation on one of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces; and associated identifying indicia for each of said color samples disposed adjacent each of said color samples on the other of each of said horizontal surfaces or each of said vertical surfaces.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The nail polish color display stand of claim 8, wherein said color samples are disposed on said vertical surfaces and associated identifying indicia for each sample are disposed on an adjacent horizontal surface.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The nail polish color display stand of claim 8, wherein said color samples are disposed on said horizontal surfaces and associated identifying indicia for each sample are disposed on an adjacent vertical surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The nail polish color display stand of claim 8, wherein said color samples are displayed on artificial nails secured on said steps.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The nail polish color display stand of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of arcuate mounting surfaces on said steps fur supporting said nails.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The nail polish color display stand of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of pairs of spaced slots on said steps for securing said nails.
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