[0001] The present utility model relates to nail polish application systems and, specifically,
to UV semi-permanent gel nail polish.
[0002] As known, for centuries, women decorate their nails, applying different nail polish
colors. It is also known that traditional nail polishes have the disadvantage of chipping
in a few days.
[0003] To obviate to the above disadvantage, semi-permanent gel nail polishes are more and
more used due to their long-lasting duration, up to three weeks. This prolonged duration
of the nail polish is achieved thanks to the use of particular nail polishes which
polymerize when exposed to the action of UV rays.
[0004] Today, UV semi-permanent gel nail polishes are applied through the brushes with which
the nail polish bottles are normally equipped.
[0005] However, the use of the brush to apply the polish on the nails presents some disadvantages
such as imprecision of the stroke, color dripping, especially when the polish is not
applied by cosmetics professionals.
[0006] In particular, the use of brushes involves a considerable waste of time since the
average time for the application of the polish on all the hand nails is not less than
40 minutes.
[0007] Moreover, the use of a brush for applying the polish, when used in a beauty salon,
can cause fungal infections including yeasts or molds.
[0008] The main objective of the present utility model is to provide a tube-shaped pen for
the application of semi-permanent gel nail polish, which obviates the above-mentioned
disadvantages, and, in particular, which can also be used by inexperienced users still
obtaining an excellent result, with no color smudges.
[0009] A further objective of the present utility model is to reduce the application time
of the semi-permanent gel nail polish.
[0010] Another purpose is to provide a pen for the application of semi-permanent gel nail
polish which prevents the occurrence of fungal infections such as yeasts or molds,
when used in a professional beauty salon.
[0011] To achieve the above and other objects, a tube-shaped pen for the application of
semi-permanent gel nail polish, according to the present utility model, is provided
with a micro-perforated silicone tip, which releases the semi-permanent gel nail polish
and which can be easily cleaned after each use, through suitable devices, such as,
for example, antifungal products, without contaminating the product contained within
the pen.
[0012] Finally, a further object is to provide a tube-shaped pen for the application of
semi-permanent gel nail polish, comprising a cap provided with a small Plexiglas lens,
which allows the immediate recognition of the nail polish color contained within the
pen itself.
[0013] The tube-shaped pen for the application of semi-permanent gel nail polish is characterized
by its micro-perforated silicone tip that allows the release of the polish through
a slight pressure of the fingers, so as to allow a quick and precise coloring of the
nails, without color smudges quite common with the brush, and lasting over two weeks.
[0014] These and further purposes are achieved by the tube-shaped pen for the application
of semi-permanent gel nail polish, according to the present utility model, which is
hereafter described, in a preferred embodiment which however is not limiting further
developments falling within the scope of the present utility model, with reference
to the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is a front view of a traditional semi-permanent gel nail polish bottle, equipped
with a brush for applying the nail polish;
Fig. 2 is a front view of the tube-shaped pen for the application of semi-permanent
gel nail polish according to the present utility model;
Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the tip of the tube-shaped pen for the application of
semi-permanent gel nail polish according to the present utility model;
Fig. 4 is an axonometric view of the cap of the tube-shaped pen for the application
of semi-permanent gel nail polish according to the present utility model;
Fig. 5 is an axonometric view of the cap of the tube-shaped pen for the application
of semi-permanent gel nail polish according to the present utility model, with indications
for opening and closing the pen;
Fig. 6 is an axonometric view of the Plexiglas lens to be applied to the cap shown
in Figure 5;
Fig. 7 is an axonometric view of the Plexiglas lens when applied to the cap.
[0015] With reference to Figure 2, the tube-shaped pen for the application of semi-permanent
gel nail polish according to the present utility model, is generally indicated with
the number 1.
[0016] The pen 1 comprises a tube 2 preferably made of COEX or other similar material, and
a micro-perforated tip 3 made of soft silicone.
[0017] In order to avoid leakage of the nail polish due to accidental squeezes of the tube
2, and to make the color of the nail polish contained within the same pen 1 immediately
recognizable, the pen 1 is provided with a cap 4, on which a small transparent lens
5 of Plexiglas, or other similar material, is applied, said lens 5 being engaged by
means of wings 51 to the head of the cap 4 opportunely provided with slots 41.
[0018] The transparent lens 5 has a cavity to allow it to be filled with the nail polish
of the same color as that contained in the tube 2. This makes possible to show multiple
pens 1 on display units by color shading so obtaining a faithful color chart which
cannot be obtained through the normal printing processes.
[0019] The application of the semi-permanent gel nail polish is obtained through a slight
pressure of the tube 2 and the consequent leakage in small doses of the nail polish,
through the micro-perforated tip 3 in soft silicone.
1. Tube-shaped pen for the application of semi-permanent gel nail polish, comprising
a tube (2) filled with nail polish and a cap (4), characterized in that the tube (2) is provided with a micro-perforated tip made of soft silicone (3).
2. Tube-shaped pen for the application of semi-permanent gel nail polish, according to
claim 1, characterized in that the cap (4) is provided, at the top, with a small transparent lens (5) in its turn
provided with a cavity to contain nail polish of the same color as that contained
in the tube (2).
3. Tube-shaped pen for the application of semi-permanent gel nail polish, according to
claim 2, characterized in that the small transparent lens (5) comprises means (51) to be engaged with the cap (5).
4. Tube-shaped pen for the application of semi-permanent gel nail polish, according to
previous claims, characterized in that the nail polish contained in the tube (2) is a semi-permanent UV color gel nail polish.