Illuminated Filing Device

Abstract

A handheld device for performing motorized filing with illumination of the filed surface at the point of contact is disclosed. The device is comprised of a translucent file attached to a shaft that contains a light-emitting diode disposed to transilluminate the file. The device also contains a motor to rotate said shaft and file as well as a power source. The device will provide more effective and efficient trimming of the nails of an infant, filing and shaping of the nails of an adult, and sanding, filing, or polishing of other surfaces.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not applicable.FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002]Not applicable.SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM[0003]Not applicable.BACKGROUND[0004]1. Field of Invention[0005]This invention relates to motorized filing devices, specifically to an improved means of providing illumination of the surface to be filed.[0006]2. Prior Art[0007]When attached to a motor that provides rotation, abrasive surfaces are useful for a number of applications. In construction, such surfaces are used for sanding, trimming, and polishing wood, metal, rock, and other materials. In personal grooming, motorized files are used for smoothing, shaping, and trimming adult fingernails and toenails. These motorized files are too powerful for the delicate fingers and toes of infants.[0008]The trimming of infant fingernails is frequently problematic for parents, since the use of manual nail clippers is difficult and can lead to troublesome lacerations of the fingers. Manual nail files are ...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]In accordance with one specific embodiment, the device consists of a battery-powered low-torque motor that rotates a translucent file for trimming an infant's nails. The file has a battery-powered light-emitting diode embedded in its supporting shaft that allows for direct illumination of the infant's finger and fingernail.

Problems solved by technology

These motorized files are too powerful for the delicate fingers and toes of infants.

The trimming of infant fingernails is frequently problematic for parents, since the use of manual nail clippers is difficult and can lead to troublesome lacerations of the fingers.

Manual nail files are recommended by pediatricians to avoid this problem, but are time-consuming and ineffective.

As a result, many parents do not trim their infants' nails properly, which is problematic since fingernail scratches are the most common cause of eye injuries in children.

In addition, this device lacks a mechanism for providing illumination to the fingernail surface.

However, the device does not integrate the light-emitting diode within the abrading surface, so that illumination at the point of contact between the abrading surface and the nail can be blocked by shadows and is not ideal.

Again, the light source of such devices may not be ideal since it is not integrated within the functioning bit.

However, the illumination supplied by such devices may be less than ideal since the light source is not integrated within the working bit and may be blocked by shadows or objects.

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