Nail pick

Abstract

A nail pick for cleaning a nailbed comprises an elongated body that includes a handle at a proximal end and having a width as well as a cutting head at a distal end. The cutting head's width is less than the width of the handle. The cutting head includes a superior surface; an interior surface, opposite the superior surface, and first and second lateral side surfaces extending from the handle to the distal end. The first and second lateral side surfaces are concave-shaped and disposed between the superior surface and the interior surface. A first junction of the superior surface with the first lateral side surface defines a first cutting edge and a second junction of the superior surface with the second lateral side surface defines a second cutting edge.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A nail pick for cleaning a nailbed, the nail pick comprising:
 an elongated body having a proximal end extending to a distal end, the elongated body having a longitudinal axis, the elongated body including:
 a handle at the proximal end, the handle having a width extending transverse to the longitudinal axis; 
 a cutting head at the distal end, the cutting head having a second width that is less than the first width of the handle, the cutting head including:
 a superior surface extending from the handle to the distal end; 
 an interior surface, opposite the superior surface, extending from the handle to the distal end; 
 a first lateral side surface extending from the handle to the distal end, the first lateral side surface being concave-shaped and disposed between the superior surface and the interior surface; 
 a second lateral side surface extending from the handle to the distal end, the second lateral side surface being concave-shaped and disposed between the superior surface and the interior surface; and 
 
 wherein a first junction of the superior surface with the first lateral side surface defines a first cutting edge and a second junction of the superior surface with the second lateral side surface defines a second cutting edge. 
   
     
     
         2 . The nail pick of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the first lateral side surface and the second lateral side surface is hollow-ground. 
     
     
         3 . The nail pick of  claim 1  wherein the superior surface is convex in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         4 . The nail pick of  claim 1  wherein a plane defined by the superior surface lies at an angle substantially 30° from the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         5 . The nail pick of  claim 1  wherein the inferior surface defines a non-cutting region of the cutting head. 
     
     
         6 . The nail pick of  claim 1  wherein the superior surface is raised from an associated surface of the handle. 
     
     
         7 . The nail pick of  claim 1  wherein a curvature of radius of the inferior surface along the longitudinal axis is in a range between 3 mm and 5 mm.