Nailcare device with a discoid grinding body driven by an electric motor

The invention relates to a nailcare device, comprising a housing ( 1 ) and a discoid grinding body ( 4 ), driven by an electric motor, sitting on a driveshaft ( 10 ), connected to an electric motor ( 6 ). The essentially discoid grinding body ( 4 ) is arranged in the upper part of the device housing ( 1 ), beneath a cover or plate ( 3 ), parallel to the upper side ( 4 a) of the grinding body ( 4 ), fixed to the housing ( 1 ) of the device in an easily detachable manner and with at least two slots ( 3 a) for the fingernail of the user as close as possible to the grinding body ( 4 ) at differing radial separations from the driveshaft ( 10 ). The cover or plate ( 3 ) can be funnel- or cone-shaped with relation to the grinding body ( 4 ), such that the axial separation between the upper side ( 4 a) of the discoid grinding body ( 4 ) and the slots ( 3 a), arranged at various radial separations from the driveshaft ( 10 ), increases or decreases with increasing separation from the driveshaft ( 10 ). The above presents the advantage that, as a result of the varying separation of the slots ( 3 a) from the upper side ( 4 a) of the grinding body ( 4 ) and the various forms of the slots ( 3 a), not only crowned fingernails but also those of the right and left hands can be treated one after the other without a change of template. The device can also be placed on a level surface for carrying out the nail treatment and doesn't need to be guided by the other hand, permitting a single-handed treatment of the nails and thus significantly facilitates the use for nailcare by handicapped people with only one hand and people requiring assistance.