Printable Nail Strips
AssigneeAvon Products, Inc.
InventorsMaha Raouf, Jeanine Weigman-Smith
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to nail strips that may be adhered to human finger and toe nails. The strips are provided in the form of a sheet having a plurality of cutout strips in the general shape of a nail which may be peeled from the sheet. The nail strips may be decorated by printing user-created or selected designs using a home printer. The size and/or shape of the nail strips may be adjusted by selecting and detaching an appropriate perforated edge from the sheet backing.
Claims20
A package comprising:
- at least one sheet comprising a plurality of peelable cutout strips in the shape of a human nail, at least one of the cutout strips being different in size and/or shape than at least one other cutout strip;
- each of said at least one sheets having an identifier for instructing a computer to print the image on a home printer within the area of the peelable cutout strips.
A method of decorating a human nail, comprising the steps of:
- providing a sheet having a plurality of cutout strips in the shape of a human nail, the sheet comprising, in order, a backing layer, a release layer, an adhesive layer, and a UV-cured nitrocellulose enamel layer;
- printing an image onto the UV-cured nitrocellulose enamel of at least one of said plurality of nail-shaped cutout strips;
- releasing the printed cutout strip by peeling it from the backing layer;
- adhering the detached printed cutout strip onto a human nail, and
- optionally, applying a top coat over said printed cutout strip.
A method of printing an image onto at least one nail-shaped cutout strip using a 3D printer and/or a 3D mill comprising accessing image-manipulating software capable of creating and/or storing three-dimensional designs.
A sheet having a plurality of adjustable cutout strips in the shape of a human nail, the sheet comprising a backing layer, a release layer, an adhesive layer, and a UV-cured nitrocellulose enamel layer,
- wherein width and/or length of said adjustable cutout strips is adjusted by detaching along a perforated edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.