Nail decorating method and a decorated nail
OwnerMelany Juanita Viljoeninventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of decorating a nail which comprises forming a socket in an operatively upper surface of the nail, preferably at a position forward of a free edge of the natural nail, with the socket being complimentary shaped and sized to a pavilion of a cut diamond to be secured in the socket; securing at least part of the pavilion of the diamond in the socket by means of an adhesive that is compatible with the nail and the diamond, covering the operatively upper surface of the artificial nail and the crown and any part of the diamond which may extend above the socket with a clear acrylic layer and a top base gel, curing the top base gel, and shaping and buffing the upper surface of the clear acrylic layer and the cured base gel layer.
Claims18
1-17. (canceled)
A method of decorating a nail, the method comprising:
- forming a socket in an operatively upper surface of an artificial nail that is formed onto a natural nail, with the socket being complimentary shaped and sized to a pavilion of a cut diamond that is intended to be secured in the socket, with the diamond having been cut into a shape that includes a crown supported by a pavilion;
- securing at least part of the pavilion of the diamond in the socket by an adhesive that is compatible with the nail and the diamond;
- and
- sealing and finishing the operatively upper surface of the artificial nail and the crown and any part of the diamond which may extend above the socket.
The method as claimed in claim 188 wherein the sealing and finishing steps comprise:
- covering the operatively upper surface of the artificial nail and the crown and any part of the girdle and the pavilion which may extend above the socket with a clear acrylic layer and a top base gel;
- curing the top base gel;
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- shaping and buffing the upper surface of the clear acrylic layer and the cured base gel layer.
A method of decorating a nail, the method comprising:
- forming a socket in an operatively upper surface of a natural nail, with the socket being complimentary shaped and sized to a pavilion of a cut diamond that is intended to be secured in the socket, with the diamond having been cut into a shape that includes a crown supported by a pavilion;
- securing at least part of the pavilion of the diamond in the socket by means of an adhesive that is compatible with the nail and the diamond;
- and
- sealing and finishing the operatively upper surface of the nail and the crown and any part of the diamond which may extend above the socket.
A decorated artificial nail that is created on a natural nail, the decorated artificial nail comprising:
- an embedded diamond secured in a socket formed in an operatively upper surface of the decorated artificial nail;
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- wherein the upper surface of the decorated artificial nail and the crown of the diamond are sealed and finished.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.