Fingernail protector and method

The method of protecting a long protruding fingernail during performance of manual activities, comprising the steps of:

• a. selecting a resilient cushion member which is about the size of the cavity beneath the protruding nail portion;
• b. shaping the upper surface of the cushion member to a laterally convex configuration;
• c. applying adhesive material to the upper surface of the cushion member;
• d. subsequently inserting said cushion member within said cavity;
• and
• e. pressing the cushion member upwardly against the under side of the protruding nail portion so as to firmly secure the upper surface of the cushion member to the under surface of the fingernail.

The method of protecting a long protruding fingernail during performance of manual activities, comprising the steps of:

• a. selecting a portion of a flat sheet of resilient cushioning material having a uniform vertical thickness of the order of three-eighths inch, so as to provide a cushion member which is about the width and length of the cavity on the under side of the protruding nail portion;
• b. applying adhesive material to the upper surface of said cushion member;
• c. inserting said cushion member within said cavity;
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• d. pressing said cushion member upwardly against the under side of the protruding nail portion so as to bend the upper surface of the cushion member to conform to the configuration of the under surface of the fingernail and concurrently adhesively secure said cushion member to the fingernail.

The method of protecting a long protruding fingernail during performance of manual activities, comprising the steps of:

• a. selecting a resilient cushion member adapted to fit within the cavity on the under side of the protruding nail portion, and having horizontal shoulder portions formed thereon for engaging the lateral edges of the protruding nail portion;
• b. inserting said cushion member within said cavity;
• and
• c. adhesively securing the upper surface of the cushion member to the under surface of the fingernail.

A fingernail protector for removable insertion into the cavity of a long protruding fingernail, said protector comprising:

• a resilient cushion member having a forward end which is rounded in the horizontal plane, the upper surface of said cushion member being transversely convexly upwardly curved;
• and
• adhesive means on the upper surface of said cushion member;
• whereby said cushion member may be inserted into the under-nail cavity and adhesively secured to the under surface of the nail.

A fingernail protector for use during performance of manual activities, for protecting a long protruding fingernail from its under side, comprising:

• a resilient cushion member having substantially flat, parallel upper and lower surfaces and having a vertical thickness between said surfaces of the order of three-eighths of an inch, said cushion member having a generally square rearward end, a rounded forward end, being about the width of the protruding nail portion, and having a length about as great as that of the protruding nail portion;
• pressure-sensitive adhesive means on the upper surface of said cushion member;
• and
• a removable cover sheet on said adhesive means;
• whereby when said cover sheet is removed, and said cushion member is inserted within the cavity on the under side of the protruding nail portion and is pressed upwardly against the under side of the protruding nail portion, the lateral edges of the upper portion of said cushion member are downwardly compressed and said adhesive means firmly but removably secures the protector to the under surface of the fingernail.