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US 5,513,664 AGranted
Method of constructing artificial finger nails
OwnerGina Krupskyinventor
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Abstract
An improved method of constructing an artificial fingernail is provided. A commonly available non-cutaway nail extention tip or product of similar design is filed to match a wearer's cuticle and then fastened to the entire exposed portion of a person's natural fingernail using a combination of regular nail glue and gelatinous form-adaptive nail glue.
Claims19
A method for applying an artificial nail tip to a wearer's fingernail comprising the steps of:
- a. selecting an artificial nail tip sized to fit over the wearer's fingernail, the nail tip having a cuticle end and an underside contact area;
- b. shaping the cuticle end of the nail tip to conform to the cuticle area of the wearer's fingernail;
- c. applying a small portion of regular liquid nail glue to the underside contact area of the nail tip;
- d. applying a generous portion of gelatinous nail glue to the wearer's fingernail;
- e. pressing the cuticle end of the nail tip against the cuticle of the wearer's fingernail;
- f. pivoting the nail tip downward until the nail tip is seated over the fingernail;
- and
- g. applying pressure to the nail tip and allowing sufficient time for bonding of the nail tip to the fingernail.
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A method for applying an artificial nail tip to a wearer's fingernail comprising the steps of:
- a. selecting an artificial nail tip sized to fit over the wearer's fingernail, the nail tip having a cuticle end and an underside contact area;
- b. applying a generous portion of gelatinous nail glue to the wearer's fingernail;
- c. pressing the cuticle end of the nail tip against the cuticle of the wearer's fingernail;
- and
- d. pivoting the nail tip downward until the nail tip is seated over the fingernail.
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A method for applying an artificial nail tip to a wearer's fingernail comprising the steps of:
- a. selecting an artificial nail tip sized to fit over the wearer's fingernail, the nail tip having a thinned cuticle end and an underside contact area;
- b. shaping the thinned cuticle end of the nail tip to conform to the cuticle area of the wearer's fingernail;
- c. etching the wearer's fingernail;
- d. applying a generous portion of gelatinous nail glue to the wearer's fingernail;
- e. applying a small portion of regular liquid nail glue to the underside contact area of the nail tip;
- f. pressing the thinned cuticle end of the nail tip against the cuticle of the wearer's fingernail;
- g. pivoting the nail tip downward until the nail tip is seated over the fingernail;
- h. applying pressure to the nail tip and allowing sufficient time for bonding of the nail tip to the fingernail;
- and
- i. shaping the nail tip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.