# US 5,704,375 A · Artificial nail

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- Number: US 5,704,375 A
- Document ID: US5704375A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/716,515
- Filed: 1996-09-18
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1996-09-18
- Inventors: Sue L. Wood
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704375A

## CPC

- A45D 31/00: Artificial nails
- A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING

## Abstract

An artificial nail includes a nail attachment portion having a contoured inner surface sized and shaped to conform to at least the forward edge of a user's existing fingernail. The artificial fingernail further has an accordion pleated portion having a plurality of pleats extending across the width of the artificial nail integrally formed with the nail attachment portion along the first side thereof. Furthermore, the artificial nail has a tip portion shaped and contoured to resemble a tip section of a human fingernail. The top portion is integrally formed with a second side of the accordion pleated portion. The artificial nail is preferably molded from acrylic, ABS or styrene plastic.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An artificial nail comprising:
a nail attachment portion having a contoured inner surface sized and shaped to conform to at least a forward edge of a user's existing fingernail;
an accordion pleated portion having a plurality of pleats, extending across a width of said artificial nail, integrally formed with said nail attachment portion along a first side thereof; and
a tip portion, integrally formed with a second side of said accordion pleated portion, shaped and contoured to resemble a tip section of a human fingernail.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The artificial nail of claim 1, wherein:
said artificial nail is molded from plastic.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The artificial nail of claim 2, wherein:
said accordion pleated portion defines at least two top surface cavities; and
said top surface cavities are filled with a nail filler material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The artificial nail of claim 3 wherein:
said accordion pleated section defines at least one bottom surface cavity.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The artificial nail of claim 3 wherein:
said accordion pleated section has a length of three-sixteenths of an inch.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The artificial nail of claim 5 wherein:
said accordion pleated section defines at least one bottom surface cavity.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The artificial nail of claim 2 wherein:
said accordion pleated section has a length of three-sixteenths of an inch.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The artificial nail of claim 7 wherein:
said accordion pleated section defines at least one bottom surface cavity.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2)

The artificial nail of claim 2 wherein:
said accordion pleated section defines at least one bottom surface cavity.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The artificial nail of claim 1, wherein:
said accordion pleated portion defines at least two top surface cavities; and
said top surface cavities are filled with a nail filler material.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The artificial nail of claim 10 wherein:
said accordion pleated section defines at least one bottom surface cavity.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The artificial nail of claim 10 wherein:
said accordion pleated section has a length of three-sixteenths of an inch.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The artificial nail of claim 12 wherein:
said accordion pleated section defines at least one bottom surface cavity.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The artificial nail of claim 1 wherein:
said accordion pleated section has a length of three-sixteenths of an inch.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The artificial nail of claim 14 wherein:
said accordion pleated section defines at least one bottom surface cavity.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The artificial nail of claim 1 wherein:
said accordion pleated section defines at least one bottom surface cavity.