Fingernail accessory and method of forming an artificial fingernail
AssigneeKiss Nail Products, Inc.
InventorKyu Sang Han
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Abstract
A fingernail accessory and method of forming an artificial fingernail is provided in which a layer of settable polymeric material is received on the accessory for forming the artificial fingernail on the wearer's natural fingernail. In one aspect, the accessory includes a polymeric body having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal end and a distal end. A base is secured to at least a portion of the lower surface. The base extends beyond the proximal end of the polymeric body and is adapted to receive a layer of settable polymeric material when the base is applied to a natural fingernail to form an artificial fingernail.
Claims15
A fingernail accessory adapted to receive a layer of settable polymeric material for forming an artificial fingernail comprising:
- (a) a polymeric body having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal end and a distal end;
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- (b) a base having a base distal portion secured to and covered by at least a portion of said lower surface and a base proximal portion extending beyond said proximal end, said base receiving a layer of settable polymeric material when applied to a natural fingernail to form an artificial fingernail and having a base distal end aligned with said distal end of said polymeric body;
- wherein the base is adhered to the natural fingernail so as to leave a proximal area of the natural fingernail uncovered by the base and the settable polymeric material is applied so as to cover the base proximal portion and the proximal area of the natural fingernail.
A method of forming an artificial fingernail on a natural fingernail comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a fingernail accessory comprising a polymeric body and a base, the polymeric body having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal end, and a distal end, the base being secured to at least a portion of the lower surface and extending beyond the proximal end;
- (b) adhering the base with an adhesive to at least a portion of the natural fingernail so as to leave a proximal area of the natural fingernail uncovered by the base;
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- (c) applying a settable polymeric material to the base so as to cover the base and the proximal area of the natural fingernail to form an artificial fingernail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.