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US 9,364,069 B2Granted
Fingernail coverings and related systems and methods
AssigneeKiss Products, Inc.
InventorKyu Sang Han
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Abstract
In some aspects, fingernail coverings can include a flexible sheet layer configured to conform to and cover at least a portion a fingernail, the flexible sheet layer defining a first surface configured to adhere to the portion of the fingernail, and a fingernail tip extension disposed along an end region of the flexible sheet layer, the fingernail tip extension being arranged to expose an area of a second surface of the flexible sheet layer to be installed over a proximal end of the fingernail.
Claims24
A fingernail covering comprising:
- a first flexible sticker sheet layer configured to at least partially conform to and cover a fingernail from a cuticle region at a proximal end to a distal end of the fingernail, the first flexible sticker sheet layer defining a first surface;
- a fingernail tip extension disposed along a distal end region of the first flexible sticker sheet layer and along the first surface of the first flexible sticker sheet layer, the tip extension comprising:
- a protruding region that extends proximally along the first flexible sticker sheet layer away from a distal end of the fingernail covering, the protruding region extending proximally away from a remaining region of the fingernail tip extension for maintaining structural integrity of the fingernail covering and placement of the fingernail covering along the fingernail;
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- a second flexible sticker sheet layer disposed along the first surface of the first flexible sticker sheet layer and a surface of the tip extension that is opposite a surface of the tip extension that is attached to the first flexible sticker sheet layer,
- wherein a material stiffness of the fingernail tip extension is greater than a material stiffness of the flexible sticker sheet layers,
- wherein the fingernail tip extension defines a length direction extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the fingernail, and a width direction substantially perpendicular to the length direction, and wherein the fingernail tip extension has a thickness varying along the width direction.
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A fingernail covering comprising:
- a first flexible sticker sheet layer configured to conform to and cover at least a portion of a fingernail, the first flexible sticker sheet layer defining a first surface;
- a fingernail tip extension disposed along an end region of the first flexible sticker sheet layer;
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- a second flexible sticker sheet layer disposed along the first surface of the first flexible sheet layer and a surface of the tip extension that is opposite a surface of the tip extension that is attached to the first flexible sheet layer,
- wherein the second flexible sticker sheet layer is configured to adhere to at least a portion of the fingernail,
- wherein the fingernail tip extension defines a length direction extending from the proximal end to a distal end of the fingernail, and a width direction substantially perpendicular to the length direction, and wherein the fingernail tip extension has a thickness varying along the width direction.
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An assembly comprising:
- a liner sheet;
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- a plurality of fingernail coverings releasably disposed along the liner sheet, at least one of the plurality of fingernail coverings comprising:
- a first flexible sticker sheet layer configured to conform to and cover at least a portion of a fingernail, the first flexible sticker sheet layer defining a first surface;
- a fingernail tip extension disposed along an end region of the first flexible sticker sheet layer;
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- a second flexible sticker sheet layer disposed along the first surface of the first flexible sheet layer and a surface of the tip extension that is opposite a surface of the tip extension that is attached to the first flexible sheet layer,
- wherein the second flexible sticker sheet layer is configured to adhere to at least a portion of the fingernail,
- wherein the fingernail tip extension defines a length direction extending from the proximal end to a distal end of the fingernail, and a width direction substantially perpendicular to the length direction, and wherein the fingernail tip extension has a thickness varying along the width direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.