Combination package for artificial fingernails

Abstract

Artificial fingernail packages are provided that contain a collection of artificial fingernails such that a user may purchase a single package that is sufficient to satisfy the needs associated with having natural fingernails of varying sizes and shapes. The artificial fingernail packages according to the present invention also permit a potential user to easily identify and compare to the user's natural fingernails the size, shape and other features of the included artificial fingernails.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to artificial fingernails. More particularly, this invention relates to packaging for artificial fingernails, wherein the package, or kit, provides the capability to effectively store a collection of individual artificial fingernails of varying width and arch height that may be purchased by a user as a single product. [0002] Artificial fingernails are generally used for the purpose of cosmetic enhancement. They may be applied by a technician or manicurist in a fingernail salon, or may be purchased in a variety of different packages at retail stores and applied directly by the wearer. Users of artificial fingernails include, for example, individuals seeking to hide one or more cracked or chipped natural fingernails, or those who simply find it difficult to grow lengthy, natural nails. In addition, artificial fingernails are often employed by individuals seeking to deter a habit of nail biting, or those who simply desire...

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Benefits of technology

[0013] Furthermore, the packages in accordance with the principles of the present invention permit a user to easily and effectively examine and compare several features of the included nails to determine whether they are well suited for the user's natural fingernails. For example, one or more of the nails included in the packages are placed behind a transparent portion of the packages in a manner that allows the user to easily view and identify the size, shape and color of these nails, and thus, to easily compare the features of the included nails with the features of the user's natural fingernails.

Problems solved by technology

Nevertheless, the nails that a user may find in available packaging are often not adequate to provide the user with a properly fitting nail for each of the user's natural fingernails.

Given that a user's natural fingernails are likely to vary not only in size but also in shape, the collection of nails provided in such conventional artificial fingernail packages may not provide the wearer with a proper-fitting nail for each finger.

Even in instances where there is some variation in shape among the nails in a package as the nails vary in size, the relatively uniform shape available for each of the sizes may not provide a satisfactory fit for each of the user's natural fingernails.

As a result, one or more of the user's natural fingernails may be left without proper fitting nails, forcing the user to either apply nails that do not fit to some of the natural fingernails, or to purchase a separate package of nails containing nails having different shapes for a given size.

Another problem associated with conventional packages for nails is that they generally include a plurality of loosely-contained nails, or nails attached to a sprue, such that various features (e.g., size and shape) of the nails are hidden to the user prior to the opening of the packages.

As a result, users of artificial fingernails cannot compare the shape of the included nails in a conventional package to the shape of the user's natural fingernails, and thus cannot determine whether or not the nails would be a good fit prior to purchasing and opening the package.

Consequently, potential users often have no choice but to purchase the package containing the nails before the nails can be adequately inspected (e.g., compared to the various sizes and shapes of the user's natural fingernails).

Often, this results in a user purchasing nails that are not suitable given the sizes and shapes of the user's natural fingernails.

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