Fingernail jewelry

Abstract

Jewelry for fingernails and toenails that is removably but securely attachable to a natural or artificial nail, such as false fingernails. The fingernail jewelry comprises a nail plate that attaches to the distal end and / or sides of the nail. The nail plate has an upper portion and a lower portion defining a cavity at the first end of the nail plate. The distal end and / or sides of the nail is received in the cavity. In one embodiment, the cavity tightly holds the nail to prevent the fingernail jewelry from being easily dislodged. In another embodiment, an adhesive secures the nail plate to the nail. In yet another embodiment, connectors pass through the nail plate and threadably attach to the nail. The connector heads are incorporated into a design element. In a further embodiment, stud members extend downward from the nail plate into apertures on the nails.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] None. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] A. Field of the Invention [0003] The field of the present invention relates generally to apparatuses and processes for decorating or adorning fingernails, whether natural or artificial, with artwork and / or jewelry. More particularly, the present invention relates to such apparatuses and processes that are simple to utilize, relatively low cost and reusable. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to fingernail apparatuses and processes that utilize a decorative nail plate which is configured to be received on a fingernail and secured thereto with a connector, a post or an adhesive. [0004] B. Background [0005] The enhancement or modification of fingernails to improve their appearance and that of the person generally is well known and practiced by many people, although primarily women. One such very common modification is to color or paint the fingernails with fingernail polish and ot...

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Benefits of technology

[0011] The fingernail jewelry of the present invention provides the benefits and solves the problems identified above. That is to say, the present invention discloses fingernail jewelry that enables most people to easily and quickly enhance and modify their own fingernails without the need to attend and pay for an appointment with a professional manicurist. As such, the present invention reduces the cost and amount of time necessary to enhance and modify a person's fingernails. In addition, the fingernail jewelry of the present invention further reduces the cost of enhancing fingernails by being reusable. The fingernail jewelry of the present invention is adaptable to both natural and artificial fingernails and can be made out of a wide variety of different materials in a wide variety of different designs and configurations. The fingernail jewelry is adaptable for use with virtually all types of precious, semi-precious and artificial gems and jewels.

[0012] In one general aspect of the present invention, the fingernail jewelry of the present invention is configured for placement on a fingernail, natural or artificial, having a proximal end near the cuticles, an opposite distal end and a pair of opposing sides. The fingernail jewelry comprises a nail plate having a first end, a second end and a pair of opposing sides. The nail plate has an upper portion that is placed above the fingernail and a lower portion that extends below the fingernail to help hold the nail plate in place and prevent the fingernail jewelry from flopping around. The upper portion and lower portion of the nail plate form a cavity at the first end thereof that receives the distal end of the fingernail. The nail plate can be made out of a variety of materials, including gold and / or silver, and in a nearly infinite number of designs that utilize both positive and negative spacing, including various geometric, animal or other figure designs. Design elements, such as stars, flowers or other objects and enhancement materials, such as diamonds, rubies, cubic zirconium, cut glass and the like, can further adorn the outer surface of the upper portion of the nail plate.

[0014] Accordingly, the primary objective of the present invention is to provide fingernail jewelry that has the advantages discussed above and that overcomes the disadvantages and limitations which are associated with presently available fingernail jewelry.

[0015] It is an important objective of the present invention to provide fingernail jewelry for enhancing or modifying fingernails that is relatively easy and quick to install so that most users thereof will be able to install it themselves to reduce or eliminate the costs and time associated with having professional manicurists enhance or modify their fingernails.

[0018] It is also an important objective of the present invention to provide fingernail jewelry that can be manufactured out of a wide variety of different materials and in a wide variety of different designs that can incorporate many different types of jewels, gems, rhinestones, artificial materials and the like, such that the decoration is inherent in the nail jewelry.

Problems solved by technology

Preferably, the apertures on the fingernail jewelry can be incorporated into a design element thereon such that it is not easily discernable that the connector is utilized.

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