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Method and product for attaining a french manicure using a dry nail appliqué

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-08-15
PARK GLOBAL HLDG
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Benefits of technology

The invention has the following benefits: it provides a nail tip with a beautiful opaque color, applied in a neat, even manner, without streaking or uneven coating. Additionally, it allows the user to apply the nail tip appliqués, leave them on her nails, and not have anything to remove. This process is simpler and more efficient than using guiding tapes with liquid nail polish.

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This process is time consuming, requites dexterity and is expensive when done at a nail salon.
Each finger may have differing widths, which can complicate such painting and shaping.

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[0032]The following is a detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, reference being made to the drawings in which the same reference numerals identify the same elements of structure in each of the several figures.

[0033]Referring to FIG. 1, a strip of nail appliqués 10 similar, or identical to those referenced above herein is accompanied by a plurality of the inventive nail tip appliqués 12. Each nail tip appliqué12 contains a section that is rounded or curved 14 and therefore adapted to conform to the shape of a nail tip. In a preferred embodiment a series of nail tip appliqués 12 is fixed to a backing sheet of material 16 and the appliqués are separated from one another by way of a kiss cut 18. The kiss cut, which perforates the nail tip appliquébut not the underlying backing, allows for nail tip appliqués 12 to be removed from the backing 16 on an individual basis. Preferably, strips of material that is in communication with nail tip appliqués function as ...

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Abstract

A dry nail tip appliqué for applying nail enamel to a nail tip. The nail tip appliqué is configured to conform to the size and shape of a respective nail tip and allows for a convenient and neat application of a French-style manicure.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 866,678, filed Oct. 3, 2007, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 543,481, filed Oct. 5, 2006, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 126,862, filed May 11, 2005, and which claims domestic priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 570,713, filed May 12, 2004. The disclosures of all of the above-identified patent applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The current invention relates generally to the field of nail polish, more specifically, to a novel method and apparatus for attaining a French-style manicure using an instant dry film nail polish application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The use of an instant fingernail coating product whereby nail polish is applied to a fingernail by adhesively securing to it a d...

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IPC IPC(8): A45D29/12
CPCA45D29/001A45D29/12A45D2029/002A45D29/004
Inventor PARK, FA YOUNG
Owner PARK GLOBAL HLDG
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