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(2) United States Patent Chang et al. (10) Patent No 45) Date of Patent: US 6,892,736 B2 May 17, 2005 a) os w oO en @ (6s) on) @) 68) 656) ARTIFICIAL NAIL HAVING APPLICATION TAB Inventors: Sung Yong Chang, Resiya Heights, NY (US); Grace A. Tallon, New York, NY (us) Assignee: KMC Exim Corp,, Port Washington, NY (WS) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this pateat is extended or adjusted under 35 USC. 1540) by SL days. Appl. Nos 10/383,383 Filed: Mar. 7, 2003, Prior Publication Data UUs 20040173282 A1 Sep 9, 2008 In. cl’ us. cl Field of Search ASD 31/00 13273 132173, 735, 285, 132/386, 319; D28/S6, 57, 61, 6&2 References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 2230040 A + 41941 Holmes DI36,180 8 > 71943. Belmome eal. 2AIT6T? A * S047 Cohan 2941535 A > 611960 Lappe RISTO A * 11/964 Liseeawka 3578158 A * 5/1971 Apion ssazas oases «84100 1273 4252 20s nr Bartolucci allen Axle Hokama Sensenbrener| Schill eta Talo Axle Bauman ea. 5 Labi ta Fj Carol Indio Prchai el Chang Benkar Schwan Bena ‘Swensen 5901714 A. DaBss30 5 Diss § * cited by examiner Primary Examiner—Todd E, Manahan Assistant Examiner—David Comstock (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Hofliaan & Baron, LLP 6 ABSTRACT ‘An aificil nal for attachment to a natural nail incudes a tail body having & proximal end sized and shaped t0 be attachable tothe top sueface ofthe natural mal anda distal end opposite the proximal end. Extending outwardly from the distal end of the nail body isan application tab which is. adapted to be grasped during attachment of the mail body to the natucal nal 23 Claims, § Drawing Sheets U.S. Patent May 17,2005 Sheet 1 of 5 US 6,892,736 B2 N FIG. | U.S. Patent May 17,2005 Sheet 2 of 5 US 6,892,736 B2 FIG. 2 U.S. Patent May 17,2005 Sheet 3 of 5 US 6,892,736 B2 FIG. 3 U.S. Patent May 17,2005 Sheet 4 of 5 US 6,892,736 B2 t S X U.S. Patent May 17,2005 Sheet 5 of 5 US 6,892,736 B2 © FIG.5 US 6,892,736 B2 1 ARTIFICIAL NAIL HAVING APPLICATION TAB BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ‘The present invention relates generally to alfa nails ‘hat are applied to natural nals with an adbesive, and more particularly to an artical nal having an application tab for aiding the application ofthe artificial nal the natural nal Aaifcial als have been used for many years to enhance the cosmetic appearance ofthe agers. Some individuals op to use anficial nals because their own mils re too weak to ‘gow fo a desirable length without breaking. Others choose fanificial nails because they are considerably stronger and ‘more durable thin natural mils, and because asil polish adheres beiter tothe artificial mail surface. Some individuals, ‘ate unhappy’ wit the shape an coatour of thie natural nail and opt louse an artifical milo improve the appearance of their nails thas been known in the art of adorning the hands to provide ornamental fingernail accesories made from thin, ‘molded plastic members manufactured generally in the shape of fingernail. Indeed, aumerous anfcal fingernail ‘manufacturers have provided a variety of combinations of ‘materials arrangements, and colors in fingernail accessories. For example, many conveational pre-designed fingernails often include a decorative design stencile or ar-brushed on top suriace thereot With the advent of such anifcial fingernail accessories, the wearer could now have intricately pre-designed finger- ‘als that are atached to the natural fingernail and then ater easily removed, The pre-designed arilcial nai s glued to the surface of the natural nal by applyiag an amount of a liquid bonding adesive to the bottom surface of the atte cial nail andor the top surface ofthe natural nail to allix the sccessory to the mil, Usually the wearer must wipe oe tim away any excess auhesive and then wait several moments, ‘until the adhesive dries 10 ensure that the accessory is secured tote nail An overlay isthen typically applied othe entre tp surface ofthe atifcial nal. The overlay is usually transparent of transient so that the decorative design is visible on the top surface of the ariliial aail. Once the overlay sets, the artilicial nil is shaped as desire One drawback with artcial nals, however, is thatthe application process can be cumbersome and messy. In particular, in attaching an arifcial nal itis necessary to ‘rasp the artificial all itself and apply glue tothe bottom Side ofthe nail. Th atfcial nal is then twmed aver so the hued bottom side faces downward whereby the artificial ‘ail canbe positioned on the natural nal, Once the artificial ral s properly placed, a slight pressure must be placed on the nal s that the we suicienlly secures the artifical nal, to the natwal nail. Because the artificial sil is being held between the fingers ofthe opposite hand during tis entire process, the applied glue often comes in contact with the Fingers. Not only may this detrimentally alter the adhesive bonding characteristics of the glue, bu it also makes ban lingo the anifcial nail dificult. Cleaning the glue from the fingers between cach nal application also makes the process more time consuming ‘Accordingly, it would desirable to provide an artificial tail that can be applied to the satura nail without the foremeationed deawhacks. In particular, it would be desir. able to provide an arifcil nail that can be easily handled

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