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According to illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure, provide the device that is used to provide artificial nails with a plurality of sections or fingerstall device, system and method to solve this demand and other demand at least.
In some illustrative embodiments of the present invention, a kind of artificial nails or fingerstall device are provided.This exemplary means can comprise first sections and adjacency first sections with top surface and basal surface and have top surface and second sections of basal surface.First sections and second sections can form the modular appliance with far-end and near-end.At least a portion of the basal surface of first sections can contact the top surface of second sections of adjacency, makes that part of of the top surface that basal surface overlapped by first sections of adjacency of second sections to form acute angle with respect to the top surface of first sections.
In another illustrative embodiments of the present invention, provide a kind of method that is used to provide artificial nails or fingerstall device.Particularly, can provide first sections, second sections with top surface and basal surface also can be provided with top surface and basal surface.In addition, can form modular appliance by first sections and second sections.Also possible is overlaps at least a portion of the top surface of second sections with the basal surface of first sections of adjacency, makes that part of top surface with respect to first sections by the top surface that basal surface overlapped of first sections of adjacency of second sections form acute angle.
Illustrative embodiments of the present invention comprises device, the system and method that is used to provide artificial nails/fingerstall.Though exemplary means of the present invention, system and method can be used for the extension of any health, for example, finger or toe, they are particularly useful for the cosmetic of finger nail or vision enhancement.The present invention not only can use in retail application (for example, all standing nail etc.) and can use in professional application (for example acrylic painting method etc.).
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Fig. 1 shows the illustrative embodiments of the artificial nails/fingerstall device 10 that comprises two sections.Artificial nails/fingerstall device 10 can be configured as the outward appearance of imitation natural nail substantially.For example, one or more artificial nailses/fingerstall device 10 according to an illustrative embodiment of the invention can have the approximate rectangular or crooked shape of its length greater than its width.But exemplary artificial nails/fingerstall device 10 also can be arranged to arbitrary shape or size based on the application of its expectation.
For the purpose of illustrative embodiments of the present invention, the whole lip-deep all standing nail and being intended to that term " artificial nails " can include but not limited to be intended to can be applicable to wearer's natural nail may be used on the nail extension on wearer's the part of natural nail.Wearer's natural nail can be finger nail or toenail.Therefore, can be that its size and dimension forms the finger nail that is applied to the wearer or the artificial nails on the toenail according to the artificial nails of specific exemplary embodiments of the present invention.In an illustrative embodiments, artificial nails/fingerstall device 10 can manufacture a plurality of standard group on size and the length, makes user/wearer can select desired size and the length near user/wearer's nail size and dimension then.
As shown in Figure 1, nail/fingerstall device 10 can be sized to thenatural nail 15 that makes at least a portion far-end ofdevice 10 extend to the wearer and/or extend from wearer's natural nail 15 (for example, from its epidermis part) far-end.In specific implementations, nail/fingerstall device 10 can comprisefirst sections 20 withtop surface 60 andbasal surface 80, andsecond sections 30 withtop surface 70 and basal surface 90.In an illustrative embodiments,second sections 30 can be arranged to that side direction is close tofirst sections 20 and by at least a portion offirst sections 20 overlap joint.In certain exemplary embodiments,first sections 20 andsecond sections 30 can form the modular appliance with far-end 40 and near-end 50 when adjacency, and wherein near-end is located on or near the epidermis of wearer's finger (natural nail 15).In the Alternative exemplary embodiment, any infirst sections 20 andsecond sections 30 or two can comprise one or more minor segments, and these minor segments can formfirst sections 20 andsecond sections 30 respectively after combination.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, near-end 50 can be configured to be arranged on the epidermis part of natural nail 15.In another illustrative embodiments, far-end 40 can be configured to be arranged on the relative with the epidermis part ofnatural nail 15 and away from epidermis front portion partly.
In certain exemplary embodiments, at least a portion of thebasal surface 80 offirst sections 20 overlaps at least a portion oftop surface 70 ofsecond sections 30 to form interface 95.In an illustrative embodiments, theinterface 95 between thesections 20,30 of adjacency can comprise one or more parts.For example, as shown in Figure 1,interface 95 can comprise the single part that is essentially full curve.As shown in Figure 1, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, thetop surface 70 ofsecond sections 30 can have the curve shape that is bent away from from thetop surface 60 of first sections 20.According to another illustrative embodiments of the present invention, thetop surface 70 ofsecond sections 30 can have the part that can have rectilinear form, and this part with rectilinear form is left fromtop surface 60 extensions offirst sections 20 with linear fashion at least in part.For this reason, at least a portion of thebasal surface 80 offirst sections 20 shape that can have can correspond essentially to the shape of at least a portion of thetop surface 60 offirst sections 20.
In an illustrative embodiments, at least a portion of thetop surface 70 ofsecond sections 30 can form an angle with respect to the part of thetop surface 60 of first sections 20.For example, as shown in Figure 1, be configured to be arranged on the part oftop surface 70 of leaving epidermis a distance, for example being located on or nearsecond sections 30 of finger fingertip position and can form an acute angle with respect to the top surface of first sections 20.In the illustrative embodiments shown in Figure 1, thebasal surface 80 offirst sections 20 is thetop surface 70 of contactsecond sections 30 on its whole length basically.Alternately, but the part far-end offirst sections 20 extend into and exceedsecond sections 30, make the part ofbasal surface 80 offirst sections 20 not contact thetop surface 70 ofsecond sections 30.
Fig. 2 shows the vertical view of the nail/fingerstall device 10 according to specific exemplary embodiments of the present invention.As shown in Figure 2, thetop surface 70 of thetop surface 60 offirst sections 20 andsecond sections 30 forms the smooth basically top surface of nail/fingerstall device 10.In addition, though thetop portion 60 that Fig. 2 showsfirst sections 20 wherein is 50 illustrative embodiments that extend laterally certain distance from far-end 40 towards near-end, should be understood that thetop portion 60 offirst sections 20 can be from far-end 40 towards near-end 50 extends laterally the distance that substitutes arbitrarily.
Fig. 3 shows another illustrative embodiments according to nail of the present invention/fingerstall device 100.The same with the above illustrative embodiments of describing with reference to Fig. 1 and 2, exemplary nail/fingerstall device 100 can comprisefirst sections 110 withtop surface 120 andbasal surface 125, and second sections withtop surface 135 and basal surface 140.The same with the aforementioned exemplary embodiment, at least a portion of the basal surface offirst sections 110 can overlap at least a portion oftop surface 135 ofsecond sections 130 to form interface 145.One as the aforementioned exemplary embodiment substitutes, and theinterface 145 between the adjacency sections can comprise a plurality of parts.For example, with reference to the similar components among Fig. 2,interface 145 can comprise first with Curved Continuous pars convoluta basically and be arranged on far-end and can be arranged essentially parallel to the second portion that thetop surface 120 offirst sections 110 extends with respect to first.Therefore, the corresponding part of the second portion withinterface 145 of thetop surface 135 ofsecond sections 130 also can be arranged essentially parallel totop surface 120 extensions of first sections 110.Yet the same with aforesaid illustrative embodiments, the part of thetop surface 135 ofsecond sections 130---it is configured to be arranged on apart from the specific distance of epidermis---can form an acute angle with respect to thetop surface 120 of first sections.
In certain exemplary embodiments, nail/fingerstall device 10,100 can have consistent thickness substantially, and for example, about 0.8mm is to 1.0mm, and thickness can reduce (for example attenuation gradually) towards near-end 50 so that mutually attached and mixed with natural nail 15.In the Alternative exemplary embodiment, nail/fingerstall device 10,100 can have any thickness, and can be based on optional preferred aesthetics and/or other factors and attenuation gradually.
In another illustrative embodiments of the present invention, the one or more sections that constitute nail/fingerstall device 10,100 can be arranged to a kind of specific color or multiple color.Referring again to Fig. 1, in an illustrative embodiments,first sections 20 can be arranged to the different color of one or more residue sections with nail/fingerstall device 10.For example, in an illustrative embodiments,first sections 20 can comprise white (nail polish), canescence or near-white, wherein,second sections 30 can comprise contrastive colours or different colours (nail polish), thereby the outward appearance of " French fingerstall " or " French pruning " is provided.In addition, for example,second sections 30 can comprise the translucent polymeric material of the color that can imitate natural fingernails and toenails.Alternately, any infirst sections 20 and/orsecond sections 30 or two can be arranged to random color.
In another illustrative embodiments of the present invention,first sections 20 can have the color of basically identical on the whole thickness of sections.For example,first sections 20 can be formed by the material of homogeneity basically, and it is all substantially the same to make the outward appearance offirst sections 20 extend tobasal surface 80 from top surface 60.In this manner, the outward appearance of the firstcoloured sections 20 of nail/fingerstall device 10 will be not can be as artificial nails's situation because scratch, cracked, rub and/or come off and deterioration, in artificial nails's situation, color can be applied as the thin layer that is arranged on the far-end fingerstall part 40.In addition, forming and on its whole thickness, have basic evenlyfirst sections 20 of color and can reduce or eliminate the other step that the thin layer with the solution of thin layer nail polish or other color is coated in the step on artificial nails's part and seals the thin nonferrous layer of artificial nails/fingerstall device 10 with sealant according to an illustrative embodiment of the invention.
In other illustrative embodiments of the present invention, can exemplary nail/fingerstall device 10 be applied on thenatural nail 15 as following mode.After choosing the nail of suitable dimension/fingerstall device 10, the user can be with the conventional binders selected, for example put on thenatural nail 15 based on the acrylic acid viscose glue of cyanoformic ester.Second sections 30 of nail/fingerstall device 10 can be placed on thenatural finger tip 15 then, thus covernatural nail 15 the surface basically all or part of.Can exert pressure to nail/fingerstall device 10 by pressing down second sections 30.This pressure can cause 30 compressions of second sections and meet the surface profile of wearer'snatural finger tip 15, may provide better fit thus.Subsequently, the user can be applied to the conventional binders of selecting on thetop surface 70 of second sections 30.Then,first sections 20 can be placed at least in part ontop surface 70 or overlapjoint top surface 70 to form the box-like nail of exemplary group/fingerstall device 10.As expectation, in case apply, nail/fingerstall device 10 can utilize nail file to repair and configuration.Alternately, nail/fingerstall device can utilize any known method and be applied tonatural finger tip 15.
In another illustrative embodiments, nail/fingerstall device 10 can be used as single and offers the user.That is, in this illustrative embodiments, the mode that nail/fingerstall device 10 canfirst sections 20 be incorporated intosecond sections 30 offers the user.Therefore, in this illustrative embodiments, the applying of nail/fingerstall device 10 can include only combined type nail/fingerstall device 10 is bonded on wearer's the surface ofnatural finger tip 15.
Fig. 4 shows another illustrative embodiments according to nail of the present invention/fingerstall device 100.The same with the above illustrative embodiments of describing with reference to Fig. 1-3, exemplary nail/fingerstall device 200 can comprisefirst sections 20 withtop surface 60 andbasal surface 80 and havetop surface 70 andsecond sections 30 of basal surface 90.The same with aforesaid illustrative embodiments, at least a portion of thebasal surface 80 offirst sections 20 can overlap at least a portion oftop surface 70 ofsecond sections 30 to form interface 95.Substituting or adding as the aforementioned exemplary embodiment, the3rd sections 205 comprises thebasal surface 210 on thepart 85 of thetop surface 70 that can be arranged onsecond sections 30, thispart 85 is arranged on the epidermis of finger nail or near it, perhaps be arranged onsecond sections 30top surface 70, away from first 20, relative with first 20 or leave on the part offirst's 20 1 segment distances.For example, the interaction between thepart 85 of thetop surface 70 of thebasal surface 210 of the3rd sections 205 andsecond sections 30 can form anotherinterface 220.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, at least onepart 85 of thetop surface 70 ofsecond sections 30 can have crooked shape, and thetop surface 215 of the3rd sections 205 is left in its bending.According to another illustrative embodiments of the present invention, at least onepart 85 of thetop surface 70 ofsecond sections 30 can comprise the part that can have rectilinear form, and it extends thetop surface 215 that leaves the3rd sections 205 with linear fashion at least in part.For this reason, at least a portion of thebasal surface 210 of the3rd sections 205 shape that can have can correspond essentially to the shape ofpart 85 of thetop surface 70 ofsecond sections 30.
Fig. 5 and 6 shows another illustrative embodiments according to nail of the present invention/fingerstall device 300.The same with the above illustrative embodiments of describing with reference to Fig. 1-4, exemplary nail/fingerstall device 300 can comprisefirst sections 20 withtop surface 60 andbasal surface 80, andsecond sections 30 withtop surface 70 and basal surface 90.The same with the aforementioned exemplary embodiment, at least a portion of thebasal surface 80 offirst sections 20 can overlap at least a portion oftop surface 70 ofsecond sections 30 to form interface 95.In addition, the abutment portion of thetop surface 60 of the top surface ofsecond sections 30 andfirst sections 20 can forminterface 305, top.Depict as and form curved interface though in Fig. 5 and 6, will push upinterface 305, push upinterface 305 and can have any configuration, such as, for example straight line, angled etc.As the aforementioned exemplary embodiment substitute or additional, can small protuberance orridge 310 be set along top surface 305.For example, in some illustrative embodiments,ridge 310 can form at the thickness near 305 places, interface, top by any or two that increase a little infirst sections 20 and second sections 30.In an illustrative embodiments, it is identical with the natural look of French nail thatridge 310 can be configured to.Understand as those of ordinary skill in the art, draw/the French nail of nature in because the extra play of nail polish is formed with small protuberance along the French line.
In another illustrative embodiments, nail/fingerstall device 10,100,200,300 and/or itssections 20,30,120,130,205 can form by injection molding.For example, in an illustrative embodiments, nail/fingerstall device 10 and/or itssections 20,30,205 can be by forming as hot fingerstall door (hot tip gate) technology and/or operation (runner) systems approach of describing in the U.S. Patent No. 2006/0237027, and the full content of this patent is incorporated in this mode integral body of quoting with reference.In an Alternative exemplary embodiment, artificial nails/fingerstall device 10 can be formed by any known method.
In another illustrative embodiments of the present invention, nail/fingerstall device 10,100,200,300 and/or itssections 20,30,205 can form for example ABS plastic, nylon, butyl acetate cellulosic plastics, vinylacetate, Merlon, polyvinyl chloride etc. or their any combination by any class plastic material commonly used in artificial nails's manufacturing.In an illustrative embodiments, the material that is used forfirst sections 20,second sections 30 and/or the3rd sections 205 can select and then be compatible and chemically combination each other, makes sections be bonded to together and makes the risk minimization that separates between the sections.In addition, this material can have chemoresistance to certain products, and described certain products for example is used for nail/fingerstall device 10,100,200 is applied to nail polish or binding agent on wearer's thenatural nail 15.
Below only show principle of the present invention.In view of instruction herein, the various modification of described embodiment and change are conspicuous for the person of ordinary skill of the art.Therefore should be understood that, clearly illustrated or described, still embodied principle of the present invention and so dropped on multiple systems, apparatus and method in the spirit and scope of the present invention though those of ordinary skill in the art can design not at this.In addition, for the mode of not quoting with above-mentioned reference and, clearly it is all incorporated at this in this existing art of incorporating into.More than at all disclosed full contents of this reference at this by incorporating into reference to mode of quoting.