COSMETIC NAIL COVERING
First Claim
1. A cosmetic nail cover for cosmetically disguising, with a temporary covering and conventional nail polish, an unattractive nail area on a nail portion of an affected hand or foot digit;
- the cosmetic nail cover comprising;
an elongated strip of tape that has a front side and an opposed back side;
material of the tape being resistant to damage by conventional nail polish chemicals, and the front side of the tape material being suitable for application and adherence of a coating of the conventional nail polish by conventional means;
an adhesive substantially coating the back side of the strip of tape, wherein the adhesive is suitable for removable adherence to skin of the hand or foot; and
a flexible pad having a firm smooth top surface for adherence to the back side of the strip of tape.
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Abstract
A cosmetic nail cover for cosmetically disguising, with a temporary covering and conventional nail polish, an unattractive nail area on a hand or foot digit, which includes an elongated strip of tape with adhesive and a pad. The material of the tape is resistant to damage by conventional nail polish chemicals, and is suitable for application and adherence of a coating of the conventional nail polish by conventional means. The adhesive substantially coats the back side of the strip of tape, and is suitable for removable adherence to skin of the hand or foot. The pad is flexible and has a firm smooth top surface for adherence to the back side of the strip of tape. Preferably the tape material is transparent and non-glossy, and the pad has thickness comparable to that of a nail and is trimmed to the size and shape appropriate for the nail area to be covered by it.
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8 Claims
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1. A cosmetic nail cover for cosmetically disguising, with a temporary covering and conventional nail polish, an unattractive nail area on a nail portion of an affected hand or foot digit;
- the cosmetic nail cover comprising;
an elongated strip of tape that has a front side and an opposed back side;
material of the tape being resistant to damage by conventional nail polish chemicals, and the front side of the tape material being suitable for application and adherence of a coating of the conventional nail polish by conventional means;an adhesive substantially coating the back side of the strip of tape, wherein the adhesive is suitable for removable adherence to skin of the hand or foot; and a flexible pad having a firm smooth top surface for adherence to the back side of the strip of tape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- the cosmetic nail cover comprising;
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8. A method for cosmetically hiding an unattractive finger or toe nail area of an affected digit with a temporary, cosmetically appealing covering, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing tape material that has a back side substantially coated with an adhesive suitable for releasably adhering to human skin, and that has an opposed front side that is suitable for coating with nail polish; trimming the tape material to form a strip of tape having a tape length sufficient to wrap approximately once around the nail portion of the affected digit; providing pad material that is semi-rigid and which presents a smooth firm surface on a top side; trimming the pad material to form a pad having a pad length, a pad width, and a cuticle edge curved shape appropriate for a desired shape of nail for the nail area of the affected digit; removing backing paper, if present, from the adhesive on the back side of the strip of tape; positioning the pad on the adhesive coated side of the strip of tape such that the pad length is aligned with the tape width, the pad cuticle edge is close to a cuticle edge of the strip of tape, and the pad is approximately centered in the tape length; pressing to adhere the pad top surface to the strip of tape; positioning the pad over the nail area of the affected digit with the adhesive coating facing the digit; wrapping the strip of tape around the affected digit; trimming a pad outside edge and a corresponding outside tape edge as needed to form a desired shape and dimensions for the outside edges of the nail covering; and applying nail polish on the tape front side above the pad as cosmetic decoration to match that of other nails, thereby presenting the appearance of one nail-polished natural nail among others on the same hand or foot.
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Specification