Method and Apparatus for Enhancing UV Gel Nail Application

• US 20120103354A1
• Filed: 11/02/2011
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fa Young Park
• Original Assignee: Fa Young Park
• Inventors: Park, Fa Young
• Granted Patent: US 9,149,106 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 132/200
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2031/005 French nails
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 31/00 Artificial nails

Abstract

A method of applying a UV gel manicure to a fingernail and a method for achieving a UV gel fingernail extension. First a nail appliqué made of dry nail enamel is applied to a fingernail. A UV gel is then applied with a brush on top of nail appliqué and is cured using a UV lamp. The result is a UV manicure that applied faster than a conventional UV manicure and it is healthier for a nail. UV nail extensions are achieved by applying an appliqué which overhangs from a fingernail and applying and curing UV gel on top of the appliqué.

Claims

1. A method of adorning a fingernail, comprising the steps of:

applying a dry nail appliqué

to said fingernail, said appliqué

comprising nail enamel;

removing an excess portion of said nail appliqué

;

applying UV gel on said dry nail appliqué

; and

curing said UV gel with a UV light,

whereby said UV gel is transparent or translucent when cured.

2. The method of claim 1, whereby said nail appliqué

comprises partially cured nail enamel.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of shaping the tip of the UV and appliqué

layers with a sheering device.

4. The method of claim 1, whereby said nail appliqué

extends past a tip of said fingernail in substantially the same plane as said fingernail, said UV gel is applied atop of substantially the entire surface of said nail appliqué

applied to said fingernail and extending therefrom.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of shaping a tip of said nail appliqué

and UV gel layer with a sheering device.

6. A method of applying a French manicure nail extension to a fingernail comprising the steps of:

applying a nail appliqué

to said fingernail, said nail appliqué

comprising nail enamel;

applying a nail tip appliqué

atop of said nail appliqué

, said nail tip appliqué

comprising a curved edge, said curved edge being shaped to substantially conform to a tip of a fingernail, said curved edge being applied to said a tip of said fingernail and a remainder of said nail tip appliqué

extending past said tip of said fingernail;

applying UV gel atop of said nail appliqué and

nail tip appliqué

;

curing said UV gel with a UV light,

whereby when said UV gel is cured it is transparent or translucent.

7. The method of claim 6, whereby said nail appliqué

is of a first color and said nail tip appliqué

is of a second color.

8. The method of claim 6, whereby said nail appliqué

and said nail tip appliqué

comprise partially cured nail enamel,

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of shaping a tip of said appliqué

layer and UV layer with a sheering device.

10. A method of applying a French manicure nail extension to a fingernail comprising the steps of:

applying a nail tip appliqué

atop of said fingernail, said nail tip appliqué

comprising a curved edge, said curved edge being shaped to substantially conform to a tip of a fingernail, said curved edge being applied to said a tip of said fingernail and a remainder of said nail tip appliqué

extending past said tip of said fingernail;

applying UV gel atop of said fingernail and said nail tip appliqué

;

curing said UV gel with a UV light,

whereby when said UV gel is cured it is transparent or translucent.