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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4299243 | Fingernail reinforcing method A method for reinforcing fingernails uses a thin sheet of porous reinforcing material covering outward portions of the nail. The method comprises a plurality of steps wherein the reinforcing material is impregnated with a quick-drying liquid adhesive, alt... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4296766 | Manicuring case and supporting apparatus A manicuring case and supporting apparatus for storing manicuring implements and providing a base of support for a user's hand during use thereof. A container defines an interior cavity and includes a plurality of apertures in the top surface thereof. Eac... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4294268 | Pedicure easel A pedicure easel is described including a first inverted U-shaped member which is adapted to be placed on a bathroom floor and extended upwardly therefrom. A second U-shaped supporting member is pivotally secured adjacent its forward end to the upper end ... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4292987 | Fingernail hone A novel fingernail hone consists of a body of unglazed ceramic material having a honing or polishing surface in the form of a concave surface which is unglazed and of substantially spherical curvature. The ceramic material is preferably in the form of an ... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4287899 | Nail form device The nail form device of the present invention comprises an integral structure having a forward portion and a rearward portion. The forward portion has an upwardly convex surface for supporting the synthetic nail which is to be attached to the natural nail... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4273145 | High molecular weight vinyl acrylic combined with low molecular weight vinyl acetate-maleate for controlled permanent tack and method of making same An unsupported decorative film of a polymeric composition having controlled permanent tack, the polymeric composition being a blend of 86 to 88% of a polyvinyl acetate-acrylic copolymer of high molecular weight and low residual tack and 12 to 14% of a pol... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4267852 | Process for enhancing and strengthening the growth of nails The method and compositions for enhancing the growth and strength of fingernails and toenails.... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4249551 | Fingernail kit A fingernail construction kit includes a pair of separate containers for containing chemical components for the fabrication of fingernails with one container for containing a liquid reagent including a detachable cover having an aperture therein for recei... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4222399 | Artificial nail An artificial nail, e.g. an artificial toenail or fingernail, is built up on a flat flexible resilient arcuate form which is mounted on the actual human nail. The artificial nail is formed by depositing a layer of a mush of resin powder and a liquid solve... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4172461 | Nail form A device usable to aid attachment of an artificial fingernail to a natural fingernail comprises: (a) a form having a upwardly convex surface and defining an arcuate rearward edge shaped for reception under the forward edge portion of the natural nail, and... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4157095 | Reinforced artificial fingernail A method for forming a reinforced artificial fingernail in situ and the article formed thereby, the invention comprising the application of a layer of polymeric material is disclosed, preferably acrylic polymer, to a fingernail through a mask fitted onto ... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4150481 | Finger-toe nail clipper having shifting receptacle An improved finger-toe nail clipper including the combination of a conventional finger or toe nail clipper and a compactly designed receptacle shiftingly receivable between the opposing insides of the forward nail clipping ends of the arms of the clipper ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4140139 | Mounting and packaging of artificial fingernails An artificial fingernail mounting is provided having a frame to which a plurality of artificial fingernails are secured by their tips leaving the cuticle ends of the fingernails free to facilitate the selection of a fingernail by a user. The mounting may ... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4137929 | Fingernail cleaner A fingernail cleaner comprising an enclosed fingernail receiving receptacle having an opening in the upper end for receiving one or more of a person's fingers to be cleaned, which opening fits closely around the fingers to prevent liquid from splashing ou... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4135526 | Application of fingernal extension to natural fingernail An artificial fingernail is formed to have a stop abutting the convex forward edge of a natural fingernail, and to be securely bonded to the latter at edge overlap locations.... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4132234 | Method and apparatus for producing extended-length fingernails Apparatus, and a related method for its use, for producing extended-length fingernails, the apparatus including a finger-supporting block having a groove therein to accommodate the finger, and at least one removable and reuseable form shaped to engage the... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4126144 | Peelable human nail coatings A peelable human nail coating system comprises a water emulsion of polymer resin stabilized with partially acetylated poly vinyl alcohol. The resin includes poly vinyl acetate homopolymer and poly vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer. The composition is appli... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4106614 | Artificial fingernail display package An artificial fingernail package has a transparent portion through which one or more artificial fingernails are visible enabling a possible purchaser to select fingernails by placing her finger beneath the transparent portion and looking through the trans... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4058132 | Nail polish bottle opener The nail polish bottle opener is generally flat and elongate having a wide end portion at one end, and narrow end portion at the opposite end and a midportion connecting the end portions. The wide end portion has a opening therein which has a serrated per... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4034769 | Fingernail polishing apparatus A fingernail polishing apparatus for use in the manicure treatment comprises in combination a plurality of polishing sheets having specific filing or polishing functions which depend upon the purpose of treating a fingernail. The sheets are made of elasti... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4017923 | Finger nail retainer and tweezer A finger nail retainer and tweezer for use with a conventional nail clipper. The retainer and tweezer is used with a conventional nail clipper having a pair of elongated cutting blades fastened together at a rear end and having cutting blades at a forward... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4007748 | Fingernail extension An artificial fingernail is formed to have abutting contact with the convex forward edge of a natural fingernail, and to be securely bonded to that edge.... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3993084 | Fingernail wrapper and method A fingernail wrapper and wrapping technique utilizing a thin flexible sheet, of tissue paper, for example, which includes a rear tab portion, a forwardly divergent intermediate portion forming a forward extension of the rear portion and having forwardly d... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3986257 | Nail clipper A nail-nipper including a pair of elastic metal pieces secured together at one end and having a cutting edge formed on the other end, a shaft extending through the pair of elastic metal pieces at the cutting end, a pair of cover plates on opposite sides o... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3982551 | False fingernail kit A false fingernail kit in which false fingernail blanks are formed unitary with a surrounding frame having portions establishing an imaginary envelope within which the blanks are enveloped, the frame being placed in a receptacle having a configuration com... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3978871 | Nail polish bottle opener and nail care implement An opener for a nail polish bottle includes a collar with a conical bore having a grooved surface for engaging the grooved surface of an upwardly converging cap on a nail polish bottle. A pair of opposed integral arms or wings project outward and upward f... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3972325 | Fingernail protector and method A method of protecting a long protruding fingernail during performance of manual activities by inserting a resilient cushion member within the cavity on the under side of the protruding nail portion and adhesively securing the cushion member to the finger... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3967631 | Fingernail cap A fingernail cap having a band which is engageable on the terminal phalanx of a finger and is supportively connected to a shell provided with a cavity arrangeable over the nail and tip of the finger for protectively encasing same and protecting the finger... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3961636 | Nail care apparatus A finger rest adapted to support a finger of a user to facilitate care of the associated fingernail includes a plurality of shoulder portions defining a channel for receiving the finger and a plurality of sidewalls defining a cavity beneath the channel an... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3943947 | Toe nail clipper for dogs and other animals This device consists primarily of a manually operated clipper having a plastic member with an integral and internally threaded sleeve which receives an adjustable and threaded plug, providing floor means which will vary in depth.... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3943948 | Case with closeable lid A case comprised of a generally longitudinally tubular portion in which a nail clip can be inserted therein. Conforming to the same general outline of the nail clip which it houses and shell-like in appearance to it. Having internal pressure catches to ca... | 03/16/1976 |
