WO1996016568A1 - Ongle artificiel et technique de fabrication - Google Patents

Ongle artificiel et technique de fabrication Download PDF

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WO1996016568A1
WO1996016568A1 PCT/US1995/015531 US9515531W WO9616568A1 WO 1996016568 A1 WO1996016568 A1 WO 1996016568A1 US 9515531 W US9515531 W US 9515531W WO 9616568 A1 WO9616568 A1 WO 9616568A1
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Robert E. Strom
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COSMANIA Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D31/00—Artificial nails

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  • the present invention relates to a colored artificial nail, such as an artificial fingernail, and to a method for making the artificial nail.
  • Artificial nails such as artificial fingernail and toenails
  • Artificial nails are frequently used for cosmetic purposes, for example, in order to afford long, brightly polished, fashionable fingernails to women who lack the opportunity to allow their own nails to grow to the desired length.
  • the nails may be polished using a polish of a single color. Alternatively, one or more nails may be given a different color. Various designs may be applied to the artificial nails after they have been bonded to the wearer's nails.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,876,121 discloses artificial nails having a moire pattern.
  • Cohen's nails include first and second grid pattern layers affixed to a nail bed, which preferably is transparent. The grid patterns intersect to produce the moire effect.
  • Fashionable effects have also been produced by application of jewels piece by piece to artificial fingernails, and also by airbrushing color patterns on artificial nails. Airbrushing is a very expensive process, however.
  • an artificial nail such as a fingernail or toenail, comprises a base having an upper surface to which is bonded a colored film.
  • the colored film comprises mylar.
  • a multicolor pattern is formed on the mylar by airbrushing, printing or silk screening.
  • the base comprises a plastic material such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (ABS).
  • a method of producing an artificial nail comprises the step of bonding a colored film onto the upper surface of a base.
  • a base is typically a pre-formed, commercially available artificial nail base having a curved surface.
  • the base can be transparent or opaque, and can be colored if desired.
  • a colored mylar film is bonded to an artificial nail base by hot-rolling.
  • a colored nylon film is applied to a nylon base, and the base is then placed in an oven. The nylon film is thereby baked onto the nylon base.
  • an artificial nail comprises a base having a colored upper surface to which is bonded a transparent film.
  • the entire base is colored during manufacture of the base.
  • a method of producing an artificial nail comprises the step of bonding a transparent film onto a base having an upper surface which is colored.
  • FIGS. 1 a-b are front and back elevational views, respectively, of an embodiment of an artificial nail according to the invention, illustrating an exemplary multicolored pattern
  • FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional exploded view of an artificial nail of the invention across line A-A in FIG. 1 a-b (not to scale);
  • FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional exploded view of an alternative embodiment of an artificial of the invention in which a transparent film is bonded to a colored base.
  • an artificial nail 10 more particularly an artificial fingernail, according to the invention includes a colored film 12 which is bonded to the upper surface 14 of a base 16.
  • the colored film 12 can be of a single uniform color, or can be provided with any desired design, such as spots, stripes, florals, swirls, etc.
  • the colored film 1 2 can also include uncolored, e.g., transparent, areas which allow the base to be viewed through the film.
  • the design can be formed using one color, or can preferably be formed using a plurality of different colors to produce an attractive cosmetic appearance.
  • An exemplary multicolored pattern is shown in FIG. 1 a.
  • Colored film 1 2 comprises a material which is self-supporting, as opposed, e.g., to a liquid material which is applied to a base and dries to form a coating.
  • the film preferably is not roughened, grooved or otherwise textured.
  • the preferred material for the colored film 12 according to the invention is a plastic, such as mylar (a polyethylene terephthalate) or nylon. Very preferably a mylar film is employed.
  • the colored film 12 preferably has a thickness from about 0.01 mm to about 0.05 mm prior to application.
  • the colored film 12 can be produced in any conventional manner.
  • the design is preferably produced without the use of adhesives.
  • a roll of film preferably a mylar film, is colored by airbrushing, printing or silk-screening using any conventional dyes.
  • the inventive artificial nails will have a uniform or random appearance. Colored designs (other than solid single colors) typically will not be precisely the same on the various individual units due to the differences in size and configuration of the bases 16 to which they are to be bonded. Other variations can be attributed to the nature of the design formation process. For example, due to the essentially random nature of the airbrushing process, no two artificial nail having an airbrushed colored layer 12 will be alike. Rather, every nail will be an original impression. Printing processes, on the other hand, can afford artificial nails having more uniform appearances.
  • the resulting colored film is subsequently cut into individual nail-shaped units, which are then bonded to the base 16.
  • Base 16 preferably comprises a plastic material such as ABS, polypropylene, polyvinyl acetate or nylon.
  • ABS is particularly useful in producing artificial nails according to the invention.
  • Use of transparent or translucent plastic materials, such as ABS, will allow a pattern from film 12 to be viewed from the back of nail
  • base 16 and/or film 12 include polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer, cellulose acetate, cellulose butyrate, Bisphenol A polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate, polyethylene, polystyrene and the like.
  • base 16 has a thickness from about 0.05 mm to 1 .5 mm, more preferably from about 0.15 mm to 0.8 mm.
  • Base 16 has a shape which conforms to size, shape and handedness of the nail of the user to which it is to be applied.
  • Colored film 12 is preferably bonded to base 16 by application of heat and pressure, without the use of adhesives.
  • a hot-stamping machine is employed.
  • Useful hot-stamping machines are commercially available, for example, from Spatz Laboratories (Oxnard, California).
  • a convex mold is prepared for each size and shape of nail to be produced.
  • a base 16 having the selected size and shape is then placed on the mold.
  • Colored film 12, cut to the appropriate size and shape, is then placed on the upper surface 14 of base 16.
  • the hot- stamping machine then rolls over the colored film. The hot-rolled film is thus heat- sealed to the base.
  • the hot-stamping process is preferably carried out at a temperature from about 250°C to 300°C, more preferably about 280°C.
  • the pressure employed is preferably about 1 to 10 psia, more preferably about 5 psia.
  • the stamping time is preferably about 2 seconds.
  • a colored film 12 is affixed to a base 16 having the same or similar chemical composition as the colored film 12.
  • the film 1 2 and base 16 are then placed in an over and baked until the two components are bonded together.
  • both the colored film 12 and the base 16 are comprised of nylon.
  • the temperatures and times employed in the baking process will depend on the materials used to form the film and base.
  • the baking process preferably takes place at a temperature from about 55 °C to 65°C, more preferably about 60°C, for a time from about 3 to 5 minutes.
  • the foregoing embodiment is most appropriate when the colored film has a multicolor pattern which does not require sharp delineations between colors. This is because colors from film 12 may bleed into base 16 during the bonding process when both layers are comprised of the same material, resulting in a somewhat blurred appearance.
  • FIG. 3 Artificial nail
  • the 20 comprises a base 22 having a colored upper surface 24 to which is bonded transparent film 26.
  • the desired colored or multicolored upper surface 24 preferably is produced during manufacture of the base, for example by adding an appropriate dye or pigment or combination thereof to the base material prior to molding.
  • Transparent film 26 is then bonded to upper surface 24 of base 22 by any desired method, preferably the hot-rolling method discussed previously.
  • a colored base and a partially transparent film that is, a film which is transparent in certain areas and colored in other areas.
  • patterns or printed images can be superimposed on a colored background.

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Ongle artificiel (10) comportant une base (16) dont la surface supérieure (14) est enduite d'une pellicule (12) partiellement colorée. Une variante de l'invention comporte une base (22) ayant une surface supérieure colorée (24) enduite d'une pellicule (26) partiellement transparente.
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GB2352628A (en) * 1999-07-15 2001-02-07 Leanne Madders Artificial finger nail
NL1016716C2 (nl) * 2000-04-11 2001-10-12 Caroline Simone Elenbaas Werkwijze voor de vervaardiging van een kunstnagel en daarmee vervaardigde kunstnagels.
CN104069011A (zh) * 2014-07-04 2014-10-01 南通丽洋新材料开发有限公司 一种高透气拒水敷复材料

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US4860774A (en) * 1985-12-06 1989-08-29 Maria Talerico Fingernail reinforcement material and method
US4876121A (en) * 1988-09-30 1989-10-24 Cohen Allen L Cosmetic artificial nails
US5309365A (en) * 1992-07-02 1994-05-03 Gerber Scientific Products, Inc. System for cutting artificial nail tips and for decorating the same or existing nails using automated cutting processes

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US4860774A (en) * 1985-12-06 1989-08-29 Maria Talerico Fingernail reinforcement material and method
US4876121A (en) * 1988-09-30 1989-10-24 Cohen Allen L Cosmetic artificial nails
US5309365A (en) * 1992-07-02 1994-05-03 Gerber Scientific Products, Inc. System for cutting artificial nail tips and for decorating the same or existing nails using automated cutting processes

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GB2352628A (en) * 1999-07-15 2001-02-07 Leanne Madders Artificial finger nail
NL1016716C2 (nl) * 2000-04-11 2001-10-12 Caroline Simone Elenbaas Werkwijze voor de vervaardiging van een kunstnagel en daarmee vervaardigde kunstnagels.
WO2001076407A1 (fr) * 2000-04-11 2001-10-18 Caroline Simone Elenbaas Procede de fabrication d'ongle artificiel et ongles artificiels ainsi obtenus
CN104069011A (zh) * 2014-07-04 2014-10-01 南通丽洋新材料开发有限公司 一种高透气拒水敷复材料
CN104069011B (zh) * 2014-07-04 2017-02-22 江苏丽洋新材料股份有限公司 一种高透气拒水敷复材料

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