Global Patent Index - EP 1386560 A1

EP 1386560 A1 20040204 - Artificial nail and method for applying same

Title (en)

Artificial nail and method for applying same

Title (de)

Künstlicher Nagel und Verfahren zum Anbringen derselben

Title (fr)

Ongle artificiel et procede d'application

Publication

EP 1386560 A1 20040204 (EN)

Application

EP 03394068 A 20030729

Priority

US 20827002 A 20020729

Abstract (en)

An artificial fingernail (10) includes an opaque crescent-shaped lunula portion (42) at a proximal end thereof, an opaque nail tip portion (12) at a distal end thereof opposite the lunula portion, a substantially clear and transparent nail bed portion between the lunula portion (42) and the tip portion (12) and a dividing line (13) between the nail bed portion and the nail tip portion (12). The nail bed portion substantially corresponds to the nail bed (21) of a natural fingernail and is applied over a natural fingernail. The nail tip portion (12) includes a continuous opaque decoration (14) which obscures a natural nail tip when the artificial fingernail is applied over a natural fingernail. The nail bed portion is substantially clear and transparent allowing the natural nail bed to be visible therethrough. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A45D 31/00

IPC 8 full level

A45D 31/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A45D 31/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1386560 A1 20040204; EP 1386560 B1 20061011; AT E341961 T1 20061115; CN 1494841 A 20040512; DE 60308959 D1 20061123; DE 60308959 T2 20070906; JP 2004081843 A 20040318; US 2002185144 A1 20021212

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03394068 A 20030729; AT 03394068 T 20030729; CN 03150023 A 20030729; DE 60308959 T 20030729; JP 2003203232 A 20030729; US 20827002 A 20020729