U.S. patent application number 14/451746 was filed with the patent office on 2015-12-24 for nail applique with handle.
The applicant listed for this patent is JC KOREA CORP. Invention is credited to Jeong Rim Choi, Kyung Sik Choi, Bo Mi Kim, Dong Sung KIM, Hyun Surk Kim, Ju Young Park.
Application Number | 20150366318 14/451746 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 51229848 |
Filed Date | 2015-12-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150366318 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
KIM; Dong Sung ; et
al. |
December 24, 2015 |
NAIL APPLIQUE WITH HANDLE
Abstract
Provided is a nail applique, which includes an upper layer
provided at an upper surface of a releasing sheet by means of an
adhesive and classified into an attachment region and a handle
region, and a rear handle prepared by forming a complete blade
processing line at the releasing sheet to correspond to the handle
region. The nail applique according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure may prevent an adhesive from being contaminated by
impurities and thus becoming dirt or from deteriorating its
adhesive force since a user may easily attach the nail applique
onto a nail or toenail by gripping a handle.
Inventors: |
KIM; Dong Sung;
(Gyeonggi-do, KR) ; Kim; Hyun Surk; (Gyeonggi-do,
KR) ; Choi; Kyung Sik; (Gyeonggi-do, KR) ;
Park; Ju Young; (Gyeonggi-do, KR) ; Choi; Jeong
Rim; (Gyeonggi-do, KR) ; Kim; Bo Mi; (Seoul,
KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
JC KOREA CORP |
Gyeonggi-do |
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KR |
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Family ID: |
51229848 |
Appl. No.: |
14/451746 |
Filed: |
August 5, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/73 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 31/00 20130101;
A45D 2031/005 20130101; A45D 29/001 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A45D 29/00 20060101
A45D029/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jun 18, 2014 |
KR |
20-2014-0004594 |
Claims
1. A nail applique, comprising: an upper layer provided at an upper
surface of a releasing sheet by means of an adhesive and classified
into an attachment region and a handle region; and a rear handle
prepared by forming a complete blade processing line at the
releasing sheet to correspond to the handle region.
2. The nail applique according to claim 1, wherein the attachment
region protrudes outwards together with the releasing sheet.
3. The nail applique according to claim 1, wherein the upper layer
is formed with any one selected from the group consisting of
polystyrene (PS) resin, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
resin, styrene butadiene styrene (SBS) resin, ethylene vinyl
acetate (EVA) resin, polyethylene (PE) resin, polypropylene (PP)
resin, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin, thermoplastic polyurethane
(TPU) resin, polyamide resin, polyester resin, acrylic polymer
resin, and mixtures thereof.
4. The nail applique according to claim 1, wherein the rear handle
is shaped to have a rounded head portion and wing portions
extending from both sides of the rounded head portion, and wherein
bending lines are respectively provided at sides of the wing
portions.
5. The nail applique according to claim 1, wherein the handle and
the rear handle protrude from the releasing sheet.
6. The nail applique according to claim 1, wherein the attachment
region of the upper layer has a smile line rounded outwards and has
a modulus greater than a modulus of the releasing sheet.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119
to Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-2014-0004594 filed on
Jun. 18, 2014 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the
disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its
entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The following disclosure relates to a nail applique, and in
particular, to a nail applique having a handle to enhance the
convenience of a user.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Recently, as women actively express their beauties and an
income level increases, nail polishes are frequently used for more
beautiful nails or toenails and various kinds of nail polishes have
been presented.
[0004] However, all of the existing nail polishes are so-called
"applied nail polishes" in a liquid state which should be applied
to nails or toenails by means of a brush or the like. In this case,
a user needs a long time to apply such a nail polish, and since
enamel components in the nail polish are not dried instantly, the
user also should wait for a long time until the nail polish is
dried, which gives restrictions in activity.
[0005] In addition, in order to peel off the nail polish, a remover
containing an acetone component is used to remove the hardened
enamel, which however gives a bad smell and also badly affects the
nutrition of nails or toenails. Moreover, it takes much time to
remove the nail polish.
[0006] In order to overcome the above disadvantages, an artificial
nail has been developed and used as disclosed in the patent
literature listed below. However, this artificial nail does not
have an adhesive means on its rear surface, and thus an adhesive
should be separately attached thereto.
[0007] At this time, when the artificial nail is attached onto a
nail or the like, the adhesive on its rear surface may be
contaminated by impurities, which may make the rear surface of the
artificial nail dirt or deteriorate the adhesive force of the
adhesive.
RELATED LITERATURES
Patent Literature
[0008] Patent Literature 1: Korean Patent Registration No.
10-0370377
SUMMARY
[0009] The present disclosure is designed to solve the above
problems, and an embodiment of the present disclosure is directed
to providing a nail applique which has a handle to improve the
convenience of a user.
[0010] In one general aspect, a nail applique, which includes: an
upper layer provided at an upper surface of a releasing sheet by
means of an adhesive and classified into an attachment region and a
handle region; and a rear handle prepared by forming a complete
blade processing line at the releasing sheet to correspond to the
handle region.
[0011] In the nail applique according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure, the attachment region may protrude outwards
together with the releasing sheet.
[0012] In the nail applique according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure, the upper layer may be formed with any one
selected from the group consisting of polystyrene (PS) resin,
acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) resin, styrene butadiene
styrene (SBS) resin, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) resin,
polyethylene (PE) resin, polypropylene (PP) resin, polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) resin, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) resin,
polyamide resin, polyester resin, acrylic polymer resin, and
mixtures thereof.
[0013] In the nail applique according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure, the rear handle may be shaped to have a rounded
head portion and wing portions extending from both sides of the
rounded head portion, and bending lines may be respectively
provided at sides of the wing portions.
[0014] In the nail applique according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure, the handle and the rear handle may protrude
from the releasing sheet.
[0015] In the nail applique according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure, the attachment region of the upper layer may
have a smile line rounded outwards and have a modulus greater than
a modulus of the releasing sheet.
[0016] Features and advantages of the present disclosure will be
apparent from the following detailed description taken in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0017] Prior to the description, it should be understood that the
terms used in the specification and the appended claims should not
be construed as limited to general and dictionary meanings, but
interpreted based on the meanings and concepts corresponding to
technical aspects of the present disclosure on the basis of the
principle that the inventor is allowed to define terms
appropriately for the best explanation.
[0018] The nail applique according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure may prevent an adhesive from being contaminated by
impurities and thus becoming dirt or from deteriorating its
adhesive force since a user may easily attach the nail applique
onto a nail or toenail by gripping a handle.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] FIG. 1a is a front view showing a sheet having a plurality
of nail appliques according to the first embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0020] FIG. 1b is a rear view showing the sheet having a plurality
of nail appliques according to the first embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0021] FIGS. 2a to 2c show examples for illustrating a process of
using a nail applique according to the first embodiment of the
present disclosure.
[0022] FIG. 3a is a front view showing a sheet having a plurality
of nail appliques according to the second embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0023] FIG. 3b is a rear view showing the sheet having a plurality
of nail appliques according to the second embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0024] FIGS. 4a to 4c show examples for illustrating a process of
using a nail applique according to the second embodiment of the
present disclosure.
[0025] FIG. 5a is a front view showing a sheet having a plurality
of nail appliques according to the third embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0026] FIG. 5b is a rear view showing the sheet having a plurality
of nail appliques according to the third embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0027] FIGS. 6a to 6c show examples for illustrating a process of
using a nail applique according to the third embodiment of the
present disclosure.
[0028] FIG. 7a is a front view showing a sheet having a plurality
of nail appliques according to the fourth embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0029] FIG. 7b is a rear view showing the sheet having a plurality
of nail appliques according to the fourth embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0030] FIGS. 8a to 8c show examples for illustrating a process of
using a nail applique according to the fourth embodiment of the
present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0031] Objects, specific advantages and new features of the present
disclosure will be more apparent from the following detailed
description and embodiments taken in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings. In the specification, when reference
numerals are endowed to components in each drawing, it should be
noted that like reference numerals denote like elements even though
they are depicted in several drawings. In addition, the terms
"first", "second", and the like are used for distinguishing one
component from another, and components are not limited to the
terms. Hereinafter, in a case where detailed description of known
functions or configurations in relation to the present disclosure
is judged as unnecessarily making the essence of the present
disclosure vague, the detailed description will be excluded.
[0032] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments will be described in
detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1a is a
front view showing a sheet having a plurality of nail appliques
according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG.
1b is a rear view showing the sheet having a plurality of nail
appliques according to the first embodiment of the present
disclosure, and FIGS. 2a to 2c show examples for illustrating a
process of using a nail applique according to the first embodiment
of the present disclosure.
[0033] A plurality of nail appliques 100 according to the first
embodiment of the present disclosure are provided to a releasing
sheet 101 during a manufacturing process, and each nail applique
100 includes an attachment unit 111 protruding outwards together
with the releasing sheet 101 and attached to a nail or toenail of a
user, and a handle 112 connected to the attachment unit 111 and
gripped by the user.
[0034] The releasing sheet 101 may be formed using any one of
polyethylene terephthalate (PET), PP, PE, EVA, and nylon, without
being limited thereto.
[0035] The nail applique 100 may include an upper layer 110
attached to an upper surface of the releasing sheet 101 by means of
an adhesive 104 and classified into a region of the attachment unit
111 and a region of the handle 112, and a rear handle 101-2
prepared by forming a complete blade processing line at the
releasing sheet 101 in the region of the handle 112.
[0036] In detail, the upper layer 110 is a flexible film, which may
be formed with any one selected from the group consisting of
polystyrene (PS) resin, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
resin, styrene butadiene styrene (SBS) resin, ethylene vinyl
acetate (EVA) resin, polyethylene (PE) resin, polypropylene (PP)
resin, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin, thermoplastic polyurethane
(TPU) resin, polyamide resin, polyester resin, acrylic polymer
resin, copolymers thereof, and blends thereof.
[0037] The upper layer 110 may be formed with a film having a
tensile elongation of 30% to 400% and a tensile strength of 100 MPa
to 400 MPa in order to prevent the attachment unit 111 from being
wrinkled when being attached to the nail or toenail of a user and
also tightly maintain an attached state of the curved shape.
[0038] Here, the tensile elongation is used for measuring how much
a test piece can elongate and represents an elongated length of a
standard test piece when the test piece is cut while pulled by a
tension tester. The tensile elongation of the upper layer 110 is
based on the tension test values of a thin plastic sheet (American
Society for Testing Materials--D882).
[0039] The region of the handle 112 and the rear handle 101-2 are
symmetrical with the adhesive 104 being interposed between them,
and as shown in FIGS. 1a and 1b, the handle 112 and the rear handle
101-2 are formed to have a rounded head portion and wing portions
extending from the rounded head portion to both sides.
[0040] In particular, as shown in FIG. 1b, the rear handle 101-2
has bending lines 101-22 provided at both sides of the wing
portions and are bent along the bending lines 101-22. Accordingly,
the nail applique 100 is easily converted into a curved shape by
means of the bending line 101-22 and thus may be tightly attached
to the nail or toenail of a user with the curved shape.
[0041] As shown in FIG. 2a, a plurality of nail appliques 100
according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure are
provided at the releasing sheet 101, and the user detaches the
handle 112 of the nail applique 100 from the releasing sheet 101.
At this time, since the rear handle 101-2 of the handle 112 is
prepared by forming a complete blade processing line at the
releasing sheet 101, the handle 112 may be easily detached from the
releasing sheet 101 by bending the rear handle 101-2 upwards as
shown in FIG. 2b.
[0042] After that, if the attachment unit 111 is also detached as
shown in FIG. 2c, the nail applique 100 according to the first
embodiment of the present disclosure is deformed so that the
adhesive 104 of the attachment unit 111 is exposed outwards like a
right sectional shape cut along the line I-I'.
[0043] At this time, the user may grip the handle 112 including the
rear handle 101-2, attach the attachment unit 111 to the nail or
toenail of the user by means of the adhesive 104, and cut the
attachment unit 111 suitable for a size of the nail or toenail of
the user by using a tool.
[0044] Therefore, since a user may grip the handle 112 and easily
attach the nail applique 100 according to the first embodiment of
the present disclosure to the nail or toenail of the user, it is
possible to prevent the adhesive 104 from being contaminated and
thus making the rear side dirt and also from deteriorating its
adhesive force.
[0045] Hereinafter, a nail applique according to the second
embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with
reference to FIGS. 3a to 4c. FIG. 3a is a front view showing a
sheet having a plurality of nail appliques according to the second
embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 3b is a rear view
showing the sheet having a plurality of nail appliques according to
the second embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIGS. 4a to 4c
show examples for illustrating a process of using a nail applique
according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0046] A plurality of nail appliques 200 according to the second
embodiment of the present disclosure are provided at a releasing
sheet 201. The nail applique 200 includes an attachment unit 211
attached to the nail or toenail of the user, and a handle 212
connected to the attachment unit 211 and gripped by a user.
[0047] In particular, the nail applique 200 according to the second
embodiment of the present disclosure includes an upper layer 210
attached to an upper surface of the releasing sheet 201 by means of
an adhesive 204 and classified into a region of an attachment unit
211 at an inner side and a region of a handle 212 at an outer side,
and a rear handle 201-2 classified from the releasing sheet 201 by
means of a complete blade processing line 205 and protruding
together with the releasing sheet 201 to correspond to the region
of the handle 212 at an outer side, different from the nail
applique 100 according to the first embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0048] Therefore, any component of the nail applique 200 according
to the second embodiment of the present disclosure, which is
identical to that of the nail applique 100 according to the first
embodiment of the present disclosure, will not be described in
detail here.
[0049] In the nail applique 200 according to the second embodiment
of the present disclosure, the rear handle 201-2 of the handle 212
is formed to protrude from the releasing sheet 201 so that a user
may easily grip the handle 212 and the rear handle 201-2.
[0050] In detail, in a state where a plurality of nail appliques
200 according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure
are provided at the upper surface of the releasing sheet 201 by
means of the adhesive 204 as shown in FIG. 4a, the user may easily
detach the rear handle 201-2 from the releasing sheet 201 by
gripping and bending upwards the handle 212 and the rear handle
201-2 as shown in FIG. 4b.
[0051] At this time, the rear handle 201-2 is easily separated from
the releasing sheet 201 by means of the complete blade processing
line 205, and the user may also grip the handle 212 and the rear
handle 201-2 at an outer side and detach the attachment unit 211 as
shown in FIG. 4c.
[0052] Therefore, the nail applique 200 according to the second
embodiment of the present disclosure is deformed so that the
adhesive 204 of the attachment unit 211 is exposed like a right
sectional shape cut along the line II-II', and the user may grip
the handle 212 including the rear handle 201-2, attach the
attachment unit 211 to the nail or toenail of the user by means of
the adhesive 204, and cut the attachment unit 211 suitable for a
size of the nail or toenail of the user by using a tool.
[0053] Hereinafter, a nail applique according to the third
embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with
reference to FIGS. 5a to 6c. FIG. 5a is a front view showing a
sheet having a plurality of nail appliques according to the third
embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 5b is a rear view
showing the sheet having a plurality of nail appliques according to
the third embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIGS. 6a to 6c
show examples for illustrating a process of using a nail applique
according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0054] A nail applique 300 according to the third embodiment of the
present disclosure may include an upper layer provided at an upper
surface of a releasing sheet 301 by means of an adhesive and
classified into a region of an attachment unit 311 at an inner side
and a region of a handle 312 at an outer side, and a rear handle
301-2 prepared by forming a complete blade processing line at the
releasing sheet 301 to correspond to the region of the handle 312,
as shown in FIGS. 5a and 5b.
[0055] In the nail applique 300 according to the third embodiment
of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 5b, the rear handle
301-2 has its region in the releasing sheet 301 by forming the
complete blade processing line to correspond to the region of the
handle 312, different from the former embodiments.
[0056] In addition, a plurality of nail appliques 300 according to
the third embodiment of the present disclosure are provided at the
releasing sheet 301 as shown in FIG. 6a, and the user detaches the
handle 312 of the nail applique 300 from the releasing sheet 301.
At this time, since the rear handle 301-2 of the handle 312 is
formed by performing a complete blade process to the releasing
sheet 301, as shown in FIG. 6b, the rear handle 301-2 may be easily
detached from the releasing sheet 301 if the rear handle 301-2 is
bent upwards.
[0057] After that, if the user also grips the handle 312 and the
rear handle 301-2 and detaches the attachment unit 311 as shown in
FIG. 6c, the nail applique 300 according to the third embodiment of
the present disclosure is deformed so that the adhesive of the
attachment unit 311 is exposed.
[0058] At this time, the user may grip the handle 312 including the
rear handle 301-2, attach the attachment unit 311 to the nail or
toenail of the user by means of the adhesive, and cut the
attachment unit 311 suitable for a size of the nail or toenail of
the user by using a tool.
[0059] Therefore, since a user grips the handle 312 including the
rear handle 301-2 and easily attaches the nail applique 300
according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure to the
nail or toenail of the user, it is possible to prevent the adhesive
from being contaminated and thus becoming dirt and also from
deteriorating its adhesive force.
[0060] Hereinafter, a nail applique according to the fourth
embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with
reference to FIGS. 7a to 8c. FIG. 7a is a front view showing a
sheet having a plurality of nail appliques according to the fourth
embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 7b is a rear view
showing the sheet having a plurality of nail appliques according to
the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIGS. 8a to 8c
show examples for illustrating a process of using a nail applique
according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0061] A nail applique 400 according to the fourth embodiment of
the present disclosure is a French-type nail applique, which
includes an attachment unit 411 attached to a front end of the nail
of a user and having a smile line rounded outwards, and a handle
412 connected to an attachment unit 411 and gripped by the
user.
[0062] In particular, the nail applique 400 according to the fourth
embodiment of the present disclosure includes an upper layer
provided at an upper surface of a releasing sheet 401 by means of
an adhesive and classified into a region of an attachment unit 411
at an outer side and a region of a handle 412 at an inner side, and
a rear handle 401-2 having a region corresponding to the region of
the handle 412 by forming a complete blade processing line at the
releasing sheet 401.
[0063] At this time, in the nail applique 400 according to the
fourth embodiment of the present disclosure, since the attachment
unit 411 of the upper layer is selectively used in a French type in
which the attachment unit 411 is attached to a front end of the
nail of the user, the attachment unit 411 of the upper layer having
a rounded outer front end may also be formed to have a curved
surface bent to both sides with a modulus greater than the modulus
of the releasing sheet 401, for example a modulus of 5,000 to
50,000 Kg/cm.sup.2 when a test method of ASTM D790 is
performed.
[0064] The attachment unit 411 of the upper layer may be formed to
have a high modulus so as to prevent any shrinkage phenomenon and
also prevent any influence caused by an external impact after the
attachment unit 411 is attached to the nail or toenail of the
user.
[0065] If the nail applique 400 according to the fourth embodiment
of the present disclosure configured as above is used, the user may
easily grip the handle 412 and the rear handle 401-2 and attach the
attachment unit 411 to the nail or toenail of the user.
[0066] In other words, a plurality of nail appliques 400 according
to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure are provided at
the releasing sheet 401 as shown in FIG. 8a, and the user detaches
the handle 412 of any one nail applique 400 from the releasing
sheet 401. At this time, since the rear handle 401-2 corresponding
to the handle 412 is prepared by performing a complete blade
process to the releasing sheet 401, the rear handle 401-2 may be
easily detached from the releasing sheet 401 if the rear handle
401-2 is bent upwards, as shown in FIG. 8b.
[0067] After that, if the user grips the handle 412 and the rear
handle 401-2 and also detaches the attachment unit 411 as shown in
FIG. 8c, the nail applique 400 according to the fourth embodiment
of the present disclosure is deformed so that the adhesive of the
attachment unit 411 is exposed.
[0068] At this time, the user may grip the handle 412 including the
rear handle 401-2, attach the attachment unit 411 to a front
portion of the nail or toenail of the user by means of the
adhesive, and cut the attachment unit 411 into a desired size by
using a tool.
[0069] Therefore, since a user grips the rear handle 401-2 and the
handle 412 and easily attaches the nail applique 400 according to
the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure to the nail or
toenail of the user, it is possible to prevent the adhesive from
being contaminated and thus becoming dirt and also from
deteriorating its adhesive force.
[0070] While the present invention has been described in detail
with respect to the embodiments, this is just for illustrating the
present disclosure in detail, and the present disclosure is not
limited thereto.
[0071] In addition, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art
that various changes and modifications can be made without
departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
TABLE-US-00001 Reference Symbols 100: nail applique 101: releasing
sheet 101-2: rear handle 102-22: bending line 104: adhesive 110:
upper layer 111: attachment unit 112: handle
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