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Artificial nails with three dimensional features

US6631723B1 · kind B1 · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 1, 2000
Grant dateOct 14, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45D31/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An artificial nail having a three dimensional feature. The three dimensional feature may be a three dimensional representation of any known or imagined person, place or thing. The three dimensional feature may have a protrusion that is graspable. The protrusion may be used to assist in placing the artificial nail onto a fingernail or toenail. The artificial nail may include a tool or writing implement that may be extendible/retractable, movable and/or rotatable. The artificial nail may include removably attached three dimensional features. The three dimensional feature may include hair. The three dimensional feature may include a sound emitter or be designed to emit sound. The three dimensional feature may be plush or made from fabric. The artificial nail may include a power source and a light emitter to emit light from a portion of the three dimensional feature.

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