WO2009008603A1

WO2009008603A1 - Easily replaceable artificial nail

Info

Publication number: WO2009008603A1
Application number: PCT/KR2008/003572
Authority: WO
Inventors: Chang-Hak Kim
Original assignee: Lee Chang Enterprise Co., Ltd
Priority date: 2007-07-06
Filing date: 2008-06-23
Publication date: 2009-01-15
Also published as: KR100847442B1; KR20070077507A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an easily replaceable artificial nail including: a nail body; and an attaching member having a side open, the opposite side attached to the nail body, and a space therein, which is open to the open side, in which the nail body is attached to a natural nail such that the open side is attached to the natural nail by a pressure difference between the inside and outside of the space. According to the easily replaceable artificial nail of the invention, it is possible to prevent the natural nail from being broken when an excessive force is applied, by separating the body of the artificial nail from the natural nail.

Description

Description EASILY REPLACEABLE ARTIFICIAL NAIL

Technical Field

[1] The present invention relates to an easily replaceable artificial nail for finger nails and toenails.

Background Art [2] Nail art is largely divided into two types of methods, there is a method of drawing or applying patterns or colors onto a natural nail using a polish and a method of attaching an artificial nail to a natural nail. [3] According to the method of attaching artificial nail in these methods, generally, an adhesive was applied onto a natural nail and then a body of an artificial nail was attached onto the adhesive. [4] However, since the adhesive is not a harmless chemical to the human body and a specific chemical is needed to remove the artificial nail, it is not easy to attach/detach the artificial nail according to the user's taste. Accordingly, the method had a problem in that when impact is applied to a body 300 of the artificial nail, the natural nail is broken by excessive adhesive force as shown in FIG. 1.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical Problem [5] Therefore, in order to overcome the above problems, it is an object of the invention to provide an artificial nail without using an adhesive. [6] Meanwhile, the natural nail defined in the present invention is not only the fingernail of a human, but the toenails, and may also be the pets' nails.

Technical Solution [7] In order to achieve the objects of the invention, an easily replaceable artificial nail of the invention includes: a nail body; and an attaching member having a side open, the opposite side attached to the nail body, and a space therein, which is open to the open side, in which the nail body is attached to a natural nail such that the open side is attached to the natural nail by a pressure difference between the inside and outside of the space. [8] A pressure difference is generated around the space by a sucking means that sucks air and it is preferable that the sucking means is a syringe with a needle. [9] The attaching member has a through-hole through which the needle is inserted and a blocking member is provided inside the through-hole to prevent the outside air from leaking into the space. [10] It is preferable that the attaching member is made of rubber or silicon. Advantageous Effects

[11] According to the easily replaceable artificial nail of the invention, it is possible to prevent the natural nail from being broken when excessive force is applied because the body of the artificial nail is separated from the natural nail. [12] According to the invention, since the sucking means is further provided, it is easy to make the inside of the attaching member vacuum. [13] Since the attaching member has a through-hole to allow the needle of the sucking means to be easily inserted therein and the through-hole is provided with the blocking member, it is possible to maintain a vacuum.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[14] FIG. 1 is a reference view illustrating a problem of an artificial nail in the related art.

[15] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an artificial nail- attaching/detaching assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. [16] FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of an artificial nail- attaching/detaching assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. [17] FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating the artificial nail- attaching/detaching assembly, before being attached to a natural nail, according to an embodiment of the invention. [18] FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating when the air inside an attaching member according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is extracted. [19] FIG. 6 is a side view showing the artificial nail- attaching/detaching assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, which is attached to a natural nail. [20] FIG. 7 is a side view showing an artificial nail- attaching/detaching assembly according to another embodiment of the invention, before being attached to the natural nail. [21] FIG. 8 is a side view illustrating when the air inside an attaching member according to another embodiment of the invention is extracted [22] FIG. 9 is a side view showing the artificial nail- attaching/detaching assembly according to another embodiment of the invention, which is attached to a natural nail

Mode for the Invention [23] In order to achieve the above objects and effects, an easily attachable/detachable artificial nail includes: a nail body 10; and an attaching member 20 having a side open, the opposite side attached to the nail body 10, and a space 21 therein, which is open to the open side, in which the nail body 10 is attached to a natural nail 200 such that the open side is attached to the natural nail by a pressure difference between the inside and outside of the space 21. [24] As the nail body 10 is pressed down, the air between the attaching member 20 and the natural nail 200 is discharged outside through a side of the open side, and accordingly, the volume of space 21 increases to a predetermined amount due to a force by the elasticity returning the attachment member 20 to the initial shape and the amount of air per unit volume is decreased, such that the pressure is decreased. Since the pressure outside the attaching member 20 is atmospheric pressure and considerably larger than the pressure inside the space 21, the nail body 10 and the attaching member are compressed in all directions, such that the nail body 10 is fixed to the natural nail 200.

[25] Further, a sucking means that extracts the inside air may be further provided to generate a pressure difference around the space 21. The sucking means is a syringe 30 with a needle 33 and the attaching member 20 has a through-hole 22 through which the needle 33 is inserted.

[26] A blocking member 23 is provided inside the through-hole 22 to prevent the outside air from leaking into the space 21.

[27] The attaching member 20 is preferably made of a rubber, or silicon or latex.

[28] A preferred embodiment of the invention is described hereafter in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[29] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the prevent invention is composed of the artificial nail body 10 and the attaching member 20 attached or adhered to the lower surface of the nail body 10. It is preferable that the attaching member 20 is made of silicon or latex having predetermined elastic force and friction force such that it is completely contacted with the nail body 10 and the natural nail 200, taking their shapes, while not sliding. Further, it is preferable for the attaching member 20 to have a circular ring shape to minimize the thickness as shown in FIG. 2. However, the shape of the attaching member 20 is not limited.

[30] On the other hand, the through-hole 22 that is communicated with the inside is formed through a side of the attaching member 20 as shown in FIG. 2.

[31] The sucking means for the invention may be a syringe 30 for injecting an injection.

However, it is preferable that the needle 33 is thin to minimize the diameter of the through-hole 22 and it is preferable to vacuum the inside of the space 21 by removing a gap between a tube 31 and a piston 32.

[32] A procedure of attaching the artificial nail according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is described hereafter with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[33] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the attaching member 20 is attached to the bottom of the nail body 10 and then placed onto the natural nail 200, in which it is preferable that the through-hole 22 is arranged toward the front of the natural nail 200 to easily insert the needle 33 of the syringe 30. Further, it is preferable to extract the air inside the space 21 while pressing down the nail body 10 with a predetermined force to easily make the space vacuum.

[34] As described above, it is best for the gap between the piston 32 and the tube 31 of the syringe 30 to be small in order to easily suck out the air and it is preferable to attach a rubber packing to the end of the piston 32.

[35] Further, as the inside of the space 21 is vacuumed while pressing down the nail body

10 at a predetermined pressure, the space 21 contracts, and as shown in FIG. 6, the through-hole 22 is closed by due to pressure difference between the air pressures of the inside and outside of the space 21, such that the nail body 10 is attached to the natural nail 200.

[36] Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the blocking member 23 may be further provided inside the through-hole 22.

[37] The blocking means 23 is preferably made of rubber, and preferably, an end of the blocking member 23 adheres to the through-hole 22 and the other end is pressed flat.

[38] The inside of the blocking member 23, as shown in FIG. 8, is opened such that the needle 33 of the syringe 30 can be inserted into the space 21, but returns to the original shape when the needle 33 is removed to prevent the air from being discharged, as shown in FIG. 9. The blocking member 23 may have the same structure as the packing that is disposed to the inlets of a soccer ball, a basketball, and a tire to allow air to flow in only one direction, but preferably has the above-mentioned shape to minimize the thickness in the invention.

[39] The embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the specification and the drawings are just specific examples for helping understanding the invention, and do not limit the invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, other than the embodiment disclosed herein, can be made on the basis of the scope of the invention.

Claims

[1] An easily replaceable artificial nail, comprising: a nail body; and an attaching member having a side open, the opposite side attached to the nail body, and a space therein, which is open to the open side, wherein the nail body is attached to a natural nail such that the open side is attached to the natural nail by a pressure difference between the inside and outside of the space. [2] The easily replaceable artificial nail according to claim 1, wherein the pressure difference is generated around the space by a sucking means that sucks air. [3] The easily replaceable artificial nail according to claim 2, wherein the sucking means is a syringe with a needle. [4] The easily replaceable artificial nail according to claim 3, wherein the attaching member has a through-hole through which the needle is inserted. [5] The easily replaceable artificial nail according to claim 4, wherein a blocking member is provided inside the through-hole to prevent the outside air from leaking into the space. [6] The easily replaceable artificial nail according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the attaching member is made of rubber or silicon.