Patent ID: 9655429
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A45D

Claim:
1. A self-adhesive nail appliqué, comprising: a first adhesive layer; a partially-cured nail enamel base coat on said first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer on said base coat opposite said first adhesive layer, wherein said second adhesive layer is ultraviolet radiation curable to a gelled or tacky state wherein the base coat provides a mechanical barrier between the first and the second adhesive layer; a metallic cold-stamped foil layer on said second adhesive layer opposite said second base coat, wherein said metallic foil layer comprises a porous, stretchable metal film with a plastic sheet removed and able to pass ultraviolet radiation through to cure the second adhesive layer; a partially-cured nail enamel top coat on said metallic foil layer opposite said second adhesive layer; and, wherein said nail appliqué is soft, flexible and stretchable upon application, and dryable after application to a user's nail, and said entire layers are manually separable and tear resistant, and wherein the remaining applique layers remain fully intact.