Patent ID: 6354447
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A45D,A47F

Abstract:
A fingernail display system, comprising:a display holding device, having a supporting surface holding the device in a fixed position, a stop surface, and a display holding surface, said stop surface being tilted relative to horizontal, said display holding surface including a flat surface which is substantially parallel with horizontal, said flat surface including a plurality of holes therein, said holes arranged in an array, with a front row of holes, and at least one rearward row of holes behind said front row of holes, said holes having an inner size and extending through said display holding surface, said stop surface being below said display holding surface so that a bottom surface of said holes face said stop surface; and a plurality of display elements, each said element including a holding portion formed of an extended member having an outer shape which is substantially matched to the inner size of said holes in said flat surface, said extended member including a top portion and a bottom portion, an artificial fingernail portion attached to said top portion, each of said plurality of display elements having a portion which presses against the inner surfaces of said holes, and a distal interfacing portion, at said bottom portion, which presses against said stop surface, said display elements in said front row of said display holding device having upper parts which are lower than corresponding parts of said display elements in said rear row, wherein each of said extended members has the same length from the top portion to the bottom portion.