Press-on nail polish device and kit

Abstract

A press-on nail polish device comprises a conformable thin plastic element having an area and shape approximating the area and shape of a nail. The thin element has an adhesive of a strength to firmly hold the element to a nail, but to enable the element to be peeled away from a nail when desired. A kit comprises a plurality of the thin elements in contact with one release backing. A plurality of the release backings can be provided along with an emery board, orange stick and alcohol wipes.

1 . A press-on nail polish device comprising: 
 a thin element having an area and shape approximating the area and shape of a nail, the element being made of a plastic sheet material and being conformable to a nail, the element having opposite sides, and, on one of the sides, an adhesive of a strength to firmly hold the element to a nail, but to enable the element to be peeled away from a nail when desired.    
   
   
       2 . The press-on nail polish device of  claim 1 , wherein the element has on the other of its sides a color having a high-gloss finish.  
   
   
       3 . The press-on nail polish device of  claim 1 , wherein the element is made of a PVC film.  
   
   
       4 . The press-on nail polish device of  claim 3 , wherein the element has a thickness in the range of approximately 1.5 mils to approximately 2.5 mils.  
   
   
       5 . The press-on nail polish device of  claim 4 , wherein the element has a thickness of approximately 2 mils.  
   
   
       6 . The press-on nail polish device of  claim 3 , wherein the PVC film is a cast PVC film.  
   
   
       7 . The press-on nail polish device of  claim 1 , wherein the thin element is trimmable with an emery board when the thin element is adhered to a nail.  
   
   
       8 . The press-on nail polish device of  claim 1 , wherein the shape of the thin element comprises rectilinear parallel lateral edges and curving end edges.  
   
   
       9 . The press-on nail polish device of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive adheres to a nail upon contact with the nail.  
   
   
       10 . The press-on nail polish device of  claim 1 , further comprising a release backing in contact with the adhesive, wherein the thin element, including the adhesive, is peelable from the backing.  
   
   
       11 . A press-on nail polish kit comprising: 
 a plurality of thin elements, each thin element having an area and shape approximating the area and shape of a nail, the element being made of a plastic sheet material and being conformable to a nail, the element having opposite sides, and, on one of the sides, an adhesive of a strength to firmly hold the element to a nail, but to enable the element to be peeled away from a nail when desired.    
   
   
       12 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 11 , wherein each element has on the other of its sides a color having a high-gloss finish.  
   
   
       13 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 11 , wherein each element is made of a PVC film.  
   
   
       14 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 13 , wherein each element has a thickness in the range of approximately 1.5 mils to approximately 2.5 mils.  
   
   
       15 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 14 , wherein the PVC film is a cast PVC film.  
   
   
       16 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 11 , wherein each thin element is trimmable with an emery board when each thin element is adhered to a nail.  
   
   
       17 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 11 , wherein the shape of each thin element comprises rectilinear parallel lateral edges and curving end edges.  
   
   
       18 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 11 , wherein the adhesive adheres to a nail upon contact with the nail.  
   
   
       19 . The press-on nail polish device of  claim 11 , further comprising a release backing in contact with the adhesive, wherein each thin element, including the adhesive, is peelable from the backing.  
   
   
       20 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 19 , wherein the adhesive of a plurality of the thin elements is in contact with the same release backing.  
   
   
       21 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 19 , wherein some of the thin elements have different areas from one another, the areas of each of the nails of a human hand being approximated by at least two of the thin elements.  
   
   
       22 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 21 , wherein the adhesive of a plurality of the thin elements is in contact with the same release backing.  
   
   
       23 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 19 , further comprising a plurality of said release backings, the plurality of the thin elements in contact with one of said release backings all having the same color or design as one another, the plurality of the thin elements in contact with another of said release backings all having the same color or design as one another, which is different from the color or design of the thin elements in contact with said one of said release backings.  
   
   
       24 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 23 , further comprising an emery board.  
   
   
       25 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 23 , further comprising at least one alcohol wipe.  
   
   
       26 . The press-on nail polish kit of  claim 23 , further comprising an orange stick.