Nail veneer applique

Abstract

A nail veneer appliqué formable to the surface shape of a human nail includes a pliable soft vinyl film and an adhesive coating the bottom surface of the film for releasably adhering the film to a fingernail or toenail surface. A solvent based vinyl ink layer is applied to the top surface of the film and an ultraviolet cured ink layer is applied to the solvent based ink layer as a topcoat.

1 . A nail veneer appliqué formable to the surface shape of a human nail, said appliqué comprising: 
 (a) a pliable soft vinyl film having a top surface and a bottom surface;    (b) an adhesive coating the bottom surface of said film for releasably adhering said film to the surface of a human nail;    (c) a solvent based vinyl ink layer applied to the top surface of said film; and,    (d) an ultraviolet cured ink layer applied to said solvent based ink layer as a topcoat.    
   
   
       2 . A veneer appliqué as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said ultraviolet cured ink layer is transparent.  
   
   
       3 . A veneer appliqué as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said solvent based ink layer and said ultraviolet cured ink layer are silkscreen printed layers.  
   
   
       4 . A veneer appliqué as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said ultraviolet cured ink layer is transparent.  
   
   
       5 . A veneer appliqué as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said solvent based ink layer comprises a plurality of sublayers of differing inks.  
   
   
       6 . A veneer appliqué as defined in  claim 5 , wherein said ultraviolet cured ink layer is transparent.  
   
   
       7 . A veneer appliqué as defined in  claim 5 , wherein said solvent based ink sublayers and said ultraviolet cured ink layer are silkscreen printed layers.  
   
   
       8 . A veneer appliqué as defined in  claim 7 , wherein said ultraviolet cured ink layer is transparent.