Attaching an artificial fingernail

Abstract

An attachment for attaching an artificial fingernail to a natural fingernail. The attachment includes a double-sided adhesive strip. The double-sided adhesive strip is made of an elastic material which reduces an elastic material width when a pull is exerted in a longitudinal direction so as to reduce an adhesive force, and a grip tab which projects at a front end of the double-sided adhesive strip. The grip tab is arranged underneath an outwardly projecting portion of the artificial fingernail once the artificial fingernail has been attached. The pull on the double-sided adhesive strip is exerted via the grip tab.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - 2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . An attachment for attaching an artificial fingernail to a natural fingernail, the attachment comprising a double-sided adhesive strip which consists of:
 an elastic material which is configured to reduce an elastic material width when a pull is exerted in a longitudinal direction so as to reduce an adhesive force; and   a grip tab which projects at a front end of the double-sided adhesive strip and which is arranged underneath an outwardly projecting portion of the artificial fingernail once the artificial fingernail has been attached, the pull on the double-sided adhesive strip being exerted via the grip tab.   
     
     
         4 . The attachment as recited in  claim 3 , wherein a length of the grip tab is 20 to 80% of a length of the outwardly projecting portion of the artificial fingernail. 
     
     
         5 . A method of using the double-sided adhesive strip as recited in  claim 3  to detach the artificial fingernail, the method comprising:
 pulling on the grip tab of the double-sided adhesive strip in the longitudinal direction so as to reduce the elastic material width and the adhesive force; and 
 removing the artificial fingernail.