Nail ornament

Abstract

The present invention relates to a nail ornament having a base substrate and a plurality of three-dimensional ornaments attached to the base substrate in that the lower surface of the base substrate is configured to substantially conform to a nail and the plurality of ornaments are embedded in the upper surface of the base substrate. Recesses are formed in the upper surface of the base substrate and the plurality of three-dimensional ornaments fits into the recesses. The lower surface of the base substrate is curved such that the lower surface substantially conforms to a contour of a nail when placed in contact with the nail.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A nail ornament, comprising:
 a base substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein recesses are formed in the upper surface; and   a plurality of three-dimensional ornaments, fitting into the recesses,   
       wherein the lower surface is curved such that the lower surface substantially conforms to a contour of a nail when placed in contact with the nail. 
     
     
         2 . The nail ornament of  claim 1  wherein the lower surface is in an arc shape which substantially conforms to a circle having a diameter of about 13 mm. 
     
     
         3 . The nail ornament of  claim 1  wherein the lower surface is in an arc shape which substantially conforms to a circle having a diameter of about 10 mm. 
     
     
         4 . The nail ornament of  claim 1  wherein a depth from a bottom of the recesses to the lower surface is about 0.4˜0.6 mm. 
     
     
         5 . The nail ornament of  claim 1  wherein a depth from a bottom of the recesses to the lower surface is about 0.5 mm. 
     
     
         6 . The nail ornament of  claim 1  wherein a depth from the upper surface to the lower surface along a vertical central axis is about 2˜3 mm. 
     
     
         7 . The nail ornament of  claim 1  wherein a width of the nail ornament along a horizontal axis is about 6˜10 mm. 
     
     
         8 . The nail ornament of  claim 1  wherein a width of the nail ornament along a horizontal axis is about 6˜7 mm. 
     
     
         9 . The nail ornament of  claim 1  wherein the base substrate is made of Babbitt. 
     
     
         10 . The nail ornament of  claim 9  wherein the base substrate is made of tin-based Babbitt. 
     
     
         11 . The nail ornament of  claim 10  wherein the tin-based Babbitt comprises about 30˜40 weight percentage of tin. 
     
     
         12 . The nail ornament of  claim 11  wherein the tin-based Babbitt comprises about 35 weight percentage of tin. 
     
     
         13 . The nail ornament of  claim 1  wherein the base substrate is made of brass. 
     
     
         14 . The nail ornament of  claim 1  wherein nickel-free coating is applied to the base substrate. 
     
     
         15 . A method of manufacturing a nail ornament, comprising the steps of:
 engraving about half of an original nail ornament into a lower rubber mold;   engraving about the other half of the original nail ornament into an upper rubber mold by piling up the upper and lower rubber molds together so that the upper and lower rubber molds have a cavity therein in a shape of the original nail ornament;   curing the upper and lower rubber molds;   forming a channel on surfaces of the upper and lower rubber molds, the channel through which a casting material flows into the cavity;   piling up and spinning the upper and rubber molds together;   injecting the casting material through an opening at centers of the upper and lower rubber molds so that the casting material flows into the cavity;   cooling the casting material for producing a nail ornament casting;   removing the nail ornament casting from the upper and lower rubber molds;   mixing and rotating the nail ornament casting with stone and water for polishing surface of the nail ornament casting;   coating the surface of the nail ornament casting; and   attaching ornaments to the nail ornament casting, wherein the nail ornament casting comprises an upper surface and a lower surface wherein recesses are formed in the upper surface and the ornaments fit into the recesses, wherein the lower surface of the nail ornament casting is curved such that the lower surface substantially conforms to a contour of a nail when placed in contact with the nail.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the casting material is tin-based Babbitt, containing about 35 weight percentage of tin. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the lower surface of the nail ornament casting is in an arc shape which substantially conforms to a circle having a diameter of about 13 mm. 
     
     
         18 . A method of using a nail ornament, comprising the steps of:
 bonding a nail ornament to a nail using an adhesive; and   removing the nail ornament from the nail using a remover,   
       wherein the adhesive is an epoxy adhesive and the remover is acetone, 
       wherein the nail ornament comprises a plurality of three-dimensional ornaments, an upper surface, and a lower surface wherein recesses are formed in the upper surface and the three-dimensional ornaments fit into the recesses, 
       wherein the lower surface is curved such that the lower surface substantially conforms to a contour of a nail when placed in contact with the nail. 
     
     
         19 . The method of using a nail ornament according to  claim 18 , wherein the nail ornament is made of tin-based Babbitt, containing about 35 weight percentage of tin. 
     
     
         20 . The method of using a nail ornament according to claim  18 , wherein the lower surface is in an arc shape which substantially conforms to a circle having a diameter of about 13 mm, and wherein a depth from a bottom of the recesses to the lower surface is about 0.5 mm.