Artificial Nail Having Size Indication

Abstract

An artificial nail for attachment to a natural nail includes a nail body having a bottom surface sized and shaped to be attachable to the top surface of the natural nail, a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the bottom surface of the nail body and a releasable backing film covering the pressure sensitive adhesive, wherein the releasable backing film has indicia indicating a size of the nail body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An artificial nail for attachment to a natural nail, the artificial nail comprising:
 a nail body having a bottom surface sized and shaped to be attachable to the top surface of the natural nail;   a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the bottom surface of the nail body; and   a releasable backing film covering the pressure sensitive adhesive, the releasable backing film having indicia indicating a size of the nail body.   
     
     
         2 . The artificial nail as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the releasable backing film comprises a tab portion extending beyond an edge of the nail body for facilitating removal of the film from the pressure sensitive adhesive, the indicia being provided on the tab portion. 
     
     
         3 . The artificial nail as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the indicia comprises lines cut into the releasable backing film. 
     
     
         4 . The artificial nail as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive and the releasable backing film comprise cutting lines formed through the adhesive and the film. 
     
     
         5 . The artificial nail as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the indicia is printed onto the releasable backing film. 
     
     
         6 . The artificial nail as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the indicia indicates a curvature of the nail body. 
     
     
         7 . A set of artificial nails for attachment to natural nails, the set comprising:
 a plurality of differently sized nail bodies, each nail body having a bottom surface sized and shaped to be attachable to the top surface of a correspondingly sized natural nail;   a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the bottom surface of each nail body;   a releasable backing film covering the pressure sensitive adhesive of each nail body, the releasable backing film of each nail body having indicia indicating a size of the nail body to which the film is applied; and   a supporting structure including a plurality of frangible stems, each stem being detachably connected to a nail body for temporarily supporting the nail body thereon.   
     
     
         8 . The set of artificial nails as defined in  claim 7 , wherein each releasable backing film comprises a tab portion extending beyond an edge of the nail body for facilitating removal of the film from the pressure sensitive adhesive, the indicia being provided on the tab portion. 
     
     
         9 . The set of artificial nails as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the indicia comprises lines cut into the releasable backing film. 
     
     
         10 . The set of artificial nails as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive and the releasable backing film comprise cutting lines formed through the adhesive and the film. 
     
     
         11 . The set of artificial nails as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the indicia is printed onto the releasable backing film. 
     
     
         12 . The set of artificial nails as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the indicia indicates a curvature of the nail body.