INTEGRATED, MANICURE-PEDICURE STATION APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

A small and portable workstation for manicure and pedicure procedures may have a soft, impervious outer layer, undamaged by, yet easily cleaned with, solvents such as rubbing alcohol (e.g., 99% isopropyl) and nail polish remover (i.e., acetone). Viscoelastic “gel” skin of synthetic hydrocarbon polymer overlies a body of plastic, metal, wood, or expanded polymer (foam). An elastomeric foam such as polyurethane may contribute to flexibility and comfort, resting hand or foot on a gentle, almost horizontal, incline on the front portion of the working surface, transitioning to a wave shape of almost semicircular cross-section along the rear portion thereof. Wells hold tools and materials between organizing dividers. A removable base is a tray for supplies.

主权项

1. A method of treating nails of appendages of a subject, the method comprising:
providing a workstation comprising a deck and a pillow, the deck comprising a surface formed to be substantially flat and inclined upward with progress along a longitudinal direction extending away from a front edge thereof and a lateral direction horizontally orthogonal thereto; the providing a workstation, wherein the pillow extends continuously from the deck to form an arcuate cross section rising and falling vertically with progress longitudinally away from the front edge, the vertical direction being orthogonal to the longitudinal and lateral directions; the providing a workstation, further comprising providing a plurality of recesses sized and shaped to support at least one of materials and tools corresponding to at least one of manicure and pedicure; positioning nails of a subject to be accessible to viewing and processing by an operator by selecting a position thereof, corresponding to resting an extremity of an appendage of the subject on the workstation; and conducting, by the operator, on the nails of the subject, procedures corresponding to at least one of manicure and pedicure.