Manicure soaking bowl and method

Abstract

A manicure soaking bowl and method uses a soaking bowl with a disposable inside liner which can be discarded with the contents after each use. The liner has a lip which fits on the rim of the bowl facilitating removal and replacement. The liner is shaped or molded from a thin plastic sheet. The bowl may have a special recess for the fingers. The invention minimizes the transmission of disease or infection.

1 . A method of preparing a hand for a manicure, comprising the steps of providing a disposable liner in a soaking bowl, filling the liner with a soapy solution, placing the fingers of the hand in the soaking bowl to soak for a period of time to clean and soften the fingers, removing the fingers from the bowl, and removing the liner and solution from the bowl for disposal. 
   
   
       2 . A method as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the disposable liner is provided with an outwardly directed upper lip adapted to be seated on the rim of the underlying soaking bowl. 
   
   
       3 . A method as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the disposable liner is a thin gauge molded plastic sheet. 
   
   
       4 . A soaking bowl for a manicure comprising a bowl adopted to accommodate the fingers of a person receiving the manicure, a disposable liner fitting in the bowl and containing the soaking solution, said disposable liner being removable from the bowl to dispose of the liner and solution after each use. 
   
   
       5 . A soaking bowl as set forth in  claim 4  wherein the bowl and liner include recesses accommodating the fingers of the user. 
   
   
       6 . A soaking bowl as set forth in  claim 5  wherein the liner is a thin gauge molded plastic sheet. 
   
   
       7 . A soaking bowl as set forth in  claim 6 , wherein the liner has a horizontal outwardly directed lip fitting on the rim of the soaking bowl.