Portable manicure tray

Abstract

The current invention discloses an easy to use portable manicure tray having a manicure board and a support structure. The manicure board has a phone holder, a nail polish remover alcove, a tool arrangement alcove, and a plurality of nail polish slots. These structures are designed to accommodate the needed materials used for a manicure treatment. With a support structure such as lap pouch having soft fillings, the manicure tray may be placed on a user's lap when the manicure process is being conducted. Additional structures such as a towel clamp, a carrying strap, and a removable light may further facilitate the manicure experience.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable manicure tray, comprising:
 a manicure board having a front surface, back surface, an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, and a right edge; and   a handle structure attached to the upper edge of the manicure board;   wherein the manicure board has:
 a phone holder, 
 a nail polish remover alcove, 
 a tool arrangement alcove, 
 a plurality of nail polish slots, and
 wherein a nail polish remover is placed in the nail polish remover alcove. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 1 , further comprising a wrist gel having an elongated shape and being placed on the manicure board parallel to the lower edge. 
     
     
         3 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 1 , wherein the phone holder is an alcove on the manicure board close to the right edge and the lower edge. 
     
     
         4 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 1 , further comprising a removable light attached to the manicure board. 
     
     
         5 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 1 , further comprising a towel clamp attached to the left edge of top edge of the manicure board, the towel clamp attaching a towel on the front surface of the manicure board. 
     
     
         6 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 1 , further comprising a supporting member attached to the back surface of the manicure board. 
     
     
         7 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 6 , wherein the supporting member is a lap pouch having soft fillings. 
     
     
         8 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 7 , wherein the thickness of the lap pouch is not uniform and the thickness of the lap pouch at specific locations may be adjusted by relocating the soft fillings. 
     
     
         9 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 7 , wherein the lap pouch may be adjusted to a gradually changing thickness wherein the gradually changing thickness has a maximum height close to the upper edge of the manicure board and a minimum height close to the lower edge of the manicure board. 
     
     
         10 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 1 , wherein the nail polish remover alcove has a round shape from a top view and has a depth of approximately 2.5 cm. 
     
     
         11 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 1 , wherein the tool arrangement alcove has an elongated rectangular shape from a top view, has a depth of about 2.5 cm, and is located close to the upper edge of the manicure board. 
     
     
         12 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 11 , wherein the tool arrangement alcove is compartmentalized to accommodate nail files and nail clippers. 
     
     
         13 . The tray of  claim 1 , wherein the manicure board is flexibly attached to a second board; said second board being capable of being folded under the board to form a support element. 
     
     
         14 . The tray of  claim 13 , wherein the manicure board has an elongated hole parallel to its lower edge and wherein the second board has an elongated alcove with a supporting bottom along its lower edge and said elongated alcove is so shaped and positioned that when the second board is folded under the board the elongated alcove is a fit for the hole and the supporting bottom of the alcove forms a wrist support. 
     
     
         15 . A portable manicure tray, comprising:
 a manicure board having a front surface, back surface, an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, and a right edge;   a removable light attached to the left edge of the manicure board;   a towel clamp attached to the left edge of top edge of the manicure board, the towel clamp attaching a towel on the front surface of the manicure board;   a wrist gel having an elongated shape and being place on the manicure board parallel to the lower edge; and   a strap attached to the upper edge of the manicure board;   a lap pouch having soft fillings attached to the back surface of the manicure board,   wherein the manicure board has:
 a phone holder, 
 nail polish remover alcove, 
 a tool arrangement alcove, 
 a plurality of nail polish slots, and 
 the manicure board; 
 wherein
 a nail polish remover is placed in the nail polish remover alcove, 
 the phone holder is an alcove on the manicure board close to the right edge and the lower edge, 
 the thickness of the lap pouch is not uniform and the thickness of the lap pouch at specific locations may be adjusted by relocating the soft fillings. 
 
   
     
     
         16 . A portable and foldable manicure tray comprising a board having a left edge and a right edge, and a first foldable flap attached to the left edge and a second foldable flap attached to the right edge;
 said board having a nail polish remover alcove, a tool arrangement alcove and a plurality of nail polish slots.   
     
     
         17 . The tray of  claim 16 , wherein the tray further has support elements attachable to lower side of the flaps to support the tray. 
     
     
         18 . The tray of  claim 17 , wherein the support elements are connected with a bar to each other to prevent the flaps to collapse. 
     
     
         19 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 16 , wherein the tool arrangement alcove is compartmentalized to accommodate nail files and nail clippers. 
     
     
         20 . The portable manicure tray of  claim 15 , further comprising a nail polish remover cover shielding the nail polish remover alcove, wherein the nail polish remover is a sponge permeated with nail polish removing liquid.