Integrated, manicure-pedicure station apparatus and method

Abstract

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.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by United States Letters Patent is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a body and a polymer based layer, wherein the polymer based layer covers a top surface of the body, such that the polymer based layer is distinct from a material of the body, and wherein the polymer based layer is impervious to at least one of alcohol and acetone;   the body further comprising one or more recesses disposed therein, and wherein the one or more recess are sized and shaped to support at least one of materials and tools corresponding to at least one of manicure and pedicure; and   the body having a flexible configuration, wherein the flexible configuration is comprised of a lower region of the body folded at an angle relative to an upper region of the body, such that the folded lower region of the body is adapted to abut against an edge of a surface.