Abstract: A nail sculpting station (12) is provided having a plurality of workstations (14), each of the workstations (14) having a work surface 16, a customer arm rest (18) and an exhaust vent (20). A customer's nails are manicured and sculpted while disposed above one of the exhaust vents (20) such that fumes and dust created during the manicuring and sculpting of the customer's nails will be drawn into the exhaust vents (20). The exhaust vents (20) of each of the workstations (14) are connected to a central exhaust duct 26which passes through a central region (24) of the nail sculpting station (12) and through the ceiling (38) above the nail sculpting station (12). The fumes and dust are exhausted exteriorly of the air space within which the nail sculpting technician and the customer are located.

Abstract: The present invention disclosed and claimed herein comprises an apparatus and method for curing and drying coatings on nails of the human hand. A housing (12) is provided having two elongated solid sides (14), one elongated solid top (15), two solid ends (16), and an elongated underneath side (18) having a length. Restrictive air vents (22) are provided along the length of the elongated underneath side (18) of the housing (12), such that the housing (12) and air vents (22) define a substantially closed air pressure chamber (34). An ultraviolet light source (20) is disposed along the underneath side (18). A flat surface (26) running the length of the underneath side (18) is disposed a distance beneath the restrictive air vents (22) and the ultraviolet light source (20).