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.

Description

CLAIM OF PRIORITY

This application claims priority of U.S. provisional application 61/644,470 filed on May 9, 2012 the contents of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The current invention relates to a portable manicure tray. In particular, the current invention relates to a manicure tray that is designed to accommodate the necessities of a manicure treatment. The manicure tray is easily portable and may be comfortably placed on a user's lap for convenient use.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands. The manicure treatment may include processes such as shaping of the free edge, application of polishes, massage of the hand and nail filing. Sometimes, manicure treatment may also involve removing existing polishes.

In many cases, manicures are performed in nail salons and beauty parlors. However, it has become more and more popular to conduct one's own manicure treatment at one's home, with leisure, ease, and less cost. Yet, most of the regular desks and tables in a common household are not suitable to be used for manicures, which require tools such as files, clippers and bottles for nail polishes. Moreover, a manicure process may become messy and may leave stains on the tables and desks that are used. The professional nail salons usually have manicure tables having complicated designs. But those tables are too expensive and unnecessarily complex for home usage. In addition, it is desirable to have a manicure table or tray that is portable and may be placed on a person's lap. Such a table or tray may have the advantages of being light, portable, foldable, easy to use and inexpensive. The current invention discloses such a portable manicure tray. In addition, the tray disclosed by the current invention has the structural designs to accommodate the necessities in a manicure treatment, allowing a clean and enjoyable manicure at the time and location of a use's choice.

There are some tables or desks that are designed to be portable and may be used for manicure purposes. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,700,634 discloses a portable, lap-oriented desk unit that is achieved by securely affixing supporting cushion means to a housing assembly, which housing assembly comprises a work supporting surface and movable, fully contained illumination means associated therewith and movable between a first, stowed position, and a second deployed position, wherein said illumination means is in juxtaposed, spaced illuminating relationship with said work surface. In the preferred embodiment, the portable, lap-oriented desk unit also incorporates a secure, enclosed, storage zone in which any desired equipment for performing the particular work can be securely retained and stored for use when needed. In this way, a laporiented desk unit is obtained which provides for secure storage of all of the requisite material needed for performing the work function, as well as providing portable, self-contained, selfpowered illumination means for assuring complete illumination of the work surface whenever required.

This portable table, however, is not well-tailored to suit the needs for a manicure. The various bottles and tools needed for a manicure process may not be easily placeable on a flat desk surface. The design of this table, therefore, does not address the specific needs.

Some other inventions have been disclosed specifically as manicure tables. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,349,729 discloses a portable nail polish table generally comprising a base portion and a pair of side flaps. The base portion includes nail polish bottle holding wells and a grippable, stabilizing flange. The side flap are proximate the base portion and are able to present a substantially horizontal work surface area. The stabilizing flange is substantially perpendicular to the horizontal works surface area when presented. Further, upon gripping of the stabilizing flange, e.g., with the knees or legs, the side flap are maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation.

However, the above mentioned invention is limited in its usage because it is bulky in its design and the table does not have sufficient placement structures for the required items necessary for a manicure. The current invention addresses such problems.

In summary, various apparatus are known in the art, but their structures are distinctively different from the current invention. Moreover, prior inventions fail to address all of the problems solved by the invention described herein. One embodiment of this invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be described in more detail herein below.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The current invention discloses 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 handle structure attached to or placed close 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, and a plurality of nail polish slots, wherein a nail polish remover is placed in the nail polish remover alcove.

Aside from the structures listed above, the portable manicure tray may further comprise some additional structures that may facilitate the manicure treatment. For example, the portable manicure tray may include a wrist gel having an elongated shape. The wrist gel may be placed on the manicure board for support of a user's wrist. In addition, the portable manicure tray may include a removable light attached to the manicure board. The removable light may provide much needed illumination for the manicure process when ambient light is not sufficient. With an attachment mechanism, the light may be attached to and removed from the manicure board easily, enabling convenient adjustment.

A manicure process may become messy when the nail polishes are leaked, spilled, or rubbed onto the manicure board. To ensure a clean manicure, the portable manicure tray may include a towel clamp that may attach a towel, either paper or fabric, on the front surface of the manicure board. The user may put her hands on the towel during the manicure treatment and wipe away any undesirable stain immediately when it appears.

The portable manicure tray may include a handle structure for convenient carrying of the tray. The handle structure may have different designs. For example, the handle structure may be a permanent or removable attachment to the manicure board, such as a strap, allowing a user to grip the handle structure and carry the manicure tray around. Alternatively, the handle structure may be a strap in the manicure board, serving as a simple but practical means to allow easy carrying of the manicure tray.

The portable manicure tray may further comprise a supporting member attached to the back surface of the manicure board. The supporting member may serve as a cushion and a height adjusting mechanism when the user puts the manicure tray on her lap. The exact structure of the supporting member may vary according to the needs of the user and the cost. For example, the supporting member may be a lap pouch having soft fillings, 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. Moreover, 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.

As suggested above, the manicure board may include several alcoves having different sizes for the accommodation of needed materials in a manicure process. These alcoves serve different needs. For example, the tool arrangement alcove may be used to house the nail files and clippers. Likewise, nail polishes may be disposed in the nail polish slots and a polish remover may be put in the nail polish remover alcove. Moreover, the format, size, shape, and depth of the alcoves may be adjusted according to the specific needs. For example, the tool arrangement alcove may be compartmentalized to have one sub-alcove specifically accommodates nail files and another to house nail clippers. According to some embodiments the manicure tray is foldable.

Overall, the current portable manicure tray is designed to be light, durable, easy to use, easy to adjust, and inexpensive, aiming at satisfying individual user's needs for a convenient and low-cost manicure treatment at the time and place of the user's choosing.

In general, the present invention succeeds in conferring the following, and others not mentioned, desirable and useful benefits and objectives.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable manicure tray that accommodates the tools and bottles of a manicure treatment.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable manicure tray that is foldable.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable manicure tray that is light and easily portable.

It is another object of the current invention to provide a portable manicure tray that may be placed on a user's lap during a manicure treatment.

It is still another object of the current invention to provide a portable manicure tray that has a removable light.

It is another object of the current invention to provide a portable manicure tray that has a towel clamp that may attach a towel onto the front surface of the manicure board.

It is yet another object of the current invention to provide a portable manicure tray that is easy to use and easy to manufacture.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A shows a top view of a manicure board.

FIG. 1B shows a first sectional view of the manicure board.

FIG. 1C shows a second sectional view of the manicure board.

FIG. 2A shows a prospective view of a portable manicure tray having a lap pouch as supporting member.

FIG. 2B shows a side view of the portable manicure tray having a lap pouch as supporting member.

FIG. 3A is a top perspective view of another embodiment of the portable manicure tray.

FIG. 3B is a top perspective view of folded manicure tray of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3A.

FIG. 4 is a top perspective view of yet another embodiment of the manicure tray.

FIG. 5A is a bottom perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 5B is bottom perspective view of an alternative embodiment shown in FIG. 4.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. Identical elements in the various figures are identified, as far as possible, with the same reference numerals. Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiment. This embodiment is provided by way of explanation of the present invention, which is not intended to be limited thereto. In fact, those of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate upon reading the present specification and viewing the present drawings that various modifications and variations can be made thereto without deviating from the innovative concepts of the invention.

FIG. 1A shows a top view of a manicure tray 1. Shown in FIG. 1A is the manicure board 10 having a front surface 15, a upper edge 25, a lower edge 30, a left edge 35, and a right edge 40. Moreover, on the manicure board 10, there are a nail polish remover alcove 60 close to the left edge 35 and the upper edge 25, a tool arrangement alcove 75 adjacent to the upper edge 25 in the middle, four nail polish slots 70 close to the upper edge 25, a phone holder 50 close to the right edge 40 and the lower edge 30, and a strap 45 attached to the manicure board 10 by threading through strap holes 48 position on the upper corners of the manicure board 10. In addition, also shown in FIG. 1A are a towel clamp 90 attached to the left edge 35 on the front surface 15 of the manicure board 10 and a wrist gel 80 having an elongated shape removably attached to the front surface 15 of the manicure board 10 close to the lower edge 30. Points A and B serve as indicators of a sectional line for a view of the manicure board 10 shown in FIG. 1B. Similarly, points C and D serve as indicators of another sectional line for a view of the manicure board 10 shown in FIG. 1C.

The manicure board 10 is the main structure for the portable manicure tray 1, providing a frame for the other components. Preferably, the manicure board 10 has a rectangular shape with rounded corners. The manicure board 10 may have a width defined as the distance between the left edge 35 and the right edge 40, the width having a range of 5 to 100 inches (12.7-254 cm) and a preferred range of 15 to 35 inches (38 to 89 cm). The manicure board 10 may have a length defined as the distance between the upper edge 25 and the lower edge 30, the length having a range of 5 to 100 inches (12.7 to 25.4 cm) and a preferred range of 10 to 30 inches (25.4 to 76.2 cm). The width is preferably longer than the length with the preferred width/length ratio to range from 1 to 2.

The manicure board 10 may be made from suitable material that is durable and easy to mold, the materials including but not limited to: metal, wood, rubber, or a plastic such as, but not limited to, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) and polycarbonate (PC), or some combination thereof. The preferred materials are plastics. It is also desirable that the materials making up the manicure board 10 are light, robust, and inexpensive.

During a manicure process, it is very likely that nail polishes may be dripped, spilled, rubbed, or splashed into the front surface 15 of the manicure board 10. The towel clamp 90 is used to attach a towel to the manicure board 10 to minimize the messiness that may be caused. The towel clamp 90 may be fixed in place or removable. Moreover, the towel clamp 90 is likely to be powered by a spring member and it may clamp the towel to the front surface 15 of the manicure board 10. The structure of the towel clamp 90 is known in the art and what is shown in FIG. 1A may be altered according to the needs of the user. The towel may be extended and cover the central space, above which the polishing of the nails will be conducted. Preferably, the towel clamp 90 is attached to the left edge 35 of the manicure board 10. Alternatively, the location of the towel clamp 90 may be changed according to the positions of other structures on the manicure board 10 and the preference of the user.

It is desirable to have a handle structure so that the portable manicure tray 1 may be carried around. As indicated above, the handle structure may have different designs. As shown in FIG. 1A, the handle structure is a strap 45 attached to be manicure board 10 by threading through the strap holes 48 on the upper corners of the manicure board 10. The user of the portable manicure tray 1 may carry the manicure board 10 by take hold of the strap 45 by hand or bear the strap 48 on his/her arm or shoulder. It should be noted that the handle structure may change in its design according to the needs of the user. For example, the handle structure may be a gripping hole through the manicure board 10 and the user may take hold of the manicure board 10.

There are other attachments that may be added to the portable manicure tray 1 to facilitate the manicure treatment. For example, a detachable light may be attached to the manicure board 10. Preferably, the detachable light may be clamped or connected to the right edge 40 of the manicure board 10, providing necessary illumination when the ambient light is not sufficient. Moreover, a bag may attach to the bottom side of the manicure board 10, wherein the bag is used to store the items needed in a manicure process when the manicure tray 1 is not in use. For example, the bag may be used to store the nail polish bottles, the manicure tools, and other necessary items.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the nail polish slots 70, the tool arrangement alcove 75, and the nail polish remover alcove 60 are located close to the upper edge 25 of the manicure board 10. However, it should be noted that these slots and alcoves, generally designed to accommodate the necessities of a manicure process, may vary in their positioning. Nevertheless, it is still preferred that these slots and alcoves are disposed close to one edge of the manicure board 10. For example, the nail polish slots 70 may be aligned to the right edge 40 of the manicure board 10. The current design shown in FIG. 1A fully anticipates the common habits of most users. Therefore, the current design is preferred while variations may apply according to the needs of the user.

FIG. 1B shows a first sectional view of the manicure board. The sectional line is shown as between points A and B in FIG. 1A. Shown in FIG. 1B is the manicure board 10 having a front surface 15 and a back surface 20, which is not shown in FIG. 1A. Also shown in FIG. 1B are four nail polish slots 70, a tool arrangement alcove 75 being divided into two compartments by a separator 77, and a nail polish remover alcove 60 having a nail polish remover 55 residing in the nail polish remover alcove 60. FIG. 1B illustrate the general design of the nail polish slots 70, the tool arrangement alcove 75, and the nail polish remover alcove 60.

Shown in FIG. 1B are four nail polish slots 70, two on the left and two on the right of the tool arrangement alcove 75. These slots are designed to accommodate nail polish bottles. Since the nail polish bottles vary in sizes, the nail polish slots 70 may vary in its depth and shape. From a top view as shown in FIG. 1A, the nail polish slots 70 have a round shape. However, it should be noted that other shapes may be acceptable. Similarly, the number of nail polish slots 70 may vary according to the size of the nail polish bottles, the size of the manicure board 10, and the needs of the user. Preferably, the number of nail polish slots 70 ranges from 2 to 10. The widths of the nail polish slots 70 may be the same or different, with the preferable range of 0.5-3 inches (1.27-7.62 cm) and the most preferred width of approximately 1.5 inches (2.8 cm). Similarly, the depths of the nail polish slots 70 may be the same or different, with the preferable range of 0.3-3 inches (0.76-7.62 cm) and the most preferred depth of approximately 1 inch (2.54 cm). Since the nail polishes bottles may vary in sizes, it is desirable that the sizes of the nail polish slots 70 are adjustable. Therefore, the nail polish slots 70 may include adjusters disposed in the nail polish slots 70. The adjusters may be spring-powered mechanisms that protrude out of the inner sidewalls of the nail polish slots 70, abutting the side walls of the nail polish bottles and anchoring the bottles in the nail polish slots 70. Alternatively, an adjuster may be elastic materials the size of which may change according to pressure, similarly abutting the nail polish bottles and keep them in place.

Also shown in FIG. 1B is the tool arrangement alcove 75, which is used to accommodate the tools used for the manicure process. During a manicure, a user may use many tools, including but not limited to: nippers, clippers, files, pushers, brushes, trimmers, scissors, tweezers, and slicers. These tools, in general, may have an elongated shape and may be inserted into the tool arrangement alcove 75. In FIG. 1B, the separator 77 divides the tool arrangement alcove 75 into two compartments. It should be noted that the tool arrangement alcove 75 may adopt other formats for compartmentalization. Or the tool arrangement alcove 75 may comprise a single slot, with no separators. In addition, FIG. 1A shows that the tool arrangement alcove 75 has a rectangular shape from a top view and it is the preferred shape. However, the tool arrangement alcove 75 may have other shapes as necessitated by the particular manicure to be performed. The depth of the tool arrangement alcove 75 may vary, with the preferable range of 0.3-3 inches (0.76-7.62 cm) and the most preferred depth of approximately 1 inch (2.54 cm). The specific design of the tool arrangement alcove 75, such as compartmentalization, size, and shape, may vary according to the tools to be accommodated and the needs of the user.

FIG. 1B also shows a nail polish remover 55 disposed in the nail polish remover alcove 60. The nail polish remover 55 is preferably a sponge containing nail polishing removing agents such as the Cutex® nail polish removing solutions. The sponge may have cavities. A user of the portable manicure tray 1 may stick her fingers into the cavities of the nail polish remover 55 and rub away the old nail polishes or nail polishes that are applied improperly. As shown in FIG. 1A, the nail polish remover alcove 60 has a round shape from a top view, but it should be noted that other shapes may be used. To ensure prolonged use of the nail polish remover 55, the nail polish remover alcove 60 may have a removable cover, which may be removed when the portable manicure tray 1 is being used and attached when the manicure process is completed. The depth of the nail polish remover alcove 60 may vary, with the preferable range of 0.3-3 inches (0.76-7.62 cm) and the most preferred depth of approximately 1 inch (2.54 cm).

FIG. 1C shows a second sectional view of the manicure board. The sectional line is shown as between points C and D in FIG. 1A. Shown in FIG. 1C are the manicure board 10, the wrist gel 80 placed on the manicure board 10, and the phone holder 50.

The wrist gel 80 is designed to provide support for the wrist of a user during the manicure process. Preferably the wrist gel 80 may have an elongated shape from a top view and be placed close to the left edge 35 of the manicure board 10. However, it should be noted that other shapes may be adopted according the needs of the user. The height of the wrist gel 80 may vary, with the preferable range of 0.3-3 inches (0.76-7.62 cm) and the most preferred height of approximately 0.5 inch (1.27 cm). Preferably, the wrist gel may comprise a silicon gel, or other soft and resilient materials covered by plastics or fabric. Moreover, the wrist gel is preferred to be removable from the manicure board 10. The wrist gel may be placed on the manicure board 10 without any attachment mechanisms or be attached using structures such as but not limited to magnets and hook-and-loop strips.

The phone holder 50 is designed to be a slot to place the phone or other electronic devices of the user. In this day and age of constant communication, having a phone at close proximity is not only fashionable, but also necessary. Preferably, the phone holder 50 may have a rectangular shape from a top view, with a general range of 2 to 10 inches for the width and length. The preferred size of the phone holder 50 is approximately 3 inches (7.62 cm) for the width and 5 inches (12.7 cm) for the length. The depth of the phone holder 50 may vary, with the preferable range of 0.1-2 inches (0.25-5 cm) and the most preferred height of approximately 0.25 inch (0.635 cm). Aside from phones, the phone holder 50 may accommodate other electronic devices such as mp3 players, PDAs, and tablet computers.

FIG. 2A shows a prospective view of a portable manicure tray 1 having a lap pouch 95 as supporting member. Shown in FIG. 2A are the manicure board 10 having a nail polish remover alcove 60 close to the left edge 35 and the upper edge 25, a tool arrangement alcove 75 adjacent to the upper edge 25, four nail polish slots 70 close to the upper edge 25, a phone holder 50 close to the right edge 40 and the lower edge 30, and a strap 45 attached to the manicure board 10 by threading through strap holes 48 position on the upper corners of the manicure board 10. Also shown in FIG. 2A are a towel clamp 90 attached to the left edge 35 on the front surface 15 of the manicure board 10 and a wrist gel 80 having an elongated shape disposed on the front surface 15 of the manicure board 10 close to the lower edge 30.

To make the portable manicure tray 1 more suitable for home use, a supporting member may be attached to the back surface 20 of the manicure board 10. The supporting member may serve as a cushioning mechanism and may also be used to adjust the height of the portable manicure tray 1. In the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 2A, the supporting member is a lap pouch 95. The lap pouch 95 has soft fillings and may be placed on the user's lap and serve as a cushion for the manicure board 10.

FIG. 2B shows a side view of the portable manicure tray 1 having an upper edge 25 and a lower edge 30, with a lap pouch 95 as supporting member. Also shown in FIG. 2B are wrist gel 80 and a towel clamp 90 attached to the manicure board 10. The lower parts of the alcoves and slots protruding out of the back surface 20 of the manicure board 10 are blocked from view by the lap pouch 95. For clarity purposes, the strap 45 is not shown in FIG. 2B.

The lap pouch 95 has a thickness 100 as shown in FIG. 2B. Preferably, the thickness 100 of the lap pouch 95 is not uniform and the thickness 100 at specific locations may be adjusted by relocating the soft fillings in the lap pouch 95. For example, as shown in FIG. 2B, the bottom of the lap pouch 95 may be adjusted to be in general a slope, wherein the thickness 100 is higher when it is closer to the upper edge 25 and is lower when it is closer to the lower edge 30. The overall range to the thickness 100 may be 0.2-20 inches (0.5 to 50 cm). As shown in FIG. 2B, the thickest part of the lap pouch 95 is preferably approximately 4 inches (10 cm) and the thinnest part of the lap pouch 95 is preferably approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm).

Now referring to FIGS. 3-5 other embodiments of the manicure tray are described. Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B an embodiment of the manicure tray 1 is shown where the manicure tray is foldable. The manicure tray has a manicure board 10 having a front surface 15, an upper edge 25, a lower edge 30, a left edge 35, and a right edge 40. Moreover, on the manicure board 10, there are a nail polish remover alcove 60 close to the left edge 35 and the upper edge 25, a tool arrangement alcove 75 adjacent to the upper edge 25 in the middle, several nail polish slots 70 close to the upper edge 25 and a longitudinal hole 99 close to the lower edge 30. According to this embodiment the nail polish remover alcove 60 and the nail polish slots 70 may be holes through witch a container 65 may be attached, Typically the container has a rim 66 that is larger than the alcove hole 60 and thereby the rim holds the container above the hole. The container may have a separate lid 67. Additionally the manicure tray 1 comprises a second board 110. Said second board having a front surface 150, an upper edge 250, a lower edge 300, a left edge 350 and a right edge 400. On the second board 110, there are shown three slots 700 close to the upper edge 250. The slots may be used as tool arrangement alcove or nail polish slots. Additionally the second board 110 has a longitudinal alcove 990 close to the lower edge 300. The second board 100 is attached from its upper edge 250 to the upper edge 25 of the manicure board 10 with rings 1300. The manicure tray 1 of this embodiment is foldable so that the second board 100 may be folded under the manicure board 10. The longitudinal hole 99 has such dimensions that the longitudinal alcove 990 penetrates through the hole and the bottom 999a of the alcove now serves as a writs rest. The bottoms 710 of the slots 700 will now form a support for the containers inserted through the alcoves 60 and 70.

In FIG. 3A it is shown that the tool arrangement compartment 70 may include flexible longitudinal elements 71 that may be used to support tools. The longitudinal elements may be made of plastic, PVC or any other feasible material.

Referring now to FIGS. 4 and 5, a manicure tray 1 includes a manicure board 10 attached to two foldable flaps 1000 serving as side boards. The flaps 1000 are attached to the right edge 40 and the left edge 30 of the manicure board. The manicure board contains two holes 1010 through which containers 1020 may be inserted. The upper rim 1025 of the containers preferably have a lip to prevent the containers to fall through the holes 1010. The containers can be used as tool arrangement compartments or as nail polis remover alcoves. The flaps 1000 have several nail polish holders 1030. The flaps 1000 may be folded under the manicure board 10 when not used as side boards. When the manicure tray is in use the side boards will be folded open and supported by support elements. In FIG. 5A two support elements 1200 are shown. The elements are attached under the flaps. The lower surface 1100 of the flaps may have slots 1190 to attach the support elements 1200. The support elements would adjust the manicure board 10 comfortably to stay on the user's lap and prevent the bottoms of the containers 1020 to touch the user's lap. FIG. 5B shows one support element attached to the bottom side of the side boards. In this case the elements 1200 are connected with a middle bar 1180 which would prevent the side boards to accidentally fold when in use.

Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made only by way of illustration and that numerous changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention.

Claims

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.