Polished fingernails are a necessity for many people. In addition, people ranging in age from their early teens up to when they become elderly engage in such grooming activity. Professional manicures also can be expensive for some people, while others merely may wish to paint and polish their own fingernails. The present invention is geared to those who want to care for their own fingernails in an organized, comfortable, clean and efficient manner.
Typically, many people possess a bag or carrying case that contains the multitude of fingernail polish. This means that many bottles featuring varying colors and brands are stuffed into at least one bag. In addition, other related items dealing with such aspects as cuticles, filing and clipping also are scattered throughout. This creates a problem of organization, as the bag often must be emptied of its contents so that a particular color or brand can be utilized. The present invention solves this problem by forming holes into an organizational surface that are elevated and supported by intermittently placed platforms. The bottles can be placed into the holes. Meanwhile, because the platforms elevate the organizational surface, the placement of these platforms permits the user a clear line of sight to instantly identify the varying colors and brands of the bottle instead of just the bottle cap.
Painting and polishing fingernails also requires a degree of accuracy and stability. For example, users typically must paint their fingernails while holding their hand in the air. Some people find that their hands shake and require the hand to be rested on a table or other fixed surface. Others merely find that they need a surface to keep their hand from moving as they concentrate on the act of painting or polishing. The present invention solves this problem by including an elevated ramp that extends from the base of the present invention. The preferred embodiment of the elevated ramp extends at a 45-degree angle. The elevated ramp allows the user to rest his or her hand at an angle so that the grooming process can be achieved in an accurate and stable manner. The present invention also accommodates users facing the awkwardness of comfortably grooming their fingernails by forming a curvature into the front of the base of the present invention. The curvature is such that the present invention is more stable and close to the user's body as it wraps partially around the torso or lap.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,913,312 issued to Donnell on Jun. 22, 1999 is a nail polish bottle holder. Unlike the present invention, Donnell is formed from a sheet of flexible foam material with designated areas available so that polish bottles can be pushed into the foam. The present invention, in contrast, provides holes in such a manner that fingernail-grooming bottles can seamlessly be placed into a hole so that the bottle label or color is still easily identifiable. In addition, Donnell requires that a user's hand be rested on the surface of the foam. However, the present invention provides an elevated ramp for this purpose. The elevated ramp, along with other features of the present invention, can be securely fitted onto a base of the present invention. Meanwhile, a lip for spillage protection extends along the front of the base, the front of the base curved in such a manner as to wrap around the front of a person's body or around a lap. Donnell, in contrast, does not account for shape or angle that add to such important areas as stability, containment and ease of use.