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Bathroom fixture

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-12-24
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Granted: 1983-11-29
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Expires: 2001-12-24
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Abstract

Abstract The present device provides a complete stationary unit including brushes and sponges. The unit is removeable affixed to a tub or shower wall wherein the bather can, by his or her own movement against the brushes and sponges in the unit easily and efficiently wash his or her back or other inaccessible parts of their bodies. The device includes a soap dispencer which dispences liquid soap onto the brushes and sponges as they are contacted by the user's body.

Inventors

  • 👤 Frank S. Walker

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 08:53
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K7/00; A47K7/02; A47K7/022; A47K7/024

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 246 words
In a bathroom fixture a base member and a plurality of cleansing elements detachably secured to said base member in a predetermined relation to said base member and extending outwardly therefrom for engagement with the body of a bather, said base member having means for mounting the same on a wall of a shower for enabling the cleansing elements to be readily engaged by the body of the bather, said means said means for cleansing the body of the bather comprising a plurality of sponges and a brush, said sponges being mounted in spaced parallel V-shaped grooves formed in said base member with a portion of said sponges inserted into said grooves to extend through the grooves on both sides of the base member, a U-shaped channel formed on a surface of said base member between said V-shaped grooves into which a brush is inserted such that the bristles of the brush extend outwardly forming a discontinuous surface against which the bather may rub his body, a liquid soap dispenser mounted at the upper end of said base member for dispensing soap onto the surface of said sponges and brush as the bather presses his body against the surfcae of said sponge-brush assembly, said means for detachably securing the fixture to the shower wall comprising suction cups enabling said fixture to be positioned on the shower wall in various desired positions to facilitate the engagement of the body of the bather relative to the cleansing surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 246 words
In a bathroom fixture a base member and a plurality of cleansing elements detachably secured to said base member in a predetermined relation to said base member and extending outwardly therefrom for engagement with the body of a bather, said base member having means for mounting the same on a wall of a shower for enabling the cleansing elements to be readily engaged by the body of the bather, said means said means for cleansing the body of the bather comprising a plurality of sponges and a brush, said sponges being mounted in spaced parallel V-shaped grooves formed in said base member with a portion of said sponges inserted into said grooves to extend through the grooves on both sides of the base member, a U-shaped channel formed on a surface of said base member between said V-shaped grooves into which a brush is inserted such that the bristles of the brush extend outwardly forming a discontinuous surface against which the bather may rub his body, a liquid soap dispenser mounted at the upper end of said base member for dispensing soap onto the surface of said sponges and brush as the bather presses his body against the surfcae of said sponge-brush assembly, said means for detachably securing the fixture to the shower wall comprising suction cups enabling said fixture to be positioned on the shower wall in various desired positions to facilitate the engagement of the body of the bather relative to the cleansing surface.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1986-11-28 1987-05-30 1987-11-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1990-11-28 1991-05-30 1991-11-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1994-11-28 1995-05-30 1995-11-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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