US4621730A
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Aerated soapholder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-04-02
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Granted: 1986-11-11
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Expires: 2005-04-02
Abstract
Abstract An aerated soapholder, embodying principles of tangential contact and all around spacing, has raised ridges on its floor which merge into ridges projecting forwardly from the back wall. The ridges have convex surfaces. The sides of the soapholder flare out from the back wall at angles of greater than 90° s. The upper surfaces of the front ends of the raised ridges are higher than the upper surfaces of the rear ends. A floor slopes downwardly from the rear wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph J. Mancusi, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:06
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K5/00; A47K5/06; A47K5/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A soapholder comprised of a floor having horizontal ridges extending from front to back and upon which a soap bar may rest, a rear wall having a set of vertical ridges against which the soap bar may rest and side walls which diverge forwardly from the rear wall and against which a rectangular soap bar would only make point contact when also resting against the vertical ridges on the rear wall, so that air flow may occur about all sides of the soap bar.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A soapholder comprised of a floor having horizontal ridges extending from front to back and upon which a soap bar may rest, a rear wall having a set of vertical ridges against which the soap bar may rest and side walls which diverge forwardly from the rear wall and against which a rectangular soap bar would only make point contact when also resting against the vertical ridges on the rear wall, so that air flow may occur about all sides of the soap bar.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A soapholder according to claim 1 wherein the outer surfaces of the ridges are convex in cross-section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A soapholder according to claim 1 wherein corresponding horizontal and the vertical ridges merge.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A soapholder according to claim 1 wherein the floor slopes downwardly from the rear wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A soapholder according to claim 1 wherein the outer surfaces of the horizontal ridges are higher at their front end than at their rear end.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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