Cleanser dispensing sponge system

Claim 1

A. cleanser dispensing sponge comprising: a housing, including a first end, a second end, said first end comprising a head, said housing further including a reservoir located within the housing and occupying a substantial portion of the length of the housing between the head and the second end, with the back of the reservoir located at said second end, and the front toward said head, said reservoir including a filler opening at said second end for loading cleanser into the cleanser dispensing sponge, and rigid cap means at said second end for sealing said filler opening, sponge means for mounting on said head, said sponge means including resilient and fluid conducting properties, a cleanser delivery system located within the housing, said system comprising a pumping canal for receiving hydraulic pumping pressure from the sponge means, said canal being substantially straight, located along a line taken from the first end of the housing to the second end of the housing, and including a first opening and a second opening, said second opening being in fluid transmitting communication with the reservoir, said first opening being at said first end through an outer surface of the head within the sponge means for receiving liquid from, and for delivering liquid to, said sponge means in response to said hydraulic pumping pressure, and a metering constriction of a portion of the pumping canal, located at the second opening, for controlling liquid flow to and fro between said system and said reservoir in response to said hydraulic pumping pressure, said metering constriction defining an orifice for said second opening, said constriction being a molding with said head, and said canal being longer than its diameter, and being a molding with said head.