US20220218174A1

US20220218174A1 - Scrubbing Glove Assembly

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Publication number: US20220218174A1
Application number: US17/149,384
Authority: US
Inventors: Donald Alford
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2021-01-14
Filing date: 2021-01-14
Publication date: 2022-07-14

Abstract

A scrubbing glove assembly for scrubbing an object includes a glove that has a plurality of fingers, a hand portion, a thumb and a cuff such that the glove can be worn on a user's hand. The glove has a soap reservoir integrated therein to contain a liquid soap. Additionally, the glove has a plurality of soap openings each extending into the soap reservoir to release the liquid soap from the soap reservoir. A plurality of bristles is each coupled to the glove to scrub a surface when the glove is worn.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention.

The disclosure relates to scrubbing devices and more particularly pertains to a new scrubbing device for releasing a liquid soap while being worn on a user's hand. The scrubbing device comprises a glove, which has a soap reservoir integrated therein, and a plurality of soap openings for releasing a liquid soap from the soap reservoir. Additionally, a plurality of bristles is attached to the glove to enhance scrubbing the object.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed uUnder 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98.

The prior art relates to scrubbing devices including a variety of gloves that have various means of soap storage and dispensing being coupled thereto. The prior art also discloses a variety of gloves that have scrubbing elements, such as bristles, attached thereto for scrubbing an object. Additionally, the prior art discloses a glove that has soap dispensing portions and scrubbing portions being removably coupled to the glove. In no instance does the prior art disclose a glove that has bristles attached thereto and that has a soap reservoir integrated therein.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a glove that has a plurality of fingers, a hand portion, a thumb and a cuff such that the glove can be worn on a user's hand. The glove has a soap reservoir integrated therein to contain a liquid soap. Additionally, the glove has a plurality of soap openings each extending into the soap reservoir to release the liquid soap from the soap reservoir. A plurality of bristles is each coupled to the glove to scrub a surface when the glove is worn.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a bottom phantom view of a scrubbing glove assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 2 is a detail view taken from circle 2 of FIG. 1 of an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 3 is a top phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 4 is a left side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4 of an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 1 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new scrubbing device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the scrubbing glove assembly 10 generally comprises a glove 12 that has a plurality of fingers 14, a hand portion 16, a thumb 18 and a cuff 20 such that the glove 12 can be worn on a user's hand. The glove 12 may be comprised of a fluid impermeable material, including but not being limited to, rubber, vinyl, latex or other similarly flexible material. The glove 12 has a soap reservoir 22 integrated therein to contain a liquid soap 24. The glove 12 has a plurality of soap openings 26 that each extends into the soap reservoir 22 to release the liquid soap 24 from the soap reservoir 22.
The hand portion 16 has an inside layer 28 and an outside layer 30 to define the soap reservoir 22 between the inside layer 28 and the outside layer 30. Additionally, the soap reservoir 22 is fluidly discrete from each of the fingers 14, the thumb 18 and the cuff 20. Each of the soap openings 26 extends through the outside layer 30 of the hand portion 16, and the soap openings 26 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed over a palm 32 of the hand portion 16. Additionally, the soap openings 26 are arranged to radiate outwardly from a central point 34 of the palm 32. The outside layer 30 has a fill opening 36 extending into the soap reservoir 22 to facilitate the soap reservoir 22 to be filled with the liquid soap 24. A closure 37, such as a cap or the like, may be provided for closing the fill opening 36.
A plurality of bristles 38 is provided and each of the bristles 38 is coupled to the glove 12 to scrub a surface when the glove 12 is worn. Each of the bristles 38 is spaced apart from each other and is distributed over the hand portion 16, each of the fingers 14 and the thumb 18. Each of the bristles 38 is positioned on a first surface 40 of the glove 12 which corresponds to each of the fingers 14, the thumb 18 and the hand portion 16. The plurality of bristles 38 has a boundary 42 on the hand portion 16, the boundary 42 is spaced from the cuff 20 and the boundary 42 curves toward the cuff 20. Each of the bristles 38 has a distal end 44 and the distal end 44 of each of the bristles 38 is rounded. Additionally, each of the bristles 38 may be comprised of the same material of which the glove 12 is comprised.
In use, the glove 12 is worn on the user's hand for scrubbing an object, such as a plate, a counter top or any other surface to be cleaned. The pressure of the user's hand against the inside layer 28 of the hand portion 16 squeezes the liquid soap 24 out of the soap openings 26. In this way the liquid soap 24 is released to enhance cleaning the object. Additionally, the soap reservoir 22 can be refilled, through the fill opening, when the soap reservoir 22 is depleted of the liquid soap 24.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. Docket No.

Claims

I claim:

1. A scrubbing glove assembly having a soap reservoir being integrated therein for releasing a liquid soap for scrubbing, said assembly comprising:

a glove having a plurality of fingers, a hand portion, a thumb and a cuff wherein said glove is configured to be worn on a user's hand, said glove having a soap reservoir being integrated therein wherein said soap reservoir is configured to contain a liquid soap, said glove having a plurality of soap openings extending into said soap reservoir wherein said plurality of soap openings is configured to release the liquid soap from said soap reservoir; and

a plurality of bristles, each of said bristles being coupled to said glove wherein said plurality of bristles is configured to scrub a surface when said glove is worn.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said hand portion has an inside layer and an outside layer to define said soap reservoir between said inside layer and said outside layer, said reservoir being fluidly discrete from each of said fingers, said thumb and said cuff.

3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein each of said soap openings extends through said outside layer of said hand portion, said soap openings being spaced apart from each other and being distributed over a palm of said hand portion, said soap openings being arranged to radiate outwardly from a central point of said palm.

4. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said outside layer has a fill opening extending into said soap reservoir wherein said fill opening is configured to facilitate said soap reservoir to be filled with the liquid soap.

5. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said bristles is spaced apart from each other and is distributed over said hand portion, each of said fingers and said thumb, each of said bristles being positioned on a first surface of said glove which corresponds to each of said fingers, said thumb and said hand portion.

6. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of bristles has a boundary on said hand portion, said boundary being spaced from said cuff, said boundary curving toward said cuff.

7. A scrubbing glove assembly having a soap reservoir being integrated therein for releasing a liquid soap for scrubbing, said assembly comprising:

a glove having a plurality of fingers, a hand portion, a thumb and a cuff wherein said glove is configured to be worn on a user's hand, said glove having a soap reservoir being integrated therein wherein said soap reservoir is configured to contain a liquid soap, said glove having a plurality of soap openings extending into said soap reservoir wherein said plurality of soap openings is configured to release the liquid soap from said soap reservoir, said hand portion having an inside layer and an outside layer to define said soap reservoir between said inside layer and said outside layer, said reservoir being fluidly discrete from each of said fingers, said thumb and said cuff, each of said soap openings extending through said outside layer of said hand portion, said soap openings being spaced apart from each other and being distributed over a palm of said hand portion, said soap openings being arranged to radiate outwardly from a central point of said palm, said outside layer having a fill opening extending into said soap reservoir wherein said fill opening is configured to facilitate said soap reservoir to be filled with the liquid soap; and

a plurality of bristles, each of said bristles being coupled to said glove wherein said plurality of bristles is configured to scrub a surface when said glove is worn, each of said bristles being spaced apart from each other and being distributed over said hand portion, each of said fingers and said thumb, each of said bristles being positioned on a first surface of said glove which corresponds to each of said fingers, said thumb and said hand portion, said plurality of bristles having a boundary on said hand portion, said boundary being spaced from said cuff, said boundary curving toward said cuff.