US2191642A

US2191642A - Scrubbing device

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Publication number: US2191642A
Application number: US246221A
Authority: US
Inventors: Carvalho Manuel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-12-16
Filing date: 1938-12-16
Publication date: 1940-02-27
Anticipated expiration: 1957-02-27

Description

Feb. 27, 1940. M. CARVALHO 2,191,642

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SCRUBBING DEVICE Filed Dec. 16, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I 1 I I l I 1 1/ 4? In venior Manuel Carve/[k0 Attorneys Patented Feb. 27, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SCRUBBING DEVICE Manuel Carvalho, Somerville, Mass.

I Application December 16, 1938, Serial No. 246,221

1 Claim.

and particularly for use while bathing or scrubbing one's body.

An object of the invention is to combine in a single device of this character, a sponge and soap, the sponge serving to spread the soap suds over the body to insure a thorough cleansing action on the part of the soap, the soap serving to maintain the sponge in a thoroughly soapy condition during the use of the device.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

ll Figure l is a top plan view of the device.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof with certain parts of the handle removed.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the forked end of the handle.

an Figure 4 is an end elevational sponge with the handle removed.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5' of Figure 6.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially 35 on the line 66 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the sponge showing the slit provided for the insertion of a bar of soap into the well or pocket provided therefor in the sponge, and J 30 Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view through the forked end of the handle showing the use of a spring latch therewith.

' Referring more in detail to the drawings it will be seen that in accordance with the present in- 35 vention there is provided a sponge 5 that is of block-like form and is provided with a soap chamber or well 6 that opens at the top side of the sponge 5. Sponge 5 also is provided with an opening 1 leading from the bottom of the well 4|) 6 to the opposite side of the sponge and through which the soap suds may escape to cover the surface of the sponge.

The top side of the sponge body has cemented or otherwise secured thereto a sheet 8 of rubber which at its center is provided with a slit 9 which may be expanded laterally for the insertion of the bar ill of soap into the well 6 of the sponge 5.

Cemented, vulcanized, or otherwise secured to the backing sheet 8 are narrow pieces H of relatively hard rubber so arranged as to abut at one longitudinal edge thereof when the sponge is in its contracted or normal condition.

At the outer longitudinal edges thereof the pieces II are provided with integral longitudiview of the I (Cl. -122) This invention is a device for use in scrubbing,

nally extending hooks I! which are elongated longitudinally of the rubber pieces II.

For the device there is also provided a handle which embodies a shank I3 of wire, said shank l3 at one end being equipped with a hand-grip 6 M .of wood or other suitable material and an eye l5 through the medium of which latter the device may be suspended from a nail or other suitable suspension element.

At the opposite end thereof the shank I3 is pro- 10 vided with an integral fork IS.

The fork I6 is formed by bending the wire from which the shank is formed into a substantial U, the legs ll of which are provided with reverse bends I8 which at the closed end of the II U are directed towards one another and then relatively twisted for the remaining length of the wire to provide the shank l3.

Thus double-ply legs H for the fork are pro vided and at the closed end of the U the bight of the fork is also bent into a substantial U I! that extends inwardly between the legs I1 and serves, as will be hereinafter made manifest, as a tension device.

For bridging the free ends of the legs ll at the open end of the U, and for urging said legs ll inwardly'toward one another there is provided a latch .bar 20 formed of spring metal. At one end thereof the latch bar 20 is formed into an eye 2| that is engaged with the reverse bend I8 of one of the legs l1. At the opposite end hereof the latch bar 20 is formed into a hook 22 that is adapted to spring into engagement with the reverse bend l8 of the other leg i1 as shown in Figure 8 for securing the legs l'l under tension 5 and thereby maintain the legs in engagement with the hooks 12 of the handle-fastener plates H.

To use the device the sponge 5 is separated from the handle and distorted in an obvious man- 40 ner to enlarge the slit 9 to permit the bar 10 of soap to be placed in the well 6 after which the sponge 5 is permitted to return to its normal shape.

The legs ll of the handle are then engaged, 43 in an obvious manner with the hooks I! of the plates l I and the latch 20 then placed in bridging relation to the legs l1 and engaged therewith to urge the legs inwardly towards one another to thereby retain the legs I1 engaged with the hooks H; the projection 19 being accommodated between the hooks l2 and having a tendency to spread these hooks apart in opposition to the latch 20 and the inherent tendency of the legs H to spread apart. Thus projection l9 and latch I 20 cooperate for positively seeming the fork it of the handle engaged with the soap-filled sponge 5.

Obviously the spongeis wetted in the usual manner resulting in the formation oisuds with which the sponge will become impregnated. With the sponge so soaped," the device may be used in an obvious manner for thoroughly scrubbing the body, while bathing, or the device, if desired, may also be used for securing pots, pans, dishes, and the like; it being obvious that the device may be used with facility either as a bathroom or a kitchen accessory.

It is thought that a clear understanding oi the construction, utility and advantages of an invention of this character will be had without a more detailed description.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

In a scrubbing device of the character described, a sponge oi block-like form having a well therein opening at one side oi the block, a backing sheet of elastic material secured to the said side of said block and covering the well, said sheet being provided with a slit through which access is had to said well, strips of elastic material connected with the outer face of the sheet, one on one side of the slit and the other on the opposite side thereof with the adjaceent edges of said strips being adjacent the walls of said slits and hooks formed on the outer edges of said strips and adapted to be engaged by a handle member.

MANUEL CARVALHO.