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US 10,244,902 B1Granted
Back scrubber for use with a washcloth
OwnerJeff A Wagnerinventor
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Abstract
A back scrubber for use with a variety of different washcloths includes an elongate shaft, a frame attached to a distal end of the shaft and a set of flexible teeth extending from the frame toward the center of the frame. The frame defines an inner area over which the washcloth wraps to define a back scrubbing surface. The tips of the teeth form an opening through which an excess portion of the washcloth that wraps over the inner area and the frame enters to be in contact with an under side of the back scrubbing surface of the washcloth.
Claims17
A back scrubber for use with a washcloth comprising:
- an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a frame attached to the distal end of the shaft and defining an inner area over which the washcloth wraps to define a back scrubbing surface;
- a plurality of flexible teeth extending from the frame toward the center of the inner area with each tooth terminating at a tip such that the tips of the teeth form an opening through which an excess portion of the washcloth that wraps over the inner area and the frame enters to be in contact with an under side of the back scrubbing surface of the washcloth, wherein the opening defined by the tips of the teeth is sufficiently large to receive the excess portion so as to form a generally convex compliant back scrubbing surface of the washcloth, and wherein when the back scrubbing surface is pushed against the skin, the tips of the teeth move toward each other to grab the excess portion of the washcloth tighter to more securely fix the washcloth in place.
A back scrubber for use with a washcloth comprising:
- an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a closed ring frame attached to the distal end of the shaft and defining an inner enclosed area over which the washcloth wraps to define a back scrubbing surface;
- a plurality of spaced apart flexible teeth and extending from the ring frame toward the center of the enclosed inner area with each tooth terminating at a tip such that the tips of the teeth form an opening through which an excess portion of the washcloth that wraps over the inner area and the frame enters to be in contact with an under side of the back scrubbing surface of the washcloth, wherein the opening defined by the tips of the teeth is sufficiently large to receive the excess portion so as to form a generally convex compliant back scrubbing surface of the washcloth, and wherein when the back scrubbing surface is pushed against the skin, the tips of the teeth move toward each other to grab the excess portion of the washcloth tighter to more securely fix the washcloth in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.