Soap reforming assembly

A soap reforming assembly being configured to melt a plurality of soap pieces and subsequently form a bar of soap, said assembly comprising:

• a housing having a top wall and a front wall, said top wall having an opening extending in an interior of said housing for receiving pieces of soap, said front wall having a form opening extending into an interior of said housing, said front wall having a drawer opening extending into said interior of said housing;
• a control circuit being coupled to said housing, said control circuit including an electronic timer;
• a soap collection unit being coupled to said housing, said soap collection unit configured for collecting and transporting pieces of soap when the pieces of soap are dropped into said housing via said opening, said soap collection unit comprising:
• a soap door being slidably coupled to said housing, said soap door being aligned with said opening on said top wall, said soap door being urged between an open position having said soap door being displaced with said opening and a closed position having said soap door covering said opening;
• a soap door actuator being coupled to said housing, said soap door actuator being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said soap door actuator engaging said soap door, said soap door actuator urging said soap door between said open and closed positions;
• a chute being positioned in said housing, said chute being aligned with said opening in said top wall for receiving the soap pieces;
• a reservoir being positioned within said housing, said reservoir having a top end, a bottom end and an outer wall extending therebetween, said bottom end being open, said top end having an entrance extending into an interior of said reservoir, said outer wall of said reservoir tapering between said top and bottom ends such that said reservoir defines a funnel;
• a conveyor being rotatably positioned within said housing, said conveyor being positioned between said opening in said top wall of said housing and said top end of said funnel such that said chute directs the soap pieces onto the conveyor, said conveyor rolling in a first direction when said conveyor is turned on to transport and subsequently drop the soap pieces into said reservoir;
• a motion sensor being coupled to said chute for sensing the soap pieces passing through said chute, said motion sensor being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said control circuit receiving a transport input when said motion sensor senses motion, said control circuit turning said conveyor on when said control circuit receives said transport input;
• a reservoir door being pivotally coupled to said housing and being positioned within said housing, said reservoir door being positioned above and being aligned with said entrance in said top end of said reservoir, said reservoir door being positionable between an open position exposing said entrance and a closed position covering said entrance;
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• a reservoir door actuator being coupled to said housing, said reservoir door actuator being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said reservoir door actuator being coupled to said reservoir door, said reservoir door actuator urging said reservoir door between said open and closed positions, said reservoir door actuator urging said reservoir door into said open position when said control circuit receives said transport input;
• a heating element being coupled to said housing, said heating element being in thermal communication with said soap collection unit, said heating element configured for heating said soap collection unit when said heating element is turned on, wherein said soap collection unit is configured to melt the soap pieces into a fluid soap when said heating element heats said soap collection unit, said heating element being coupled to said outer wall of said reservoir, said heating element being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said heating element being turned on when said control circuit receives said transport input, said heating element being turned off when said electronic timer counts down a pre-determined duration of time for melting the soap pieces;
• a forming unit being positioned within said housing, said forming unit being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said forming unit arranged for receiving the fluid soap from said soap collection unit, said forming unit configured for cooling and forming the fluid soap into the bar of soap for bathing, said forming unit comprising:
• a release being slidably coupled to said reservoir, said release being aligned with said bottom end of said reservoir, said release being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said release being turned on into an open position when said electronic timer counts down said pre-determined duration of time, wherein said release is configured to facilitate the fluid soap to pour outwardly from said bottom end of said reservoir when said release is turned on into the open position, wherein said release is configured to retain the fluid soap in said reservoir when said release is turned off into a closed position;
• a form being slidably positioned within said housing, said form comprising a first panel being hingedly coupled to a second panel, each of said first and second panels having a first surface, said first surface on each of said first and second panels having a depression thereon, said depression on each of said first and second panels being concavely arcuate with respect to said first surface, said first surface on said first panel abutting said first surface of said second panel when said form is closed such that said depression in each of said first and second panels forms an ovoid bar space, said first panel having an aperture extending therethrough and intersecting said depression in said first panel, said first panel having a lip extending outwardly from an outside surface of said first panel, said form being insertable through said form opening, said lip slidably engaging said housing to retain said form in said housing, said form being positioned beneath said release such that said aperture is aligned with said release, wherein said aperture is configured to pass the fluid soap into said form when said release is opened;
• a handle being coupled to said form for gripping and urging said form into and out of said housing;
• a blower being positioned within said housing, said blower being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said blower being aligned with said form, said blower urging air onto said form when said blower is turned on, wherein said air is configured to cool the fluid soap in said form, said blower being turned on when said release is turned on to open said reservoir;
• an opener being positioned within said housing, said opener being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said opener being aligned with said form when said form is positioned in said housing, said opener being actuated into a closing position having said opener engaging said second panel of said form to urge said second panel to abut said first panel of said form, said opener being actuated into an opening position having said opener disengaging said second panel when said electronic timer counts down a predetermined amount of time for cooling the soap fluid thereby facilitating said second panel to hinge downwardly from said first panel, wherein said form is configured to release the bar of soap downwardly therefrom when said opener disengages said second panel from said first panel;
• a form door being slidably coupled to said housing, said form door being aligned with said form opening, said form door being positionable between an open position and a closed position;
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• a form door actuator being coupled to said housing, said form door actuator engaging said form door, said form door actuator being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said form door actuator urging said form door between the open position and the closed position;
• a drawer being slidably positioned in said housing via said drawer opening, said drawer arranged for receiving the bar of soap from said form when said form releases the bar of soap downwardly therefrom, said drawer being positioned beneath said form, wherein said drawer is configured to dispense the bar of soap when the drawer is moved to an open position, the open position having said drawer extending outwardly from said housing;
• a drawer actuator being coupled to said housing, said drawer actuator engaging said drawer, said drawer actuator being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said drawer actuator moving said drawer between said open position and a closed position, said drawer actuator moving said drawer into said open position after said opener disengages said first and second panels of said form;
• a plurality of feet, each of said feet being coupled to a bottom wall of said housing, each of said feet abutting a support surface for supporting said housing above the support surface;
• a start/stop button being movably coupled to said top wall of said housing, said start/stop button being electrically coupled to said control circuit for turning said control circuit on and off;
• a display being coupled to said housing, said display being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said display displaying indicia, said indicia comprising numbers indicating a number of soap bars that have been formed;
• a light emitter being coupled to said housing, said light emitter being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said light emitter being turned on when said control circuit is turned on for indicating that said control circuit is active;
• a form door button being movably coupled to said housing, said form door button being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said form door actuator urging said form door into said open position when said form door button is manipulated;
• a receiver being coupled to said housing, said receiver being electrically coupled to said control circuit;
• a remote control being manipulated by a user, said remote control being in wireless electrical communication with said receiver for controlling operational parameters of said control circuit;
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• a power cord being coupled to and extending away from said housing, said power cord being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power cord having a distal end with respect to said housing, said distal end having a plug being electrically coupled thereto, said plug being electrically coupled to a power source.