Elastic soap container sleeve
OwnerYu Lininventor
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Abstract
An elastic sleeve method and apparatus for use with a bar of soap to limit the surface area of the soap that is exposed, and reduce the rate of shrinkage of the bar of soap. The sleeve comprises a container of elastic material having a top, bottom, and an elastic opening for insertion of a soap cake. The elastic material has form-fitting dimensions adaptable to the shape of an underlying soap cake. The elastic material also has a plurality of apertures to provide atmospheric communication through the elastic sleeve to an inserted soap cake's surface.
Claims6
An elastic sleeve for use with a bar of soap to limit the surface area of the soap that is exposed, and reduce the rate of shrinkage of the bar of soap, the sleeve comprising:
- a container of elastic form-fitting material;
- said container having a top and a bottom;
- said container having an elastic opening for insertion of a soap cake;
- said elastic form-fitting material configurable for dimensions adaptable to the shape of an underlying soap cake, wherein said elastic form-fitting material keeps a tight periphery to a soap cake to stop contact of water with a surface of said soap cake where said elastic form-fitting material does not have an aperture;
- a plurality of resilient apertures in said elastic form-fitting material of said top and bottom of said container to provide atmospheric communication through the elastic sleeve to an inserted soap cake's exposed surface areas, wherein said elastic form-fitting material can flex and contract to provide a tight, form-fitting periphery around said soap cake so that the soap cake does not get wet beyond areas exposed to the resilient apertures;
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- said form-fitting material creating a barrier for unexposed areas of said soap cake.
A method of using a soap sleeve to increase exfoliation, limit the exposed surface area of a soap cake, and reduce the rate at which the soap is depleted, the method comprising:
- providing an elastic soap sleeve defined by a container of elastic form-fitting material, wherein said container has a top and a bottom and an elastic opening for insertion of a soap cake, wherein the elastic form-fitting material of the container is configurable for dimensions adaptable to the shape of an underlying soap cake;
- including a plurality of resilient apertures in the elastic material of the top and bottom of the container to provide atmospheric communication through the elastic sleeve to an inserted soap cake's exposed surface areas, while also creating a barrier for unexposed areas of said soap cake;
- inserting a soap cake through the elastic opening on a front side of the soap sleeve, wherein walls of the soap sleeve expand to accommodate the soap cake;
- allowing the elastic material to form a tight fit around the soap cake;
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- allowing the elastic material contract and seal off portions of the soap cake's surface that are not exposed by the resilient apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.