Device for transforming paper in real time
OwnerJames Kaslikinventor
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Abstract
The device assists the customer in cleaning residue from their skin and body hair after they use a toilet for elimination, after they receive a cut or abrasion, or from other source. With the device, the person physically transforms toilet paper and other tissue-like paper in real time to have greater texture, density, and wetness, all three of which together facilitate cleaning better than dry paper or than wet paper without such increased density and texture. Being pocket sized and intended for repeated use, the device can be easily carried by or on the person and used in any bathroom or location anywhere without modification to the plumbing facilities, without risk of running out of a supply of pre-moistened wipes, and without damaging the environment or sewage and septic systems.
Claims19
A pocket-sized device for transforming paper in real time, comprising:
- a sponge that absorbs and retains liquid, releases liquid when pressed, and resumes its relaxed state when not pressed;
- a mat that is a coarse mesh mold with holes resting on top of or in close proximity to top of said sponge that can repeatedly be pressed downward with paper onto and compress said sponge with applied force sufficient to release liquid to wet and compress paper, such that a mass of paper is introduced into the holes of said coarse mesh mold and against said compressed sponge to form substantial densified textural nubs of the paper, and substantially return to its relaxed position when not pressed;
- and,
- a pocket-sized waterproof container that encases said sponge and said mat, with a top opening through which to intermittently add liquid to said sponge and press paper.
A pocket-sized device for transforming paper in real time, comprising:
- a sponge that absorbs and retains liquid, releases liquid when pressed, and resumes its relaxed state when not pressed;
- a pocket-sized waterproof container that encases said sponge, with a top opening through which to intermittently add liquid to said sponge and press paper;
- a concave depression in the top of said sponge corresponding to the top opening of said container that provides a cavity into which to add liquid and press paper;
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- an insert that extends through and secures in the opening of said container with a bottom wall in proximity to the contours of the top of said sponge that forms a coarse mesh mold with holes, said insert which can repeatedly be pressed downward with paper onto and compress said sponge with applied force sufficient to release liquid to wet and compress paper, such that a mass of paper is introduced into the holes of said coarse mesh mold and against said compressed sponge to form substantial densified textural nubs of the paper, and substantially return to its relaxed position when not pressed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.