Scrub Sponge
AssigneeMagic Homewares LLC
InventorsGeorge G. Rademacher, Sal L. Alaimo
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Abstract
A scrub sponge includes a soft polyester foam sponge and a reticulated polyurethane foam scrub layer. The scrub layer is fused to the sponge entirely around their registered peripheries and at a plurality of locations between the peripheries. The fusing of the scrub layer to the sponge defines a pattern of recesses in the scrub layer. The recesses are effective for accumulating and trapping debris removed by the scrub layer. The debris then can be separated efficiently from the sponge by normal rinsing.
Claims15
A scrub sponge comprising a sponge having a top surface, a bottom surface and a periphery extending around said sponge between said top and bottom surfaces, a scrub layer having a top surface, a bottom surface and a periphery extending around said scrub layer between said top and bottom surfaces, said top surface of said scrub layer being disposed in substantially face-to-face relationship with said bottom surface of said sponge, said periphery of said scrub layer being substantially registered with said periphery of said sponge, the scrub layer being fused to the sponge completely around the registered peripheries of the scrub layer and the sponge and at a plurality of spaced apart locations inwardly from the registered peripheries of the scrub layer and the sponge.
A scrub sponge comprising:
- a sponge formed from a soft polyester foamed material and having a top surface, a bottom surface and a periphery extending around said sponge and between said top and bottom surfaces;
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- a scrub layer formed from a reticulated polyurethane foam and having a top surface, a bottom surface and a periphery, said top surface of said scrub layer being disposed in substantially face-to-face relationship with said bottom surface of said sponge, said periphery of said scrub layer being substantially registered with said periphery of said sponge, regions of said scrub layer adjacent the periphery thereof being fused to regions of said sponge adjacent the periphery thereof, said scrub layer and said sponge further being fused to one another along a plurality of fused lines disposed inwardly from the peripheries of said scrub layer and said sponge, said fused lines defining a plurality of recesses offset from portions of said bottom surface of said scrub layer adjacent said fused lines, whereby said recesses define regions of said scrub sponge for trapping and retaining debris removed during use of said scrub sponge.
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