Portable container for cleanly storing a loofah puff

A portable container for a loofah puff, comprising:

• a loofah puff having a loofah cord loop that extends at least a minimum cord length from said loofah puff,
• an elongate sleeve defining a storage space therein to contain said loofah puff in a compressed state, said elongate sleeve having a longitudinal axis and having a sleeve length parallel to said longitudinal axis that is shorter than the minimum cord length of the loofah cord loop of said loofah puff, and said elongate sleeve further having first and second ends and a midsection between said first and second ends, said first and second ends being at opposite ends of said longitudinal axis, and said first end being open to allow a compressed loofah puff to pass into and out of said elongate sleeve;
• a transverse wall integrally formed with said elongate sleeve at said second end of said elongate sleeve, said transverse wall being oriented generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis such that said transverse wall closes said second end of said elongate sleeve to block said loofah puff from passing into or out of said second end of said elongate sleeve, said transverse wall having a central hole therethrough for allowing free passage of a distal end of the loofah cord loop of said loofah puff through said transverse wall, such that a user is able to pull said loofah puff into said first end of said sleeve by pulling on the loofah cord loop of said loofah puff;
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• a throat of reduced cross section formed in the midsection of said elongate sleeve.

A portable container for a loofah puff having a loofah cord loop that extends at least a minimum cord length from said loofah puff comprising:

• an elongate sleeve defining a storage space therein to contain said loofah puff in a compressed state, said elongate sleeve having a longitudinal axis and having a sleeve length parallel to said longitudinal axis that is shorter than the minimum cord length of the loofah cord loop of said loofah puff, and said elongate sleeve further having first and second ends and a midsection between said first and second ends, said first and second ends being at opposite ends of said longitudinal axis, and said first end being open to allow a compressed loofah puff to pass into and out of said elongate sleeve;
• a transverse wall integrally formed with said elongate sleeve at said second end of said elongate sleeve, said transverse wall being oriented generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis such that said transverse wall closes said second end of said elongate sleeve to block said loofah puff from passing into or out of said second end of said elongate sleeve, said transverse wall having a central hole therethrough for allowing free passage of a distal end of the loofah cord loop of said loofah puff through said transverse wall, such that a user is able to pull said loofah puff into said first end of said sleeve by pulling on the loofah cord loop of said loofah puff.

A portable container for containing a compressible item having a hanging line attached thereto, said portable container comprising:

• a sleeve comprising a first end and a second end, said first end comprising a first opening and said second end comprising a second opening;
• said first opening is larger than said second opening such that the compressible item can pass through said first opening but cannot pass through said second opening;
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• said sleeve is configured to compress the compressible item having a hanging line as the hanging line is pulled through said second opening to force the compressible item through said first opening and into said sleeve to store the compressible item in a compressed state within the sleeve.

A method of storing a loofah puff comprising the steps of:

• providing a loofah puff having a loofah cord loop that extends at least a minimum cord length from said loofah puff and a second loop positioned opposite said loofah cord loop and a portable container for a loofah puff;
• said portable container for a loofah puff comprising
• an elongate sleeve defining a storage space therein to contain a loofah puff in a compressed state, said elongate sleeve having a longitudinal axis and having a sleeve length parallel to said longitudinal axis that is shorter than the minimum cord length of the loofah cord loop of said loofah puff, and said elongate sleeve further having first and second ends and a midsection between said first and second ends, said first and second ends being at opposite ends of said longitudinal axis, and said first end being open to allow a compressed loofah puff to pass into and out of said elongate sleeve;
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• a transverse wall integrally formed with said elongate sleeve at said second end of said elongate sleeve, said transverse wall being oriented generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis such that said transverse wall closes said second end of said elongate sleeve to block said loofah puff from passing into or out of said second end of said elongate sleeve, said transverse wall having a central hole therethrough for allowing free passage of a distal end of the loofah cord loop of said loofah puff through said transverse wall, such that a user is able to pull said loofah puff into said first end of said sleeve by pulling on the loofah cord loop of said loofah puff;
• pulling the loofah cord loop through said central hole of said second end until the loofah puff is inside the elongate sleeve to store the loofah puff;
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• storing the container containing the loofah puff.