Applicator for applying lotion to hard-to-reach areas of body
OwnerJoel M. Abdoinventor
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Abstract
An applicator for applying substances, such as lotions, to a user's body has a handle, an attachment member, and a pad removably attached to the attachment member. The handle has a rigid portion with a gripping member at one end and an opposite end portion received into the axial opening of a sleeve. An end of a bendable section is removably received into the axial opening opposite the rigid portion. The attachment member includes a flat layer and a formed layer with edge portions secured to the flat layer. A midportion of the formed layer extends around and is secured to the end of the bendable section opposite the sleeve. The flat face of the attachment member preferably forms a hook component of a hook and loop fastener for easy attachment to a fabric face of a pad.
Claims10
An applicator for applying substances to hard-to-reach portions of a user's body, comprising;
- a handle having a first end configured to be gripped by a user, and a second opposite end;
- an attachment portion carried by said second end;
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- a pad removably attachable to said attachment portion;
- wherein said handle includes a rigid portion extending from said first end to an opposite end portion, a sleeve having an axial opening into which said opposite end portion is received, and a bendable portion having opposite end portions received into said axial opening and engaging said attachment portion, respectively, at least one of said rigid portion and said bendable portion being removably received into said axial opening to provide a detachable connection between said rigid portion and said bendable portion;
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- wherein said bendable portion comprises a bendable metal core end a cylindrical outer plastic covering.
An applicator for applying substances to hard-to-reach portions of a user's body, comprising:
- a handle having a first end configured to be gripped by a user, and a second opposite end;
- an attachment member carried by said second end;
- said attachment member comprising a substantially flat portion having an outwardly directed face that includes a hook component of a hook and loop fastener;
- and a formed portion having a midportion extending around and attached to said second end;
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- a pad removably attachable to said outwardly directed face by pressing said outwardly directed face and said pad together;
- in which said flat portion and said formed portion are adhesively attached to said second end.
An applicator for applying substances to hard-to-reach portions of a user's body, comprising:
- a handle having a first end configured to be gripped by a user, and a second opposite end;
- an attachment member carried by said second end;
- said attachment member comprising a substantially flat portion having an outwardly directed face that includes a hook component of a hook and loop fastener;
- and a formed portion having a midportion extending around and attached to said second end;
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- a pad removably attachable to said outwardly directed face by pressing said outwardly directed face and said pad together;
- in which said formed portion comprises an outwardly directed loop component of a hook and loop fastener for removably attaching said attachment member, and thereby attaching said applicator, to a separate hook component carried by a structure for storing said applicator.
An applicator for applying substances to hard-to-reach portions of a user's body, comprising:
- a handle having a first end configured to be gripped by a user, and a second opposite end;
- an attachment portion carried by said second end;
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- a pad removably attachable to said attachment portion;
- wherein said handle includes a rigid portion extending from said first end to an opposite end portion, and a bendable portion having opposite end portions extending from said opposite end portion of said rigid portion and engaging said attachment portion, respectively;
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- wherein said pad comprises a foam core sandwiched between opposite outer layers of fabric, and an interface between said core and each said layer;
- said layers being sufficiently absorbent to apply lotions to a body, and each said interface being sufficiently impermeable to substantially prevent passage of a lotion through said interface into said core;
- and said attachment portion includes a hook component of a hook and loop fastener, said component being removably attachable to either of said layers by pressing said component and said layer together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.