# US 5,704,903 A · Wall mounted back scrubber device

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- Number: US 5,704,903 A
- Document ID: US5704903A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/625,373
- Filed: 1996-04-01
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1996-04-01
- Inventors: Wayne L. Jahnke
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704903A

## CPC

- A47K 7/024: {characterised by a wall or bath tub mounting}
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A wall mounted back scrubber device includes a generally U-shaped mounting member including a central web portion, a pair of leg portions integral with the web portion, and a pair of outturned flanges integral with the leg portions. Suitable securing means are provided for securing the mounting on a vertical wall. An attachment plate is detachably secured to the mounting member by hooks which project through openings in the mounting member. Sponges formed from soft plastic mesh strips wound into rolls are connected to the attachment plate by the strips. In one embodiment a battery driven vibrator engages the mounting member to impart a vibratory motion to the back scrubber device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wall mounted back scrubber device for attachment to a vertical shower compartment, comprising;
a generally U-shaped mounting member including a central web portion, a pair of leg portions integral with said central web portion and extending therefrom and converging towards each other, substantially flat out turned flanges integral with the legs and extending outwardly therefrom, means engaging the flanges for securing the mounting member on a vertical wall,
a substantially flat attachment member,
a plurality of hook shaped elements integrally formed with said attachment member and a plurality of openings in said mounting member for receiving said hooks for detachably connecting the attachment member to said mounting member,
a plurality of similar sponge members formed of a plastic mesh strip wound into a roll,
fastening means engaging each sponge and said attachment member for attaching the sponges to the attachment member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wall mounted scrubber device as defined in claim 1 wherein each U-shaped mounting member defines a concavity, a vibrator device positioned within the concavity and engaging the mounting member when imparting a vibratory motion to the mounting member when the vibrator is energized.

### Claim 3

A wall mounted back scrubber device for attachment to a vertical shower compartment, comprising;
a generally U-shaped mounting member including a central web portion, a pair of leg portions integral with said central web portion and extending therefrom and converging towards each other, substantially flat out turned flanges integral with the legs and extending outwardly therefrom, means engaging the flanges for securing the mounting member on a vertical wall,
a substantially flat attachment member, and a plurality of connecting means on said mounting member for detachably connecting the attachment member to the mounting member, said attachment member having a plurality of openings thereon,
a plurality of similar sponge members each formed of a plastic mesh strip wound into a roll, fastening means for securing each sponge to said attachment member comprising a plurality of U-shaped tie strips each having opposite ends thereof projecting through one of said sponge members, one end of each tie strip having an opening therein, the other end of each tie strip projecting through said opening for securing the ends of each tie strip together.