Soap bar holder and method of supporting a soap bar
First Claim
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1. A soap holder comprising:
- a pad made of a plurality of fibers arranged to form a plurality of open interstices permeable to air flow, said pad being sized and shaped to hold a soap bar; and
a dish sized and shaped to hold said pad;
wherein said interstices are sized and shaped to absorb a soap film dripping from said soap bar when wet, and to allow said soap film to dry.
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Abstract
A bar of soap is held by a pad formed of artificial fibers with open interstices. When the bar is wet, the soap film dripping onto the pad is absorbed by and trapped within the fibers where it dries.
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1. A soap holder comprising:
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a pad made of a plurality of fibers arranged to form a plurality of open interstices permeable to air flow, said pad being sized and shaped to hold a soap bar; and
a dish sized and shaped to hold said pad;
wherein said interstices are sized and shaped to absorb a soap film dripping from said soap bar when wet, and to allow said soap film to dry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. The soap holder of 1 wherein said pad is sized and shaped to hold and absorb the soap film.
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5. A soap holder comprising:
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a pad made of a plurality of fibers arranged to form a plurality of open interstices permeable to air flow, said pad being sized and shaped to hold a soap bar; and
a surface supporting said pad;
wherein said interstices are sized and shaped to absorb a soap film dripping from said soap bar when wet, and to allow said soap film to dry.
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- 6. The holder of claim 6 wherein said surface is substantially planar.
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10. A method of holding a soap bar comprising:
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providing a support surface; and
placing a pad on said support surface to receive said soap bar, said pad being formed of a plurality of fibers forming interstices sized and shaped to absorb a soap film resulting from a wet soap bar placed on said support surface.
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