Personal self-powered scrub brush
First Claim
1. A personal self-powered scrub brush intended for use by individuals for scrubbing and cleansing of their bodies, the scrub brush comprising, in combination:
- a head member;
a handle member;
a liquid soap containing compartment defined in said handle member;
means interconnecting said handle member to said head member for dispensing liquid soap from said soap containing compartment into said head member;
a valve interposed between said handle member and said head member for controlling the flow of said liquid soap therebetween;
a circular brush rotatively affixed to said head member and projecting outwardly therefrom and adapted to receive soap from said head member;
spring means disposed intermediate said brush and said head member and having one end connected to said brush and the opposite end connected to said head member for effecting winding of the spring by rotation of said brush in a first direction, with said wound spring effecting rotation of said brush in the opposite direction during unwinding of said spring; and
a flexible cord wrapped about said brush and extending outwardly of said head member and adapted for use in the rotation of said brush in a direction to wind said spring means with said cord being automatically rewound about said brush as said spring means unwinds and rotatively drives said brush.
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Abstract
A self-powered scrub brush intended for use by individuals in the cleansing of portions of their bodies, the scrub brush including a housing having a brush rotatively supported therein and projecting thereoutof, a hollow handle including a soap dispenser associated with the housing for dispensing soap thereinto, a valve for controlling the dispensing of the soap from the handle into the housing, a helical spring disposed between the brush and the housing in a manner to be wound and tightened upon rotation of the brush in a first direction with the spring then powering the rotation of the brush in the opposite direction, and a cord wrapped about the brush and extending outwardly of the housing for manual rotation of the brush in a direction to wind the spring. Holes are provided in the base of the brush for discharging the soap dispensed from the handle directly into the bristles of the brush for application to the skin of an individual for cleansing the same.
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7 Claims
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1. A personal self-powered scrub brush intended for use by individuals for scrubbing and cleansing of their bodies, the scrub brush comprising, in combination:
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a head member; a handle member; a liquid soap containing compartment defined in said handle member; means interconnecting said handle member to said head member for dispensing liquid soap from said soap containing compartment into said head member; a valve interposed between said handle member and said head member for controlling the flow of said liquid soap therebetween; a circular brush rotatively affixed to said head member and projecting outwardly therefrom and adapted to receive soap from said head member; spring means disposed intermediate said brush and said head member and having one end connected to said brush and the opposite end connected to said head member for effecting winding of the spring by rotation of said brush in a first direction, with said wound spring effecting rotation of said brush in the opposite direction during unwinding of said spring; and a flexible cord wrapped about said brush and extending outwardly of said head member and adapted for use in the rotation of said brush in a direction to wind said spring means with said cord being automatically rewound about said brush as said spring means unwinds and rotatively drives said brush. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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