Holder for a bar of soap

• US 5,390,971 A
• Filed: 12/06/1993
• Issued: 02/21/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tony Warren
• Original Assignee: Tony Warren
• Inventors: Warren, Tony
• Primary Examiner(s): CHERRY, JOHNNY DAN
• Application Number:
  US08/161,590
• Time in Patent Office: 442 Days
• Field of Search: 294/1.1, 294/5, 294/5.5, 294/15, 294/25, 294/61, 294/64.1, 294/99.1, 294/99.2, 16/114 R, 224/218, 248/684, 401/6-8, 401/19, 401/49, 401/88
• US Class Current: 294/25
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 5/05 having fixing devices for cakes of soap, e.g. clamps, pins, magnets soap-cakes provided with supports to avoid melting C11D

Abstract

A holder is provided for a bar of soap, which consists of a structure for affixing firmly into a surrounding mass on an outer surface of the bar of soap. A component is for holding a hand of a person. An element is for attaching the holding component to the affixing structure, so that the hand of the person can conveniently hold onto the bar of soap when it becomes wet and slippery.

Claims

1. A holder for a bar of soap which comprises:

a) means for affixing firmly into a surrounding mass on an outer surface of the bar of soap, said affixing means is an embedding receptacle to be inserted into the outer surface of the bar of soap, said embedding receptacle including a rectangular top plate, a pair of end walls, each extending downwardly from an opposite short edge of said top plate, and a pair of side walls, each extending downwardly from an opposite long edge of said top plate, so as to form a chamber to receive a portion of the bar of soap at the outer surface, each said side wall includes an undulating surface, so as to better engage with the soft material of the bar of soap when inserted into the outer surface of the bar of soap;

b) means for holding by a hand of a person; and

c) means for attaching said holding means to said affixing means, so that the hand of the person can conveniently retain the bar of soap when it becomes wet and slippery.

2. A holder as recited in claim 1, wherein said holding means is a handle assembly to be engaged by the hand of the person.

3. A holder as recited in claim 2, wherein said handle assembly includes a flexible loop strap having a larger upper portion in which the hand of the person can be inserted into, so as to hold onto the bar of soap to prevent the bar of soap from falling from the hand.

4. A holder as recited in claim 3, wherein said attaching means is a layer of adhesive material applied between an upper surface of said top plate of said embedding receptacle and a lower surface of said flexible loop strap.

5. A holder as recited in claim 4, wherein said embedding receptacle is fabricated out of an aluminum metal material.

6. A holder as recited in claim 5, wherein said flexible loop strap is fabricated out of a smooth plastic material.

7. A holder as recited in claim 6, wherein said flexible loop is of a size, so that the hand of the person can be inserted comfortably into said flexible loop strap to better securely hold onto the bar of soap when it becomes wet and slippery.

8. A holder as recited in claim 7, further including:

a) each said end wall having a curved bottom edge; and

b) each said side wall having a curved bottom edge, so as to better engage with the soft material of the bar of soap, when inserted into a curved outer surface of the bar of soap.