Hands free foot scrubber

• US 6,662,398 B1
• Filed: 02/11/2002
• Issued: 12/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey A. Thomson
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey A. Thomson
• Inventors: Thomson, Jeffrey A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Spisich, Mark
• Application Number:
  US10/071,295
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 151/049.2, 460/6, 601/136, 601/154
• US Class Current: 15/104.92
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 7/026 for cleaning the feet or toes
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 7/03 containing soap or other cleaning ingredients, e.g. impregnated

Abstract

A bath mat includes a raised foot pad area having bristles on an upper surface and an enclosed refillable bladder containing liquid soap fitting within the under surface below the foot pad. Foot pressure causes soap to be released through tubular passages in the bladder engaging corresponding passages in the foot pad. Feet may be cleaned by scrubbing on the bristles without having to bend over or use the hands. The mat includes water drain holes and suction cups on the bottom of the mat and bladder which hold the components in place.

Claims

1. A foot scrubber comprising:

a base member having upper and lower surfaces,

a raised foot pad area disposed on the upper surface of said base member,

a plurality of resilient bristles extending upwardly from said foot pad area,

a liquid soap container having an upper surface positioned against said base member lower surface below said foot pad area,

soap release openings in said soap container upper surface, and

soap receiving outlets between said upper and lower base member surfaces in said foot pad area aligned with said soap release openings, whereby foot pressure on said pad area releases soap from said container onto said pad area and bristles for scrubbing the foot of a user.

2. The foot scrubber of claim 1 wherein said base member is a bath mat, said foot pad area extends across a portion of the width of said mat, said mat having foot rest areas adjacent said pad area, said foot rest areas including a plurality of water drain holes for removing water and soap from said mat.

3. The foot scrubber of claim 2 wherein said liquid soap container includes a capped filling opening.

4. The foot scrubber of claim 2 wherein areas spaced from said foot pad on the lower surface of said bath mat and areas on the lower surface of said soap container include a plurality of suction cups for securing said mat and container on a support surface.

5. The foot scrubber of claim 4 wherein said foot pad area is divided into two separate areas spaced apart across the width of said mat and includes two spaced soap containers below respective foot pad areas, each said soap container including a capped filling opening and lower surface suction cups.

6. The foot scrubber of claim 5 including a web connecting said spaced soap containers together as a common unit.

7. The foot scrubber of claim 4 wherein said soap container soap release openings include tubular extensions and said soap receiving outlets in said foot pad area includes tubular passages, said tubular extensions tightly engaging and being slightly smaller than said tubular passages to prevent return of liquid soap into said container.

8. The foot scrubber of claim 4 wherein said bath mat includes an inward curvature at one end for placement adjacent to a bath tub drain.

9. The foot scrubber of claim 4 wherein said bath mat includes a central opening for placement over a shower drain.

10. The foot scrubber of claim 4 including a wall mounted manually operable liquid soap dispenser, and tubing connecting said dispenser to said soap container below said foot pad area of said mat.

11. The foot scrubber of claim 10 including a stop valve connecting said tubing to said soap container for preventing return of soap.

12. The foot scrubber of claim 11 wherein said foot pad area is divided into two separate areas spaced apart across the width of said mat and includes two separate soap containers below respective foot pad areas, said tubing including a pair of tubes connecting said dispenser to respective soap containers.

13. The foot scrubber of claim 4 wherein said bath mat, foot pad, bristles, soap container and suction cups are formed of water impervious resilient plastic materials.

14. The foot scrubber of claim 2 wherein said soap container is enclosed in said bath mat below said foot pad area, the lower surface of said bath mat extending across the areas below said soap container and including lower surface suction cups.

15. The foot scrubber of claim 14 wherein said enclosed soap container includes a capped filling opening in an upper surface of said mat.

16. The foot scrubber of claim 14 wherein said enclosed soap container includes a filling opening in the lower surface of said mat and a threaded plug sealing said filling opening.