Color changing bar soap

• US 7,939,481 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2008
• Issued: 05/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John Nazzaro
• Original Assignee: John Nazzaro
• Inventors: Nazzaro, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Ogden, Jr.; Necholus
• Application Number:
  US12/262,379
• Publication Number:
  US 20090118156A1
• Time in Patent Office: 921 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 510/141
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/0047 Detergents in the form of bars or tablets
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/04 combined with or containing other objects
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/40 Dyes ; Pigments
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 9/444 Dyes; Pigments

Abstract

A color changing bar soap includes a small toy or figurine located inside a color changing layer such as a bicarbonate shell. The bicarbonate shell is housed within a body of soap. The bicarbonate surrounds and encapsulates the small toy. The soap fully surrounds and encapsulates the bicarbonate layer. The body of soap can be shaped like an egg or other various shapes to be determined, depending on the type of toy to be used with the soaps. In one embodiment, the egg-shaped soap is packaged onto a “nest-like” bail of hay or straw. This is placed inside a wooden or plastic crate for storage and use in a display.

Claims

1. Color changing bar soap comprising:

a body formed of an outer layer;

a toy or toy capsule containing a toy encased by said outer layer; and

one or more tablets being encased by said outer layer and being formed of a color changing material, said tablets being positioned adjacent or near said toy or toy capsule, said color changing material comprising sodium bicarbonate

wherein upon exposure to moisture of said one or more tablets said color changing material is adapted to change the color of the remaining outer layer and/or water receiving said soap.

2. The soap of claim 1 wherein said outer layer is opaque.

3. The soap of claim 1 wherein the color tint is selected from FD&

C Blue 1, FD&

C Yellow 5, and D&

C Red 33.

4. The soap of claim 1 wherein the color of said color changing material is related to said toy.

5. The soap of claim 1 wherein said toy is a meat eating dinosaur and the color of said color changing material is red.

6. The soap of claim 1 wherein said toy is a plant eating dinosaur and the color of said color changing material is green.

7. The soap of claim 1 wherein said toy is a flying dinosaur and the color of said color changing material is blue.

8. The soap of claim 1 wherein said toy is a dinosaur and said body has an egg shape.

9. The soap of claim 1 wherein said toy is an animal.

10. The soap of claim 1 wherein said toy is a vehicle.

11. The soap of claim 1 further comprising a housing for housing the color changing bar soap.

12. The soap of claim 11 wherein said toy is a dinosaur and said body has an egg shape and said housing is in the form of a crate or box.

13. The soap of claim 11 further comprising:

a material positioned within said housing beneath said soap for cushioning said soap.

14. The soap of claim 11 further comprising a document including indicia related to said toy.

15. The soap of claim 14 wherein said indicia is educational information.

16. The soap of claim 1 wherein said color changing material is formed of sodium carbonate and a further comprising color tint.

17. The soap of claim 1 wherein said color changing material further comprises citric acid.