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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386910 | Cleaning tool assembly with a disposable cleaning implement A cleaning assembly including a disposable cleaning implement having a cleaning element mounted to a fitment having an elongated post. The cleaning assembly includes an elongated maneuvering wand having a handle portion and a distal implement attachment end thereof.... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7331080 | Bathing brush A bathing handle, which detachably fastens a bathing ball with a fastening device thereon to be a bathing brush, comprises a bearing portion having a predetermined length, width and height, a connection portion provided on the bearing portion to fasten the bathing b... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318682 | Apparatus for using liquids in bathing An apparatus for using liquids in bathing, to be used as a cleanser in bathing, comprises a pouf attached by a support to a squeezable container that contains a bathing liquid such as a liquid bathing detergent, a liquid soap, or either or both of these, combined wi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7284294 | Disposable low cost toilet bowl cleaning implement A disposable toilet bowl cleaning implement for discarding after one use, towards eliminating problems associated with the sanitary storage of toilet bowl cleaning products, the implement having a handle in the form of an elongated member with a reinforcement ridge ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7198050 | Hair sculpting device and methods A handheld device for sculpting hair includes a pliable member having a substantially smooth bottom surface. A plurality of spaced-apart bores are disposed in the bottom surface. When the handheld device is placed against a person's head, the pliable member at least... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188386 | Manual cleaning device A manual cleaning device has a support and a cover therefor. The device improves upon currently used manual cleaning devices in such a way that it is more suitable for removing dirt from places which are difficult to access, such as edges or joints, and it can provi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174595 | Bathing brush A bathing brush comprises an elongated bar, an elastic net and a massaging device. The bar has a base portion at an end thereof, a securing portion at an edge of the base portion and a handle having an end thereof fixed with the base portion. The elastic net is pres... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140063 | Multi-use and decorative bathing implement A multi-use bathing implement (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 58) for use in cleansing and exfoliating skin and as a toy, a holder of soap or like products, and a decoration. The bathing implement (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 58) i... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127768 | Disposable cleaning head A disposable cleaning head comprising a sponge, scrim and a one-piece flexible fitment having an engagement member adapted to removably engage a handle. Preferably, the scrim includes a cleaning composition having at least one surfactant. The cleaning composition ca... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7086117 | Grill rack cleaning device and method A grill rack cleaning device is disclosed for efficiently cleaning grill racks having parallel metal rods. The cleaning device comprises a rigid main body and plurality of substantially cylindrical clip members. The clip members are spaced apart from each other in t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7011572 | Scouring pad The scouring pad comprises a wad (10) of looped scouring wire. The wad is constituted by substantially concentric windings of the wire (12) such that it presents substantially the form of a toroidal ring. The pad has means for holding the windings toge... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6998373 | Soap retaining pouch Soap retaining pouch that is approximately five inches tall by three and one half inches wide. The pouch is made of polyester screening having a thread count of approximately fourteen lines per inch or one hundred and ninety six squares per square inch. An elastic b... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993941 | Silver-knit material A sliver-knit material causing less buckling fatigue or deformation during compression and improved with shedding, in which a pile thread contains 30% or more of staple fibers having steric crimps, and a dense layer (Bo) and a bulky layer (Su) on the side of the upp... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6916382 | Wipe pad for cooking grill A wipe pad (10) for cleaning debris from cooking grate (24) while preparing the cooking grate for use in cooking foods, in which the wipe pad has a sheet of an absorbent fire retardant material with a cooking agent (18) received by the sheet. Th... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910242 | Bath brush A bath brush comprises a stem having at least one hole, at least one fastener which is mounted on the corresponding hole, and a mesh. The fastener has a hat with a hollow part and a pair of plastic parts disposed on the hat respectively. The mesh is disposed through... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6839931 | Bathing brush with double cleaning balls A bathing brush has a first cleaning ball composed of a first net tube, a second cleaning ball composed of a second net tube, a separation device provided between the first and second cleaning balls having a gripping portion at a periphery thereof and at least a hol... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6839932 | Bath ball and method of making a bath ball A bath ball has an elastic tube-shaped net, a thread girdle surrounding the elastic tube-shaped net in an 8 shape radially, the thread girdle having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end of the thread girdle forming a connecting knot, the co... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6761386 | Holder for scouring device A holder for a scouring device such as a steel wool pad which includes a base, a pair of opposed legs extending from the base and a gripping assembly positioned at an end portion of each of the opposed legs including a gripping assembly which is moveable by the cons... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6754931 | Bathing brush Bathing brush including an annular main body made of elastic and water-absorbent material and several bathing balls fixed on the main body at intervals. Each of the bathing balls includes at least one elastic mesh tube and at least one binding member. The circumfere... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6718591 | Cleaning device A cleaning device with a liquid absorbing member mounted on a handle, with two layers of netting over the sponge, each layer of netting having a node of netting internally situated and the two nodes of netting being located over one another at the center point of th... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6659669 | Mesh netting to hold soap A tubular mesh netting soap holder and dispenser having a handle having a wide slot and a narrow slot at opposing ends. The wide slot holds the netting closed end. A VELCRO.RTM. loop material closure strap having loop material on its inner side is attache... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6656565 | Loofah washcloth with gripping area A two-sided washcloth is made of a sheet of loofah that is lined on an outside perimeter with cloth. The washcloth has a convenient set of parallel spaced-apart linear openings also lined with cloth. The surface area of the loofah between the linear openi... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6601259 | Method for making bath brush and product made thereby A method for making a bath brush involves the fitting of a tubular net main body with two support rods which are separated from each other by a predetermined distance. The tubular net main body is then laterally stretched before a brush handle is disposed... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6589107 | Bath ball structure Bath ball structure including a bathing body and a string tying the bathing body. The bathing body is composed of multiple brushing layers overlapping one another and thermally fused with one another at the center thereof. One face of each brushing layer ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6584638 | Mesh brush A mesh brush has a handle and a mesh sponge is fixed to one side of the head of the handle. The head of the handle flares out from and is wider than a grasping portion of the handle. The particular attachment between the mesh sponge and the head of the ha... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6557204 | Mesh sponge holder/back scrubber A device with a handle, for securing a sponge, mesh sponge or other medium with a string or cord attached, and used for the purpose of bathing, massaging or applying a substance to ones body and more precisely to ones back or other hard to reach areas of ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6510577 | Mesh sponge with loofah Sponge assemblies include a substantially spherical mesh sponge having an element of loofah secured thereto. In one embodiment, the element of loofah includes a substantially flat disk including an outer layer of loofah, an inner layer of loofah, and a re... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6493898 | Laminated pads and methods of manufacture employing mechanically folded handles Multilayer disposable pads for use as wipes or applicators in various applications, including the cosmetic and personal care fields and the medical field. The pads include an absorbent base pad and a flexible handle attached either to an intermediate barr... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6453503 | Cleaning brush Cleaning brush including an elastic mesh tube having a predetermined length and diameter, a grip and a string-like fastening member. The elastic mesh tube is axially squeezed to form continuous crimps on the periphery of the mesh tube. The grip is dispose... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6370723 | Multifunctional bathing tool A multifunctional bathing tool includes a handle and at least one cleaning brush unit. The handle has one end provided with at least one engaging portion for removably securing a securing seat of the cleaning brush unit on the engaging portion. The handle... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6227621 | Bathing ball structure A bathing ball structure includes a soft rhombic-shaped synthetic open-mesh material woven into a tubular webbed band of predetermined length, of which the round opening of the webbed band is slipped vertically onto a U-shaped frame and continuously pulle... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6192545 | Scouring apparatus incorporating holder for detachably retaining scouring pad and selectively attachable handle Presented is a scouring apparatus for holding a scouring pad in position for use. The apparatus includes a scouring pad holder formed as a shell symmetrical about a central axis and having a tubular "grasp" portion for engagement by either the fingers or ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6131234 | Flower-like bathing implement A flower-like bathing implement which includes an elastic tube of net arranged into the shape of an axially peripherally wrinkled short cylinder; a first binding element inserted through the elastic tube of net and tied up, forming a first tied point at t... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6094770 | Washing and/or scouring device for manual use A scouring device for manual use has a support formed by folding two longitudinal parts about an axis of symmetry to provide a pad support having a handle which support mounts a pad for cleaning.... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092258 | Bath brush A bath brush including an elastic mesh tube, a grip member and a binding member. The mesh tube is axially squeezed and compressed, whereby the circumference thereof is continuously waved and crimped. The grip member is disposed on an outer side of the ela... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6041466 | Scouring pad holder A holder for removably engaging a scouring pad (such as stainless steel) includes a handle and an apertured end portion. A scouring pad is inserted through the bottom of the apertured end portion and held in place by a top flanged surface formed in the ap... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6023810 | Grill cleaning apparatus incorporating detachable handle and holder for removable scouring pad Presented is a grill cleaning apparatus including a body for detachably retaining a scouring pad. The body is provided with a "grasp" that may be grabbed by one or both hands to manipulate the body and scouring pad on a surface that requires cleaning. Alt... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5996165 | Abrasive tipped multipurpose swabs An abrasive cleaning swab comprising a shaft having a quantity of spun material secured to the shaft by adhesive. The spun material may be either metal (eg, steel wool) or plastic and the shaft may be wood, metal or plastic. The spun material may be provi... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5983435 | Bathing implement A bathing implement for use in cleansing and exfoliating skin which can also be utilized as a bath toy by a child or an adult. The bathing implement includes a washcloth component and a collar component which attaches about a portion of the washcloth so t... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5976292 | Roofing seam installation process and products for the production of a seamed roof A process for preparing a lap seam for roofing comprising applying a butyl rubber-containing primer with a mesh pad to the EPDM membrane surfaces to be joined. The primer is applied with a long-handled applicator to permit the roofer to stand during primi... | 11/02/1999 |