US2007269259A9PendingUtilityA9

Mesh sponge with pocket

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 5, 2005Filed: Jul 7, 2006Published: Nov 22, 2007
Est. expiryAug 5, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Anthony Shaw
A47K 7/02A47K 7/03
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Claims

Abstract

A mesh sponge is formed as a batting of multiple layers of a tubular mesh material defining a pocket. The pocket may house a cleaning aid article, for example, a bar of soap or a structural form. Liquid soap may be used in conjunction with the mesh sponge and structural form, which provides a solid feel to the user. The pocket in the mesh sponge may house a bladder that is filled with liquid soap. The bladder may be porous or contain one or more valved openings to facilitate the excretion or dispensing of the liquid soap upon squeezing of the bladder by a user.

Claims

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1 . A mesh sponge comprising 
 a plurality of layers of tubular mesh material, flattened and folded to define 
 a front wall;  
 a rear wall; and  
 a bottom; wherein  
   the front wall and the rear wall are attached at respective lateral side edges along respective seams;    the bottom is seamless; and    the front wall, the rear wall, and the bottom form a pocket with an opening to the pocket at a top of the front wall and the rear wall.    
   
   
       2 . The mesh sponge of  claim 1 , wherein one end of the tubular mesh material is housed within the pocket.  
   
   
       3 . The mesh sponge of  claim 1 , wherein the lateral side edges are housed within the pocket.  
   
   
       4 . The mesh sponge of  claim 1  further comprising a cord; wherein 
 at least one of the front wall and the rear wall defines a hole through the plurality of layers; and    the cord passes through the hole.    
   
   
       5 . The mesh sponge of  claim 4 , wherein the hole is positioned adjacent a top edge of the mesh sponge.  
   
   
       6 . The mesh sponge of  claim 4 , wherein the hole is positioned adjacent one of the lateral side edges.  
   
   
       7 . The mesh sponge of  claim 1  further comprising a cord having a first end and a second end; wherein 
 the first end of the cord is attached to a top edge of the front wall; and    the second end of the cord is attached to a top edge of the rear wall.    
   
   
       8 . The mesh sponge of  claim 1  further comprising 
 a first engagement means along a top edge of the front wall; and    a second engagement means along a top edge of the rear wall; wherein    the first engagement means and the second engagement means releaseably attach with each other to close the pocket.    
   
   
       9 . The mesh sponge of  claim 1  further comprising a cleaning aid article within the pocket.  
   
   
       10 . The mesh sponge of  claim 9 , wherein the cleaning aid article is a bar of soap.  
   
   
       11 . The mesh sponge of  claim 9 , wherein the cleaning aid article is a structural form.  
   
   
       12 . The mesh sponge of  claim 11 , wherein the structural form is porous.  
   
   
       13 . The mesh sponge of  claim 10 , wherein the structural form is nonporous.  
   
   
       14 . The mesh sponge of  claim 11 , wherein the structural form is selected from a group of shapes consisting of a rectangular box, a sphere, a half-sphere, a cylinder, a half-cylinder, and an ellipsoid.  
   
   
       15 . The mesh sponge of  claim 9 , wherein the cleaning aid article is a bladder filled with liquid soap.  
   
   
       16 . The mesh sponge of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of layers comprises substantially between 10 and 30 layers inclusive.  
   
   
       17 . A mesh sponge comprising 
 a plurality of layers of tubular mesh material, flattened and folded to define 
 a front wall;  
 a rear wall; and  
 a bottom; wherein  
   the front wall and the rear wall are fastened at respective bottom edges along a seam;    the front wall and rear wall are seamlessly contiguous; and    the front wall, the rear wall, and the bottom form a pocket with an opening to the pocket at a top of the front wall and the rear wall.    
   
   
       18 . The mesh sponge of  claim 17 , wherein one end of the tubular mesh material is housed within the pocket.  
   
   
       19 . The mesh sponge of  claim 17 , wherein the bottom edges are housed within the pocket.  
   
   
       20 . The mesh sponge of  claim 17  further comprising a cord, wherein 
 at least one of the front wall and the rear wall defines a hole through the plurality of layers; and    the cord passes through the hole.    
   
   
       21 . The mesh sponge of  claim 20 , wherein the hole is positioned adjacent a top edge of the mesh sponge.  
   
   
       22 . The mesh sponge of  claim 20 , wherein the hole is positioned adjacent one of the lateral side edges.  
   
   
       23 . The mesh sponge of  claim 17  further comprising a cord having a first end and a second end, wherein 
 each of the first end and the second end is fastened to the bottom edges within the seam; and    a loop formed by the cord extends out of the pocket above the top of the front wall and the rear wall.    
   
   
       24 . The mesh sponge of  claim 17  further comprising a cord having a first end and a second end, wherein 
 the first end of the cord is attached to a top edge of the front wall; and    the second end of the cord is attached to a top edge of the rear wall.    
   
   
       25 . The mesh sponge of  claim 17  further comprising 
 a first engagement means along a top edge of the front wall; and    a second engagement means along a top edge of the rear wall; wherein    the first engagement means and the second engagement means releasably attach with each other to close the pocket.    
   
   
       26 . The mesh sponge of  claim 17  further comprising a cleaning aid article within the pocket.  
   
   
       27 . The mesh sponge of  claim 26 , wherein the cleaning aid article is a bar of soap.  
   
   
       28 . The mesh sponge of  claim 26 , wherein the cleaning aid article is a structural form.  
   
   
       29 . The mesh sponge of  claim 28 , wherein the structural form is porous.  
   
   
       30 . The mesh sponge of  claim 28 , wherein the structural form is nonporous.  
   
   
       31 . The mesh sponge of  claim 28 , wherein the structural form is selected from a group of shapes consisting of a rectangular box, a sphere, a half-sphere, a cylinder, a half-cylinder, and an ellipsoid.  
   
   
       32 . The mesh sponge of  claim 26 , wherein the cleaning aid article is a bladder filled with liquid soap.  
   
   
       33 . The mesh sponge of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of layers comprises between 10 and 30 layers.  
   
   
       34 . A method of making a mesh sponge comprising 
 folding a length of tubular mesh material a plurality of times to form a batting of mesh material;    forming a front wall and a rear wall from the batting of mesh material; and    fastening at least one edge of the front wall to a corresponding edge of the rear wall to form a pocket.    
   
   
       35 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein 
 the folding operation further comprises folding the tubular mesh material to an intermediate length approximately twice as long as a final dimension of the mesh sponge; and    the forming operation further comprises folding the batting of mesh material in half.    
   
   
       36 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein 
 each of the front wall and the rear wall comprise respective lateral side edges; and    the fastening operation further comprises fastening the lateral side edges of the front wall to the respective lateral side edges of the rear wall.    
   
   
       37 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein 
 each of the front wall and the rear wall comprise respective bottom edges; and    the fastening operation further comprises fastening the bottom edge of the front wall to the respective bottom edge of the rear wall.    
   
   
       38 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the first folding operation further comprises 
 turning a proximal end section of the length of the tubular mesh material inside-out along an outer surface of an adjacent section of the tubular mesh material; and    repeating the turning operation along the length of the tubular mesh material until the batting of the intermediate length is formed.    
   
   
       39 . The method of  claim 34  further comprising flattening the first length of tubular mesh material.  
   
   
       40 . The method of  claim 34  further comprising flattening the batting of mesh material.  
   
   
       41 . The method of  claim 34  further comprising turning the pocket inside-out.  
   
   
       42 . The method of  claim 34  further comprising attaching a cord to at least one of the front wall and the rear wall.  
   
   
       43 . The method of  claim 34  further comprising inserting a cleaning aid article into the pocket.  
   
   
       44 . A bladder for use in conjunction with a bathing utensil, the bladder comprising 
 at least two walls formed of a flexible material capable of retaining a liquid; wherein    the at least two walls are sealed together to form a pocket therebetween to retain the liquid; and    at least one of the walls defines a means for conveying the liquid from the pocket to an exterior surface of the at least one of the walls.    
   
   
       45 . The bladder of  claim 44 , wherein the conveying means comprises at least one porous area of the flexible material forming the at least one of the walls.  
   
   
       46 . The bladder of  claim 44 , wherein the conveying means comprises the flexible material forming the at least one of the walls, wherein the flexible material is porous.  
   
   
       47 . The bladder of  claim 44 , wherein the conveying means comprises a valve positioned within the at least one of the walls.  
   
   
       48 . The bladder of  claim 44  further comprising a removable seal over the conveying means.  
   
   
       49 . The bladder of  claim 48 , wherein the removable seal comprises a film adhered to the exterior surface of the at least one of the walls.

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