Hand Held Personal Cleaning Device

Abstract

A hand-held personal cleaning device is provided for allowing users with limited upper body mobility to clean hard to reach areas after using the restroom. The device comprises a handle having a grip, a working end having a grasping means, and a rigid curved tube secured therebetween. A first button disposed on the inside of the handle grip allows a user to open and close the grasping means located at the working end. The grasping means is used to retain and release a tissue loofah. A second button is located on the underside of the handle and may be used to disburse liquid from a reservoir within the handle onto the tissue loofah. A user may then maneuver the device and use the loofah to wipe his or her hard to reach areas. The loofah may then be disposed of by depressing the trigger button again, releasing the loofah for disposal down a drain or in a waste basket.

1 ) A hand-held personal cleaning device comprising:
 a handle region, working end, and a curved tube connected therebetween;   a retention assembly for holding and releasing a loofah at said working end;   a liquid injection means for disbursing liquid onto said loofah.   
     
     
         2 ) A device as in  claim 1 , wherein said handle region further comprises a recess for housing a retention assembly release button, and a push pump button for operating said liquid injection means. 
     
     
         3 ) A device as in  claim 1 , wherein said retention assembly comprises:
 a grasping means at said working end,   a retention assembly release button on said handle for operating said grasping means,   and a connection between said release button and said grasping means extending through said curved tube.   
     
     
         4 ) A device as in  claim 3 , wherein said connection comprises:
 a wire and spring mechanism that operably connects said release button to said grasping means through a conduit in said tube;   said wire and spring closing said grasping means when said release button is not depressed, and opens said grasping means when said release button is depressed.   
     
     
         5 ) A device as in  claim 1 , further comprising a grasping means attached to said working end, said grasping means providing two hingedly attached jaws for grasping an object therebetween. 
     
     
         6 ) A device as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said liquid injection assembly comprises an access panel disposed on the said handle, a reservoir cavity within said handle, a conduit for communicating liquid, and a push pump button;   said fluid conduit extending from said reservoir to said working end through said tube;   said push pump button introduces pressure within said cavity upon depression to force fluid through said conduit and out of said working end.   
     
     
         7 ) The device of  claim 1 , wherein said handle further comprises a grip for allowing a user to hold the device with one hand. 
     
     
         8 ) A hand-held personal cleaning device, comprising:
 a handle region, working end, and a curved tube connected therebetween;   a retention assembly for holding and releasing a loofah at said working end, said retention assembly comprising a grasping means at said working end, a retention assembly release button on said handle for operating said grasping means, and a connection between said release button and said grasping means extending through said curved tube;   said connection comprising a wire and spring mechanism that operably connects said release button to said grasping means through a conduit in said tube;   said wire and spring closing said grasping means when said release button is not depressed, and opens said grasping means when said release button is depressed;   a grasping means attached to said working end, said grasping means providing two hingedly attached jaws for grasping an object therebetween;   a liquid injection means for disbursing liquid onto said loofah, said liquid injection assembly comprising an access panel disposed on the said handle, a reservoir cavity within said handle, a conduit for communicating liquid, and a push pump button;   said fluid conduit extending from said reservoir to said working end through said tube;   said push pump button introduces pressure within said cavity upon depression to force fluid through said conduit and out of said working end;   said handle region comprising a recess for housing a retention assembly release button, and said push pump button.   
     
     
         9 ) A loofah for connection to a handheld personal cleaning device, comprising:
 a length of material secured at a central point and forming a loofah ball shape;   fluid communication top for connection to a fluid conduit, said top comprising a central access port for flow of fluid therethrough into said central point.   
     
     
         10 ) The device of  claim 9 , wherein said loofah and fluid communication top being comprised of a biodegradable material. 
     
     
         11 ) The device of  claim 9 , wherein said loofah and fluid communication top being comprised of a biodegradable and septic tank acceptable material.