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(3A'I'1-IIN(~ l3Rt~SH ~1U'1'II DOII13I,E C;Lh~tINING 13~1LLS
13AC.KGROtIND OF ~hI-Il: INVI:N'I'ION
1. 1''icld of the Invention
S ~l'hc present invention relates t;encrally to a bathin g tool, and more
particularly to ar bathing brush with double cleaning bails at opposite sides
respectively
to provide clil'ferent cleaning capacities.
2. Description of the Related Art
In the prior art, I.ISI'N 5,144,744 disclosed a bathing brush made of a
flexible
net tube. Such birthlllg brllsh is nladc 111to a ball-Illic elclllellt. An
improved bathing
brush consists of a series of clcanin;,~ balls as shown in IJSI'N G, I 12,363,
which tl2e
brush has a le>ngcr area li~r cleaning. Another improved bathing brush is
taught by
LJSPN (1,131,234 which a Ilcxiblc net tube is wound into a double-hall clement
to
facilitate user holding it. IJSPN 6,092,2.>8 disclosed a bathing brush having
an
I 5 elongated handle with Ihrec cleaning balls fixed on it.
1'hcre were many inventions leaching a cleaning ball composed of llcxiblc
net tubes with various material carpacitics or shapes, and then the net tubes
are bonded
together, in series connection or in parallel COI'lllcCtloll, and made into a
predetermined
shape. Such invention typically is tau;~ht by LJSI'N 6,03.727 and this kind
ol' bathing
brush is simply made oCdil'fcrellt types of Ilcxibic net tubes.
Vac still have net luund in the prior art that a connection device is provided
to
bond tvvo cleaning balls rtt opposite sides thercol'.
Sll~l~'IARY Oh'1'E11~: INVh,N'1'I()N
~l'he primary objei;tivc c.~f the present 111Velltioll is to provide a bathing
brush,
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which has double cleaning balls thereon with clillercnt cleaning capacities
ler the
choice r>I~ user.
The secondary objective o(~ the present illvClltloil IS to provide a hathin~.:
brush having a connection device li~:cd on a handle to (brtn an independent
cleaning
hall at each side thcrcol~.
According to the objectives o1~ the present invention, a bathing brush
comprises a Brat cleaning, ball composed ot~ at least a stet tube, wherein the
net tube has
a suitable; lenbth and ~a suitable llcxihility to he bonded at a portion, a
second cleaning
hall composed ot~ at last a net tube. wherein the net tube has a suitable
lengti alld a
suitable flexibility to be bonded at a 1>rtios~, <t separation device provided
between the
first cleaning: hall and the second ~Ic,.toin~~ '~a11 having a gripping
portion at a periphery
lhereoC and at least a hole at a center thurcof~ anc.i a connection device,
wherein the
connection device runs through tllc hole oi.~th~, separation df:vicc and is
v,ountl around
the net tubes to bond the net tubes at opposite sides of the separation device
1 ~ respectively and n~~nl:c floc net tubes expanded to ibrm the first
cleaning ball and tic
second cleaning ball respectively.
lilt11~1~ DH;SCRII''I'ION 01~ 'hIII~ DRAWINGS
FIC3. I is a pcrspoctivc vicvv of a first preferred cmhodtn lent of the
present
invention:
FICi. 2 is a li~ant vices uh tltc first preferred cmbc>diment of the hresct~t
invention:
1TIG. 3 is a lncrspeetivc vielv ol~a scconcl preferred embodiment of the
present
invc;talion:
?s I~IG. .t is a perspective view of a third prelcrrecl embodiment of the
present
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invention. and
FIG. 5 is a perspective view ol' a li~urth preferred emhodin rent of the
present
invention.
s UE1'AILEU UESCRII''fION Oh'I'lll: Il'dVEN'fIOIV
As shown in FIG. I and I~1<J. 2. a bathing brush 10 of the first preferred
embodiment of the present invention mainly comprises at separation device 12,
a
COlllleetioll ClevlCe 13, a lirst cleaning hall 1~ and a second cleaning hall
l5.
The separation device 12 is flat having recesses at a periphery thcreol' to
0 Ibrm a gripping poriicm 20 and a ll,ale 22 as a center thereof'. 'hhe
connection device l3
has a rope made ohcotton c7r plastic with a suitable length.
117 COIllhltlatlol1. a mold 16 loaving a base GO and t~a~o parallel posts 62
al a top
ofthc base GO is prepared 10 117i1t1tllaCtlll'C the bathing brush 1() ofthe
present invention.
,~1 first net tube 40 and a second net tui~;; 5(i to lcorw the lust and second
cleaning halls
1 s 1 ~ and 1 j arc prepared at the; same time.
The first and second n ct tubes 40 and ~0 are wound on the posts G2 of the
mold f G in loose conditions, wherein the; second net tope ~U is above the
first net tube
~l(). 'hhc first al'ld second net tubes <~0 and ~(.? arc respectively
compressed toward
centc;rs tllcrcof to loan waves at peripheries thcrcol'. ffhe se;parattion
dc;vicc 12 is
20 arran~~ee! at hetvvecn flu; first and second llet topes 40 and ~0 which
axes of~ winding
orientations ohthc first and scconci net tube:; ~!() tuof ~() and an axis
ol~the bole; 22 ol~tho
separation device 12 arc parallel. 'f'hv connecticnl device I~i is curved into
a rin~~. and
runs the°ouv~h the hole 22 of the scparaltion device 12 and runs around
the first and
second llet tllhes X10 and 50 respectively. ~,nd then, two ends oi" the
C01117eCtlol7 device
25 13 is pulled to make the brat ,lnd Fecund net tubes ~0 and 5() having
1111dSeCtlolls
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thereof concentrated in the hole 22 ofthe separation device 13 and rest parts
i)f tie first
and second net tubes 40 and 50 expanded to form the first and second cleaning
balls 14
and IS rcspcctivcly as shown in 1~IC.T. 2.
The bathing brush 10 of iltc first preferred etttbodin~cnt of the present
invention has a ILIllctl011 to he hung al sc»ttc where. ~lccordittg to above,
th c connection
device 13 is pulled out and left sections a djacent to the ends thereof out
ancf tied a knot.
fhis section of the coltltcctlolt devici: 13 makes the bntltin~ brush 10 of
the; present
invention can be hunk on a hook or sontethmg lihc it. The fell-out sections
c)f the
connectic)n device 13 tni~lot interfere with user usny the bathing brush 10 of
the
present invention so that the. felt-c)ut sections <)f tltc connection device
13 me preferred
between tltv first and second cleanin;:. balls f 4 and f s, in other words,
the lcf!-out
sections of the connection device 13 are preferred extcndccl laterally from
the
scparatim device 12.
fhe characters in the structure ol' the bathing brush 10 of the lrcsent
l ~ lllvcllttoll flee:
I.Onlv one connection device 13 is provided and extended through the
separation device 12 to bond the Iletible net lobes 40 and 50, v%hereby the
net tubs 40
and 50 are bonded at the opposite ~id~; of the separation device 12 to Ibrm
the
(;le<llllil~ balls 14 and 1 ~.
.'_. The conni:ci.ic»t device 13 torts throu~~lt the hole; 22 of the
separation
device 13 having two sections 13(.) and 132 sclotr~tted fi-~)m each other in a
suitable
distance that stabilirc tltc clranitt~~ balls l~l ancf 1 s to I)i'eveltl
tlteltt tron l Sltaklng.
I~lte second prclerrvd entbodimmt of the present invention is shown in FIG.
3. wherein the post ()2 of the ntc>Id lC is further wound with two third net
tubes 70 and
catch of which is connected vwith tlm first ur the second net tube 40 or 50
itt series
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connection or parallel connection so that each o(~ the cleaning balls 14 and I
S is
cuntlouscd ol~twu net tubes X10 or ~0 <utd 70. 'f~ltc cleaning halls I~ and
1S, therefore,
ltavc various structures in shapes, colors and touching leclings.
I~hc scl>aration device 1'? oi~ tltc second ltrclerrcd cntbudiment is provided
s ~vilh a gap 24 between the dripping portion 20 and the ltolc 22. 'l'he gap
24 has a width
at an end thereof adjacent to the p criphcry of the separation clcvicc 13
lamer than a
width at the other end thercot~ adjacent to the hole 22. 't'hc width of the
gap 24 at the
end adjacent to the hole 22 is smaller than the distance hetw-ecn the sections
130 atnd
132 of tltc cc>nnecliun device 13.
~~herebv_ while the lirst and scec~::,i cleaning balls 14 and IS arc bonded by
the conncctic» ~ device 13. the separation device I2 is inserted in between
the first and
second cleaning balls l~t and 1 ~ with tltc connection device 13 running into
the hole 22
via the dap 24, and then the separation clcvicc I 2 is rotated Ibr ~)0 dcbrccs
to make the
sections 130 and 132 can nut escape IT~on~ tltc scharalion device 12 via the
gap 2~1
anvmurc.
t' I(~. 4 shows the third preferred ernbodimenl of the present 117vcntl()ll
~~'111cI7
two pairs oi~ posts 62 and (i~ arc provided an the could 16 and the first and
second net
tubes ~t0 and SO arc wurlnd on caclt hair of the post ~2 and 64 respectively
and the
separation device l2 is arranged hctwcctt tltc first and second net tubes 40
and 50. '1'he
axes uCwinding oricrttations ol'th~~ Cir;~ and second net tubes ~0 and 50
titre parallel to
each other but arc perpendicular to an axis ol' Ihc hole 22 c>f the separation
device 12.
'i~hc structure u(~ third preferred embodiment nual:cs the first and second
net tubes 40
and ~0 expended in ways dif7crent from the first preferred entbodimcnt but
both of
than have the same function of clcaninz.
2~ hf<J. 5 shows ol~titc tburCh [,r~ct~rr~~cl cnthudimcnt which the bathing
brush 10
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is similar to the laati~in~~ brushes irt the afi7rcsatid lrclerrcd
1i111)O(~1111C',IItS, evccpt that a
separation device 12 is hrovicictl vviti two ;lots 26 liar replavement with
the hole 22.
nta un~lc between the slots 26 is 1 ~() dc~;rccs. The Sections 130 and I 32
are received in
the clots 2(i respcetiwlv and are ay~~tinst bottoms ol~thc slots 26.
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