HAND SOAP BAR WITH TETHER

PAIN DE SAVON DOTE D'UN ERGOT

English Abstract

The hand soap bar with tether is a bar of hand soap having a built-in tether. The tether includes an elastic band that can be attached to a user's wrist. An anchor member is encased in the soap bar. One end of the tether is attached to the anchor member. An elastic loop defines the other end of the tether.

French Abstract

Le pain de savon doté dun ergot est un pain de savon pour les mains ayant un ergot intégré. Lergot comprend une bande élastique qui peut être fixée au poignet dun utilisateur. Un élément dancrage est enfermé dans le pain de savon. Une extrémité de lergot est fixée à lélément dancrage. Une boucle élastique définit lautre extrémité de lergot.

Claims

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Claims:
1. A tethered soap bar, consisting of:
a bar of soap;
an anchor member encapsulated in the bar of soap;
an elongate, inelastic flexible cord having one end attached to the anchor
member and
extending from the bar of soap and an opposite free end; and
an elastic continuous loop member attached to the free end of the cord
exterior to the
bar of soap.
2. The tethered soap bar according to claim 1, wherein said anchor is
fabricated from a
plastic material.
3. The tethered soap bar according to claim 1, wherein said inelastic,
flexible cord is made of
a material selected from the group consisting of nylon, rayon, and cotton.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to personal hygiene products, and
particularly
to a hand soap bar with tether for handling and controlling a wet bar of hand
soap.
2. Description of the Related Art
Controlling a wet bar of hand soap is relatively difficult, even for persons
having high
degrees of dexterity. For children, elderly people, handicapped, people, etc.,
the task of
preventing the slippery soap bar from falling to the floor of the shower or
floating out of
reach in the bath water is much more difficult. Bending or stooping to
retrieve a dropped
soap bar has been the cause of many falls that have produced some serious
injuries, and even
some fatalities. Many devices have been proposed to aid users in maintaining
control of a
slippery soap bar. Unfortunately, these devices have proven to be cumbersome
and less than
satisfactory in use. The art would certainly welcome a device that would
facilitate handling a
slippery soap bar to prevent a user, especially children and the infirm, from
accidentally
dropping the soap bar. Thus, a hand soap bar with tether solving the
aforementioned
problems is desired.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an environmental, perspective view of a hand soap bar with tether
according
to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hand soap bar with tether according to the
present
invention.
FIG. 3 is an exploded, perspective view of a hand soap bar with tether
according to
the present invention.
Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently
throughout
the attached drawings.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The hand soap bar with tether is drawn to a bar of hand soap having a built-in
tether.
The tether includes an elastic band that can be attached to a user's wrist. An
anchor member
is encased in the soap bar. One end of the tether is attached to the anchor
member. An elastic
loop defines the other end of the tether.
Accordingly, the invention presents a device that allows a user to handle and
maintain
control of a soap bar while bathing or showering. The device is designed for
quick and easy
attachment to the user's wrist. The invention provides for improved elements
thereof in an
arrangement for the purposes described that are inexpensive, dependable and
fully effective
in accomplishing their intended purposes.
With reference to FIGS. 1-3, the hand soap bar with tether secures a soap bar
S to the
wrist W of a user. The tether comprises an anchor 12, an elongate cord 14 and
a loop 16. One
end 14a of the cord 14 is firmly attached to the anchor 12. The other end 14b
of the cord 14 is
firmly attached to a loop member 16. Any suitable means of attachment may be
made to
attach the anchor 12 and the loop 16 to the cord 14. Although preferably
fabricated from a
plastic material, it should be noted that the anchor 12 may be fabricated from
any suitable
material (wood, metal, rubber, etc.). The cord 14 is fabricated from flexible
material, such as
nylon, rayon, cotton, or the like. The loop 16 is fabricated from a suitable
elastic material so
that it may expand to easily slip over the hand and contract to loosely fit
around the wrist.
The tether device is incorporated into the soap bar S during the soap bar
manufacturing process. The anchor 12 and the cord end 14a attached thereto is
encapsulated
in the soap bar S. The cord 14 extends exteriorly of the soap bar S and the
elastic loop 16 is
attached thereto. This construction permits a user to securely attach the soap
bar S to his/her
wrist W and prevents the bar from falling or floating away.
It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the
embodiments

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described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of
the following
claims.

Representative Drawing