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US 9,468,343 · App. 13/773,391 · Granted Oct 18, 2016

Vibratory body scrubber

Inventor: Mitch Junkins (Newport Beach, CA)
A47K7/04A47K7/043A61H7/005A61H23/02B08B1/00B08B1/001B08B7/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,468,343
App. No.
13/773,391
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An improved apparatus and method for cleaning is provided. More specifically, the present invention provides an improved apparatus having a vibratory portion adapted to a traditional scrubber apparatus such as a body scrubber. Additionally, the present invention provides an improved apparatus and method wherein the apparatus may have at least a vibratory portion adapted to fit about the body scrubber which may be activated and/or de-activated by the user. Moreover, the apparatus may include a reservoir for storage of a cleansing agent that may be dispensed from the vibratory portion to the body scrubber portion to help facilitate cleansing of the portion of the body to be cleaned. Still further, the invention may include at least a handle assembly in combination with the vibratory portion to provide a handle for use by the individual user.

Claims (8)

1. An apparatus for cleaning an object, the apparatus comprising:

a vibratory portion including a handle portion, the handle portion including a first projecting surface and a second projecting surface;

a scrubber assembly whereby the vibratory portion is removably attachable to the scrubber assembly; and

a motor housed within the vibratory portion, the motor to drive the vibratory portion, wherein the vibratory portion includes a first body portion having a female portion and a second body portion having a male portion releasably attached to one another while in use placing the vibratory portion in an attached state, and the second projecting surface projecting in a direction toward the first projecting surface when the vibratory portion is in the attached state.

2. An apparatus for cleaning an object, the apparatus comprising:

a vibratory portion including a handle portion, a first body portion and a second body portion, the first body portion and the second body portion hinged together and adjustable between a closed state and an open state;

a scrubber assembly removably attachable to the vibratory portion; and

a motor to drive the vibratory portion, wherein the scrubber assembly is disposed through the vibratory portion and a subsection of the scrubber assembly is circumferentially surrounded by the vibratory portion when the vibratory portion is in a closed state.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61601455 · Feb 21, 2012
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