Soap with handle
View Patent ↗Method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a bar of soap with a handle. A perforated attachment plate, or the like (which may be referred to as a “wafer”) may be integrated into the body of the bar of soap, below a surface thereof. The handle, which may be in the form of a flexible strap, may have a lower portion extending underneath the wafer, and an upper portion extending as a loop from the wafer to outside of the bar of soap. A user may insert their hand into the loop to grasp and manipulate the bar of soap with handle. Various embodiments are disclosed.
1. Bar of soap with handle, comprising:
a bar of soap;
a handle having a lower portion embedded in the bar of soap below an outer surface thereof, and an upper portion extending as a loop above the bar of soap, and
an attachment plate comprising a generally planar element embedded in the bar of soap; wherein:
the attachment plate comprises notches at opposite ends thereof; and
the handle comprises a strap which nestles in the notches.
2. The bar of soap with handle of claim 1 , wherein:
the attachment plate is perforated.
3. The bar of soap with handle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of holes extending through the attachment plate.
4. The bar of soap with handle of claim 1 , wherein:
the attachment plate comprises a mesh or screen.
5. The bar of soap with handle of claim 1 , wherein:
the lower portion of the handle is formed integrally with the attachment plate.
6. The bar of soap with handle of claim 1 , wherein:
the lower portion of the handle is disposed underneath the attachment plate.
7. The bar of soap with handle of claim 1 , wherein:
the notches are shaped to retain a portion of the strap passing through the notches.
8. The bar of soap with handle of claim 1 , further comprising:
protrusions disposed on the notches to retain a portion of the strap passing through the notches.
9. The bar of soap with handle of claim 1 , wherein:
the handle comprises a D-shaped strap, wherein the lower portion is substantially straight and the upper portion is arcuate.
10. The bar of soap with handle of claim 1 , wherein:
the handle comprises a strap which is semi-rigid, flexible, or elastic.
11. The bar of soap with handle of claim 1 , wherein:
the handle comprises a strap; and
the upper portion of the strap is sized to loop around the back of a user's hand with the strap passing between index finger and thumb, thereby locating the soap bar in a user's palm.
12. Method of making a bar of soap with handle, comprising:
providing a mold;
providing an attachment plate within the mold, wherein the attachment plate comprises a generally planar element with notches at opposite ends thereof, the notches being shaped to retain a portion of a strap passing therethrough;
providing a handle comprising a strap having a lower portion within the mold, passing under the attachment plate and nestling in the notches, and having an upper portion extending as a loop above the attachment plate;
pouring liquefied soap into the mold; and
allowing the liquefied soap to harden into a bar of soap that contains the attachment plate and the lower portion of the strap.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein:
the lower portion of the strap is integral with the attachment plate.
14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
providing perforations through the attachment plate, the perforations forming one or more holes, or a mesh or a screen.
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein:
the strap is D-shaped, wherein the lower portion of the strap is substantially straight and the upper portion of the strap is arcuate.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein:
the strap is semi-rigid, flexible, or elastic.
17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
disposing protrusions on the notches to retain a portion of the strap passing through the notches.