Scraper sponge
A scraper sponge for cleaning and scraping away unwanted substances from an object or surface comprising a sponge body defining a first surface, first layer, second layer, third layer, second surface opposite the first surface, a continuous side surface around the perimeter; and the back of a scraper attachment that is inserted through an aperture in layers two and three then rests firmly against the first layer where it borders the second layer and a smaller cylinder shaped part on the back of the scraper attachment is inserted through a smaller aperture approximately through the middle of the first layer and first surface and held in place by a scraper cap and fixedly secured with adhesive. The entire surface area of the scraper, on its front surface, is covered with pyramid shaped points extending outwardly in the direction of the second surface of the sponge body and is made level with the second surface of the sponge body when forces are applied to the top surface of the scraper cap and subsequent back of scraper attachment to manipulate the rigid scraper on a hard surface. The sponge body has three surfaces available for cleaning and scouring: the first surface, front scraper attachment surface and second surface. The seamless second layer, third layer, and continuous side surface of the second and third layer are made of the same sponge-like cellulose material. As an alternative, the second layer, third layer, second surface, and the continuous side surface of the second and third layer are not made of the same material and the sponge body has at least four surfaces adapted for cleaning and scouring; the first surface, scraper attachment front surface, the continuous side surface of layer two and the second surface.
1. A scraper sponge for cleaning and scraping away unwanted substances from an object or surface, comprising:
a sponge body having a first layer with a first surface, a seamless second layer, a third layer with a second surface opposite the first surface, and a continuous side surface around a perimeter of the sponge body; and
a scraper attachment having a back surface and a front surface;
wherein the back surface of the scraper attachment includes a cylinder shaped part having a protruding lip at an apex thereof and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the back surface of the scraper attachment inserted through the third layer, the second layer, and the first layer such that the back surface of the scraper attachment rests firmly against the first layer where it borders the second layer;
wherein the scraper attachment is fixedly secured to the first layer by way of a scraper cap connected to the protruding lip of the cylinder shaped part by adhesive means selected from the group consisting of an adhesive, heat fusion, and combinations thereof at the apex thereof;
wherein a first circular aperture extends through approximately the middle of the first layer and a second circular aperture extends through approximately the middle of the second layer, the third layer and the second surface of the sponge body, the second circular aperture having a diameter larger than a diameter of the first circular aperture;
wherein the front surface of the scraper attachment is covered with pyramid shaped edges extending outwardly in a direction of the second surface of the sponge body; and
wherein the scraper attachment is made level with the second surface of the sponge body when forces are applied to the top of the scraper cap and the back surface of the scraper attachment to manipulate the scraper attachment on a hard surface.
2. The scraper sponge of claim 1 , wherein said sponge body is made of material selected from the group consisting of polyester foam, natural sponges, polyurethane foams, polymer foams, absorbent arrays of synthetic fibers and any combination thereof.
3. The scraper sponge of claim 1 , wherein said scraper attachment is made of material selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, polymers, wood, metal, and any combination thereof.
4. The scraper sponge of claim 1 , wherein said scraper cap is made of material selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, polymers, wood, metal, and any combination thereof.
5. The scraper sponge of claim 3 , wherein said scraper attachment has a surface area smaller than a surface area of the sponge body.
6. The scraper sponge of claim 4 , wherein said scraper cap has a surface area smaller than the surface area of the scraper attachment.
7. The scraper sponge of claim 5 , wherein said scraper attachment is thin and circular in shape the protruding lip follows a circular curvature of the cylinder shaped part.
8. The scraper sponge of claim 7 , wherein a locking mechanism results when the thin protruding lip of the scraper attachment rests within a female groove of the scraper cap.
9. The scraper sponge of claim 6 , wherein said scraper cap is cylinder shaped with a closed, smooth top surface and an open hole in a bottom surface that opens into a female groove having a wider diameter than the open hole.
10. The scraper sponge of claim 9 , wherein the female groove is adapted to encase the protruding lip at the rear apex of the scraper attachment.
11. The scraper sponge of claim 1 , wherein said front surface of scraper attachment has approximately 90 three-dimensional pyramid shaped edges that are at least one of (i) semi rigid and (ii) substantially rigid.
12. The scraper sponge of claim 10 , wherein said bottom surface of said scraper cap when attached to the scraper attachment rests firmly against the first surface.
13. The scraper sponge of claim 1 , wherein said first surface and first layer is made of a coarse textured scouring material that ranges from rigid to semi-rigid.
14. The scraper sponge of claim 1 , wherein said second layer is made of cellulose fiber.
15. The scraper sponge of claim 1 , wherein said third layer is made of cellulose fiber.
16. The scraper sponge of claim 13 , wherein a thickness of said first layer is between approximately 10% and about 15% of a thickness of the scraper sponge.
17. The scraper sponge of claim 14 , wherein a total thickness of said second layer is approximately 40% to about 45% of a total thickness of the scraper sponge.
18. The scraper sponge of claim 15 , wherein a total thickness of said third layer is between about 40% to about 45% of a total thickness of the scraper sponge.
19. A scraper sponge for cleaning and scraping away unwanted substances from an object or surface, comprising:
a sponge body having a first layer with a first surface, first layer, a second layer, a third layer with a second surface opposite the first surface, and a continuous side surface around a perimeter of the sponge body; and
a scraper attachment having a back surface and a front surface;
wherein the back surface of the scraper attachment includes a cylinder shaped part having a protruding lip at an apex thereof and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the back surface of the scraper attachment inserted through the third layer and the second layers, and the first layer such that the back surface of the scraper attachment rests firmly against the first layer where it borders the second layer;
wherein the scraper attachment is fixedly secured to the first layer by way of a scraper cap connected to the protruding lip of the cylinder shaped part by adhesive means selected from the group consisting of an adhesive, heat fusion, and combinations thereof at the apex thereof;
wherein a first circular aperture extends through approximately the middle of the first layer and a second circular aperture extends through approximately the middle of the second layer, the third layer and the second surface of the sponge body, the second circular aperture having a diameter larger than a diameter of the first circular aperture;
wherein the front surface of the scraper attachment is covered with pyramid shaped edges extending outwardly in a direction of the second surface of the sponge body; and
wherein the scraper attachment is made level with the second surface of the sponge body when forces are applied to the top of the scraper cap and the back surface of the scraper attachment to manipulate the scraper attachment on a hard surface.
20. The scraper sponge of claim 19 , wherein said sponge body is made of material selected from the group consisting of polyester foam, natural sponges, polyurethane foams, polymer foams, absorbent arrays of synthetic fibers and any combination thereof.
21. The scraper sponge of claim 19 , wherein said scraper attachment is made of material selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, polymers, wood, metal, and any combination thereof.
22. The scraper sponge of claim 19 , wherein said scraper cap is made of material selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, polymers, wood, metal, and any combination thereof.
23. The scraper sponge of claim 21 , wherein said scraper attachment has a surface area smaller than a surface area of the sponge body.
24. The scraper sponge of claim 22 , wherein said scraper cap has a surface area smaller than the surface area of the scraper attachment.
25. The scraper sponge of claim 23 , wherein said scraper attachment is thin and circular in shape the protruding lip follows a circular curvature of the cylinder shaped part.
26. The scraper sponge of claim 25 , wherein a locking mechanism when the protruding lip of the scraper attachment rests within a female groove of the scraper cap.
27. The scraper sponge of claim 24 , wherein said scraper cap is cylinder shaped with a closed, smooth top surface and an open hole in a bottom surface that opens into a female groove having a wider diameter than the open hole.
28. The scraper sponge of claim 27 , wherein the female groove is adapted to encase the protruding lip at the rear apex of the scraper attachment.
29. The scraper sponge of claim 19 , wherein said front surface of scraper attachment has approximately 90 three-dimensional pyramid shaped edges that are at least one of (i) semi rigid and (ii) substantially rigid.
30. The scraper sponge of claim 28 , wherein said bottom surface of said scraper cap when attached to the scraper attachment rests firmly against the first surface.
31. The scraper sponge of claim 19 , wherein said first surface and first layer is made of a coarse textured scouring material that ranges from rigid to semi-rigid.
32. The scraper sponge of claim 19 , wherein said second layer is made of a coarse textured.
33. The scraper sponge of claim 19 , wherein said third layer is made of cellulose fiber.
34. The scraper sponge of claim 31 , wherein a thickness of said first layer is between approximately 10% and about 15% of a thickness of the scraper sponge.
35. The scraper sponge of claim 32 , wherein a total thickness of said second layer is approximately 40% to about 45% of a total thickness of the scraper sponge.
36. The scraper sponge of claim 33 , wherein a total thickness of said third layer is between about 40% to about 45% of a total thickness of the scraper sponge.