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US 12,279,730 · App. 17/670,806 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Personal cleaning device

Inventors: Tierre Vaughn (Indianapolis, IN); Albert Vaughn (Indianapolis, IN)
A47K7/04A46B5/0004A46B5/0095A46B11/06A46B13/008A46B13/04A46B15/0004A46B2200/1006
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Patent No.
US 12,279,730
App. No.
17/670,806
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates generally to the field of personal cleaning devices having a housing with a front surface with at least one brush and a rear surface with at least one attachment feature for attachment to a surface such as a shower wall. The brush is powered by a motor which causes the brush to spin or move in different directions. The device may also have a soap dispenser that dispenses soap or other liquids which can be applied to the brush before use. The motor may further have a plurality of speeds and can be configured to run for a fixed period of time.

Claims (36)

1. A personal cleaning device comprising:

a housing comprised of a front surface having at least one brush, a rear surface, a pair of side surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface;

a motor contained within the housing for powering the at least one brush;

a control panel for operating the motor and the at least one brush; and

a battery for powering the motor; and

wherein the control panel is in wireless communication with a smartphone to operate the at least one brush.

2. The personal cleaning device of claim 1 further comprising at least one reservoir contained within the housing for holding a cleaning fluid.

3. The personal cleaning device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one brush comprises an opening for receiving the cleaning fluid from the at least one reservoir.

4. The personal cleaning device of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of brushes attached to the front surface and driven by the motor.

5. The personal cleaning device of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of brushes have one of a different texture or size.

6. The personal cleaning device of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of brushes are interchangeable with one another.

7. The personal cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the motor drives the at least one brush to rotate and move in a direction.

8. The personal cleaning device of claim 7 , wherein the direction is one of a horizontal direction, a vertical direction or a diagonal direction.

9. The personal cleaning device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one brush may rotate at different speeds.

10. The personal cleaning device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one brush may rotate for a user specified period of time.

11. The personal cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the smartphone is in wireless communication with a speaker.

12. The personal cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises an attachment feature allowing the housing to be attached to a surface.

13. The personal cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a deformable or a shaped front surface.

14. A back scrubbing device comprising:

a housing having a front, deformable or shaped surface, a pair of side surfaces, a top surface, a bottom surface and a back surface;

an attachment feature for securing the housing to a surface;

a plurality of brushes positioned on the front surface, wherein the plurality of brushes are rotatable;

a motor for driving the plurality of brushes;

a reservoir for dispensing a cleaning fluid for use with the plurality of brushes;

a control panel for controlling the operation of the plurality of brushes; and

a smartphone in wireless communication with the control panel.

15. The back scrubbing device as recited in claim 14 , wherein the plurality of brushes are movable in one of a horizontal direction, a vertical direction and a diagonal direction.

16. The back scrubbing device as recited in claim 14 , wherein the plurality of brushes are operatable for a user specified period of time and comprise different textures and shapes.

17. The back scrubbing device as recited in claim 14 further comprising a neck extension attached to the top surface of the housing.

18. A back cleaning device comprising:

a housing having a front surface that is deformable;

an extension mounted on a top surface of the housing for cleaning a neck of a person;

a plurality of brushes mounted on the front surface, each of the plurality of brushes mounted for rotational movement;

a reservoir for dispensing a cleaning fluid to the plurality of brushes;

an attachment feature for mounting the housing to a surface; and

a control panel connected to a motor for driving the plurality of brushes.

Continuity (2)
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