US 6,981,293 B2 | ||
Personal hygiene accessory | ||
Rochelle Steinberg, 4113 Fox Pointe, West Bloomfield, Mich. 48323 (US) | ||
Filed on Oct. 22, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/277,601. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0074033 A1, Apr. 22, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. A47K 7/03 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 15—210.1 | 4 Claims |
1. A device for providing self-assisting hygienic activity to individuals of limited dexterity, said device comprising:
an elongated body terminating at a first end in an ergonomically configured handle, the other end of said elongated body terminating
in a hygienic related accessory, said accessory further comprising a substantially planar shaped and three-dimensional configuration;
a hygienic related covering layer applied over at least one facing side of said accessory, said covering further comprising
a sheet releasably secured to a selected face of a planar attachment portion, at least one configured gripping location positioned
on said attachment and to which said sheet is secured;
a plurality of gripping locations located at respective corners of said selected face, each of said gripping locations further
comprising a number of individual and flexible leafs arranged in annularly disposed fashion for gripping a selected portion
of the attachable sheet;
said accessory capable of being manipulated relative to said elongated body in at least one of an axially extending fashion
and an angularly configurable fashion; and
said angular reconfiguration of said accessory further comprising a repositionable goose neck portion located on said elongated
body proximate said accessory, said goose neck portion further comprising a plurality of individual and bendable corrugations.
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