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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.