US20130125321A1 - Apparatus and method for storing and reusing remnants of soap - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for storing and reusing remnants of soap Download PDF

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US20130125321A1
US20130125321A1 US13/812,371 US201113812371A US2013125321A1 US 20130125321 A1 US20130125321 A1 US 20130125321A1 US 201113812371 A US201113812371 A US 201113812371A US 2013125321 A1 US2013125321 A1 US 2013125321A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K7/00—Body washing or cleaning implements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K5/00—Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste or the like
    • A47K5/04—Other soap-cake holders
    • A47K5/05—Other soap-cake holders having fixing devices for cakes of soap, e.g. clamps, pins, magnets
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/04—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties combined with or containing other objects
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  • the present invention seeks to overcome these problems.
  • an apparatus for storing and reusing remnants of soap comprising:
  • the advantage of this invention is that the apparatus provides a convenient means for reusing remnants of soap which have become too small for practical use, thereby reducing waste of unused soap remnants.
  • the through-hole allows the soap remnants on the first and second surfaces to adhere to each other, thereby helping to form the soap remnants and apparatus into a single unit, and thereby holding the soap in place on the apparatus.
  • the apparatus further comprises a rim along an edge of the first and/or second surfaces.
  • the rim may have an inner surface substantially perpendicular to the first and/or second surfaces.
  • An inner surface of the rim may be recessed.
  • this helps to secure soap remnants to the apparatus.
  • the first and/or second surface further comprises one or more dimples and/or protrusions.
  • the body is substantially circular or oval.
  • the soap remnants can be built up on the apparatus to form a solid shape similar to that of a conventional bar of soap, so that it can conveniently be used in the same way as a normal bar or soap.
  • the method may further comprise soaking the first and/or second soap remnants prior to pressing onto the body.
  • the method may further comprise adhering further remnants of soap to the first and/or second remnants of soap.
  • the method may further comprise moulding the adhered remnants of soap so that the adhered soap remnants resemble a bar of soap.
  • the body may be an apparatus as defined above.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a soap-saving apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a plan view of the soap-saving apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 a shows an end view of the soap-saving apparatus of FIGS. 1 and 2 ;
  • FIG. 3 b shows an enlargement of the encircled portion of FIG. 3 a labelled “A”
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 show corresponding views of a soap-saving apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 show a soap-saving apparatus or soap-saver 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the soap-saver 10 comprises a flat body 12 having a first surface 14 and a second surface 16 for receiving remnants of soap.
  • Two through-holes 18 connect the first and second surfaces 14 , 16 .
  • soap-saver 10 As a remnant of soap becomes too small to be of practical use, it can be soaked overnight and moulded into the soap-saver 10 . Initially, three or four slithers may be needed to start off the soap-saver 10 , but then more remnants of soap can be added as required. Once the soap has been moulded and formed onto the soap-saver 10 , it can be allowed to dry and be used as a normal bar of soap would be used.
  • the soap-saver 10 allows for remnants of soap to build up to a useful practical size for continual use. There is no limit to the number of soap remnants that can be added as the soap naturally reduces in size with use.
  • the through-holes 18 take advantage of soap's natural propensity to adhere to itself on either side of the soap-saver 10 . This locks the soap remnants firmly to the soap-saver 10 .
  • a suitable diameter for the through-holes 18 is 2.5 cm, although different sizes and non-circular shapes may be used.
  • the first and second surfaces 14 , 16 of the soap-saver 10 are dimpled, the dimples 20 giving a degree of stability and helping to prevent the soap sliding from side to side in its early stages of adherence to the soap-saver 10 .
  • the surfaces may include protrusions instead of or in addition to dimples.
  • the soap-saver 10 also comprises a rim 22 around the edge of the first and second surfaces 14 , 16 .
  • This rim 22 has an inner surface 24 substantially perpendicular to the first and/or second surfaces 14 , 16 , and a smoothly curved, convex outer surface 26 .
  • the rim 22 creates an angled edge which also helps retain the soap in place.
  • the flat body 12 has an oval shape typical of the cross-section of a conventional bar of soap. As shown in FIG. 2 , the flat oval body 12 may have an overall length and breadth of about 8 cm by 5 cm. Therefore, as soap is built up on the soap-saver 10 , it gradually resembles a conventional bar of soap, having a size and shape which is convenient to handle. However, different shapes are possible.
  • the soap-saver 10 can be made from various different material, but plastic is preferable in order to manufacture the soap-saver cost-effectively and to provide flexibility of design shape and the use of different colour finishes.
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 show a second embodiment of a soap-saving apparatus 110 according to the present invention, in which features corresponding to those of the first embodiment described above are labelled with the same numbers.
  • the soap-saver 110 has a rim 122 which has a recessed inner surface 124 .
  • the recess 125 helps soap remnants to be secured to the soap-saver 110 .
  • a non-recessed rim may be preferable for ease of manufacture.
  • a method for storing and reusing remnants of soap comprises: providing a body 12 comprising at least one through-hole 18 ; pressing at least one remnant of soap onto a first surface 14 of the body 12 ; and pressing at least one remnant of soap onto a second surface 14 of the body 12 , such that the soap remnants adhere to each other through the through-hole 18 .
  • the soap may first be soaked in water. The soap may be then be left to dry.
  • soap-saver 10 Further remnants of soap can be added, by adhering them to the soap already held by the soap-saver 10 . As the amount of soap on the soap-saver 10 increases, the soap may be moulded into the shape of a bar of soap.

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