BODY WASHING ENCLOSURE DEVICE

Abstract

In some embodiments, a body washing enclosure device may include a footing wall having a flange and a scrubbing pad depression. The scrubbing pad depression may include a depression sidewall and a depression base. The depression sidewall may be coupled to the flange and may extend below the flange. The depression base may be coupled to the depression sidewall below the flange, and the scrubbing pad depression may be disposed on the footing wall with the flange extending around the scrubbing pad depression. A fastener may couple a scrubbing pad having a scrubbing pad surface within the scrubbing pad depression. In further embodiments, the flange may be coupled to a shower wall of a washing area enclosure. In still further embodiments, the flange may form one or more shower walls of a washing area enclosure.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This patent specification relates to the field of shower body scrubbing devices. More specifically, this patent specification relates to devices configured to provide one or more body washing surfaces and which may form all or portions of a washing area enclosure.

BACKGROUND

Many people have difficulties in reaching one or more parts of their body while bathing. Many scrubbing apparatuses and washing apparatuses have been invented which attempt to facilitate the washing of hard to reach body parts. Some apparatuses are hand held and position a scrubbing material on the end of a handle with various sizes and shape. Unfortunately, these handles require large amounts of storage space when not in use and can be difficult to use by people with reduced grip strength. Other apparatuses may be affixed to the walls of the shower or bathtub surround and the user may move parts of their body across the affixed apparatus for washing. However, these affixed apparatuses incorporate attachment means that often cause the affixed apparatuses to project a significant distance away from a wall of the shower or bathtub surround which can significantly decrease the amount of usable space available to the bather. Additionally, these affixed apparatuses frequently fall of the wall causing an unpleasant surprise or damage to the shower or bathtub surround.

Therefore a need exists for novel shower body scrubbing devices. There is also a need for novel shower body scrubbing devices that do not require large amounts of storage space when not in use. A further need exists, for novel shower body scrubbing devices which are not difficult to use by people with reduced grip strength. Finally, a need exists for novel shower body scrubbing devices that do not significantly decrease the amount of usable space available to the bather in a shower or bathtub surround.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A body washing enclosure device is provided which is configured to facilitate the washing of parts of a user's body such as parts which may be hard for the user to reach. In some embodiments, a body washing enclosure device may include a footing wall having a flange and a scrubbing pad depression. The scrubbing pad depression may include a depression sidewall and a depression base. The depression sidewall may be coupled to the flange and may extend below the flange. The depression base may be coupled to the depression sidewall below the flange, and the scrubbing pad depression may be disposed on the footing wall with the flange extending around the scrubbing pad depression. A fastener may couple a scrubbing pad having a scrubbing pad surface within the scrubbing pad depression.

In further embodiments, the flange may be coupled to a shower wall of a washing area enclosure.

In still further embodiments, the flange may form one or more shower walls of a washing area enclosure.

In even further embodiments, a body washing enclosure device may comprise a fastener which may be configured to couple or removably couple a scrubbing pad within a scrubbing pad depression.

In further embodiments, a body washing enclosure device may comprise one or more shower walls, and the flange may be coupled to one or more shower walls so that the flange and one or more shower walls form a washing area enclosure.

In even further embodiments, the flange of a body washing enclosure device may form one or more shower walls of a washing area enclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Some embodiments of the present invention are illustrated as an example and are not limited by the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references may indicate similar elements and in which:

FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of an example of a body washing enclosure device having a flange coupled to the shower wall of a washing area enclosure according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of another example of a body washing enclosure device having a flange that forms the shower walls of a washing area enclosure according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of an example of a scrubbing pad depression in a body washing enclosure device with the scrubbing pad removed having a flange that forms the shower walls of a washing area enclosure according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 4 depicts a sectional, through line 4-4 shown in FIG. 2, elevation view of the example of a body washing enclosure device of FIG. 2 according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 5 illustrates a sectional, through line 5-5 shown in FIG. 3, elevation view of the example of a scrubbing pad depression of the body washing enclosure device of FIG. 3 according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a user with an example of a body washing enclosure device according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 7 illustrates a perspective view of an alternative example of a body washing enclosure device having a flange which forms one shower wall of a washing area enclosure according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of an alternative example of a scrubbing pad depression in a body washing enclosure device with the scrubbing pad removed having a flange which forms one shower wall of a washing area enclosure according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 9 depicts a sectional, through line 9-9 shown in FIG. 7, elevation view of the example of a body washing enclosure device shown in FIG. 9 according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 10 illustrates a sectional, through line 10-10 shown in FIG. 8, elevation view of an example of a scrubbing pad depression in the body washing enclosure device of FIG. 8 according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 11 shows an alternative example of a scrubbing pad according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 12 depicts another alternative example of a scrubbing pad according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 13 illustrates a further alternative example of a scrubbing pad according to various embodiments described herein.

FIG. 14 shows still another alternative example of a scrubbing pad according to various embodiments described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well as the singular forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

For purposes of description herein, the terms “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “rear”, “front”, “side”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, and derivatives thereof shall relate to the invention as oriented in FIG. 1. However, one will understand that the invention may assume various alternative orientations and step sequences, except where expressly specified to the contrary. Therefore, the specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification, are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Hence, specific dimensions and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise.

Although the terms “first”, “second”, etc. are used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element. For example, the first element may be designated as the second element, and the second element may be likewise designated as the first element without departing from the scope of the invention.

As used in this application, the term “about” or “approximately” refers to a range of values within plus or minus 10% of the specified number. Additionally, as used in this application, the term “substantially” means that the actual value is within about 10% of the actual desired value, particularly within about 5% of the actual desired value and especially within about 1% of the actual desired value of any variable, element or limit set forth herein.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one having ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

In describing the invention, it will be understood that a number of techniques and steps are disclosed. Each of these has individual benefit and each can also be used in conjunction with one or more, or in some cases all, of the other disclosed techniques. Accordingly, for the sake of clarity, this description will refrain from repeating every possible combination of the individual steps in an unnecessary fashion. Nevertheless, the specification and claims should be read with the understanding that such combinations are entirely within the scope of the invention and the claims.

A new shower body scrubbing device is discussed herein. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.

The present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the invention, and is not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments illustrated by the figures or description below.

The present invention will now be described by example and through referencing the appended figures representing preferred and alternative embodiments. FIGS. 1 and 6 illustrate an example of a body washing enclosure device (“the device”) 100 according to various embodiments. In some embodiments, the device 100 may comprise a footing wall 31 and a scrubbing pad 11 having a scrubbing surface 12. The footing wall 31 may have a flange 13 and a scrubbing pad depression 14 (FIGS. 3, 5, 8, 10). The scrubbing pad depression 14 may extend into or below the flange 13 of the footing wall 31. The scrubbing pad 11 may be configured to be disposed within the scrubbing pad depression 14 and may be coupled within the scrubbing pad depression 14 with a fastener 16 (FIGS. 4 and 9). The device may be utilized by a user 300 in a washing area enclosure 200 by the user 300 moving portions of their body across the scrubbing surface 12 as desired to clean those portions of their body contacting the scrubbing surface 12.

The device 100 may be placed within a washing area enclosure 200. A washing area enclosure 200 may comprise a structure in which a user 300 may direct water over their body, typically with a water dispensing unit 203 and a water manipulation unit 204, commonly referred to as a shower. Water may exit the washing area enclosure 200 through a water removal unit 202 or drain. Washing area enclosures 200 may comprise one or more shower walls 17 which may be coupled to the building or structure in which the washing area enclosure 200 is positioned in. Each shower wall 17 may comprise a wall surface 18 which may form the visible portion of the shower wall 17 and which may be the surface that water, soap, and the like may contact as it travels to the water removal unit 202. Optionally, a shower curtain or movable door may also be used to form the washing area enclosure 200.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 9, 10, the device 100 may comprise a footing wall 31 having a scrubbing pad depression 14 to which the scrubbing pad 11 may be coupled. In further embodiments, the device 100 may comprise two or more footing walls 31 and one or more scrubbing pads 11 may be coupled to each footing wall 31. The footing wall 31 may be the material that a flange 13 and a scrubbing pad depression 14 may be formed into. The footing wall 31 may be made from or comprise steel alloys, aluminum, aluminum alloys, copper alloys, any other type of metal or metal alloy, any type of ceramic, earthenware, natural stone, synthetic stone, various types of hard plastics, such as nylon, acrylic, uPVC, HDPE, melamine, hard rubbers, fiberglass, carbon fiber, resins, such as epoxy resin, wood or any other material including combinations of materials that are substantially rigid and suitable for repeated contact with body parts, water, soap, and the like.

The footing wall 31 may have one or more flanges 32 which may each be coupled to one or more scrubbing pad depressions 14. A flange 13 may from the portion of the footing wall 31 that surrounds a scrubbing pad depression 14. A flange 13 may be of any size and shape and in some embodiments, the flange 13 and/or the flange surface 15 may be generally flat and planar, curved, contoured, textured, or otherwise morphologically configured.

In some embodiments and as shown in FIGS. 7-10, the flange 13 may surround the scrubbing pad depression 14 and form a surface to which a shower wall 17 may be coupled. For example, a flange 13 may be configured with a width of between 1.0 millimeters and 20 millimeters. An aperture that is complementary in shape to the device 100 may be cut or formed into the shower wall 17 and the flange 13 may be coupled to the shower wall 17 so that the flange 13 is in contact with the wall surface 18. In another example and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, a flange may extend a relatively larger distance, such as between 2.0 centimeters and 100 centimeters away from a scrubbing pad depression 14 so that the flange 13 may form between 10 and 90 percent of the surface area of a shower wall 17. In this manner, the device 100 may be positioned into a newly constructed washing area enclosure 200 and/or into an existing shower wall 17 or bathtub surround wall to provide a scrubbing pad depression 14 that is configured to receive a scrubbing pad 11 thereby allowing the scrubbing pad 11 to be positioned on the existing shower wall 17 or bathtub surround wall while minimizing the distance that the scrubbing pad 11 extends into the washing area enclosure 200 formed by the shower walls 17 or bathtub surround wall. For example, when constructing a shower wall 17 or bathtub surround wall, such as with tile, a device 100, comprising a footing wall 31 which is shaped to form a flange 13 and a scrubbing pad depression 14 so that the flange surface 15 is continuous with the depression sidewall 21 of the scrubbing pad depression 14, may be positioned into the shower wall 17 and then portions of the flange surface 15 and/or the depression sidewall 21 may be tiled over or otherwise coupled to the shower wall 17 to secure the device 100 so that the scrubbing pad depression 14 is recessed below the surface of the tile or recessed below the shower wall 17. In this example, the device 100 may be suited for aftermarket installation and all or portions of the flange 13 may not be visible in the washing area 200.

In other embodiments and as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 7, and 8, the flange 13 may surround the scrubbing pad depression 14 and form the entire surface of a shower wall 17. For example, the device 100 having a flange 13 and a scrubbing pad depression 14 may form one or more shower walls 17 of a washing area enclosure 200. In further embodiments, the flange 13 and/or the flange surface 15 may be coupled to or extend over the floor 201 of a washing area 200 so that water, soap, and the like may travel down the flange surface 15 of the device 100 and onto the floor 201 to exit the washing area 200 through a water removal unit 202.

As perhaps best shown in FIGS. 3, 5, 8, 10, the footing wall 31 may have one or more scrubbing pad depressions 14 which may be disposed anywhere on the footing wall 31. A scrubbing pad depression 14 may extend into or below the flange surface 15 of the flange 13. In this manner, the scrubbing pad depression 14 may form a depression or recess into the footing wall 31 and therefore a depression or recess into a shower wall 17 to which the device 100 is coupled or forming. Generally, a scrubbing pad depression 14 is configured to receive a scrubbing pad 11 so that portions of the scrubbing pad 11 may be positioned at or below the flange surface 15 of the flange 13.

In further embodiments, a scrubbing pad depression 14 may have or be formed by a depression sidewall 21 and a depression base 22. The depression sidewall 21 may be coupled to the flange surface 15 to form the interface between the flange surface 15 and a depression base 22. The depression sidewall 21 may extend below the flange surface 15 as best shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 9, and 10, and the depression base 22 may be coupled to the depression sidewall 21 below the flange surface 15 of the flange 13. Each scrubbing pad depression 14 may be disposed on a footing wall 31 with the flange surface 15 of the flange 13 extending around the scrubbing pad depression 14.

A scrubbing pad 11 may comprise a scrubbing surface 12 (FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 9) which may form a point of contact between a user 300 (FIG. 6) and the scrubbing pad 11. A user 300 may move portions of their body across a scrubbing surface 12 as desired to clean those portions of their body contacting the scrubbing surface 12. Preferably, each scrubbing pad depression 14 may comprise one or more scrubbing pads 11 with each scrubbing pad 11 comprising a scrubbing surface 12 that extends above the flange surface 15 of the flange 13 when the scrubbing pad 11 is coupled to the scrubbing pad depression 14. In alternative embodiments, one or more scrubbing pads 11 may comprise a scrubbing surface 12 that extends to approximately the same level as the flange surface 15 of the flange 13 when the scrubbing pad 11 is coupled to the scrubbing pad depression 14. In further alternative embodiments, one or more scrubbing pads 11 may comprise a scrubbing surface 12 that extends below the level as the flange surface 15 of the flange 13 when the scrubbing pad 11 is coupled to the scrubbing pad depression 14.

In some embodiments, a scrubbing pad 11 may be made from or comprise a material with one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more, such as a plurality, of bristle 35 projections, which may form the scrubbing surface 12 with the ends of the bristles 35 extending away from the scrubbing pad depression 14 into which the scrubbing pad 11 is received. For example, the scrubbing pad 11 may comprise a material similar to artificial turf with a plurality of flexible projection type bristles 35. In another example, the scrubbing pad 11 may comprise a plurality of flexible bristles 35 such as used to form a brush. In another example, the scrubbing pad 11 may comprise one or more soft flexible bristles 35, such as flexible, fingers, bumps, and the like, and/or relatively inflexible projections, such as inflexible or slightly flexible ribs, bumps or nubs, and the like, such as used for the massage of body parts. In further embodiments, a scrubbing pad 11 and/or scrubbing pad surface 12 may be made from or comprise a sponge, loofah, washcloth material or any other textured material suitable for contacting the skin of a user 300.

In further embodiments, a scrubbing pad 11 may comprise one or more scrubbing surfaces 12 formed of two or more different materials or combinations of materials. For example, a scrubbing pad 11 may comprise a scrubbing surface 12 formed of a material similar to artificial turf with a plurality of flexible bristle 35 projections and a scrubbing surface 12 formed of a natural or artificial sponge material. In alternative embodiments, a scrubbing pad depression 14 may comprise two or more scrubbing pads 11 having similar or different types of scrubbing surfaces 12.

In some embodiments, a scrubbing pad 11 and/or scrubbing surface 12 may be formed from or comprise synthetic fabrics such as polyester, polyamide, acrylic, nylon, rayon, acetate, spandex, latex, and natural fabrics such as coir, cotton, terry cloth, hemp, jute, linen, ramie, wool, silk, or any other suitable flexible natural or synthetic material including combinations of materials. In further embodiments, a scrubbing pad 11 and/or scrubbing surface 12 may be formed from or comprise a flexible or resilient material such as silicone foams, silicone rubber, rubber foams, urethane foams, plastic foams, neoprene foam, latex foam rubber, polyurethane foam rubber, or elastomer materials such as elastic plastics, elastic silicone, elastic rubbers, or any other suitable elastomer or resilient material including combinations of materials. In further embodiments, a scrubbing pad 11 and/or scrubbing surface 12 may be formed from or comprise steel alloys, aluminum, aluminum alloys, copper alloys, any other type of metal or metal alloy, any type of ceramic, earthenware, natural stone, synthetic stone, various types of hard plastics, such as nylon, acrylic, uPVC, HDPE, melamine, hard rubbers, fiberglass, carbon fiber, resins, such as epoxy resin, wood or any other generally rigid or relatively inflexible material including combinations of materials.

Referring now to FIGS. 4 and 9, in some embodiments, the device 100 may comprise one or more fasteners 16 which may couple a scrubbing pad 11 anywhere within a scrubbing pad depression 14. In some embodiments, the scrubbing pad 11 may be coupled to the depression base 22 with one or more fasteners 16. In further embodiments, scrubbing pad 11 may be coupled to the depression sidewall 21 with one or more fasteners 16. In alternative embodiments, one or more fasteners 16 may couple a scrubbing pad 11 to a flange 13 so that the scrubbing pad 11 is disposed within the scrubbing pad depression 14 and in this manner the scrubbing pad 11 may be coupled to the scrubbing pad depression 14.

In some embodiments, a scrubbing pad 11 may be coupled within a scrubbing pad depression 14 by a fastener 16 such as heat bonding, chemical bonding, adhesives, clasp type fasteners, clip type fasteners, rivet type fasteners, threaded type fasteners, other types of fasteners, or any other suitable joining method which may be generally permanent in nature. In other embodiments, a scrubbing pad 11 may be removably couple or removably connect within a scrubbing pad depression 14 by one or more removable fasteners 16, such as a press fit or snap fit type fastener (also called press stud, popper, snap or tich), hook and loop type or Velcro® fasteners, magnetic type fasteners, threaded type fasteners, suction cup fasteners, sealable tongue and groove fasteners, clip type fasteners, clasp type fasteners, ratchet type fasteners, a push-to-lock type connection method, a turn-to-lock type connection method, slide-to-lock type connection method or any other suitable temporary connection method as one reasonably skilled in the art could envision to serve the same function. In further embodiments, a scrubbing pad 11 may be coupled by being one of connected to and integrally formed within a scrubbing pad depression 14.

In some embodiments, the device 100 may comprise a flange 13 which is shaped to form one, two, three, or more shower walls 17. In this manner, a flange 13 which is shaped to form one, two, three, or more shower walls 17 may generally form the visible portion of the one, two, three, or more shower walls 17 up to and including all the shower walls 17 of the washing area enclosure 200. Optionally, a flange 13 may comprise or be configured to be coupled to a shower entrance, shower door, shower curtain, or other access granting or limiting feature which may allow a person to enter or exit a shower or bathtub type washing area enclosure 200. In further embodiments, a flange 13 which may form one or more shower walls 17 in addition to extending over the floor 201 of a washing area 200 so that water, soap, and the like may travel down the flange surface 15 of the flange 13 and onto the floor 201 to exit the washing area enclosure 200 through a water removal unit 202.

In some embodiments, the device 100 may further comprise an optional floor 201 which may also be coupled to the flange 13 and/or to one or more shower walls 17. A floor 201 may be made from any material that is substantially rigid and suitable for repeated contact with body parts, water, soap, and the like. Optionally, a flange 13 may comprise one or more apertures which may be sized and shaped to allow a water dispensing unit 203 (FIGS. 1 and 6), such as a shower head or spigot, and/or a water manipulation unit 204 (FIGS. 1 and 6) to pass through the flange surface 14. Optionally, the floor 201 may also comprise one or more apertures which may be sized and shaped to allow a water removal unit 202 (FIGS. 1-3, and 6-8), such as a drain, to pass through the floor 201. In thin manner, the device 100 may be configured optionally as a drop in shower stall or bathtub surround which may be placed over an existing shower stall or bathtub surround, or optionally as a standalone shower stall or bathtub surround which may not require an existing shower stall or bathtub surround for the device 100 to be placed over or around. In still further embodiments, a flange 13, one or more shower walls 17, and/or a floor 201 may be removably coupled together or permanently coupled together.

Turning now to FIGS. 11-14, FIG. 11 illustrative examples of scrubbing pads 11 are shown according to various embodiments described herein. In preferred embodiments, a scrubbing pad depression 14 and a scrubbing pad 11 may be complementary in shape to each other. In further embodiments, the scrubbing pad surface 12 may comprise a shape that is complementary to the shape of the depression sidewall 21 so that when a scrubbing pad 11 is coupled to a scrubbing pad depression 14, the depression base 22 may be covered by the scrubbing pad 11 and optionally the scrubbing pad 11 may contact all or portions of the depression sidewall 21. In other embodiments, a scrubbing pad depression 14 may comprise a size and/or shape that is larger or different than a scrubbing pad 11. It should be understood to one of ordinary skill in the art that the scrubbing pad 11, scrubbing pad surface 12, flange 13, and scrubbing pad depression 14 may be configured in a plurality of sizes and shapes including oval, ellipse, and circular shapes (FIGS. 1, 6, and 14), “T” shaped, “X” shaped, square shaped, rectangular shaped (FIGS. 2, 3, 7, and 8), quadrilateral shaped (FIG. 12), stadium shaped (FIG. 11) cylinder shaped, cuboid shaped, lobular or peanut shaped (FIG. 13), hexagonal prism shaped, triangular prism shaped, or any other geometric or non-geometric shape, including combinations of shapes (FIG. 14). It is not intended herein to mention all the possible alternatives, equivalent forms or ramifications of the invention. It is understood that the terms and proposed shapes used herein are merely descriptive, rather than limiting, and that various changes, such as to size and shape, may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Although the present invention has been illustrated and described herein with reference to preferred embodiments and specific examples thereof, it will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that other embodiments and examples may perform similar functions and/or achieve like results. All such equivalent embodiments and examples are within the spirit and scope of the present invention, are contemplated thereby, and are intended to be covered by the following claims.

Claims

1. A body washing enclosure device, the device comprising: a footing wall having a flange;a scrubbing pad depression having a depression sidewall and a depression base, wherein the depression sidewall is coupled to the flange and extends below the flange, wherein the depression base is coupled to the depression sidewall below the flange, and wherein the scrubbing pad depression is disposed on the footing wall with the flange extending around the scrubbing pad depression;a fastener; anda scrubbing pad having a scrubbing pad surface, wherein the fastener couples the scrubbing pad within the scrubbing pad depression.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the scrubbing pad is coupled to the depression base.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the scrubbing pad is coupled to the depression sidewall.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the fastener removably couples the scrubbing pad within the scrubbing pad depression.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the fastener is selected from the group consisting essentially of a snap fit type fastener, a hook and loop type fastener, a magnetic type fastener, a threaded type fastener, a sealable tongue and groove fastener, a clip type fastener, a clasp type fastener, and a ratchet type fastener.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the scrubbing pad is complementary in shape to the shape of the scrubbing pad depression.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the scrubbing pad surface is complementary in shape to the shape of the depression sidewall.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the flange is planar in shape.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the scrubbing pad surface extends above the flange.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the scrubbing pad surface is formed by a plurality of bristles.

11. A body washing enclosure device, the device comprising: a footing wall having a flange;a scrubbing pad depression having a depression sidewall and a depression base, wherein the depression sidewall is coupled to the flange and extends below the flange, wherein the depression base is coupled to the depression sidewall below the flange, and wherein the scrubbing pad depression is disposed on the footing wall with the flange extending around the scrubbing pad depression;a fastener;a scrubbing pad having a scrubbing pad surface, wherein the fastener couples the scrubbing pad within the scrubbing pad depression; anda shower wall, wherein the shower wall is coupled to the flange, and wherein the flange and shower wall form a washing area enclosure.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the scrubbing pad is coupled to the depression base.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the scrubbing pad is coupled to the depression sidewall.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the fastener removably couples the scrubbing pad within the scrubbing pad depression.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the fastener is selected from the group consisting essentially of a snap fit type fastener, a hook and loop type fastener, a magnetic type fastener, a threaded type fastener, a sealable tongue and groove fastener, a clip type fastener, a clasp type fastener, and a ratchet type fastener.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein the scrubbing pad is complementary in shape to the shape of the scrubbing pad depression.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein the scrubbing pad surface is complementary in shape to the shape of the depression sidewall.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein the flange is planar in shape.

19. The device of claim 11, wherein the scrubbing pad surface extends above the flange.

20. The device of claim 11, wherein the scrubbing pad surface is formed by a plurality of bristles.