Patent Application
20070141094
The present invention relates to a composite of foamed substance and soap substance and particularly to a composite that has a foamed substance encased in a soap substance.
Soaps are generally used by people to clear dirt from body or articles. The conventional soaps mostly are made from the same material and duffer mainly in the shape after solidifying. While the soap can generate a desirable amount of foams at the initial stage, after being used for a period of time and the size becomes smaller, it is difficult to be grasped and the foam generating property deteriorates.
The soap may also be coupled with various materials to become new composites and versatile products to make using more convenient. For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 4,062,792 entitled “Soap cake construction and manufacture” has a support plate embedded in the soap to facilitate user holding when in use. The soap also may be encased by an elastic cover to facilitate foam generation.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,335,007 entitled “Soap bar” has a base made of water absorbing plastics or insoluble material to facilitate water dispelling. However, as the soap is soluble, after used for a period of time, the soap and the base are separated, and the original function is lost.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,869,437 entitled “Transparent soap with dissolvable logo” contains a decomposable polymer material printed with trademarks, patterns or information. The polymer material is embedded in the transparent soap to achieve commercial effect.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,171,007 entitled “Washing cake of soap and its fabrication method” has a net and liquid soap material formed in a mold. After the liquid soap material is solidified, the net is embedded in the soap. When the soap is in contact with water and consumes gradually, the elastic net is exposed outside the soap surface and can generate foams during scrubbing. As the elastic net is rough and has relative large holes, scrubbing user's skin to produce foams often generates a uncomfortable feeling and the foams cannot be produced at a greater amount rapidly.
The primary object of the present invention is to solve the aforesaid disadvantages. The present invention provides a composite that has foamed substance encased in soap substance. It includes a foamed substance made according to a preset form and a soap substance to encase the foamed substance. As the foamed substance is encased in the soap substance, separation of the soap substance and the foamed substance can be prevented.
Furthermore, as the foamed substance is embedded in a selected location of the soap substance, it can compensate foam degeneration problem of after the soap substance is used for a period of time. Hence even if the soap substance is almost consumed completely, it can still attach to the foamed substance until it is fully used. After the soap substance is fully consumed, the foamed substance still can be used continuously. The foamed substance is formed by interweaving of fibers of the foamed substance. Such a fiber structure can produce a greater amount of fine foams when rubbed. Thus it can save the consumption of the soap substance and generate cleaning effect by scrubbing lightly. Moreover, the fiber structure of the foamed substance forms a mesh structure, and the surface of the foamed fiber structure is covered by a resin layer. The resin layer is elastic and can enhance the extensibility of the foamed substance. Therefore wearing of the foamed substance caused by rubbing and scrubbing can be reduced. In addition, the resin layer can be permeated with a water-based pigment to enhance the aesthetic and visual appealing of the entire product. With the protection of the resin layer, the color of the pigment does not fade.
In another aspect, the soap substance and the foamed substance can be threaded by a rope to facilitate user grasping and holding when in use.
The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.
