Patent ID: 6981293
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: A47K,G06F

Abstract:
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.