Patent ID: 6438787
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A hand held back applicator for spreading emollient on one's back and other body parts, said back applicator comprising:a hand held grip made of grooved molded vinyl; an elongated slightly curved handle rigidly attached to said grip at one end of said handle, said handle being sufficiently long to reach all places on one's back; a head rigidly and detachably attached to an opposite end of said handle; an absorbent pad detachably attached to said head, said pad, when supplied with emollient, spreading emollient on one's back and other body parts by manual motions of said grip transmitted via said handle to said head and said pad; and a cover for enclosing the combination of said head and said pad to prevent leakage of emollient from said pad to surroundings and to provide hygienic storage and packing; whereby said pad may be detached from said head for laundering and subsequently re-attached to said head; whereby one said pad may be replaced by a different said pad; and whereby said back applicator may be separated into two combinations for convenient storage and transportation, the first combination comprising said grip attached to said handle, and the second combination comprising said head attached to said pad enclosed by said cover.