Patent ID: 9023777
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
1. A soap device configured for personal cleansing, comprising: a) an elongated segmented soap bar segmented longitudinally into a plurality of soap bodies separate and discrete from one another; b) adjacent soap bodies being movable with respect to one another between at least two different configurations including an arc configuration with the plurality of soap bodies disposed in an arc, and a straight configuration with the plurality of soap bodies disposed in a substantially a straight line; c) at least one coupler coupling the plurality of soap bodies together to allow the adjacent soap bodies to move with respect to one another between the at least two different configurations; d) the at least one coupler comprising an elongated pad extending through the plurality of soap bodies and through a plurality of gaps between the plurality of soap bodies; e) the elongated pad being single, unitary, continuous and monolithic; f) the pad has embedded segments embedded in the plurality of soap bodies and exposed segments between adjacent soap bodies in the gaps; and wherein the embedded segments comprise protrusions extending into a respective soap body, or indentations recessed into the pad with the respective soap body extending therein, or both and (g) wherein the elongated pad is flexible to allow the plurality of soap bodies to move with respect to one another, and the elongated pad is elastic to return to the straight configuration.