Patent ID: 6120102
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A process for forming a body washer and exfoliator having a sinuous ball-like structure comprising the steps of:(a) providing at least two tubular nets that are formed of distortable plastic material, each of said nets having a longitudinal axis;(b) locating a first one of said nets in concentric relationship to a second one of said nets to produce a concentric arrangement of said tubular nets, said concentric arrangement having a common longitudinal axis;(c) stretching said concentric arrangement transversely to said common longitudinal axis;(d) gathering together said concentric arrangement of the stretched tubular nets of step (c) to form a stretched gather having a center with opposed sides;(e) applying hot air to the center of the stretched gather sufficient to release the elasticity of a region of said nets at either side of the center;(f) applying a tie means around the center of the stretched gather to provide a constricted neck portion of said stretched gather; and(g) releasing said stretched gather from its stretched state to allow a sinuous ball-like structure to form.