Patent ID: 6227621
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A method of making a bathing ball, comprising:providing a tubular webbed band of a predetermined length;providing a frame having a horizontal base, and two vertically-extending legs attached to the base in the form of a U;slipping a round opening of the tubular webbed band over the two vertically-extending legs;pulling the tubular webbed band toward the base to form a plurality of annular plies in a surface of the tubular webbed band;winding a binding cord around an outer extent of the tubular webbed band;inserting an I-shaped bar between the binding cord and the plurality of annular plies, the I-shaped bar having two three-dimensional items, the three-dimensional items being on opposing ends of the bar;tying the binding cord; andremoving the tubular webbed band from the frame by lifting one side of the tubular webbed band from off of one of the legs, then lifting another side of the tubular webbed band from off of another one of the legs, thereby forming an irregular puff-like object having graduated loops.