Patent Publication Number: US-2022211550-A1

Title: Absorptive Anal Hygiene Apparatus

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     The disclosure relates to anal hygiene device and more particularly pertains to a new anal hygiene device for anal hygiene. 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The prior art relates to anal hygiene devices. Known devices are shaped and function similar to a feminine pad or a diaper. Such devices lack a shape that can be held within the user&#39;s buttocks adjacent the anus. These devices also lack an extraction string for easy, hygienic removal of the device after use. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a sponge body having a body top side, a body bottom side, a body front side, a body back side, a body left side, and a body right side. The body bottom side is larger than the body top side. The sponge body is an absorptive material configured to be inserted within a user&#39;s buttocks adjacent the anus to prevent transfer of fecal matter from the user&#39;s anus to a user&#39;s clothing. A tab is coupled to the body top side of the sponge body. An extraction string is coupled to the tab. The extraction string is pullable to remove the sponge body from the user&#39;s buttocks. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is an isometric view of an absorptive anal hygiene apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a bottom plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a front elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a side elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new anal hygiene device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the absorptive anal hygiene apparatus  10  generally comprises a sponge body  12  having a body top side  14 , a body bottom side  16 , a body front side  18 , a body back side  20 , a body left side  22 , and a body right side  24 . Each of the body top side  14  and the body bottom side  16  have a rectangular profile. 
     The body bottom side  16  may be larger than the body top side  14 . The body bottom side  16  may have a bottom width  26  equal to three times a top width  28  of the body top side. The body bottom side  16  may have a bottom length  30  equal to four times the top width  28 . The bottom width  26 , the top width  28 , and the bottom length  30  may be 1½ inch, ½ inch, and 2 inches, respectively. 
     The body bottom side  16  may have a medial recessed portion  32 . The recessed portion  32  may be arcuate for optimal absorption and capture. The sponge body  12  is an absorptive material configured to be inserted within a user&#39;s buttocks  34  adjacent the anus  36  to prevent transfer of fecal matter from the user&#39;s anus  36  to a user&#39;s clothing. The medial recessed portion  32  may occupy at least 75% of the bottom length  30 . 
     A tab  38  is coupled to the sponge body  12 . The tab  38  is coupled to the body top side  14  and may be offset more proximal the body front side  18 . The tab  38  has a semicircular top edge  40  for user comfort and an attachment aperture  42  extending from a tab front side  44  through a tab back side  46 . 
     An extraction string  48  is coupled to the tab  38 . The extraction string  48  is coupled through the attachment aperture  42  for optimal security. The extraction string  48  is pullable to remove the sponge body  12  from the user&#39;s buttocks in the most hygienic way possible. 
     In use, the sponge body  12  is inserted within the user&#39;s buttock  34  such that the body bottom side  16  faces the user&#39;s anus  36 . The sponge body  12  is never to be inserted within the anus  36 . When done, the extraction string  48  is used to remove the sponge body  12 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.