Patent ID: 7014381

Claim:
A soap holding device, comprising: a flexible bag for holding soap therein, said bag having an opening therein, and a plurality of apertures therethrough, said opening of said bag has an outer perimeter, said bag having a reinforced portion around said outer perimeter of said opening of said bag; a flexible outer sponge having an opening therein, said bag being inserted into said opening of said outer sponge such that said outer sponge generally envelops said bag, said flexible outer sponge having a convex interior wall for accommodating at least one bar of soap; a closure means operationally coupled to said reinforced portion for selectively maintaining said opening in a closed position inhibiting access to an interior of said bag; a paddle member having a head portion and a handle portion, said head portion being selectively positionable in said bag, said handle portion being adapted for being grasped by a hand of a user; said bag having a second compartment, said secondary compartment having an opening therein, said head portion of said paddle being inserted into said second compartment through said opening of said secondary compartment; wherein said handle portion further comprises a stem portion coupled to said head portion and a handle removably coupled to said stem portion; wherein said handle is substantially hollow for selectively receiving a user accessory; wherein said handle is transparent for facilitating visual observation of the user accessory received in said handle; said stem portion having a first set of threads applied thereon; said handle having a second set of threads complementary to said first set of threads applied thereon, said first set of threads and said second set of threads facilitating coupling of said stem portion of said handle portion to said handle of said handle portion; an o-ring member positionable between said stem portion and said handle; wherein said head portion having a plurality of holes therethrough, said holes of said head portion of said paddle being generally tear-shaped; a lanyard loop operationally coupled to said handle portion; and a strap member couplable to said lanyard loop for selectively securing said device to a wrist of a user.