Patent ID: 8142095

Claim:
A soap-holding sponge for assisting a user to cleanse selected body parts during showering and bathing conditions, said soap-holding sponge comprising: a carrier for holding at least one soap member therein; a cleansing envelope removably surrounding said carrier, said carrier being formed from rigid material while said cleansing envelope is formed from water-absorbing and deformably resilient material respectively; and, means for hanging said carrier; wherein said carrier comprises a pair of coextensively shaped and opposed mounting walls; a pair of side walls monolithically formed with each of said mounting walls and spanning therebetween; a closure rotatably attached to each of said pair of mounting walls respectively; a compartment defined within said mounting walls and said side walls and said closures respectively, said compartment for storing the soap member and dispensing a soapy lather during operating conditions; said closures being rotatably lifted upwardly and lowered downwardly to open and closed positions respectively thereby permitting insertion and removal of solid and liquid soaps into said compartment of said carrier; and, a pivot member located at a connection point of said mounting walls and said closures respectively for allowing said compartment to fully envelop a synthetic surfactant introduced therein; wherein said hanging means comprises: a handle permanently and rotatably attached to said carrier; and, a handle mount connected directly to respective uppermost portions of each of said sidewalls and said handle respectively; and, wherein said handle is U-shaped, said handle having first and second side arms oppositely spaced apart and located at opposed sides of said side walls, said handle further having a linear top arm fixedly connected to said first and second side arms such that said top arm extends parallel to a major width of said closures respectively.