Patent ID: 8141565

Claim:
An appliance for applying lotion, soap or cream on the back of a person comprising: a two-piece elongated handle with a first piece rotatably hinged to a second piece, said first piece defining a handle segment and having a free, terminal end and a distal end with a hinge coupling thereat, said second piece having a proximal end with a complementary hinge coupling thereat and a distal head handle end; said hinge coupling and complementary hinge coupling permitting substantially 180 degree rotation of said first piece with respect to said second piece and having a locking stop when said first and second pieces are in a fully extending position thereby substantially eliminating a collapsing closure of said elongated handle when fully extended; a head piece partially rotatably mounted at said distal head handle end such that the head piece is prevented from making a complete rotation with respect to the handle, said head piece having a planar element with a front face and a rear face, said head piece having a head body defined on the rear face of said planar element and said head body having a handle interfacing coupling at a proximal end region of said head piece; said distal head handle end having a complementary interfacing coupling for rotatable attachment to said head piece via said handle interfacing coupling at said head body; biasing means operative on said handle interfacing coupling and said complementary handle interfacing coupling for positioning said head piece planar element at a predetermined angular position about an axial centerline substantially defined by said elongated handle when fully extended such that upon rotation of said head piece with respect to said elongated handle, said planar element is biased to return to said predetermined angular position; the front face of planar element having a plurality of hook ended pins protruding therefrom, each pin spaced apart from other pins by a distance not exceeding one quarter inch; a removable lotion, soap or cream bearing pad having a sponge pad for said lotion, soap or cream on an exposed face of said bearing pad and said bearing pad having a thin interfacing cloth attached to and covering a rear face of said sponge, said interfacing cloth having a multiplicity of loops which multiplicity of loops exceeds said plurality of hook ended pins by at least 10 to 1, thereby providing means for a hook and loop removable attachment of said bearing pad onto said head piece.