Virginia M Johnson

US Patent:

39329097, Jan 20, 1976

Filed:

Oct 25, 1974

Appl. No.:

5/517954

Inventors:

George Beldon Johnson - Avondale AZ
Virginia M. Johnson - Avondale AZ

International Classification:

A46B 1306

US Classification:

15 29

Abstract:

A self-powered scrub brush intended for use by individuals in the cleansing of portions of their bodies, the scrub brush including a housing having a brush rotatively supported therein and projecting thereoutof, a hollow handle including a soap dispenser associated with the housing for dispensing soap thereinto, a valve for controlling the dispensing of the soap from the handle into the housing, a helical spring disposed between the brush and the housing in a manner to be wound and tightened upon rotation of the brush in a first direction with the spring then powering the rotation of the brush in the opposite direction, and a cord wrapped about the brush and extending outwardly of the housing for manual rotation of the brush in a direction to wind the spring. Holes are provided in the base of the brush for discharging the soap dispensed from the handle directly into the bristles of the brush for application to the skin of an individual for cleansing the same.