Wall mounted bath brush

Abstract

A bath brush assembly is detachably mountable to a wall of a shower or bathtub. The bath brush assembly includes a frame and a bore extending therethrough. A sponge or a plurality of bristles are attached to the frame and extend into the bore such that a stroke victim or handicapped person may clean one of their appendages by moving their appendage against the sponge.

1 . A bath brush assembly for use in a shower or bath tub comprising: 
 a frame detachably affixable to a wall in the shower or bath tub, the frame defining a bore extending therethrough; and    at least one sponge attached to the frame and located inside the bore whereby a stroke victim or handicapped person may clean an appendage by moving said appendage in the bore.    
     
     
         2 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein the sponge is highly absorbent.  
     
     
         3 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein the sponge has at least one pore 200 microns in diameter.  
     
     
         4 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein the sponge is rough.  
     
     
         5 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein the sponge is shaped like a hollow cylinder.  
     
     
         6 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein the sponge has a shape selected form the group consisting of rectangular, cubic, spherical, and oval.  
     
     
         7 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein the sponge is natural.  
     
     
         8 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein the sponge is made from a synthetic porous material.  
     
     
         9 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein the frame is shaped like a ring.  
     
     
         10 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein the frame is shaped like a polygon.  
     
     
         11 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein the frame is integral.  
     
     
         12 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein the frame is modular comprising a plurality of components joined together.  
     
     
         13 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 12  wherein the components are joined using an adhesive.  
     
     
         14 . The bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of bristles attached to the frame and extending into the bore.  
     
     
         15 . A bath brush assembly for use in a shower or bath tub comprising: 
 a ring-shaped frame having a bore extending therethrough, said frame being formed of modular components;    a support member joined to an outer surface of the frame, said support member including at least one suction cup for detachably connecting said bath brush assembly to the wall of the shower or bath tub; and    at least one highly absorbent sponge attached to the frame and inside the bore whereby a stroke victim or handicapped person may clean an appendage by moving said appendage in the bore.    
     
     
         16 . A method for cleaning an appendage comprising the steps of: 
 inserting said appendage into a bath brush assembly as recited in  claim 1;  and    moving said appendage within said assembly such that said appendage contacts said at least one sponge.