Foot Care Apparatus

a technology for foot care and foot care, applied in the field of foot care, can solve the problems of insufficient flexibility and hazardous to the health of individuals, and achieve the effect of efficient cleaning

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-03-24
OEHLER TERRY L
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[0009]A system for efficiently cleaning, applying substances, and inspecting an individual's foot including the toes. The invention generally relates to a foot maintenance apparatus which includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, an attachment assembly extending from the shaft opposite the handle, wherein the attachment assembly is comprised of a threadable structure and an implement attachment for cleaning the foot of an individual and extending

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This can be very difficult, especially for people not having sufficient flexibility, such as older, obese, and arthritic individuals.
Because of the difficulty associated with maintaining ones foot, the foot including the t

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[0027]Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. 1 through 15 illustrate a foot care apparatus 10, which comprises a handle 20, a shaft 30 extending from the handle 20, an attachment assembly 40 extending from the shaft 30 opposite the handle 20, wherein the attachment assembly 40 is comprised of a threadable structure and an implement attachment 50 for cleaning the foot 12 of an individual and extending from the attachment assembly 40.

[0028]The implement attachment 50 is threadably connected to the shaft 30 via the attachment assembly 40. The implement attachment 50 may be comprised of various configurations, such as an inter digital absorbent member, a filing structure for corns and calluses, a louffa foot scrub, a sulcus cleaner, or a magnifying mirror. An extension member 34 may also be used with the shaft 30 or the shaft 30 may be comprised of a short structure and integ...

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Abstract

A foot care apparatus for efficiently cleaning, applying substances, and inspecting an individual's foot including the toes. The foot care apparatus generally includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, an attachment assembly extending from the shaft opposite the handle, wherein the attachment assembly is comprised of a threadable structure and an implement attachment for cleaning the foot of an individual and extending from the attachment assembly. The implement attachment is threadably connected to the shaft via the attachment assembly. The implement attachment may be comprised of various configurations, such as an inter digital absorbent member, a filing structure for corns and calluses, a louffa foot scrub, a sulcus cleaner, or a magnifying mirror. An extension may also be used with the shaft or the shaft may be comprised of a short structure and integral with the handle.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not applicable to this application.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not applicable to this application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention relates generally to foot care and more specifically it relates to a foot care apparatus for efficiently cleaning, applying substances, and inspecting an individual's foot including the toes.[0005]2. Description of the Related Art[0006]Any discussion of the related art throughout the specification should in no way be considered as an admission that such related art is widely known or forms part of common general knowledge in the field.[0007]Foot cleaning apparatuses and products have been in use for years. Typically, to clean ones foot, an individual must either bend down or move their foot towards the rest of their body to access the foot and toes. This can be very difficult, especially for people not having sufficie...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K7/02
CPCA47K7/026
Inventor OEHLER, TERRY L.
Owner OEHLER TERRY L
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