Foot Care Apparatus

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.

Description

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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Benefits of technology

[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

Problems solved by technology

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 toes are often left uncleaned for substantial durations of time thus leading to fungus built up upon the foot and between toes as wells as an accumulation of dead skin, which can be hazardous to the health of the individual.

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