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US 12,384,607 B2Granted
Mouth guard case including compartment for storing and dispensing cleaning solution
AssigneePaper Street Holding, Inc.
InventorMichael Santoro
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Abstract
A mouth guard case including a compartment for storing and dispensing a cleaning solution is disclosed. In one example, an apparatus includes a storage compartment sized and shaped to house a mouth guard and a dispensing compartment reversibly coupled to the storage compartment. The dispensing compartment may include a reservoir to hold a quantity of a cleaning solution and a nozzle to dispense the cleaning solution directly into the storage compartment when the storage compartment is coupled to the dispensing compartment.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a storage compartment sized and shaped to house a mouth guard, wherein the storage compartment comprises:
- a storage base including a circular opening and a notch protruding radially outward from the circular opening;
- a storage lid joined by a hinge to the storage base, wherein a perimeter of the storage lid is larger than a perimeter of the storage base, and wherein the storage lid comprises:
- a top;
- a hinged edge coupled to the top and having a first length;
- a planar wall coupled to the top, opposite the hinged edge, and having a second length;
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- two side walls connecting the hinged edge to the planar wall such that the top, the hinged edge, the planar wall, and the two side walls collectively define a tapered shape that is widest at the hinged edge and narrowest at the planar wall;
- a plurality of apertures formed in the two side walls;
- and
- a lip formed in the planar wall, wherein the lip is sized and shaped to selectively engage the storage base in either of a first position that prevents air from passing through the plurality of apertures and a second position that allows air to pass through the plurality of apertures;
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- a dispensing compartment reversibly coupled to the storage compartment, wherein the dispensing compartment comprises:
- a reservoir to hold a quantity of a cleaning solution;
- and
- a nozzle to dispense the cleaning solution directly into the storage compartment when the storage compartment is coupled to the dispensing compartment,
- wherein the nozzle further comprises:
- a cylindrical shape having a circular cross section;
- and
- a tab protruding radially outward from the circular cross section,
- wherein an alignment of the tab with the notch allows the nozzle to be inserted into the circular opening, and a rotation of the dispensing compartment that moves the tab away from the notch locks the dispensing compartment to the storage compartment.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a storage compartment sized and shaped to house a mouth guard, wherein the storage compartment comprises:
- a storage base including an aperture formed in a planar wall of the storage base and a one-way valve positioned in the aperture;
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- a storage lid joined to the planar wall of the storage base by a hinge and including a plurality of apertures and a lip, wherein the lip is sized and shaped to selectively engage the storage base in either of a first position that prevents air from passing through the plurality of apertures and a second position that allows air to pass through the plurality of apertures;
- a dispensing compartment reversibly coupled to the storage compartment, wherein the dispensing compartment comprises:
- a reservoir to hold a quantity of a cleaning solution, wherein the reservoir is formed from a first material that is deformable under manual compression;
- and
- a nozzle to dispense the cleaning solution directly into the storage compartment through the aperture formed in the planar wall of the storage base when the storage compartment is coupled to the dispensing compartment;
- and
- a squeeze guard comprising a frame that is removably fitted around the dispensing compartment, wherein the squeeze guard is formed from a second material that is more rigid than the first material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.