Container for oral care tools and method of assembly and use
AssigneeRanir, LLC
InventorsNicholas Friedt, Kevin Kollar
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Abstract
A container for storing a set of oral care tools in which multiple oral care tools are removably connected to connecting portion. The container includes a first portion that defines a first cavity configured to receive and capture the connecting portion therein and a second portion including first and second side walls defining a second cavity in which the oral care tools are stored. At least one of the first or second side walls can be pivoted to an open position to allow a consumer to access and separate an oral care tool from the connecting portion while the connecting portion is retained within the first cavity.
Claims20
A container for storing at least one set of oral care tools, the at least one set of oral care tools including multiple oral care tools removably connected to a connecting portion, the container comprising:
- a first portion defining a first cavity configured to receive the connecting portion;
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- a second portion comprising a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein at least one of the first or second side walls is movable relative to the other of the first or second side wall between (a) a closed position in which the first and second side walls define a second cavity within which the oral care tools are stored and (b) an open position in which at least one of the first or second side walls is pivoted away from the other to provide access to the oral care tools stored in the second cavity,
- wherein when the connecting portion is inserted into the first cavity, the oral care tools extend into the second cavity, and wherein at least one of the first or second side walls can be pivoted to the open position to provide access to the second cavity to separate an oral care tool from the connecting portion while the connecting portion is retained within the first cavity.
A container for storing at least one oral care tool, the container comprising:
- a frame having opposing first and second sides connected at the ends thereof by opposing first and second ends;
- a first side wall connected with the first side of the frame and a second side wall connected with the second side of the frame, wherein at least one of the first or second side walls is pivotably connected to the adjacent side of the frame by at least one side wall hinge and where at least one of the first or second walls is movable between (a) a closed position in which the first and second side walls define a first cavity within which the oral care tools are stored and (b) an open position in which at least one of the first or second side walls is pivoted away from the other to provide access to the first cavity;
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- an end cap, at least a portion of which is pivotably connected with a remaining portion of the end cap or a portion of the frame, the end cap moveable between (a) a closed position in which the end cap and the frame define a second cavity and (b) an open position in which the end cap is pivoted away from the frame to provide access to the second cavity.
A method of assembling at least one set of oral care tools within a container, the at least one set of oral care tools including multiple oral care tools removably connected to a connecting portion, the method comprising:
- forming a container comprising:
- a first portion defining a first cavity configured to receive the connecting portion;
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- a second portion comprising a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein at least one of the first or second side walls is movable relative to the other of the first or second side walls between (a) a closed position in which the first and second side walls define a second cavity within which the oral care tools are stored and (b) an open position in which at least one of the first or second side walls is pivoted away from the other to provide access to the oral care tools stored in the second cavity;
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- inserting the connecting portion into the first cavity, wherein when the connecting portion is received within the first cavity, the at least one set of oral care tools extends into the second cavity with the at least one set of oral care tools connected with the connecting portion in the first cavity through an opening provided between the first and second portions,
- wherein the opening is configured to retain the connecting portion within the first cavity when an oral care tool in the second cavity is separated from the connecting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.