Toothbrush sanitizing device

A toothbrush sanitizing device for an electric toothbrush, the device comprising:

• a main body having a chamber to receive the electric toothbrush,
• a bottom cover removably attached to a bottom side of the main body,
• an upper cover removably attached to a top side of the main body,
• one or more ultraviolet lights configured to at least partially clean the electric toothbrush,
• a heater configured to remove at least some moisture from the electric toothbrush, and
• a magnetic coupler disposed on an interior surface of the main body and configured to removably couple the electric toothbrush to the toothbrush sanitizing device.

A method of storing and sanitizing an electric toothbrush, the method comprising:

• inserting the electric toothbrush into a chamber of a main body of a toothbrush sanitizing device,
• removably attaching an upper cover to a top side of the main body of the toothbrush sanitizing device,
• detecting a presence of the electric toothbrush inside the main body of the toothbrush sanitizing device with a sensor, and
• activating a plurality of functions of the toothbrush sanitizing device, the plurality of functions comprising:
• inductively charging the electric toothbrush with a charging coil disposed on an interior surface of the main body of the toothbrush sanitizing device,
• at least partially sanitizing the electric toothbrush with one or more ultraviolet lights, and
• removing at least some moisture from the electric toothbrush with a heater.

A toothbrush comprising,

• a brush head;
• a handle having a bottom side and a top side, wherein the brush head is connected to the handle at the top side of the handle,
• a charging unit disposed inside the handle, the charging unit having a charging circuitry, the charging circuitry configured to inductively gain power from a charging coil of a toothbrush sanitizing device and charge a battery of the toothbrush,
• a magnet disposed in the handle and configured to couple to a coupler on the toothbrush sanitizing device, and
• a status indicator disposed on the handle and positioned closer to the bottom side than the top side of the handle.

A toothbrush comprising,

• a brush head;
• a handle having a bottom side and a top side, wherein the brush head is connected to the handle at the top side of the handle,
• a charging unit on the handle, the charging unit having charging circuitry, the charging circuitry configured to inductively gain power from a charging coil of a toothbrush sanitizing device and charge a battery of the toothbrush,
• a magnet disposed in the handle and configured to couple to a coupler on the toothbrush sanitizing device.