Dental hygiene system
OwnerGary H. Levitt, Kaley A. Levittinventors
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Abstract
A lockable molded box enclosure is configured to contain and store several types and quantities of instruments commonly used for dental hygiene home use, such as toothbrushes and dental floss. The box includes a lid or door and a latch that must be operated in order to gain access to the instruments contained therein, and the latch is constructed to be operated by inserting an instrument related to the steps involved in dental hygiene. The preferred embodiment discloses a box with a hinged lid and a latch operable by inserting a length of dental floss tautly held and downwardly pressed into a slot formed by the edge of the lid and the edge of the box opening, such that the length of floss will depress a spring-biased locking tab.
Claims20
A storage container for dental hygiene implements comprising:
- A shaped box having an internal volume shaped to closely contain said implements,
- A door opening in said box and a door fitted to said opening to fully enclose the internal volume,
- And latching means to lockably secure said door to said box, said latching means being operable by one of the contained dental implements.
A system for storage and use of dental hygiene implements comprising:
- Lockable means for storage of a plurality of implements including a toothbrush and a dispenser of dental floss and latch means operable by one of said dental implements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.