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US 6,923,409 B2Granted
Tooth brush holder
OwnerPeter Strunkinventor
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Abstract
A tooth brush holder having a base plate, a rotating cover, and a receptacle therein for receiving a tooth brush. The cover has at least one opening in alignment with the receptacle. The base plate includes facilities for closing the receptacle when the tooth brush is removed so that the user cannot replace the tooth brush until a predetermined time has elapsed.
Claims41
A tooth brush holder comprising:
- a base plate;
- a rotatable cover defining at least one opening;
- a receptacle positioned substantially outside said base plate and adapted to receive a portion of a tooth brush;
- said cover adapted to allow access to said receptacle when said cover is in one position and block access to said receptacle when said cover is in a second position;
- a driving mechanism for changing the position of said cover;
- and
- a detecting mechanism.
4 more elements
A tooth brush holder comprising:
- a base plate;
- a rotatable cover defining at least one opening;
- a receptacle positioned substantially outside said base plate and adapted to receive a portion of a tooth brush;
- said receptacle having a drain adapted to pass through said base plate;
- said cover adapted to allow access to said receptacle when said cover is in one position and block access to said receptacle when said cover is in a second position;
- a driving mechanism for changing the position of said cover;
- a detecting mechanism;
- and
- a control mechanism responsive to said detecting mechanism for controlling the position of the cover.
6 more elements
A tooth brush holder comprising:
- base plate;
- a rotatable cover defining at least one opening;
- a receptacle positioned substantially outside said base plate and adapted to receive a portion of a tooth brush;
- said receptacle having a drain adapted to pass through said base plate;
- said cover adapted to allow access to said receptacle when said cover is in one position and block access to said receptacle when said cover is in a second position;
- means for changing the position of said cover;
- means for detecting the presence or absence of a tooth brush within the receptacle;
- and
- said means for changing the position of said cover being responsive to said detecting means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.