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US 7,581,638 B2Granted
Toothbrush sanitizing container
OwnerLouis P. Shawinventor
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Abstract
A container has an exterior wall and a interior wall that form a reservoir. A top or lid covers the reservoir. The top of lid has one or more orifices that receive a head of a toothbrush, which is immersed in a sanitizing agent contained in the reservoir. A second container engages the first container within a receptacle formed in the first container. The second container contains mouthwash. The close proximity of the toothbrush to the second container encourages the use of mouthwash at the time of brushing, and improves oral hygiene over brushing alone.
Claims15
A toothbrush sanitizing container, comprising
- a) a first container comprising a generally vertical exterior wall and a generally vertical interior wall, wherein a reservoir is formed between said generally vertical exterior wall and said generally vertical interior wall, wherein a liquid antibacterial agent is present within the reservoir of the first container, and a second container receptacle is formed by the generally vertical interior wall of the first container and said receptacle is opposite said reservoir;
- b) the second container engages said first container and is retained within said first container and within the receptacle of said first container formed by said generally vertical interior wall of said first container, wherein said second container comprises a first opening in an upper portion of said container, and wherein second container comprises a removable top that covers said first opening of said second container, wherein said top comprises an orifice therein that allows a liquid antibacterial agent that is present in said second container to flow through the orifice of the top as a user drinks from said second container;
- c) a lid that covers a top opening of said first container that is between said generally vertical exterior wall and said generally vertical interior wall, said lid comprising plurality of orifices therein that are each configured to receive a head of a toothbrush, wherein each of the plurality of orifices allows one toothbrush head to pass into the reservoir of the first container, wherein each of a plurality of toothbrush heads is covered by the liquid antibacterial agent present within the reservoir, wherein the reservoir permits communication and flow of the liquid antibacterial agent within the reservoir so that the liquid antibacterial agent contacts each of the toothbrush heads present in the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.