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Dental hygiene space-saver organizer

a dental hygiene and organizer technology, applied in the field of dental hygiene, can solve the problems of personal dental care, lost or difficult to find, and unwelcome sharing of germs,

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-26
KIRK ROGER D
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Personal dental care is a chore that is often complicated by disorganized bathrooms wherein such dental care equipment as tooth brushes, toothpaste, dental floss and mouthwash often share the same limited spaces within the medicine cabinet, toilet top and the like.
Such methods of random storage of dental hygiene equipment can result in lost or hard-to-find personal items and, in the worst case, can cause toothbrushes belonging to the various members of a household to come into contact with each other, thereby presenting the problems associated with the unwanted sharing of germs.

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[0045]FIG. 5 is an isometric view of a first embodiment 50 the present dental hygiene organizer invention. In this embodiment, there are provided individual support structures 52 for supporting a plurality of toothbrushes 51, which are shown in the FIGURE as displaced forward of the organizer 50. While the support structure is adapted for about four toothbushes 51, it is within the terms of the present invention to adapt it to a more or less number of toothbushes. Solid separating partitions 61 separate and isolate the respective stored toothbrushes from one another. A tube of toothpaste 67 is shown in two locations, one displaced from the organizer 50, the other within its confinement space 53 having side walls 54a, 54b and front retainer wall 55 having a slot 56 therethrough to accommodate the axle of a toothpaste extractor 57. The extractor can be a rod 57a with wheel-like ends 57b having a larger diameter than the rod 57a. The rod 57a can have a slot (not shown) into which the e...

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[0048]FIG. 6 is an isometric view of a second embodiment 70 the present space-saving dental hygiene organizer invention. In this embodiment are shown individual support structures 72 for supporting two toothbrushes 71, shown displaced forward of the organizer 70. Solid separating partitions 81 separate and isolate the individual toothbrushes 71 from each another. While the support structure is adapted for two toothbushes 71, it is within the terms of the present invention to adapt it to a more or less number of toothbushes. A tube of toothpaste 75 is shown in two locations, one displaced from the organizer 70, the other within its confinement space 74 having side walls 76a, 76b and front retainer wall 77 having a slot 78 therethrough to accommodate a toothpaste extractor 79. The extractor 79 (like extractor 57) can be an axle or rod 79a with wheel-like ends 79b having a larger diameter than the rod 79a. The rod 79a can have a slot (not shown) into which the end of the toothpaste tub...

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Abstract

A dental hygiene organizing and storage apparatus for dental hygiene equipment, comprising a front surface and a rear wall spaced from each other a distance suitable for placement of the organizing and storage apparatus within a medicine cabinet. There is a first storage space for removable storage of a toothpaste tube, a second storage space for removable storage of a container of dental floss, a third storage space for removable storage of a plurality of toothbrushes in isolation from one another, and a drip tray disposed below the third storage space. A second embodiment additionally comprises a fourth storage space for removable storage of a bottle of dental related fluid such as mouth rinse.

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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to the field of dental hygiene and, more specifically, to an improved dental hygiene organizing and storage apparatus for such dental hygiene equipment as toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss and mouth rinse for use within the bathroom setting. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Personal dental care is a chore that is often complicated by disorganized bathrooms wherein such dental care equipment as tooth brushes, toothpaste, dental floss and mouthwash often share the same limited spaces within the medicine cabinet, toilet top and the like. Such methods of random storage of dental hygiene equipment can result in lost or hard-to-find personal items and, in the worst case, can cause toothbrushes belonging to the various members of a household to come into contact with each other, thereby presenting the problems associated with the unwanted sharing of germs. More generally, dental care equipment also shares the spaces with...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K1/09A61C19/02B65D69/00
CPCA61C19/02A47K1/09
Inventor KIRK, ROGER D.
Owner KIRK ROGER D
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