Sanitary toothbrush holder

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-15
HOY MICHAEL W
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[0003] In view of all of the above the inventive toothbrush holder is carried by an individual patron of a commercial establishment or even at home. The tooth brush holder is carried in a hermetically sealed enclosure and consists of merely two parts. One part is mounted as a backup plate against a wall in a bathroom or on a mirror. Once the one part is mounted the forwardly extending holder plate is merely clipped to the wall mounted backup plate and is ready for use. When the patron leaves the premises, the backup plate can easily be removed from the wall that it was mounted on and can be discarded. It the patron does not remove the backup plate from the wall, a cleaning attendant can remove the same and reinstall another tooth brush holder from another hermetically sealed container or enclosure and reinstall a new and bacteria-free tooth brush and / or soap holder. A note attached to the new tooth brush holder would inform the next patron entering the room that the tooth brush holder is clean and bacteria free. This operation would enhance the overall amenities of the establishment as to its safety and cleanliness.

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It is well known fact that tooth brush holders and / or soap holders in a bath room, whether they are found in a home environment or in a commercial establishment such as a hotel or a motel, can never be considered to be in a sanitary condition even though they are thoroughly cleaned on a daily basis whenever the rest rooms are cleaned on a daily basis.
Even if the rags are changed and disposed of after every cleaning, they will not be able to remove all of the bacteria that are present from a prior user.

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[0007]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inventive tooth brush holder wherein 1 illustrates a horizontal plate 1 that has various indents 2 for the reception of tooth brushes 2a (in phantom lines). The horizontal plate 1 has provisions made to support a bar of soap 3a (in phantom lines) on a depression 3. The horizontal plate 1 is mounted to a backup plate which is attached to a wall (not shown).

[0008]FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the tooth brush holder. Again the reference character 1 illustrates the horizontal plate which has the indents 2 therein for the reception of any of the tooth brushes 2a shown in FIG. 1. The horizontal plate further shows friction ribs 3b in the depression 3. The friction ribs 3b enhance the retaining of the bar of soap 3 (FIG. 1). As can be seen from FIG. 2, the horizontal plate 1 is held removably held in place on a clip 5 which protrudes forwardly from the wall plate 4.

[0009]FIG. 3 illustrates the mounting of the horizontal plate 1 to the wall plate ...

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Abstract

A tooth brush holder consisting of only two parts and being delivered or obtainable in a hermetically sealed wrapping. One part is a forwardly extending horizontal plate having indents therein for receiving any one of tooth brushes therein. There is in indent for receiving a bar of soap thereon being retained in place by upstanding ribs. The horizontal plate is removably attached to a wall plate having been mounted on any wall surface. The wall plate is attached to any of the walls by way of an adhesive strip. The connection between the horizontal plate and the wall plate is accomplished by an upstanding and forwardly extending clip on the wall plate that will accept frictionally a frame member of the horizontal plate.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] A tooth brush holder is disclosed that can easily be mounted on a wall or a mirror in a bathroom by an attendant or by a user. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] It is well known fact that tooth brush holders and / or soap holders in a bath room, whether they are found in a home environment or in a commercial establishment such as a hotel or a motel, can never be considered to be in a sanitary condition even though they are thoroughly cleaned on a daily basis whenever the rest rooms are cleaned on a daily basis. The rags that are used for cleaning are full of bacteria because they are used from one room to another. Even if the rags are changed and disposed of after every cleaning, they will not be able to remove all of the bacteria that are present from a prior user. The only way to remove all of the bacteria is to use a special cleaning fluid specifically designed to do such cleaning. It is not known whether such cleaning fluid is available in all establ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B81/02
CPCA47K2201/02A47K1/09
InventorHOY, MICHAEL W.
OwnerHOY MICHAEL W