Special receptacle or package – Including ancillary article contacting medium – For tool or appliance
Patent
2000-01-13
2000-09-19
Ackun, Jacob K.
Special receptacle or package
Including ancillary article contacting medium
For tool or appliance
2063621, B65D 8124, B65D 8520
Patent
active
061198544
ABSTRACT:
A sanitary storage unit for storage of one or more toothbrushes, each toothbrush having a handle end and a bristle end, the sanitary storage unit comprising an upper chamber, at least one removable reservoir supported under the upper chamber and adapted to hold a liquid, a middle divider mounted between the reservoir and the upper chamber, and a cover adapted for opening and closing the upper chamber. The middle divider has at least one hole therein adapted for insertion of a toothbrush therethrough such that the bristle end of the toothbrush rests in the reservoir and the handle end of the toothbrush extends through the hole into the upper chamber. The cover may be attached to the storage unit at a hinge about which the cover can pivot open and closed. The reservoir may be slidably removable from the storage unit on a track or on a shelf. The reservoir is preferably filled with a sanitizing liquid and may include one or more dividers that divide the reservoir into a plurality of separate compartments, or may comprise a plurality of reservoirs attached together with the fluid in each reservoir isolated from all other reservoirs. The number of reservoirs or reservoir compartments is preferably the same as the number of holes in the middle divider.
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