US1694941A

US1694941A - Toothbrush holder

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Publication number: US1694941A
Application number: US155994A
Authority: US
Inventors: George E C Hill
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-12-20
Filing date: 1926-12-20
Publication date: 1928-12-11
Anticipated expiration: 1945-12-11

Description

Dec.- 11, 1928. 1,694,941 G. E. c. HILL TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER Filed Dec. 20, l26

Patented Dec. 11, 192s.

. UNITED STATES 1,694,941 PATENT orrics.

' GEORGE E. C. HILL, 0F NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.

TOOTI-IBRUSH HOLDER.

: Application filed December 20, 1926. Serial No. 155,994.

This invention relates to a tooth brush holder and more particularly to a tooth brush holder which is adapted to receive and enclose the bristled end of a tooth brush and thereby prevent contamination thereof from impurities in the air.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a tooth brush holder which is simple and inexpensive to make and install, and which serves to adequately protect the tooth brush from contamination.

A further aim is to provide such a holder which can quickly and easily be taken apart and'the parts thoroughly cleaned and then readily reassembled.

Still further objects are to provide for proper ventilation and drainage, and to provide such a holder which is reliable in operation and in which the tooth brush cannot be so inserted as to become difficult to remove.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the cover portion or supporting plate for the holder. Figure 2 is a perspective view of the body portion thereof. Figure 3 is a perspective view of the glass floor portion of my holder. Figure 4 is a perspective view of the door or trap for removably supporting the brush head. Figure 5 is a vertical longitudinal section of the tooth brush holder. Figure 6 is a horizontal section on line 6-6, Fig. 5. 1 Similar reference numerals indicate. like parts in the several figures.

The tooth brush holder is made of several parts, each part being removably held in place, to permit ready dismantling of the holder to clean the same. The main body portion 7 is preferably made of celluloid or the like and has vertical side walls 8, 9, a front wall 10, and a top wall 11, the top and front walls being preferably curved to form a continuous surface, and the rear and under-sides of the casing being preferably open. At its rear end the upper wall is formed to provide a vertical transverse upwardly projecting flange 12, and at the lower end of the body a similar downwardly projectingflange 13 is provided, theseufianges being adapted to co-operate with a wall plate 14; to support the body portion thereon. The wall plate 14 is made of a single piece of celluloid, the upper and lower ends 15 of which are reversely formed to provide slideways which receive the flanges 12 and centered relation to the wall plate, the opposite vertical edges of this plate are formed to provide forwardly projecting beads 16 over which the body portion must be sprung when removed or attached to the wall plate. To secure the wall plate to the wall W or other suitable surface, the plate is provided within the portion covered by the body portion with a pair of screw holes 17 through which screws are passed into the wall. important that the heads of the screw be countersunk so as not to interfere with the transverse'movement of the body portion 7, and for this purpose the edges 18 of the beads 16 may be carried rearwardly beyond the rear face of the plate, and the plate adj acent the screw holes may be recessed rearwardly to permit the outer ends of the screws to be arranged in rear of the front face of the wall plate.

To present a smooth surface, the edges of the side walls 8 and 9 adjacent the open rear end of the body are preferably provided with flanges 19, and at its open under side the body is provided with inwardly projecting horizontal side flanges 20, and front and

rear flanges

21 and 22, which fianges 20, 21 and 22 support a floor member 23 upon which the bristled end of the tooth brush is supported within the body portion. 7

This floor member is preferably made of glass or other hard and smooth surfaced molded material, and as best shown in Fig. 3 is provided at its front end with an opening 24 through which the head of the tooth brush 25 may be passed upwardly into the holder. This vfloor member extends from the front wall 10 of the, body portion 7 to the wall plate 14: and is thereby confined within the body portion by the wall plate but is freely movable rearwardly out of the body portion when it is desired to cleanthe floor. Upward displacement of the floor is prevented by providing indentations in the side walls 7 and 8 immediately above the floor member. The bristles of the tooth brush, as shown in Fig. 5, rest on the rear part of this floor member, and toprovide for drainage of the bristles through the opening 24, the floor is recessed at the rear It is end of the opening as shown at 29, and the bottom thereof slants toward the opening.

The head of the tooth brush is held with in the body of the holder by a trap door 26 which is movable "ertically and normally rests in a position extending across the opening 24. This door is slightly less than the width of the opening and at its front end is formed to provide outwardly projecting pivot pins 27. These pins are received in grooves or,recesses 28 provided in the underside of the floor at the front end of the opening 24, and are confined in these grooves by the flanges 20 which support the floor. The door extends upwardly and rearwardly from its pivoted end and the rear end of the door rests in the recess 29, the outer portion of the door being thereby arranged below the upper side of the floor and permitting free removal of the floor from the body. To permit the door to rest upon the floor when a tooth brush is confined within the holder, the rear end thereof is bifurcated to form two arms 31 which closely straddle the neck of the tooth brush and thereby substantially seal the entire opening when the tooth brush is in the holder. For the purpose of limiting the upward movement of the door and ensuring its falling rearwardly over the opening 24, the grooves 28 are arranged slightly forwardly from the front end of the opening 24 and the front edge of this opening inclines forwardly and downwardly thereby forming an inclined shoulder 32 which acts as a stop for the door.

Adequate ventilation of the tooth brush confined within the holder is obtained by vents provided in the front wall 10, these vents being formed by offsetting the celluloid of the wall forwardly to form louvers 33 which open downwardly and prevent settling dust and other impurities from entering the holder and contaminating the brush.

In use the bristled end of the tooth brush with the bristles extending rearwardly is passed upwardly through the opening 24, thereby opening the trap door 26. The brush is then moved rearwardly, the trap door closes, and the brush, resting with its bristles .in the recess 29 of the floor member, confined within the holder. To remove the brush. the brush is moved upwardly and forwardly, thereby opening the trap and the brush can thereupon be readily withdrawn downwardly from the holder. The height of the holder is so proportioned that if an atempt is made to insert the tooth brush with its bristles extending forwardly, the trap door is unable to clear the bristles and close, and the brush, having no support will not be held by the holder.

Vhile a tooth brush holder designed to hold a single tooth brush is shown and described, it is obvious that the features of this invention may be employed in the construction of a holder confining a plurality of brushes side by side, and the invention therefore embraces all modifications within the limits of the appended claims.

As a whole this invention provides a very simple, reliable and inexpensive construction, which is readily dismantled, cleaned and reassembled; it protects the brush against contamination and provides for proper draining and ventilation of the damp brush confined therein.

I claim as my invention:

1. A tooth brush holder comprising an open sided body portion, a supporting member for said body portion, a floor portion removably confined in said body portion and retained therein by said supporting member, said floor portion being slidable through the open side of said body portion, and means carried by said floor portion for removably supporting the bristled end of a tooth brush within said body portion.

2. A tooth brush holder comprising a body portion, a floor portion carried by said body portion, said floor and body portions being formed to permit the removal and insertion of the bristled end of a tooth brush, and a vertically movable member for removably supporting said brush within said body, said vertically movable member having pivotal projections confined between said floor and body portions.

A tooth brush holder comprising an open sided body portion, a cover portion engaging said body portion, a floor portion slidingly arranged within said body portion and confined therein by engagement with said cover portion, said floor and body por tions being formed to permit the removal and insertion of the bristled end of a tooth brush, and means for removably supporting said brush within said body, said supporting means having anchoring portions confined between said floor and body portions.

4. A tooth brush holder comprising an enclosing casing having an opening in its underside, a floor portion confined within said casing over said opening and having an aperture adapted to permit the removal and insertion of the bristled end of a tooth brush into said casing, and a door arranged within said aperture, one end of said door being pivotally secured between said casing and floor portion, and the other end resting by gravity on the upper side of said floor portion.

5. A structure as specified in claim 4 wherein said floor portion is formed to limit the upward movement of said door.

6. A tooth brush holder comprising a body portion having an open underside, inwardly projecting flanges provided at said open underside. a floor ortion supported on said flanges and confined thereon by indentations provided in said body portion above said floor portion, said floor portion being portion, means for supporting the bristled apertured to permit insertion and removal of the bristled end of a tooth brush and being provided on its underside at one end of said aperture with transverse grooves, a vertically movable door arranged obliquely in said aperture, said door being formed'at one end to provide laterally extending pivot pins adapted to be confined in said grooves, and said door being formed at its other end to provide arms adapted to embrace the-handle of a tooth brush. and rest upon said floor, and said floor being recessed to permit said projections to rest below the surface of said i floor and to drain said tooth brush.

7 A tooth brush holder comprising a body end of a tooth brush Within said body portion, and means for securing-said body portion to a Wall comprising a plate adapted to be secured to the Wall, vertical flanges provided at the upper and lower sides of said body portion at the rear end thereof, the upper and lower ends of said-plate being reversely formed and slidingly receiving said flanges, said plate being provided at opposite sides with vertical forwardly projeoting beads adapted to confine said body portion in centered relation to said plate;

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE E. C. HILL.