US942058A - Tooth-brush holder. - Google Patents

Description

C. H. DE GOWIN.

,TOOTH BRUSH HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED 11115.27, 1909.

942,958. Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

anoentoz,

CHARLES H. DE GOWIN, OF QHEBOYGAN, EICHIGAN.

TOTH-BRUSH HOLDER.

To all it may concern: Y

Beit known that I, CHAnLEs H. DE Gowns, a c1t1zen of the United States, .residing at Chebcyfran, in the county of Cheboygan and State cin Michigan, have invented a new and useful Tooth-Brush Holder, of which the follcwingis a specification.

This invention relates generally to tooth ,brush cases, and particularly to` one of the "class designed to be carried 1n the pocket of the user.

The object of the'invention yis to provide an article of this character, adapted more particularly for use by traveling men, thatshall be neat in appearance,l light in weight, compact in struct-ure, and thoroughlyl sanitary in character, and in which the case shall -.be internally braced in such manner as efetively to resist pressure that would other- Wise tend to distort or crush it, and thus destroy the receptacles provided yto contain the tooth brush and dentlfrice.

Such an article is illustrated in the accompanying 'drawings and the invention consists in certain novel features of the same `which 'Will be hereinafter fully de-' scribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters o reference indicate corresponding tical longitudinal y,section throu h a tooth Abrush case constructed in accor ance with ,the present invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sect1onal view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and.A 'looking in the direction ofthe arrow thereon.

The receptacle comprises a bottom memshoulder against which the former vvill abut.

ber 1, a top member 2, and a cover 3,-all of these parts being seamless structures constructed from aluminum, and elliptical in cross section lin order to occupy the smallest possible space in the pocket 'of the use r.

The bottom member 1 is provided with an outwardly dished end wall 4. in order to Vpresent a rounded surface tothe pocket,

thus'to prevent undue Wear, and the same is true of the end Wall 5 of the cover.

Permanently secured within the bottom 'membenat any. appropriate point in its length, is a dished partition 6 having a marginal dan e, 7 that lits snugly against the inner wal s of the bottom and is held as-r sembled therewith in any preferred manner, as by rivets 8 as shown, and 1s pro v1ded .vvitlh two orifices 9 and 10 through which proJect Speciication of Letters Patent. Application filed February e?, 1969. Serial No. 489,41312.

arts: Figure 1 is a vlew i ver-4 i the inner ends of the tooth brush-antidemspectively. 'Y

Telescoped within the outer end of the bottom member is the top member 2, the two parts being held permanently assembled in any preferred manner as by rivets 13. The end Wall 14 of the top member is dished ou tirice holding receptacles, 11 and 12 resubstantially the same lines as the partition,

andthe swell of eachis inthe direction of the end Wall of the cover this, arrangement materially reinforcing the parts against pressure directed laterally thereupon. The

Vend Wallx 14 is provided with twooriiices,` t

similar to those in the partition, and through which project the outer ends of the receptat cles 11 and 12. 0f these, Athe former is designed to receive a tooth brush, and is preferabiy provided with a dared mouth 15, and

the .latter to contain a liquid dentifrice, its

mouth being closed by a cap 16 of rubber, thro gh whlch projeetsone'end of a stopper or p ug 17, the other end of which is connected Withthe neck of. the 4rece tacle 12 by a cord 18. The orifice norma ly closed by the plug 17 is provided for e purpose of vsupplying the dentifrice to the brush Without Waste, and the plug', as will be obvious, prevents leakage should .the case be laid in a horizontal position.

As Will be seen by reference to Fig. 1, the bottom member and cover are of the same size cross section, While the top member is enough smaller than either to telescope within the bottom member and thereby provide an effective sleeve -to `iti Within and hold thecover assembled with the bottom meni-A ber, the outer edgeof the latter forming a It will be seen from the 'fore 0in de- 'scription-that by the provision of t o dished partition and end Wall 14.-,'the' case will et fectively Ybe braced ad'acent to each end a'gainst'yielding to ordinary external'pfres- '.f

sure, and similarly braced intermediate o'' its ends by the .double thickness of the metal at the part where the to member and cover telescope so .that even 1f the metal 'of the case be thin, it will be capable of retaining Lai;

its ihital sha-pe even when subjected to such `pressure as would ordinarily distort or crush ,it suiiiciently to cause breakage Aof theI receptacles 11 and 12.

The article hereindescribe, while simple n@ in character, will be found thoroughly edicient `for the purpose designed, as will en- Patenten nee.. are.

able the user to retain a tooth brush in e clean and thus thoroughly sanitary vcondition, and further will in a large measure -prevent loss of brushes.

l/Vhetl is claimed is:

1. A toothbrush holder comprising a case having fixed end Walls, one of said walls having orifices therethrough, t partition Within the case having orifices re istering with the orifices in said end Wal and a cover fitting over sii-id oriieed endwall of the case.

2. A tooth brush case comprising n bottom member, :1n outward (lished orfced 'CHARLES H. DE eoWIN.

Witnesses: Tinos. L. ZlMolzs'lIN,

l". L. Dn (owlN.

Images