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Comb rack

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-03-23
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Granted: 1966-02-08
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Expires: 1984-03-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Tirro Joe A Di

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 22:50
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K1/00; A47K1/08; A47K1/09

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 326 words
A RACK FOR SUPPORTING COMBS AND OTHER LIKE ARTICLES HAVING AN ELONGATED BODY AND A SERIES OF SPACED TEETH DEPENDING THEREFROM, AND A TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER COMPRISING A ONE PIECE, THIN, MOLDED PLASTIC, BOX-SHAPED BODY HAVING A FLAT RECTANGULAR BACK, FIRST AND SECOND VERTICAL SIDES FORMED INTEGRAL WITH THE BACK, A HORIZONTAL TOP SIDE AND A HORIZONTAL BOTTOM SIDE INTEGRAL WITH THE BACK AND JOINED INTEGRALL AT THE CORNERS WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND VERTICAL SIDES, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDES EACH HAVING A FRONT EDGE CORRESPONDINGLY SPACIALLY REMOVED FROM SAID BACK, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDES BEING PERPENDICULAR TO AND INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH SAID BACK, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDES HAVING A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTALLY ALIGNED, ANGULARLY DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED SLOTS ALONG THE FORWARD EDGES THEREOF, SAID SLOTS BEING V-TAPERED FROM A WIDE OPENING AT THE EDGE TO AN APEX AT THEIR TERMINATION, SAID SLOTS TERMINATING AT A POINT REMOTE FROM SAID BACK, SAID EDGES OF SAID SLOTS AND THE SIDES BEING SUBSTANTIALLY TAPERED TO FORM NARROW FORWARDMOST ENDS TO FACILITATE STABBING THE TEETH OF THE COMB INTO EACH HORIZONTALLY ALIGNED PAIR OF SLOTS, FOR POSITIONING THEREIN, SAID TOP SIDE HAVING A PLURALITY OF HOLES THEREIN OF A SIZE AND SHAPE WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE THE HANDLE OF A TOOTHBRUSH, AN INTEGRAL HANDLE RESTRAINING FLANGE FORMED ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID HORIZONTAL BOTTOM SIDE AS A SERIES OF HALF-ROUND LOOPS WITH THE EDGES OF THE LOOPS ENGAGING AND BEING AFFIXED TO THE FRONT SURFACE OF SAID BACK, SAID HALF-ROUNDED LOOPS FORMING CLOSED COMPARTMENTS WITH OPENED TOPS TO RECEIVE THE HANDLE OF A TOOTHBRUSH, SAID HALF-ROUNDED LOOPS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY ALIGNED WITH THE HOLES THROUGH SAID TOP SIDE, A BRACKET ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO A WALL, COOPERATING STRUCTURE INTERCONNECTING SAID BRACKET AND SAID RACK, AND DETACHABLY SECURING SAID RACK TO THE WALL, SAID BRACKET BEING INVISIBLE WHEN THE RACK IS MOUNTED ON THE WALL AND SAID BRACKET BEING DESIGNED TO MOUNT SAID RACK FLUSH WITH THE WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 326 words
A RACK FOR SUPPORTING COMBS AND OTHER LIKE ARTICLES HAVING AN ELONGATED BODY AND A SERIES OF SPACED TEETH DEPENDING THEREFROM, AND A TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER COMPRISING A ONE PIECE, THIN, MOLDED PLASTIC, BOX-SHAPED BODY HAVING A FLAT RECTANGULAR BACK, FIRST AND SECOND VERTICAL SIDES FORMED INTEGRAL WITH THE BACK, A HORIZONTAL TOP SIDE AND A HORIZONTAL BOTTOM SIDE INTEGRAL WITH THE BACK AND JOINED INTEGRALL AT THE CORNERS WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND VERTICAL SIDES, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDES EACH HAVING A FRONT EDGE CORRESPONDINGLY SPACIALLY REMOVED FROM SAID BACK, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDES BEING PERPENDICULAR TO AND INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH SAID BACK, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDES HAVING A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTALLY ALIGNED, ANGULARLY DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED SLOTS ALONG THE FORWARD EDGES THEREOF, SAID SLOTS BEING V-TAPERED FROM A WIDE OPENING AT THE EDGE TO AN APEX AT THEIR TERMINATION, SAID SLOTS TERMINATING AT A POINT REMOTE FROM SAID BACK, SAID EDGES OF SAID SLOTS AND THE SIDES BEING SUBSTANTIALLY TAPERED TO FORM NARROW FORWARDMOST ENDS TO FACILITATE STABBING THE TEETH OF THE COMB INTO EACH HORIZONTALLY ALIGNED PAIR OF SLOTS, FOR POSITIONING THEREIN, SAID TOP SIDE HAVING A PLURALITY OF HOLES THEREIN OF A SIZE AND SHAPE WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE THE HANDLE OF A TOOTHBRUSH, AN INTEGRAL HANDLE RESTRAINING FLANGE FORMED ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID HORIZONTAL BOTTOM SIDE AS A SERIES OF HALF-ROUND LOOPS WITH THE EDGES OF THE LOOPS ENGAGING AND BEING AFFIXED TO THE FRONT SURFACE OF SAID BACK, SAID HALF-ROUNDED LOOPS FORMING CLOSED COMPARTMENTS WITH OPENED TOPS TO RECEIVE THE HANDLE OF A TOOTHBRUSH, SAID HALF-ROUNDED LOOPS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY ALIGNED WITH THE HOLES THROUGH SAID TOP SIDE, A BRACKET ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO A WALL, COOPERATING STRUCTURE INTERCONNECTING SAID BRACKET AND SAID RACK, AND DETACHABLY SECURING SAID RACK TO THE WALL, SAID BRACKET BEING INVISIBLE WHEN THE RACK IS MOUNTED ON THE WALL AND SAID BRACKET BEING DESIGNED TO MOUNT SAID RACK FLUSH WITH THE WALL.

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