Toothbrush holder

Claim 1

A toothbrush holder comprising a hollow body, a brush support in said body having a plurality of brush handle receiving openings larger than the brush handle, whereby a number of brushes may be supported in said body by the bristles of said brushes, a closure for the upper end of said body, lifter means connected to said closure for removing said closure and engageable with said brush handles for lifting said brushes upwardly relative to said support upon upward movement of said lifter means, said brush support comprises a cup-like member slidably disposed in said body, means removably supporting and limiting downward movement of said cup-like member in the upper end of said body, said lifter means including a rod reciprocably extending through said brush support and having abutment means engageable with said support to lift the latter from said body upon removal of said lifter means, and a disc at the lower end of said rod in said body for engagement with the lower ends of the handles of said brushes to lift said brushes upon elevation of said lifter means, said rod extending downwardly through said brush support a distance greater than the length of the handles of said brushes, whereby said closure is elevated by said lifter means above the upper end of said body before said brushes are elevated in said brush support.