Combined denture case and brush

Claim 2

A combined denture case and brush comprising a container having a compartment provided with an access opening circumscribeD by a peripheral edge, said peripheral edge having a notch in communication with the compartment and the container having an external socket provided in spaced relation from the notch; a releasable closure for the opening adapted to overlay said peripheral edge and notch; and a brush in the container having a handle extended through the notch and received in the socket, the handle being resilient, the brush engaging the interior of the container with the handle stressed in releasable engagement with the socket and being disposed to serve as a handle for the case.

Claim 3

The combined denture case and brush of claim 1 in which the container has an exterior wall and an interior wall in spaced relation to the exterior wall and therewith defining a brush receptacle, the brush has bristles received in the brush receptacle in resilient compression against the interior wall urging a portion of the brush within the brush receptacle against the outer wall, and the handle is resiliently stressed between said portion of the brush engaging the outer wall and the socket.

Claim 4

A combined denture case and brush comprising a container having a compartment and an exterior surface having a notch therein communicating with the compartment and a socket positioned in spaced relation from the notch; a wall disposed within the compartment of the container; and a brush having a resiliently flexible handle and bristles received against the wall with the handle extending through the notch and compressed into the socket, the handle being of an arcuate configuration so that when received in the compartment of the container with the bristles against the wall the handle extends through the notch of the container and is arcuately stressed to snap into the socket to form a handle for the container.

Claim 5

A combined denture case and brush comprising a container having a compartment and an exterior surface having a notch therein communicating with the compartment and a socket positioned in spaced relation from the notch; a wall disposed within the compartment of the container; and a brush having a resiliently flexible handle and bristles received against the wall with the handle extending through the notch and compressed into the socket, the handle being of an arcuate configuration so that when received in the compartment of the container with the bristles against the wall the handle extends through the notch of the container and is arcuately stressed to snap into the socket to form a handle for the container.

Claim 6

The combined denture case and brush of claim 3 in which the wall in the compartment of the container defines a denture receptacle and a brush receptacle, and a closure is mounted on the container and is movable between a position sealing both receptacles with the handle of the brush extending through the notch and compressed into the socket and an open position releasing the brush.