Toothbrush sterilization holder and container

Claim 2

AN ARTICLE FOR STORING TOOTHBRUSHES IMMERSED IN SEPARATED ANTISEPTIC LIQUID ENVIRONMENTS COMPRISING A. A CUP-SHAPED BODY FORMEDBY A SOLID BOTTOM WALL, A SOLID CYLINDRICAL VERTICAL BODY WALL HAVING A CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION, SAID SOLID CYLINDRICAL VERTICAL BODY WALL ATTACHED TO SAID BOTTOM WALL, AND VERTICAL INTERNAL COMPARTMENT WALLS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM WALL AND THE CYLINDRICAL VERTICAL BODY WALL SO AS TO FORM A PLURALITY OF LIQUID-TIGHT COMPARTMENTS, SAID CUP-SHAPED BODY BEING OPEN AT THE TOP THEREOF. B. A TOOTHBRUSH HOLDING MEMBER HAVING PLURALITY OF TOOTHBRUSH HOLDERS, SAID TOOTHBRUSH HOLDERS FORMED OF SIDEWALLS AND A BOTTOM WALL HAVING APERTURES THEREIN, WHEREIN THE TOOTHBRUSH HOLDERS SLIDEABLY FIT THE INSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE LIQUID-TIGHT COMPARTMENTS, THE SIDEWALLS OF EACH TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER BEING ADAPTED TO ABUT AGAINST THE INTER-

Claim 3

The toothbrush holder system of claim 1 wherein said toothbrush holding member contains at least one guide rod extending vertically above the top of the vertical internal compartment walls, said toothbrush holding member contains at least one sleeve formed between adjacent walls of the toothbrush holders, said sleeve capable of sliding over the guide rod and internal compartment walls to allow the holders to be raised to facilitate a removal of the toothbrushes and reinsertion of the holders into the antiseptic fluid when not in use.

Claim 4

The toothbrush holder system of claim 1 wherein the joined adjacent walls of the toothbrush holders extend vertically above the height of the cylindrical vertical wall of the body to join with a cover which extends over the opening in the cup-shaped body to reduce evaporation and contamination of the antiseptic fluid and contamination of the toothbrushes.

Claim 5

The toothbrush holder system of claim 1 wherein the bottom wall of the cup-shaped body is provided with an axially inwardly directed indentation in the center of the bottom face thereof and a body holder means is provided comprising: a. a circular ring having an inside diameter larger than the outside diameter of the vertical wall of the cup-shaped body, b. a vertical member to extend into the indentation of such size and shape that when the cup-shaped body is allowed to rest on the vertical member, said vertical member prevents said cup-shaped body from sliding off the vertical member while allowing the body to rotate in a horizontal plane, and c. means for attaching both said circular ring and said vertical member to a support wall, whereby said cup-shaped body may be rotatably supported on said vertical member and held in axial alignment therewith by said circular ring.