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US4776456A
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Brush holder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-05-08
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Granted: 1988-10-11
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Expires: 2007-05-08
Abstract
Abstract A toilet brush holder provided with a container for the brush and a cover having a frictional fit with the upper end of the container but which can be manually removed and applied to the lower end of the container to act as a supporting base for the container. The cover has a central opening through which the handle of the brush, but not the brush itself, can pass. The frictional fit of the cover and the container is such that the holder with the brush in the container can be suspended by the brush handle without detaching the cover from the container. The container has a projection at its lower end which fits into the opening in the cover when the cover is applied to the lower end of the container to act as a base.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence A. Lewis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:25
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K11/00; A47K11/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/806
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
280 words
A holder for a brush having an elongated handle and an enlarged bristle support portion with bristles extending therefrom and at one end of said handle, said enlarged portion having an exterior size greater than the exterior size of said handle, said holder comprising: a container for receiving said enlarged portion, said container having an open upper end, a lower end, a side wall and a bottom wall at said lower end and having a plurality of slots extending through said side wall, a cover engaging said upper end of said container, said cover having an opening therethrough of a size which permits the passage of said handle therethrough but which prevents the passage of said enlarged portion therethrough and said cover being proportioned in relation to said upper end of said container so that said cover remains engaged with said container when said enlarged portion is in said container and said brush and said container with said cover in engagement with said upper end of said container are suspended by said handle but so that said cover may be removed manually from said upper end of said container; and said container having a projection at its lower end which fits within said opening in said cover and frictionally engages the inner surface of the wall of said opening when said cover is removed from said upper end of of said container and is disposed at said lower end of said container whereby said cover forms a supporting base for said container and stably maintains said container with said member therein in a position in which said handle extends vertically with the lower surface of said cover engaging a support.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
280 words
A holder for a brush having an elongated handle and an enlarged bristle support portion with bristles extending therefrom and at one end of said handle, said enlarged portion having an exterior size greater than the exterior size of said handle, said holder comprising: a container for receiving said enlarged portion, said container having an open upper end, a lower end, a side wall and a bottom wall at said lower end and having a plurality of slots extending through said side wall, a cover engaging said upper end of said container, said cover having an opening therethrough of a size which permits the passage of said handle therethrough but which prevents the passage of said enlarged portion therethrough and said cover being proportioned in relation to said upper end of said container so that said cover remains engaged with said container when said enlarged portion is in said container and said brush and said container with said cover in engagement with said upper end of said container are suspended by said handle but so that said cover may be removed manually from said upper end of said container; and said container having a projection at its lower end which fits within said opening in said cover and frictionally engages the inner surface of the wall of said opening when said cover is removed from said upper end of of said container and is disposed at said lower end of said container whereby said cover forms a supporting base for said container and stably maintains said container with said member therein in a position in which said handle extends vertically with the lower surface of said cover engaging a support.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
286 words
A holder for a brush having an elongated handle and an enlarged bristle support portion with bristles extending therefrom and at one end of said handle, said enlarged portion having an exterior size greater than the exterior size of said handle, said holder comprising: a container for receiving said enlarged portion, said container having an open upper end and a lower end, and said container being formed by a lower cup-shaped part which is arcuate in cross-section and a ring extending around the upper end of said lower cup-shaped part; a cover engaging said upper end of said container, said cover having an opening therethrough of a size which permits the passage of said hanlde therethrough but which prevents the passage of said enlarged portion therethrough and said cover being proportioned in relation to said upper end of said container so that said cover remains engaged with said container when said enlarged portion is in said container and said brush and said container with said cover in engagement with said upper end of said container are suspended by said handle but so that said cover may be removed manually from said upper end of said container; and said container having a projection at its lower end which fits within said opening in said cover and frictionally engages the inner surface of the wall of said opening when said cover is removed from said upper end of said container and is disposed at said lower end of said container whereby said cover forms a supporting base for said container and stably maintains said container with said member therein in a position in which said hanlde extends vertically with the lower surface of said cover engaging a support.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
286 words
A holder for a brush having an elongated handle and an enlarged bristle support portion with bristles extending therefrom and at one end of said handle, said enlarged portion having an exterior size greater than the exterior size of said handle, said holder comprising: a container for receiving said enlarged portion, said container having an open upper end and a lower end, and said container being formed by a lower cup-shaped part which is arcuate in cross-section and a ring extending around the upper end of said lower cup-shaped part; a cover engaging said upper end of said container, said cover having an opening therethrough of a size which permits the passage of said hanlde therethrough but which prevents the passage of said enlarged portion therethrough and said cover being proportioned in relation to said upper end of said container so that said cover remains engaged with said container when said enlarged portion is in said container and said brush and said container with said cover in engagement with said upper end of said container are suspended by said handle but so that said cover may be removed manually from said upper end of said container; and said container having a projection at its lower end which fits within said opening in said cover and frictionally engages the inner surface of the wall of said opening when said cover is removed from said upper end of said container and is disposed at said lower end of said container whereby said cover forms a supporting base for said container and stably maintains said container with said member therein in a position in which said hanlde extends vertically with the lower surface of said cover engaging a support.
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