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US2630912A
US2630912A US171262A US17126250A US2630912A US 2630912 A US2630912 A US 2630912A US 171262 A US171262 A US 171262A US 17126250 A US17126250 A US 17126250A US 2630912 A US2630912 A US 2630912A
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  • This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in sterilized tooth brush containers, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described, wherein the sterilizing agent is properly protected against the effects of moisture from the tooth brush, wherein the tooth brush cannot come in direct contact with the sterilizing agent, and wherein the sterilizing agent may be preserved indefinitely in a special casing, until the use thereof is desired.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention
  • Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 2-2 in Figure 1,
  • Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 3-3 in Figure 2,
  • Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, similar to that illustrated in Figure 2, but showing a modified embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 55 in Figure i.
  • a sterilized tooth brush container which is designated generally by the reference character ill and includes in its construction a vertically elongated receptacle 52 provided with a fiat bottom wall I4 and with a removable resilient cover Hi, the latter affording a socket I8 for he reception of an apertured handle of a tooth brush 2i ⁇ , so that the tooth brush be suspended in the receptacle 12 from the cap 55, as shown.
  • the eesenceof novelty of the invention resides in the provision of a sterilizer which is designated generally by the reference character 22 and consists of a substantially cylindrical casing 265 positioned on the bottom wall 14 of the receptacle 2 l2 and provided with a frusto-conical upper portion 26.
  • the casing 24- contains a suitable sterilizing agent 3b which is hermetically sealed in the casing until such time as the sterilizer is to be placed in use, at which time a diffusing orifice 32 may be punctured in the top end of the frustoconical portion Ztso that the fumes from the sterilizing agent may pass into the receptacle ii! to sterilize the tooth brush 20.
  • the upper end of the frusto-conical portion 26 of the casing 24 may be provided with an annular member 34, the opening at the center of which defines the region which is to be punctured in forming the orifice 32.
  • the lateral wall of the casing 2f. is spaced inwardly from the inner surface of the receptacle I2, so that any moisture such as may drop from the tooth brush 28 will gravitate along the outwardly sloping surface of the frusto-conical portion 26 and accumulate in the space between the casing 24 and the receptacle l2.
  • the frusto-conical portion 26 afiords between itself and the inner surface of the receptacle l2 what may be called an annular trough which may eventually be filled by the accumulated liquid.
  • the receptacle i2 is preferably formed from transparent material, so that the amount of accumulated moisture in the bottom of the receptacle may be readily observed and the receptacle emptied before the level of such liquid reaches the annulus 34.
  • the receptacle 4 herein is provided with a bottom wall 42 which has a concave inner surface and is formed at the center thereof with a drain opening or aperture 44.
  • the casing 46 of the sterilizer is substantially equal in outside diameter to the inside diameter of the receptacle 40, but it is to be noted that the lateral wall of the casing is provided with a plurality of vertically extending channels or grooves 48 so that moisture dropping from the tooth brush 2!! may gravitate through these grooves or channels to the bottom of the receptacle and then drain outwardly therefrom through the opening 44. In this manner emptying of the receptacle is eliminated.
  • the sterilizer inthe modified embodiment is substantially the same as the sterilizer 22 already described. I
  • a substantially cylindrical casing positioned in the bottom portion of said container, the outside di ameter of said casing corresponding substan- 4 tially to the inside diameter of the container, and the lateral wall of said casing being provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves afiording passages between the portions of the container above and below the casing.

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March 10, 1953 H. H. WARNER ET AL 2,630,912
STERILIZED TOOTHBRUSH CONTAINER File June so, 1950 7/ Isl/ L46 Ala/D 5 l8 k Hiram H. Warner Francis J- Lyons IN V EN TOR$ Patented Mar. 10, 1953 OFFICE STERILIZED roo'rneaosn CONTAINER Hiram H. Warner and Francis J. Lyons,
Worcester, Mass.
Application June 30, 1950, Serial No. 171,262
1 Claim. 1
This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in sterilized tooth brush containers, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described, wherein the sterilizing agent is properly protected against the effects of moisture from the tooth brush, wherein the tooth brush cannot come in direct contact with the sterilizing agent, and wherein the sterilizing agent may be preserved indefinitely in a special casing, until the use thereof is desired.
Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity of construction, in its adaptability for use in tooth brush receptacles of different sizes and types, and in its adaptability to economical manufacture.
With the above more important objects and features in view, and such other objects and features as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention,
Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 2-2 in Figure 1,
Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 3-3 in Figure 2,
Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, similar to that illustrated in Figure 2, but showing a modified embodiment of the invention, and
Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 55 in Figure i.
Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.
Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, more particularly to Figures l-3 thereof, the invention is embodied in a sterilized tooth brush container which is designated generally by the reference character ill and includes in its construction a vertically elongated receptacle 52 provided with a fiat bottom wall I4 and with a removable resilient cover Hi, the latter affording a socket I8 for he reception of an apertured handle of a tooth brush 2i}, so that the tooth brush be suspended in the receptacle 12 from the cap 55, as shown.
The eesenceof novelty of the invention resides in the provision of a sterilizer which is designated generally by the reference character 22 and consists of a substantially cylindrical casing 265 positioned on the bottom wall 14 of the receptacle 2 l2 and provided with a frusto-conical upper portion 26.
The casing 24- contains a suitable sterilizing agent 3b which is hermetically sealed in the casing until such time as the sterilizer is to be placed in use, at which time a diffusing orifice 32 may be punctured in the top end of the frustoconical portion Ztso that the fumes from the sterilizing agent may pass into the receptacle ii! to sterilize the tooth brush 20. If desired, the upper end of the frusto-conical portion 26 of the casing 24 may be provided with an annular member 34, the opening at the center of which defines the region which is to be punctured in forming the orifice 32.
It is to be noted that the lateral wall of the casing 2f. is spaced inwardly from the inner surface of the receptacle I2, so that any moisture such as may drop from the tooth brush 28 will gravitate along the outwardly sloping surface of the frusto-conical portion 26 and accumulate in the space between the casing 24 and the receptacle l2. In this connection it is to be noted that the frusto-conical portion 26 afiords between itself and the inner surface of the receptacle l2 what may be called an annular trough which may eventually be filled by the accumulated liquid. However, to safeguard any possibility of the accumulated liquid gaining entry into the casing 24 through the orifice 32, the receptacle i2 is preferably formed from transparent material, so that the amount of accumulated moisture in the bottom of the receptacle may be readily observed and the receptacle emptied before the level of such liquid reaches the annulus 34.
Referring now to the modified embodiment of the invention which is illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, the receptacle 4!! herein is provided with a bottom wall 42 which has a concave inner surface and is formed at the center thereof with a drain opening or aperture 44.
In this instance the casing 46 of the sterilizer is substantially equal in outside diameter to the inside diameter of the receptacle 40, but it is to be noted that the lateral wall of the casing is provided with a plurality of vertically extending channels or grooves 48 so that moisture dropping from the tooth brush 2!! may gravitate through these grooves or channels to the bottom of the receptacle and then drain outwardly therefrom through the opening 44. In this manner emptying of the receptacle is eliminated. In all other respects, the sterilizer inthe modified embodiment is substantially the same as the sterilizer 22 already described. I
It is believed that the advantages and use of 3 the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.
While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the inven tion as claimed.
Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:
In combination with a container including a cylindrical lateral wall and a convex bottom wall provided with a central drain aperture, a substantially cylindrical casing positioned in the bottom portion of said container, the outside di ameter of said casing corresponding substan- 4 tially to the inside diameter of the container, and the lateral wall of said casing being provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves afiording passages between the portions of the container above and below the casing.
HIRAM H. WARNER. FRANCIS J. LYONS.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,051,433 Moseley et al. Jan. 28, 1913 1,922,255 Miller Aug. 15, 1933 2,253,273 Haycock Aug. 19, 1941 2,447,944 Johnson et a1 Aug. 24, 1948
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US2814414A (en) * 1955-05-12 1957-11-26 Friedrich K H Nallinger Container lining
US3004681A (en) * 1959-09-18 1961-10-17 Charles W Jinkens Two position cap
US3481690A (en) * 1965-02-15 1969-12-02 Armour Pharma Sterilizable container
US3574879A (en) * 1968-07-02 1971-04-13 Winfried Werding Brush and case compound
US4040691A (en) * 1976-05-24 1977-08-09 Monsanto Research Corporation Waveguide holder-humidifier
US4144967A (en) * 1978-01-24 1979-03-20 Craven Lawrence C Shaving kit
US4884688A (en) * 1988-04-11 1989-12-05 Hurst Joseph S Tooth brush case
US4961717A (en) * 1990-01-22 1990-10-09 Hickey Robert C Toy containing dental cleaning apparatus
US20040211683A1 (en) * 2003-04-22 2004-10-28 Barham William L. Sanitary toothbrush cleaning flask
US20060226033A1 (en) * 2003-08-11 2006-10-12 Fretwell Jason A Toothbrush holder
US7416080B1 (en) * 2004-01-13 2008-08-26 Kryolan Gmbh Apparatus for bacteria reduction
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US1051433A (en) * 1912-07-02 1913-01-28 Gayle G Moseley Tooth-brush holder and sterilizer.
US1922255A (en) * 1931-08-26 1933-08-15 James T Miller Cleaning and polishing outfit
US2253273A (en) * 1940-06-10 1941-08-19 Continental Can Co Shipping carton for cone top cans
US2447944A (en) * 1945-10-08 1948-08-24 Nolan L Johnson Garbage can cover

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US1051433A (en) * 1912-07-02 1913-01-28 Gayle G Moseley Tooth-brush holder and sterilizer.
US1922255A (en) * 1931-08-26 1933-08-15 James T Miller Cleaning and polishing outfit
US2253273A (en) * 1940-06-10 1941-08-19 Continental Can Co Shipping carton for cone top cans
US2447944A (en) * 1945-10-08 1948-08-24 Nolan L Johnson Garbage can cover

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2814414A (en) * 1955-05-12 1957-11-26 Friedrich K H Nallinger Container lining
US3004681A (en) * 1959-09-18 1961-10-17 Charles W Jinkens Two position cap
US3481690A (en) * 1965-02-15 1969-12-02 Armour Pharma Sterilizable container
US3574879A (en) * 1968-07-02 1971-04-13 Winfried Werding Brush and case compound
US4040691A (en) * 1976-05-24 1977-08-09 Monsanto Research Corporation Waveguide holder-humidifier
US4144967A (en) * 1978-01-24 1979-03-20 Craven Lawrence C Shaving kit
US4884688A (en) * 1988-04-11 1989-12-05 Hurst Joseph S Tooth brush case
US4961717A (en) * 1990-01-22 1990-10-09 Hickey Robert C Toy containing dental cleaning apparatus
US20040211683A1 (en) * 2003-04-22 2004-10-28 Barham William L. Sanitary toothbrush cleaning flask
US6966441B2 (en) * 2003-04-22 2005-11-22 Barham William L Sanitary toothbrush cleaning flask
US20060226033A1 (en) * 2003-08-11 2006-10-12 Fretwell Jason A Toothbrush holder
US20090107857A1 (en) * 2003-08-11 2009-04-30 Jason Alexander Fretwell Toothbrush holder
US7416080B1 (en) * 2004-01-13 2008-08-26 Kryolan Gmbh Apparatus for bacteria reduction
US20090321284A1 (en) * 2007-11-08 2009-12-31 Dennis Beach Miller Sanitary toothbrush holder

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