Patent · US Expired

Fancy toothbrush holder

US4979708A · kind A · utility

26Cited by
7References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 21, 1989
Grant dateDec 25, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 21, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47K1/09
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A toothbrush holder for infants including a casing body having a substantial contour of an animated character and an aperture at the top thereof, a back plate fitted to a back of the casing body, side portions projecting and integrally formed with a lower portion of the casing body with a space between the side portions, a holding arm pivotally engaged at the side portions and projecting outwardly from the space between the side portions and having a recess at an outward end for releasably holding a toothbrush therein, a lever projectable outwardly through the aperture, the lever being pivotally connected with an inward end of the holding arm and having a name-plate at a top end thereof, and a suction disk fitted to the back plate to thereby releasably fix the holder to a selected place.

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