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Combined toothpaste holder and vented toothbrush container

US5522497A · kind A · utility

28Cited by
7References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 3, 1995
Grant dateJun 4, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 3, 2015

Classification

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

Abstract

The combined toothpaste holder and vented toothbrush container comprises a semi-cylindrical body, a flared base member, a hingedly engaged top and an insert which creates nested channels within the body. An inner channel includes a downwardly depending flange and engages a toothpaste tube while an outer channel is created within which toothbrush handles depend, the heads being held by the insert and the handles extending into openings therethrough.

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