US1397350A - Toothbrush-holder - Google Patents

Description

C. B. BAKER.

TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, 16. I921.

Patented Nbv. 15, 1921.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov 315, 11921.

Application filed March 1a, 1921. Serial no. 452,701.

To aZJ whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, CHARLIE BRAOKETT BAKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Amory, in the county ofMonroe and Stateof Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toothbrush-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates in general to containers or receptacles, and more particularly to a receptacle especially adapted for use in holding tooth brushes or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of this character which receives the tooth brush and protects the same from contamination by dust, dirtor the like while exposing it to the advantageous action of light, which may be readily sterilized, which provides a separate compartment for each tooth brush, and which is in all respects sanitary and hygienic, which maybe ieaclil) attached to any convenient support and which is of simple and durable construction, reliable in operation and easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention reside in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly'pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the device;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken through the spring clips and illustrating their construction; and

Fig. 8 is a similar view, taken through the securing means for the top plate.

Referring to the drawings wherein for the sake of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 designates generally the bracket which is provided with openings 11 by which it may be secured to any suitable support. The bracket is provided at its lower end with a foot plate 12, preferably integral with the plate which constitutes the bracket. Along the outer longitudinal edge of the foot plate a flange'lS is provided and between this flange and the bracket 10 the foot plate is provided with openings 14. Tubes 15 of glass or other suitable transparent material are supported upon the foot plate and have their lower open ends alined withthe openings 14 thereof. Theupper ends of the tube are preferably closed. These tubes 15 constitute tainers or compartments for the tooth brushes. Spring clips 16 secured to the bracket, as at 17, embrace the tubes 15 to releasably secure the tubes against lateral displacement. The clips 16 are preferably of resilient metal and they may be spread to permit of the placing or removing of the receptacles. A top plate 18 abuts the upper closed ends of the tubes and together with the bottom plate prevents longitudinal displacement thereof. The top plate is provided along its outer longitudinal edgewith a flangeolt), whereby this top plate defines a container forthe support of the tooth paste or the like. p

In the preferred construction, the] bracket plate, the bottom plate and its'flange and. the top plate and its flange which together constitute the bracket are all constructed from a single blank of metal. The bottom plate and its flange are formed atone endv of the blank and the metal nae other end of the blank is'bent back upon itself forming an intermediate portion 120,.and this intermediate portion 20 is secured flush against the bracket by means of lugs 22' struck therefrom and extending through notches 23 provided in the bracket plate 10 and around the bracket plate as clearly shown 111mg. 3. These lugsbeing carried by the intermediate portion and embracing the bracket plate effect the securing of the intermediate portion flush against the bracket plate. The top plate is then extended at right angles to the bracket plate and the intermediate portion, and its flange 19 is extended at right angles to it and in parallelism to thebracket plate.

The openings 14 constitute the entrance to the receptacle and in order to retain the tooth brushes in the receptacle and to prevent ingress of dust or other undesirable matter closures 25 are providedtor these openings. These closures QScomprise swinging plates pivoted at 26 to the foot plate 12 and adapted to be swung to lie across the openings and close the same or to be swung away from the openings so as to leave the same open. The closure plates 25 are provided with thumb pieces 27 whereby they may be readily operated, and these individual @0119.

thumb pieces and shoulders 28 also 'constitute stops for limiting the swinging movement of the closures.

In practice, the receptacle is placed upon any suitable support by means of nails, screws or the like cooperating with the openings 11 of the bracket and the device is then ready for use. It is to be understood that the closed receptacles 15 are first sterili'zed and are then positioned by spreading the clips 16 and placing the receptacle there in. hen the receptacles are carried by the clips they are abutted at their ends by the foot and top plate, respectively and their lower upward ends aline with the opening.

14. If the closures 25 are then swung in a counter-clockwise direction access may be had'to the interior of the receptacles. The tooth brushes are entered brush-end first through the openings 14 intothereceptacle and the lower end of the handle may then be placed upon the closure 25, it being moved sufiiciently to accommodate the lower end of the handle. With the lower end of the handle, upon the plate 25 the tooth brush is supreceptacle during the comple When it is desired toremove the tooth brush it is only necessary to swing the plate outwardly with one hand holding the other hand beneath the opening 14. The tooth brush then drops beneath the hole 14:. It is obvious that the glass tube provides a dust proof, substantially germ proof receptacle fora tooth brush without depriving them of the cleansing and other advantageous effects of light and withoutmaking them inaccessible by children or other persons incapable of manipulating intricate apparatus. It is within theprovince of any perried theqbracket and having openings therein, a top plate carried by the bracket,

tubular containers of glass supported upon said foot plate and abutting the top plate at its upperend, the lower end of said receptacles being open and alined with the opening of the foot plate and the upper ends of said receptacles being closed, spring clips carried by the bracket and embracing the tubular receptacles and swinging closure plates for the openings. of thefoot plate and pivoted to the under side thereof, said closure plateshaving thumb pieces whereby they may be manipulated .andhaving limit lugs engageable with the foot plate.

2. A receptacle of the character described, comprisinga single blank of resilient metal having oneend bent to form a foot plate and having its other end bent back upon itself and secured illlOBIlt backposition and extended at right angles to form a top plate, said foot platebeing provided with openings, tubular containers of glass having their upper ends closed and abutting the top plate and having their lower ends open and supportedupon the foot plate in alinement with the openings thereof, spring clips for securing' the containers against lateral displacement and swinging closure plates pivoted to the underside of the foot plate and'adapted to control the openings thereof;

H CHARLIE BRACKETT BAKER.

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