Toothbrush support system

Abstract

A mobile support system for toothbrushes and other oral hygiene products for which it is desirable to provide a temporary support system during travel is discussed. A base unit provides a stable base for the portable system. An expandable top section that is located over the base unit provides a number of openings into which the end of a toothbrush or other similarly shaped oral hygiene product may be placed. The openings are configured so as to provide a fit to the end of the toothbrush or other oral hygiene product that is sufficiently tight to keep the toothbrush or other oral hygiene product in an upright vertical position.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The illustrative embodiment of the present invention relates generally to oral hygiene products and more particularly to a portable support system for oral hygiene products. BACKGROUND [0002] Travelers who are forced to stay overnight away from home frequently travel with oral hygiene products such as toothbrushes. The majority of hotel bathrooms lack designated places to store the traveler's toothbrush during the stay away from home. Accordingly, travelers are forced to lay the toothbrush on a counter or return the toothbrush, often in a wet condition, to a dopp kit or other travel bag. The results are unsanitary and frequently messy. [0003] A number of conventional mechanisms have been designed to address this problem. The first mechanism is a plastic cover into which the bristle part of the toothbrush is inserted. Another mechanism is a plastic toothbrush case into which the entire toothbrush is inserted. Unfortunately, while these conventional appro...

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Benefits of technology

[0004] The embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile support system for toothbrushes and other oral hygiene products for which it is desirable to provide a temporary support system during travel. A base unit that may be filled with ballast provides a stable base for the portable system. An expandable top unit that is located over the base unit includes a number of openings leading to passages descending into the top unit into which the end of a toothbrush or other similarly shaped oral hygiene product may be placed. The openings and passages are configured so as to provide a fit to the end of the toothbrush or other oral hygiene product that is sufficiently tight to keep the toothbrush or other oral hygiene product in an upright vertical position.

Problems solved by technology

The majority of hotel bathrooms lack designated places to store the traveler's toothbrush during the stay away from home.

The results are unsanitary and frequently messy.

Unfortunately, while these conventional approaches address the problem of storing the toothbrush in a container other than a suitcase or dopp kit, they are both designed to store the toothbrush during travel rather than providing quick access to the toothbrush.

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