Patent ID: 8932522
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A46B,A61L

Abstract:
1. A method of cleaning a toothbrush, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a toothbrush cleaning apparatus comprising: the hollow container having an interior with an upper section and a lower section, the upper section being open for allowing insertion and withdrawal of the toothbrush along an axis of the container and the lower section defining a reservoir containing a cleaning liquid; (b) submerging bristles of the toothbrush in the cleaning liquid in the reservoir; (c) with bristles on a head of the toothbrush positioned against the at least one cleaning fin, cleaning the bristles by moving the toothbrush in an upward and downward motion along the axis to position the cleaning end of the cleaning fin between the bristles as the bristles move from one side of the cleaning fin to another side thereof during passage of the head of the toothbrush along the axis; and (d) drying the bristles by pulling the bristles past a distal end of the additional fin to cause deflection of the bristles and shake off excess cleaning liquid therefrom.