Patent ID: 6671920
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
A toothbrush and an enclosure therefore comprising:a housing having a plurality of cover portions at a top end thereof, at least one of said cover portions being movable between open and closed positions and being biased into their respective closed positions; the toothbrush having a toothbrush handle and a bristle head at one end thereof, said toothbrush handle movable within said housing between (a) a retracted position in which said toothbrush handle and said bristle head are substantially enclosed by said housing and said cover portions and (b) an extended position in which said bristle head is uncovered and displaced a sufficient distance from said housing and said cover portions to permit said bristle head to be inserted into a mouth of a user gripping said housing and used by the user to brush the user's teeth; said covet portions operatively interacting with said toothbrush handle such that, responsive to said toothbrush handle being moved from the retracted position toward the extended position, said cover portions are moved to their respective open positions to permit said bristle head to extend toward said extended position; and said cover portions operatively interacting with said toothbrush handle such that, subsequent to said cover portions moving to their respective open positions and responsive to said toothbrush handle being moved further toward the extended position, said cover portions are moved toward their respective closed positions.