Patent ID: 6129090
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
For use with a toothbrush having bristles and a graspable handle, a reusable toothbrush storage cap for protecting the bristles, the storage cap comprising:a first compartment dimensioned and arranged to receive and substantially enclose bristles of a toothbrush while leaving at least a proximal portion of the graspable handle exposed to permit maintenance of the toothbrush in a substantially vertical position when the proximal portion is inserted into an aperture of a stationary toothbrush holder;a second compartment separated from the first compartment by a partition wall, said second compartment being dimensioned and arranged to receive a spool of dental floss, and having a second wall defining an opening for the egress of floss from within said second compartment; anda cutting element dimensioned and arranged relative to the opening to sever a segment of the floss withdrawn from the compartment,wherein the first compartment is defined by a first section of the storage cap and wherein the second compartment is defined by a second section of the storage cap, the first and second sections being hingedly coupled to permit access to the second compartment for replacement of a spool of dental floss.