Abstract:
A beverage container having a recessed storage compartment in the container wall for storing a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste. The compartment has access through an exterior opening in the wall so that the toothbrush and toothpaste are dry, when the container contains a liquid.

Description:
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   This invention relates to a container (bottle) which contains a beverage such as mineral water, and has a recessed storage area for storing a toothbrush and toothpaste. 
   Travelers and others commonly carry mineral water. Occasionally, they want to cleanse their mouth and teeth, however, their toothbrush is not readily available. 
   Some art related to this invention includes U.S. Pat. No. 6,202,963 issued Mar. 20, 2001 to Jay S. Derman for “Razor and Toothbrush Holder Attachment for Stand Up Dispenser Tubes”; U.S. Pat. No. 5,484,065 issued Jan. 16, 1996 to Frank Davoli, Jr. et al. for “Drinking Vessel-Disposable Toothbrush Holder”; U.S. Pat. No. 4,903,848 issued Feb. 27, 1990 to Ronald Chattman for “Mouthwash Packaging” and U.S. Pat. No. 2,970,720 issued Feb. 7, 1961 to William T. Dooley for “Disappearing Article Holding Device”. 
   The broad purpose of the present invention is to provide a combination beverage container and toothbrush and toothpaste storage container. Still further objects and advantages of the invention will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains. 

   
     DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The description refers to the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views, and in which: 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a beverage container with a toothbrush and toothpaste compartment; 
       FIG. 2  is an exploded view showing the toothbrush container being inserted into a recess in the beverage bottle; 
       FIG. 3  is a sectional view as seen along lines  3 — 3  of  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIG. 4  is a view of the toothbrush and toothpaste container; 
       FIG. 5  is a view showing the collapsible toothbrush in its expanded position; 
       FIG. 6  is a view of another embodiment of the invention; 
       FIG. 7  is a view of as seen from the right side of  FIG. 6 ; and 
       FIGS. 8 and 9  illustrate another embodiment of the invention. 
   

   DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
   Referring to the drawings,  FIG. 1  illustrates a symmetrical container  10  of the type commonly used for holding water, mineral water and the like. Container  10  has an elongated body  12  and a cap  14 . 
   An extendible toothbrush  16  and a small tube of toothpaste  18  are contained within a cylindrical case  20 . Case  20  has a cap  22  for retaining the contents of the container. 
   Referring to  FIG. 5 , toothbrush  16  has a hollow body  22 , a handle  24  and a brush  26 . The hollow body receives handle  24  so that the handle can be extended to the position shown in  FIG. 5  in which an internal enlargement  28  on the handle engages a recess  30  in the body to hold the toothbrush in an extended position. 
   Toothbrush  16  also has a retracted condition illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
   For illustrative purposes, container  10  has a height of about 8.5 inches. The body of the container has an elongated recess  32  for receiving case  20  and its contents. When case  20  is inserted in recess  32 , the outside surface of the width of the case is flush with the external profile of container  10  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
   Recess  30  has a top  34 , a bottom  36  and a semi-cylindrical wall  38 . The top and bottom are joined to cylindrical wall  38  to form a watertight enclosure for case  20 . When case  20  is inserted in recess  30 , a section of adhesive tape  40  is attached to the opposite sides of the recess, and to the case to hold them in position until the toothbrush is to be used. The recess has height of about 4 inches. Wall  38  has a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the inside surface of case  20  which preferably is about 1 inch in diameter. 
   In use, the user inserts case  20  into the recess. He then can carry the container, filled with, for example mineral water, until such time as he feels that he desires to cleanse his mouth. He removes tape  40  and case  20 , removes cap  22  and then uses the contents, that is toothbrush  16  and toothpaste  18 . 
     FIGS. 6 and 7  illustrate another embodiment of the invention which also comprises a container  50  having a recess  52 . The handle of a toothbrush  54 , a shaving razor  56 , and a tube of toothpaste  58  are inserted in a case  59  into recess  60  of container  50 . In this case, a cap  62  is snapped over the recess opening and held in place by a pair of raised lips  64  and  66  on opposite sides of the recess. 
   Case  59 , used for storing the toothbrush, toothpaste and razor, comprises a cylindrical body  68  and a clip-on cap  70  which telescopically receives the upper end of body  68 . The upper end of recess  60  has a fairly flat portion  72  with an internal recess  74 . Cap  70  has a finger  76  which in its normal position supports a shoulder  78  that is snapped into recess  74 . Finger  76  is resilient in such a manner that it can be passed downwardly in the direction of arrow  80  to remove shoulder  78  from the recess. When the case is to be inserted into the recess, the user pushes the case into the recess in such a manner that shoulder  78  bends downwardly a distance sufficient to enter and be retained in recess  74 . At the same time, a protuberance  82  at the bottom of case  59  is received by a recess  84 . 
   Referring to  FIGS. 8 and 9 , another embodiment of the invention is illustrated and comprises a case  100  having a cylindrical body  102  with a resilient finger  104  which snaps into the opening of recess  74  in the bottle. When finger  104  is depressed by the user, it can be removed from recess  32 . The case  102  can also be inserted into the recess by pushing the case into the recess until the finger snaps into recess  74 . In this case, the case has a cap  106  threadably mounted on the lower end of the body of the case on a cylindrical threaded section  108 . The cap has a dispensing element  110 . The cap  106  can be mounted on the top of container  10  by removing cap  14  and screwing on cap  106 . The user can then remove the contents of the bottle by squeezing on the bottle. In this case, the container would have a resilient or squeezable configuration. The lower end of the case has a thin pad  112  to prevent the contents of the case from being accidentally removed. When the user wants to remove the contents of the case, he will use a tool or his finger to penetrate through barrier  112  and open the bottom of the case.