Patent ID: 7201271

Claim:
A portable apparatus for shielding and transporting an oral care device, said apparatus comprising: a housing including a base section and a top section pivotally connected thereto and movable between open and closed positions along a selected arcuate path, said base section having a substantially planar bottom surface for receiving an oral care device thereon and further having a unitary outer wall integral with said base section and extending upwardly therefrom along a substantially vertical plane, said top section comprising a compartment including a door pivotally connected thereto such that said compartment can be isolated from said base section when said housing is moved to a closed position, said compartment being defined medially of said top section and spaced from said bottom surface when said housing is moved to said closed position; and a plurality of sanitizing towelettes stored within said compartment and being selectively removable therefrom for wiping and cleansing the oral care device when stored in said housing, said towelettes being impregnated with predetermined artificial flavors for providing a pleasant taste after the oral care device is wiped between uses thereof; wherein said housing further comprises a latch attached to a selected portion of said top and base sections so that a user can effectively maintain said housing at said closed position; wherein said compartment door is formed from transparent material such that a user can readily identify a remaining quantity of said towelettes disposed within said compartment without having to pivot said door to an open position; wherein said compartment door has a pivot axis extending substantially parallel to a pivot axis of said housing such that said top section and said door can be pivoted along a uniform arcuate plane, said pivot axis of said compartment door being disposed along a bottom edge of said compartment door; wherein said base section defines a cavity having a greater volume than a volume of said compartment; wherein said housing is formed from non-corrosive material and is shaped generally like its oral care device; wherein said compartment door has an outer perimeter spaced inwardly from the outer perimeter said top section such that said compartment door detaches and separates from said top section when said compartment door is moved to said open position; wherein said compartment door is openable downwardly into a cavity of said base section; wherein said compartment door and said top section each have solid and continuous surfaces.