Patent ID: 8033392

Claim:
A method of disinfecting a mouth guard, said method including the steps of: positioning a mouth guard in a housing assembly, said housing assembly including; a container having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said perimeter wall having a free edge defining an access opening into said container, said bottom wall having a circular shape and said perimeter wall having a cylindrical shape; an intermediate wall being attached to and being coextensive with an inner surface of said perimeter wall, said mouth guard being positioned on said intermediate wall, said intermediate wall having an outer edge and a central area, said intermediate wall being contoured downwardly toward said bottom wall from said outer edge to said central area, said intermediate wall having a plurality of drainage apertures extending therethrough, said drainage apertures being spaced from said outer edge and from said perimeter wall, said intermediate wall being spaced from said free edge; a cover being removably attached to said perimeter wall and closing said access opening, said cover being threadably coupled to said container and forming a seal with said perimeter wall to inhibit leakage of solution outwardly of said container when said access opening is closed, said cover including a top wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending downwardly from said top wall; positioning a cleansing and disinfecting solution in said housing assembly so that the solution is below said intermediate wall when said container is upright; releasably securing said housing to a sports bag with a coupler attached to said housing assembly; and cleaning said mouth guard with the solution by tilting said housing assembly to allow the solution to enter a space between the said intermediate wall and said cover through said apertures.