Patent ID: 7185759

Claim:
A toilet tool holder for providing accessible storage for a tool having an implement and a handle, said holder comprising: a) a first shell having an inner surface defining a receptacle sized to house the implement and an outer surface defining a first opening, the first shell defining a vertical center axis and an upper portion of the first opening defining an aperture aligned with the vertical center axis and adapted to receive the handle of the tool; and b) a second shell rotatably engaged to said first shell and rotating with respect to the first shell about the vertical center axis, said second shell having an outer surface defining a second opening, an upper portion of the second opening defining an aperture aligned with the vertical center axis and adapted to receive the handle of the tool; c) wherein said second shell is rotatable about the vertical center axis between a first position and a second position, wherein in said first position, said first opening and said second opening are cooperatively aligned and adapted to receive the implement of the tool within said receptacle, and in said second position, said outer surface of said second shell and said first opening are cooperatively aligned to prohibit access to said receptacle.