Patent ID: 7484629

Claim:
A sanitizing toothbrush holder for holding toothbrushes during sanitization, the toothbrushes each having a head and a handle, the toothbrush holder comprising: an upper surface having a bottom side and having at least one opening through the upper surface that is of a size so as to be able to receive and hold in place a toothbrush handle and further being smaller than the head of a toothbrush; at least one vertical support member having a top end and a bottom end and attached at said top end to said bottom side of said upper surface; a lower surface attached to said bottom end of said at least one vertical support member, said lower surface comprising at least one lower hole oriented substantially parallel to said upper surface, the handle of a toothbrush that has been inserted through said at least one opening of said upper surface passing through said at least one lower hole; and at least one slotted tab protruding from a side of the sanitizing toothbrush holder, the slot of the tab being placed over a tine in a dishwasher rack during use of the sanitizing toothbrush holder.