Patent ID: 6907638

Claim:
A stand-up toothbrush having: an elongated handle having a first end and a second end; a head at the first end of the handle with bristles on the head; a hand holding portion on the handle adjacent the second end of the handle, the hand holding portion at least long enough to be fully grasped by the hand of the user; a stand on the hand holding portion of the handle at the second end, the stand extending past the second end of the handle and terminating in a support end, the support end extending transverse to the handle; the support end, in its at-rest position, normally encompassed by an imaginary circle having a diameter at least four times the width of the hand holding portion of the handle; the handle made from relatively rigid material; at least a part of the stand, including the support end, made from resilient, flexible material of the type allowing the stand to be (squeezed) deformed against the hand (handle) holding portion of the handle when the user grasps the stand and the hand (handle) holding portion to use the toothbrush, and allowing the stand to return to its at-rest position when the user releases his grasp after using the toothbrush; the stand, when in its at-rest position and placed with its support end on a horizontal surface, supporting the toothbrush in an upright storage position.