Toothbrush storage case and battery charger

• US 3,143,697 A
• Filed: 05/31/1962
• Issued: 08/04/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hans Springer
• Original Assignee: Hans Springer
• Inventors: Springer, Hans
• Application Number:
  US04/198,884
• Time in Patent Office: 796 Days
• US Class Current: 320/115
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/22 with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like brush bodies, e.g. arrangements of the bristles A46B
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 17/224 Electrical recharging arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 2204/002 using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/929 Connecting base plate or shelf type holder

Claims

2. A STORAGE CASE AND BATTERY CHARGER FOR A MOTORIZED TOOTHBRUSH COMPRISING A HOUSING FORMED OF MOLDED PLASTIC INSULATING MATERIAL, A SOCKET INTEGRALLY FORMED AT ONE SIDE OF SAID HOUSING FOR RECEIVING A TOOTHBRUSH POWER HANDLE CONTAINING A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, BATTERY CHARGING MEANS POSITIONED IN SAID HOUSING, SAID TOOTHBRUSH POWER HANDLE BEING FORMED OF MOLDED PLASTIC INSULATING MATERIAL, SAID SOCKET HAVING A GENERALLY CIRCULAR SIDE WALL AND A BOTTOM WALL, VENT MEANS IN SAID BOTTOM WALL, A CHARGING CONTACT FIXED TO SAID PLASTIC CIRCULAR SIDE WALL, A CHARGING CONTACT FIXED TO THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID SOCKET AND SPACED UPWARDLY FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL AND SAID VENT MEANS, SAID POWER HANDLE HAVING A GENERALLY CIRCULAR SIDE WALL AND AN END BOTTOM WALL, A METAL CONTACT LOCATED ON THE END BOTTOM WALL OF SAID POWER HANDLE, A CIRCULAR METAL CONTACT RING POSITIONED UPWARDLY FROM THE CONTACT FORMED ON THE END BOTTOM WALL OF SAID PLASTIC HANDLE SO THAT SAID POWER HANDLE MAY BE READILY INSERTED INTO SAID SOCKET FOR PERMITTING THE BOTTOM CONTACT ON SAID HANDLE TO ENGAGE THE CONTACT FIXED TO THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID SOCKET AND THE CIRCULAR METAL CONTACT RING TO ENGAGE THE CONTACT FIXED TO THE CIRCULAR SIDE WALL OF SAID PLASTIC SOCKET, A GENERALLY FLAT BOTTOM PLATE POSITIONED BELOW SAID SOCKET AND BATTERY CHARGING MEANS FOR CLOSING SAID ENLARGED OPENING.