JPH0721132Y2 - Toothbrush container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Industrial Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for housing a toothbrush.

(Prior Art) Toothbrushes need to be kept hygienically clean. That is, if the toothbrush is placed on the wash basin by simply hanging it while it is exposed when not in use, dust adheres to the brush and becomes a hotbed of bacteria, which is extremely unsanitary.

Therefore, recently, a toothbrush is accommodated in a container. As this type of container, for example, a container having a structure in which a notch is provided in a lid and a handle is extended to accommodate the brush portion is known.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, since the toothbrushes have different handle thicknesses and cross-sectional shapes, a gap occurs between the notch and the handle. For this reason, conventionally, there has been a drawback that dust often invades from the gap, and further, cockroaches and other harmful insects invade.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toothbrush container having a structure capable of reliably preventing the intrusion of dust and harmful insects.

(Means for Solving the Problem) According to the present invention, an opening is provided in a lid that opens and closes a container body, the opening is closed by an elastically deformable body, and a handle of a toothbrush is provided in a notch provided in the elastically deformable body. It is characterized by being located.

(Operation) Since the handle of the toothbrush is located in the cut of the elastically deformable body, the elastically deformable body is deformed and comes into close contact with the peripheral surface of the handle.

Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent dust and harmful insects from entering through the opening of the lid.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 are a front view and a side view showing an opened state of a toothbrush container according to the present invention.

In these figures, 1 indicates a container body having a substantially elliptical cross section. A pair of supporting portions 1a is integrally formed on the upper portion of the container body 1, and the supporting portions 1a pivotally support both ends of the supporting shaft 2. The support shaft 2 is inserted into the tubular portion 3a, and the tubular portion 3a is formed integrally with the edge of the lid 3. A knob 3b is integrally formed at the tip of the lid 3, and a projection 3c protruding in the thickness direction is integrally formed at the tip. Therefore,
The container body 1 can be closed by the lid body 3 by rotating the lid body 3 around the support shaft 2 and pressing the protrusion 3c against the inner wall of the container body 1. The lid 3 can be opened by pushing up the knob 3b with a fingertip and removing the projection 3c from the container body 1.

At the center of the tip side of the lid body 3, there is provided an opening 4 which is a substantially U-shaped notch. The opening 4 is closed by an elastic deformation body 5 fixed to the inner surface of the lid 3. This elastic deformable body 5 is made of sponge and has a notch in the center.
5a is formed.

On the outer surface of the lid body 3, a pair of fixing protrusions 6 are provided in parallel. On the other hand, the outer peripheral surface of the container body 1 is provided with a main body protrusion 7 to which these protrusions 6 are fitted and sandwiched. A pair of grips 8 for grasping is attached to the inner surface of the lid 3. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the lid body 3 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, and as shown in FIG.
The lid 3 can be fixed to the container body 1 in an open state by fitting and sandwiching. Therefore, the grips 8 can be gripped and used as a cup for brushing teeth.

In the toothbrush container having the above-described structure, the toothbrush 9 has a brush portion 9A having a container body 1 as shown in FIG.
The handle 9B extends upward from the lid 3 while being accommodated inside. In this way, when accommodating the toothbrush 9, the handle 9B is inserted into the cut 5a of the elastically deformable body 5. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the elastic deformable body 5 elastically deforms and comes into close contact with the peripheral surface of the handle 9B. Therefore, no gap is created between the handle 9B and the opening 4, so that it is possible to reliably prevent dust and harmful insects from entering the container body 1.

In addition to the sponge, the elastically deformable body 5 can be made of synthetic rubber having a large deformation, foamed synthetic rubber, or the like.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the present invention, the opening of the lid is closed by the elastically deformable body, and the handle of the toothbrush is positioned in the cut of the elastically deformable body so that the elastically deformable body is brought into close contact with the handle. Therefore, it is possible to provide a hygienic toothbrush container that can reliably prevent dust and harmful insects from entering.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 are a front view and a side view of a toothbrush container according to the present invention in an open state, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the container, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the relationship between the elastically deformable body and the handle, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a fixed state of the lid. 1 ... container body, 3 ... lid, 4 ... opening, 5 ... elastically deformable body, 5a ... notch, 9 ... toothbrush, 9B ...
Handle.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A toothbrush container containing a lid for opening and closing the container body, comprising an opening provided in the lid and an elastic deformable body closing the opening and having a notch. A toothbrush container containing the toothbrush handle to be housed in the container body, wherein the handle is located in the cut of the elastically deformable body.