Patents by Inventor Dorie Gillespie

Dorie Gillespie has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4211750
    Abstract: A toilet brush and deodorant holder has a base and a child-proof, removable, elongated, upright cylindrical column supported thereon. The column comprises inner and outer concentric walls radially spaced from one another to define an elongated, annular, compartmented passage therebetween. The base contains a vented cavity for holding a deodorant cake. Vapors from the cake flow upwardly through the annular passage to the upper ends of the concentric walls. A cap is removably supported at the upper ends of the walls and has vents in registration with the annular passage. The cap has a central opening for supporting the handle of a toilet brush which is insertable for storage in the cylindrical chamber defined by the inner wall. The brush is supported in spaced relation from the cake by the lower portion of the inner wall which has an aperture to permit drainage of moisture from the brush onto the cake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1980
    Inventor: Dorie Gillespie