Abstract: Assembly for storing and disinfecting toilet brushes comprising a container or a housing for accommodating the entire toilet brush, wherein the container or the housing is provided with an opening for taking up the toilet brush; a lid, a flap or another closing portion for closing the opening; a UV-light source for exposing at least the handle of the toilet brush to UV-light the UV light source having a wavelength range and an intensity which is suitable for the disinfection of the exposed surfaces; is characterized in that means for opening the container or the housing without hand contact; and control means for controlling the UV-light source in such a way that the UV-light source emits UV-light only when the container or the housing is closed.

Abstract: The present invention is a holding device for fixing, for example, a fluid application tool to a container. The holding device has a clamping element for clamping a tool to the container edge and a system for the reception thereof. The holding device may be used to fix a tool to containers of varying sizes. For this purpose, a reception system having an elongated clamp arranged on a clamping system is provided with a concave support on the free end thereof, which is spaced from the clamping system and is designed for a handle or holder of the application tool. To support an application tool, a shackle is outwardly protruded with respect to the clamping system and the container, thereby forming a double support together with a support surface formed on the clamping system. To obtain a suspension fixation for the application tool, the elongated clamp is extended above the clamping system and the container in a substantially vertical manner.