Abstract: A disinfecting vanity mirror includes a mirror panel having a top end, a bottom end and lateral edges when mounted on a wall. The mirror is moveably mounted on a hinge along one lateral edge mounted to space the panel from the wall to create a plenum space behind the mirror panel to allow air to enter through the bottom end to rise and exit through the top end. A source of UV light is provided in proximity to the plenum space to sanitize the air moving upwardly through the plenum space. A controller is programmed to interrupt or discontinue the generation of UV light when a motion detector senses motion in proximity to the mirror and/or in accordance with a programmed sequence of on and off times for energizing and de-energizing the source of UV light.

Abstract: A container for holding paintbrushes includes a bucket having an interior and a bottom, and a stand configured to be disposed in the interior. The stand includes a holder and a plurality of legs extending from the holder, with the legs configured to support the holder above the bottom of the bucket when the holder is disposed in the bucket with the legs positioned on said bottom of the bucket. The holder includes a plurality of hangers configured to removably receive paintbrushes thereon with the bucket configured to retain liquid into which the bristles of paintbrushes are submerged when retained on the hangers.

Abstract: A disinfecting vanity mirror includes a substantially enclosed cabinet having top, a bottom, side and rear walls and a mirror panel as the front wall when mounted to form an enclosed space or chamber. The top and bottom walls include passageways to allow vertical air flow through the enclosed space to allow air to enter through the bottom wall to rise and exit through the top wall. Sources of UV light are provided both within and below the cabinet to sanitize the air moving upwardly through the plenum space and below the vanity mirror to expose interior surfaces and exterior surfaces below the cabinet such as sinks and countertops. A controller is programmed to interrupt or discontinue the generation of UV light when a motion detector senses motion in proximity to the mirror and/or in accordance with a programmed sequence of on and off times.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods include a single-pair earphone sterilize with germicidal light. Embodiments include a housing and a germicidal light source. The apparatus may include circuitry, such as power, to support the germicidal light source and a divider to shield the circuitry from the germicidal light source. The apparatus may also include attachment portions to position and maintain earphones in a position relative to the germicidal light source.

Abstract: A system includes a plunger and a caddy. The plunger includes a plunger cup, a plunger handle extending from a top of the plunger cup, and a plunger engagement member disposed relative to the top of the plunger cup. The caddy defines a first caddy cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the plunger cup when the system is in a carry mode. The caddy also defines a caddy stopper disposed relative to a top portion of the first caddy cavity. The caddy is configured such that, in the carry mode, the bottom of the plunger cup contacts a caddy base surface of the caddy that at least partially defines the first caddy cavity, and the plunger engagement member engages the caddy stopper, to thereby press-fittingly connect the plunger and the caddy.

Abstract: A storage container that contains bathroom cleaning utensils such as a plunger and toilet brush. The storage container may include an internal compartment, with a notch on the bottom surface of the bottom end. The notch may be shaped to fit around the edge of a toilet bowl. A channel may lead into the internal compartment. Therefore, a user may secure the storage container to the edge of the toilet bowl and either plunge or clean the toilet. Then the user may place the plunger or toilet brush into the compartment over the channel. Therefore, any dripping water may be caught by the channel.

Abstract: A toilet brush caddy is provided, includes a unitary one-piece housing, and is capable of supporting a toilet brush. The housing includes a brush receptacle and the toilet brush includes a handle and a cleaning head having a plurality of bristles. The caddy is capable of supporting the toilet brush such that the toilet brush is supported at an angle relative to the vertical, only contacts a front side of the brush receptacle, and the bristles do not contact any other portion of the brush receptacle when the brush is supported by the caddy.

Abstract: A mop holding device featuring a base, the front wall has a top edge and a top portion, the top portion is angled such that the top edge extends outwardly; a mop opening for receiving a pole portion of the mop disposed in the front wall; and a support bar in the inner cavity of the base for helping to support a head of the mop. A curved inner wall with a vertex is disposed in the inner cavity below the support bar, a hole is disposed in the vertex to allow passage of water out of the base. Optionally a backsplash is attached on the base, wherein a replaceable deodorizer component may be disposed on an inner surface of the backsplash. A mop holder component and/or hooks may be disposed on the base. The device may be mounted atop a stand or an expandable stand.

Abstract: A mop holding device comprising a base; a plurality of ventilation holes disposed in the first side wall of the base; a mop opening for receiving the mop disposed at the top edge of the front wall of the base; a support bar for helping to support the mop head attached to the first and second side wall of the base near the front wall; and a removable tray for collecting water from the mop slidably received in an aperture disposed in the first side wall near the bottom wall of the base; wherein the mop is draped over the mop opening such that the head of the mop is inserted into the inner cavity of the base and over the support bar.

Abstract: A toothbrush sterilizer includes a housing having an opening. A door opens and closes the opening. A sterilization element sterilizes a toothbrush. A toothbrush holding portion holds the toothbrush. The sterilization element and the toothbrush holding portion are accommodated in the housing. The toothbrush holding portion moves out of the housing through the opening in cooperation with an opening operation of the door. Further, the toothbrush holding portion moves into the housing through the opening in cooperation with a closing operation of the door.

Abstract: A plunger that operates by a piston to drive a purging flow at relatively high pressure is disclosed. The plunger includes features so that the exterior of the plunger remains in a dry and sanitary condition. An optional storage unit is also disclosed where the storage unit includes at least one UV element. Where the UV element decreases the amount of pathogens on the plumbing tool.

Abstract: A device for storing upon a wall support surface a quantity of toothbrushes and tube of toothpaste. The storage device is comprised of a toothbrush container or receptacle having a plurality of individual cavities located at a front sidewall thereof, each cavity housing an individual, removable toothbrush storage receptacle; an internal cavity that houses a removable toothbrush carrying case located therein, the toothbrush carrying case storing a plurality of toothbrushes; a container located at the top side of the toothbrush container for storing a tube of toothpaste; and rear panel to affix the storage apparatus to the wall of a bathroom at a convenient location thereon.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding and organizing artist supplies includes a base having two legs and a ground-engaging surface; a handle extending between the legs of said base; and, a holder including a plurality of plates with long edges and being connected to each other at such long edges, at least one of the plates being immovably connected to and between the two legs a distance above the ground-engaging surface. At least one of the plates defines a plurality of variously sized holes sized to receive and hold a plurality of variously sized paint brushes.

Abstract: A storage device for sterilizing and storing dental appliances, oral hygiene devices or dental brushes is shown. A vase type container has an opening for receiving dental appliances or oral hygiene devices therein. A sterilization bath container is suspended in the opening. Holes around the opening allow oral hygiene devices or dental brushes to be suspended therearound. Dental appliances, oral hygiene devices or dental brushes are dipped in the sterilization bath and placed inside the vase-type container. Oral hygiene devices or dental brushes are dipped in the sterilization bath prior to being suspended in the holes or placed in the vase-type container. A top is placed over the opening for sealing the sterilization bath and covering dental appliances, oral hygiene devices or dental brushes while allowing fresh air access thereto.

Abstract: The present invention broadly comprises, in combination, a cabinet assembly to include an outer case, the outer case having a base, at least one wall extending from the base and a cap enclosing the outer case, and an inner liner, the inner liner having a base and at least one liner wall. The invention also includes, in combination, a cabinet assembly having an outer case having a base, at least one longitudinal wall extending from said base and a cap enclosing said outer case and an inner liner, the inner liner having a base and at least one inner liner wall with at least one handle attached to or integral with the inner liner.

Abstract: A cleaning tool box, the box including a body having a rear panel, left and right panels and upper and lower panels and left and right doors for opening and closing a front opening of the body, the box comprising: a partition panel positioned between the left panel and the right panel and assembled by the upper panel, the lower panel and the rear panel in order to partition an inner space of the body; a shelf positioned between the upper panel and the lower panel and secured by the left panel and the partition panel in order to partition an inner space of the body; a rag fixing rack positioned at an upper end between the right panel and the partition panel and fixed by the shelf, the right panel and the rear panel to allow free access by a rag and to stably secure a handle at the rag; a rag pad positioned between the rag fixing rack and the lower panel and fixed by the shelf and the right panel to allow a head part of the rag to be hitched thereat; and two water containers accommodated on floor of the body, s

Abstract: Apparatus for storing and concealing a toilet plunger in a bathroom wall. The storage apparatus comprises restraint means for compressing the toilet plunger cup or bulb and retaining it in a compressed state. In a preferred embodiment, the plunger cup or bulb is compressed to substantially less than its nominal diameter so that the storage apparatus may be substantially contained within the wall.

Abstract: A holder has a housing with two chambers for storing a cleaning brush and a water drain plunger. A cover hinged to the housing has an elongated slot with an open end accommodating upright handles of the brush and water drain plunger.

Abstract: A bathroom accessory storage system for storage of bathroom consumables such as bathroom tissue, bar soap, or the like, and to covertly store bathroom accessories such as a toilet plunger, toilet cleaning brush, or the like, in a single furnishing.

Abstract: A storage device having a body formed with releasable fasteners for mounting on a wall or refrigerator and formed with a plurality of compartments, receptacles, recesses and hooks for receiving and storing small items.

Abstract: A toothbrush cabinet for storing toothbrushes therein. The toothbrush cabinet includes a housing with a front opening into the housing. A door pivotally coupled to the housing closes the front opening. A plate is provided in the housing. The plate has upper and lower faces, front and back edges, and a pair of side edges extending between the front and back edges of the plate. The back edges of the plate is detachably attached to a back face of the housing. The plate has a plurality of spaced apart holding slots extending therethrough between the upper and lower faces of the plate adjacent the front edge of the plate. Each of the holding slots has an outer periphery comprising a generally circular portion spaced apart from the front edge of the plate and a generally rectangular portion continuous with the associated circular portion of the respective holding slot and extending between the associated circular portion and the front edge of the plate.

Abstract: A soap bar holder for having a plurality of compartments, each compartment being for holding a single soap bar. A removable shelf and tray further provide a means for easily cleaning the soap bar holder. The device includes a housing having a partitioned interior. The tray is slidably receivable within either one of an opening formed in a housing side wall and is designed to catch dissolved soap. The shelf is slidably receivable upon the tray and is designed to support a plurality of soap bars contained within the compartments of the partitioned housing interior.

Abstract: A decorative bathroom furnishing to be placed in a bathroom provides concealed, sanitary storage of bathroom accessories and cleaning supplies, such as a toilet plunger, a toilet cleaning brush, a pair of rubber gloves and a roll of toilet tissue. The bathroom accessories and cleaning supplies are located in a hollow chamber defined by the bathroom furnishing. Access to the bathroom accessories and cleaning supplies is provided through a door section. A hook is provided for hanging the toilet cleaning brush. An upwardly depending post on a cantilevered shelf, or alternatively, an inwardly depending post, is provided to hold the paper core of the roll of toilet tissue. The base assembly of the bathroom furnishing is provided with an angled drainage grate having a plurality of holes therethrough positioned over a cavity which serves as a catch basin.

Abstract: An ergonomically designed computer workstation includes a computer stand, stool, footrest assembly, and keyboard and forearm support assembly being adjustable so that the workstation can accommodate users in various sitting and standing positions. The stand has a base member, an upright member supported by the base member for vertical movement, and a planar platform mounted by the upright member in a horizontal plane to provide a support surface for a variety of computer equipment. The stool includes a stationary base and a seat with a back for supporting a user thereon. The stool can be adjusted to vertically move the seat away from or toward the base to position the seat at a desired elevation. The footrest assembly is mounted to the base member of the stand and can be adjusted to and positioned at a desired elevation corresponding to the desired elevation selected for the stand platform and stool in order to permit the user to assume an ergonomically proper position at the stand and on the stool.

Abstract: A paint brush maintenance device used for soak-cleaning, washing, drip-drying, and storing paint brushes. This device comprises a brush hanger bar (10) having adjustable hooks (16) that permit the raising and lowering of paint brushes independent of one another in a suspended position, whereby, the drip-drying of paint brushes can be accomplished while other paint brushes are soak-cleaning at the same time. The adjustable hooks also permit paint brushes of various lengths to be individually adjusted so that only the brush bristles are immersed during the soak-cleaning process. During painting operations the brush hanger bar holds brushes over the container (20) that are wet with paint and which are temporarily not in use in order to protect floors and carpeting from accidental paint brush drippings. The container collects paint brush drippings during the drip-drying process and is used to soak-clean, wash, and store paint brushes.

Abstract: A toothbrush storage mechanism that includes a number of rectangular boxes having permanent magnets thereon for attaching the individual boxes to a magnetically permeable mounting plate carried on a bathroom wall. The individual boxes can be selectively removed from the mounting plate and placed in a suitcase when it is desired to go on an overnight trip (when the contained toothbrush will be needed).

Abstract: A holder for toothbrushes, the holder comprising a bottom member having a bottom portion and a continuous upstanding first wall, and a top member having a top portion and a continuous depending second wall, the first and second walls being connectable to form a chamber, the top portion having openings therein for receiving handles of toothbrushes with the top portion supporting bristle portions of the toothbrushes, the bottom member being adapted to receive and retain a disposable cup.

Abstract: An apparatus for handling hairstyling brushes which includes a pair of end walls, a back wall secured to the end walls, a bottom attached to the end walls and the back wall, an upright support wall connected to the bottom and to the back wall. The apparatus for handling hairstyling brushes additionally includes a cross brace attached to the support wall and to one of the end walls, an upper door pivotally attached to the cross brace, a lower door pivotally connected to the bottom underneath the upper door, and a perforate tray slidably positioned to the upright support wall and to one of the end walls behind the upper door.

Abstract: A feminine hygiene cabinet which includes a plurality of compartments which are to contain a quantity of different types of feminine hygiene products. This cabinet is designed to be located within a conventional toilet facility and is designed to connect with a conventional toilet paper dispenser so that the cabinet will always be abuttingly located against a wall within the toilet facility regardless of variances in the installation of the toilet paper dispenser within the toilet facility.

Abstract: A caddy assembly for storing a cleaning wand. The caddy includes a housing for storing the wand cleaning head, the wand handle extending downward through a groove in the housing. The caddy housing may be readily locked in an open or closed position by engaging the cleaning wand with the housing lid or a bracket mechanism, respectively. The assembly also includes apparatus for mounting the caddy in a vertical, upright position.

Abstract: A modular support unit mountable within a bathroom wall cabinet provides a space organizer for storage of safety razors, toothbrushes, shaving brushes and similar personal care articles. A base member is attachable to a vertical surface and a selective arrangement of cantilever support arms are slideably engageable within a channel formed in the base member. The support arms are downwardly inclined toward the vertical surface and define slotted openings for gravity assisted stacking of the articles.

Abstract: Apparatus for use in painting and cleaning paint rollers comprises a paint tray and a paint tray lid which can be mounted thereon. The paint tray lid includes a top wall with a pair of side walls and at least one end wall extending therefrom. A paint roller is fastened inside the lid in spaced relationship to the top wall. A water spray manifold inside the lid extends substantially thereacross, and contains a plurality of spaced orifices across its length aimed to direct water evenly across a paint roller fastened in the lid. The force of the water impinging upon the roller causes the roller to rotate, thereby cleaning the roller. Water spraying from the rotating roller cleans the paint tray. One or more separate orifices can be provided to direct water to clean the paint roller bearings. A hose supplies water under pressure to the manifold. A channel formed within the top wall of the lid accommodates and stores the hose when the apparatus is not in use.

Abstract: A bathroom accessory in the form of a canister for convenient storage of extra rolls of toilet tissue and a suction type plunger device, the compactness being provided by providing that the plunger handle is nested in the hollow core of the tissue rolls being stored, and a lifting means for the stored rolls being provided which is actuatable entirely from the exterior of the device even though it has a roll-raising effect throughout an extended range of lifting movement for the rolls.

Abstract: An improved wall mounted enclosure device for a sanitary brush having a telescopically extensible handle and a rigid head at one end with its bristle face inclined with respect to the axis of said handle. A flange surrounds a portion of the handle adjoining said head adapted to suspend said brush from a bracket on the door of said enclosure device with respect to the pivotal mountings of the door thereof so as to maintain said door in closed position over said sanitary brush when not in use and to expose the brush for use. Said improved device including a housing which encloses a rear housing and is mounted to a wall surface.

Abstract: A toothbrush holder comprises a box fastened to a vertical surface and lid hingedly attached to the box. The lid includes a leaf which is deflected upon insertion in the box of a toothbrush and causes the lid to automatically close over the brush head.

Abstract: A wall mounted enclosure device for a sanitary brush having a telescopically extensible handle and a rigid head at one end with its bristle face inclined with respect to the axis of said handle. A flange surrounds a portion of the handle adjoining said head adapted to suspend said brush from a bracket on the door of said enclosure device with respect to the pivotal mountings of the door thereof so as to maintain said door in closed position over said sanitary brush when not in use and to expose the brush for use.

Abstract: A drawer organizer for knives, forks and spoons, which can be adjustably mounted within any size drawer and positioned custom fitted at a desired location within the drawer. The organizer includes a plurality of individual mounting blocks which are positioned in a side by side array and joined to biased end members, allowing the entire array when biased to be adjustably positioned to any width drawer and at any location within the drawer. The organizer facilitates the removal and replacement of utensils.

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.

Abstract: A portable storage container for storing tissue paper of the type rolled about a tubular core. The portable storage container comprises a tubular shaped housing having an interior diameter complementary to the size of the roll tissue paper and of a height sufficient to store a plurality of stacked rolls. The bottom of the housing is enclosed and supports a roll tissue paper holder in the form of a post having a circular base seated on the bottom of the housing. The holder post is sized to be received in the tubular cores of the rolls and to support a plurality of stacked rolls thereon such that a user may grasp the post and lift and remove the stacked rolls from the interior of the housing. The container includes a cover to enclose the same.

Abstract: An inexpensive bathroom cabinet plastic molded in one piece having integrally formed shelves, with a mirrored door pivotally attached to the cabinet upper and lower walls at one side having upper and lower cooperating pivots.

Abstract: A generally rectangular cabinet having a pair of outwardly swinging doors. The center interior is designed to form a paper cup dispenser, the cups exiting at the center bottom. With proper shelving, hooks and clips the interior will hold toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, lotions, and any other desired bathroom supplies. The interior of the doors can be supplied with hooks for suspending the toothbrushes leaving the rest of the cabinet for other items. The outside top can be mounted with clips for holding combs in a readily available position. The entire cabinet is compact, light and portable. A stand is provided which can be permanently positioned in the bathroom. The stand comprises a horizontal platform portion and a rear vertical wall portion. The cabinet fits onto the platform and against the rear wall. Suitable hooks are provided for releasably locking the cabinet to the stand. This allows the cabinet to be used in a fixed place at home, but permits its removal for travel.

Abstract: By providing a display and holding rack which is easily mounted to the gunwale, a bulkhead or the cockpit coaming of a boat and which incorporates a plurality of fishing lure retainers, a unique fishing lure rack is achieved which is readily accessible to the user to assure quick availability of all important fishing lures. In the preferred embodiment, a pivotable cover is mounted to the display rack and is movable from a closed position, surrounding the barb portions of the fishing lure hooks to protect against inadvertent snagging, to an open position in which the fishing lures can be quickly and easily removed.

Abstract: A toilet bowl brush and wall mounted enclosure device therefore, comprising a sanitary brush having a telescopically extensible handle and a rigid head at one end with its bristle face inclined with respect to the axis of said handle. A semi-spherical flange surrounds the portion of the handle adjoining said head adapted to eccentrically suspend said brush from a bracket on the door of said device with respect to the pivotal mountings of the door thereof so as to normally maintain said door in closed position over said sanitary brush in the wall in which the device is mounted.

Abstract: A utilitarian and decorative piece of bathroom furniture adapted to provide a plurality of separate storage compartments for materials and devices used within the bathroom. The accessory is characterized by a central housing enclosing a storage compartment for several rolls of toilet tissue flanked on opposite sides by a compartment for storing several bars of soap on one side and for storing a toilet bowl brush on the other. The cover for the toilet tissue storage compartment is in the form of a further storage compartment for bath powder, or the like. According to one form of the invention, a drain cleaning plunger is concealed within the central storage housing.

Abstract: This invention relates to a combination toothbrush holder and carrying case and more particularly to one that is easily attachable and detachable to a wall type flat surface by a mounting bracket.

Abstract: A device for automatically sterilizing toothbrushes when the toothbrushes are not in use. A germicidal lamp and toothbrushes are held within an apertured casing which is mounted on a vertical wall. A dial selector allows one of a plurality of toothbrushes to be aligned with the aperture for removal and replacement of toothbrushes from the casing. Electrical circuitry is provided to act as a switch for the lamp. The lamp is energized only when the aperture is blocked to thereby prevent the potentially dangerous "short" ultraviolet rays emitted by the lamp to escape from the casing.