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A sterilizing cabinet for storing and sterilizing personal toilet articles, such as toothbrushes. The cabinet has a housing including a swinging door, receptacles for receiving and supporting a variety of differently configured electrically operated toothbrushes, and a rack having holes or slots for

A sterilizing cabinet for storing and sterilizing personal toilet articles, such as toothbrushes. The cabinet has a housing including a swinging door, receptacles for receiving and supporting a variety of differently configured electrically operated toothbrushes, and a rack having holes or slots for receiving and supporting manual toothbrushes. The cabinet has an electrical system having and supplying a sterilizing lamp capable of emitting ultraviolet radiation, an illuminating lamp capable of emitting visible light, and an AC-to-DC converter connected to recharging elements disposed within the receptacles for receiving electric toothbrushes. The sterilizing and illuminating lamps are independently switched. A safety switch senses door closure, and breaks power to the sterilizing lamp when the door is open. A charging receptacle connected to the AC-to-DC converter is mounted on the exterior of the cabinet.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A storage and sterilizing cabinet for personal toilet articles, comprising:a housing enclosing an internal sterilizing chamber, said housing including a door mounted thereon, said door disposed to move between an open position exposing said sterilizing chamber and a closed position

[ I claim:] [1.] A storage and sterilizing cabinet for personal toilet articles, comprising:a housing enclosing an internal sterilizing chamber, said housing including a door mounted thereon, said door disposed to move between an open position exposing said sterilizing chamber and a closed position closing said sterilizing chamber;a microbe destroying agent contained inside said sterilizing chamber;electrical circuitry; anda holder within said internal sterilizing chamber having a plurality of receptacles for receiving and supporting personal toilet articles, including a first receptacle having a first receptacle configuration and a first recharging element electrically connected to said electrical circuitry and a second receptacle having a second receptacle configuration different from that of said first receptacle and a second recharging element electrically connected to said electrical circuitry.