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The personal dental care unit provides a single device for the storage and containment of most articles used in personal dental care in the household, e.g., toothpaste, toothbrushes, and dental floss. The device attaches to a wall at a convenient location near a bathroom sink or the like, and includ

The personal dental care unit provides a single device for the storage and containment of most articles used in personal dental care in the household, e.g., toothpaste, toothbrushes, and dental floss. The device attaches to a wall at a convenient location near a bathroom sink or the like, and includes a mechanism for affixing a tube of toothpaste therein and dispensing the toothpaste efficiently. Opposed rollers grip the tube and squeeze toothpaste from the tube as they are advanced by a roller advance screw along the tube. The tube is supported by a support bracket which is adjustable for different sizes of tubes. The tube and mechanism are enclosed in a cover, with the cover including a rack for holding toothbrushes and a receptacle for holding a small packet of dental floss. The cover may be provided with any form of complementary or contrasting decor or pattern, as desired.

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We claim: 1. A personal dental care unit, comprising: a mounting plate having an upper end and a lower end; an upper block extending normal from said mounting plate, the upper block having a roller frame advance screw passage formed therethrough; a lower block extending normal from said mounting pl

We claim: 1. A personal dental care unit, comprising: a mounting plate having an upper end and a lower end; an upper block extending normal from said mounting plate, the upper block having a roller frame advance screw passage formed therethrough; a lower block extending normal from said mounting plate, the lower block having a roller frame advance screw seat formed therein; a tube securing clamp disposed across said upper block; first and second laterally spaced guide rods extending between said upper block and said lower block parallel to said mounting plate; a threaded roller frame advance screw disposed between said upper block and said lower block parallel to said mounting plate; a roller frame having first and second guide rod passages and a threaded roller frame advance screw passage formed therethrough, the frame being adjustably disposed upon said guide rods and said roller frame advance screw between said upper block and said lower block, the frame extending normal to said mounting plate; first and second tube gripping rollers disposed across said roller frame; a tube outlet bracket extending normal from said mounting plate and being slidable along said guide rods; and a tube outlet bracket latch disposed upon said tube outlet bracket and selectively engaging said mounting plate for selectively positioning said tube outlet bracket upon said mounting plate; whereby said tube securing clamp is adapted for securing a lower end of a toothpaste tube, the tube being suspended from the upper block, said first and second rollers being adapted for squeezing toothpaste from the tube when the advance screw is rotated. 2. The personal dental care unit according to claim 1, further including a selectively openable and closable tube closure permanently attached to and extending from said tube outlet bracket. 3. The personal dental care unit according to claim 1, further including a roller frame advance screw knob extending from said roller frame advance screw adjacent said upper block. 4. The personal dental care unit according to claim 1, further including a selectively opening cover pivotally attached to, and extending from, the upper end of said mounting plate. 5. The personal dental care unit according to claim 4, further including at least one toothbrush holder rack disposed upon said cover. 6. The personal dental care unit according to claim 4, further including a floss container receptacle disposed externally upon said cover. 7. A personal dental care unit, comprising: a mounting plate having an upper end, a lower end, and a plurality of tube outlet bracket latching receptacles defined therein, the mounting plate being adapted for attachment to a vertical support; a pair of guide rods disposed parallel to said mounting plate; a tube outlet bracket slidably disposed upon said guide rods, the bracket extending normal to said mounting plate; a tube outlet bracket latch disposed upon said tube outlet bracket and selectively engaging said tube outlet bracket latching receptacles for selectively positioning said tube outlet bracket; means for suspending a toothpaste tube parallel to said mounting plate with an outlet of the tube resting on said bracket; and means for dispensing toothpaste from the toothpaste tube, wherein said means for dispensing comprises: a roller frame having a pair of rollers mounted thereon, the frame being slidably disposed on said guide rods, the rollers being adapted for compressing opposite sides of the toothpaste tube to dispense toothpaste from the tube; upper and lower blocks extending normal to said mounting frame, said guide rods extending between the upper and lower blocks; and a roller frame advance screw having a lower end retained in said lower block and an upper end extending through the upper block, the advance screw being threaded through said roller frame, whereby the roller frame is raised and lowered when the advance screw is rotated. 8. The personal dental care unit according to claim 7, further including a selectively openable and closable tube closure permanently attached to and extending from said tube outlet bracket. 9. The personal dental care unit according to claim 7, further including a selectively opening cover pivotally attached to and extending from the upper end of said mounting plate. 10. The personal dental care unit according to claim 9, further including at least one toothbrush holder rack disposed upon said cover. 11. The personal dental care unit according to claim 9, further including a floss container receptacle disposed externally upon said cover. 12. The personal dental care unit according to claim 7, wherein said means for suspending comprises an upper block extending normal from the upper end of said mounting plate and a clamp extending across an outer edge of the upper mounting block.