Disclosed is a sanitary, hygienic toothbrush and holder. The holder carries a plurality of pegs on its front surface. At a distal end of the toothbrush handle is an opening, sized to fit cooperatively over a peg of the holder. At least a portion of the margin of the opening is thinned toward the ope
Disclosed is a sanitary, hygienic toothbrush and holder. The holder carries a plurality of pegs on its front surface. At a distal end of the toothbrush handle is an opening, sized to fit cooperatively over a peg of the holder. At least a portion of the margin of the opening is thinned toward the opening from a surface of the handle, so that, in use, at least a portion of the thinned margin rests cooperatively upon the peg of the holder when the toothbrush is placed by a user in a hanging position.
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1. A hygienic tooth cleaning apparatus comprising: a toothbrush holder comprising: a body to be mounted on a surface, the body comprising a horizontal portion, an upper portion, and a lower portion, each of the upper and lower portions joined to the horizontal portion and tapering outwardly from the
1. A hygienic tooth cleaning apparatus comprising: a toothbrush holder comprising: a body to be mounted on a surface, the body comprising a horizontal portion, an upper portion, and a lower portion, each of the upper and lower portions joined to the horizontal portion and tapering outwardly from the horizontal portion to an edge, the body further comprising a front face facing outwardly from and substantially parallel to the surface when the body is mounted on the surface;a mounting hole in each of the upper and lower portions of the body, the mounting holes being substantially vertically aligned; wherein the toothbrush holder is made at least in part from glow-in-the-dark plastic; anda plurality of pegs carried by and projecting from an upper half of the horizontal portion of the body, the plurality of pegs comprising: a first portion being generally cylindrical in shape and projecting outward substantially perpendicular to the front face of the body, the first portion having a central axis running concentrically through the first portion; anda distal portion being generally cylindrical in shape, having a substantially hemispherical tip, and having a central axis running concentrically through the distal portion, the distal portion being angled upwardly with respect to the first portion such that the angle between the central axis of the first portion and the central axis of the distal portion is between 15 and 25 degrees; andat least one toothbrush comprising: a toothbrush head carrying bristles;a handle joined to the toothbrush head, the handle comprising: a front side, a back side, a left side, and a right side, the back side of the handle defining a bulge that allows the handle to rest comfortably in a user's hand;a distal end defining a rounded, concave cavity tapering inwardly from the front side of the handle and a rounded, concave cavity tapering inwardly from the back side of the handle, the cavities extending to the left and right sides of the handle, the distal end further defining a substantially round opening disposed between the cavities, the opening defining a margin of the opening, the margin of the opening having a height less than one-half of the largest distance between the front side and the back side, and the opening sized to fit cooperatively over a peg of the holder; andwherein the toothbrush hangs head-down from a peg of the toothbrush holder when a user places the opening over a peg of the holder. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the height of the margin of the opening is less than 0.4 centimeters. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the back side of the toothbrush contacts the front face of the body when the toothbrush hangs on a peg of the toothbrush holder. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one mounting hole is used in association with a mechanical fastener. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the toothbrush holder is mounted on the surface with an adhesive or adhesive tape.
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