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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Keith Delawrence Brown, Montclair, NJ (US);
Allen Zadeh, New York, NY (US);
Antonio Carlo Hernandez Celestin, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Keith DeLawrence Brown, Montclair, NJ (US);
Allen Zadeh, New York, NY (US);
Antonio Carlo Hernandez Celestin, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Helen of Troy Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 43/26 (2006.01); B65D 85/00 (2006.01); A45D 44/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A canister for housing a tool such as a toilet brush or plunger and the canister has a pair of walls which pivot between an open and closed position via actuation of a platform which moves vertically within the canister upon receipt or removal of the tool therefrom. An actuator is provided to actuate the walls and a bias member may retain the walls in an open position when the tool is removed from the canister.