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1. A sponge holder allows a user both to store dry sponges in a dry environment and to dry a wet sponge, the sponge holder consisting of,
a dry container detachably coupled to a drying container, where the dry container having a lid that can be opened to insert the dry sponges, the lid partially covers the sponge holder such that water cannot permeate the dry container which keeps the dry sponges dry and free from contamination; the drying container having at least one open end through which the wet sponge can be placed, vents on a first side, additional vents on a second side, and further additional vents on a third side, and having a bottom on a fourth side and a solid unperforated fifth side; wherein the first side, the second side, the third side, the fourth side and the fifth side are arranged into a parallelepiped,
a first solid support slat, attached to the first side and the fifth side parallel to the bottom; and offset by a first space from the second side;a second solid support slat, attached to the first side and the fifth side parallel to the first solid support slat and the bottom; wherein the second support slat is separated by a second space from the first support slat;a third solid support slat, attached to the first side and the fifth side parallel to the second solid support slat and the bottom; wherein the third support slat is separated by a third space from the second support slat;a fourth solid support slat, attached to the first side and the fifth side parallel to the third solid support slat and the bottom; wherein the fourth support slat is separated by a fourth space from the third support slat;wherein only the first side and the fifth side contact perpendicular to the solid support slats;wherein the support slats lift the sponge from a reservoir which exists between the support slats and the bottom, and permits the wet sponge to dry without resting in fluid previously held within the wet sponge the mechanical couple having a unidirectional stop which allows the drying container to slide into a fixed position in relation to the dry container, this supports the drying container, and which allows for decoupling of the containers in order to clean the drying container separately, and use the drying container separately; the dry container having the lid which is operated by rotation about a hinged axis; the lid further having a lid handle for operating the lid about the hinged axis; in this manner, the lid covers the dry container and is better able to keep the water out of the dry container which keeps the dry sponges dry and free from contamination; the dry container having a surface mount bracket ring; the user can mechanically couple the surface mount bracket ring to a surface mount bracket hook; a surface mount bracket can be mechanically coupled to a mount surface by an adhesive surface; the user can mechanically couple the dry container to the mount surface by mechanically coupling the surface mount bracket to the mount surface and then mechanically coupling the dry container to the surface mount bracket; wherein the sponge holder is adapted to be mounted to the mount surface in a position that is convenient for the user to insert the wet sponge and retrieve the dry sponges. |
