Contamination-free dental floss dispenser

Details Contamination-free dental floss dispenser Contamination-free dental floss dispenser

1992-09-16

1994-04-05

Phan, Hien H.

Severing by tearing or breaking

Severing by manually forcing against fixed edge

Plural supply sources

225 42, 225 51, 225 53, 225 82, 225 90, A61C 1500

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052997235

ABSTRACT:
A convenient, contamination-free dental floss dispenser assembly having a housing and at least one roll of dental floss mounted for rotation therein. The housing having a dental floss dispensing orifice and cut-off means for cutting off pieces of the dental floss. The floss being free from engagement with the housing and spaced away by at least one-half inch from the housing when the floss extends from the orifice to the cut-off means. Accordingly, the floss free of retaining means, may be gripped by the fingers without touching or contaminating any other part of the housing. The dispenser may also incorporate a means for securely holding the assembly against movement without engagement of the housing by either hand during the dispensing and cutting off of the floss.

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