Dental floss applicator

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1986-05-05

1988-03-01

Peshock, Robert

Toilet

Nail device

Compound tools

A61C 1500

Patent

active

047278951

ABSTRACT:
A dental floss holder for readily applying floss to teeth includes a pistol grip offset handle with an arm extending angularly forward of the handle top and a post extends laterally of the handle bottom, a thimble at the end of the arm is engaged by the index finger, a receiving ring is located forwardly of the thimble and a floss stretching member is selectively rotatably positionable in such member having two spaced upstanding fingers with a loop end of floss engaged thereon and passing through the ring and another loop end about the post on the handle and adapted to be stretched taut by squeezing the floss between its ends towards the handle by the user's fingers and a lip retractor is included on the flossing head.

REFERENCES:
patent: 158377 (1875-01-01), Hickman
patent: 3835872 (1974-09-01), Daniel
patent: 3908677 (1975-09-01), Beach
patent: 4005721 (1977-02-01), Yasumoto
patent: 4245658 (1981-01-01), Lecouturier
patent: 4315517 (1982-02-01), Krag

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