Dental floss dispenser

Details Dental floss dispenser Dental floss dispenser

1995-10-25

1997-10-28

Mancene, Gene

Toilet

Toothpick

Having thread holder

132325, 132326, 132323, 132329, A61C 1500

Patent

active

056808755

ABSTRACT:
A dental floss dispenser having a floss securement mechanism to secure the dental floss with respect to the dispenser body and for use during flossing is provided. One embodiment locks a freely rotating internal spool of dental floss relative to the dental floss dispenser. Both the floss securement mechanism and the spool locking are actuated by the hand holding the dental floss dispenser. The dental floss dispenser may also incorporate a finger grip so that the dispenser can be held by the lower fingers, a contoured shape to better fit the hand of the user, a wide or weighted base for easy pick-up, or a U-shaped indentation for quickly grabbing dental floss at the commencement of flossing. The dispenser is further designed to be used during the flossing procedure as an anchor for the dental floss to thereby allow the user to floss without wrapping floss around at least one finger. The dispenser can also be used with a tool for taking up the used floss during the flossing procedure which allows effective flossing without wrapping floss around fingers altogether. By using the dispenser itself in the flossing procedure, time is saved and flossing becomes more convenient and efficient.

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