Severing by tearing or breaking – Severing by manually forcing against fixed edge – With housing for work supply
Patent
1992-10-01
1994-02-01
Phan, Hien H.
Severing by tearing or breaking
Severing by manually forcing against fixed edge
With housing for work supply
225 46, 225 51, 225 53, 225 77, 225 90, B65H 7532, A61C 1504
Patent
active
052825639
ABSTRACT:
A floss dispenser according to one embodiment has a base with a spool housing provided on one end thereof and a cutting member provided on the other end. The spool housing holds a spool of dental floss and dispenses an exposed portion of floss through an output port above the base. The cutting member has a friction element (which includes a blade for cutting the floss) positioned on an upper end thereof across from the output port. The friction element holds a distal end of the exposed portion of floss a spaced distance from the output port so that the exposed portion of floss extends above the base and through a gap region between the output port and the cutting member. The gap region is sized such that a user can grasp the exposed portion of floss without contacting any part of the floss dispenser. In this manner, the user avoids contaminating the floss dispenser.
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Folsom Terrance R.
Oliver Darcy D.
Thurber Ross D.
Phan Hien H.
Quinton De Voe G.
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