Toilet – Toothpick – Having thread holder
Patent
1989-05-08
1990-02-06
Wilson, John J.
Toilet
Toothpick
Having thread holder
132324, 132326, A61C 1500
Patent
active
048981966
ABSTRACT:
A flossing device including a handle, the handle having a forward end, having a hollow interior for holding dental floss and having an aperture extending from the hollow interior for allowing the distal end of the dental floss to extend outward from the hollow interior; a first arm member extending outward from the forward end of the handle, the first arm member having an outer end positioned a spaced distance from the forward end of the handle; a second arm member extending outward from the forward end of the handle, the second arm member having an outer end positioned a spaced distance from the forward end of the handle and from the outer end of the first arm member; and structure for positioning a portion of the distal end of the dental floss between the outer end of the first arm member and the outer end of the second arm member and for holding the portion of the distal end of the dental floss tight between the outer end of the first arm member and the outer end of the second arm member, the positioning structure including a first lock mechanism for locking the dental floss relative to the first arm member, and a second lock means for locking the dental floss relative to the scond arm member, one of the lock mechanisms being spring activated to automatically lock the dental floss relative to one of the arm members.
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