Flossing device

Details Flossing device Flossing device

1982-11-05

1985-01-29

Apley, Richard J.

Toilet

Nail device

Compound tools

A61C 1500

Patent

active

044959575

ABSTRACT:
A flossing device (10) having a body (12) comprising a handle portion (26) and a barrel portion (28) terminating in a pair of spaced prongs (16, 18). A spool of floss (24) is mounted on the body (12), and is threaded about the body (12) in a plurality of grooves (70, 72, 74, 76) such that a length of floss (80) for flossing the teeth extends across the space between the prongs (16, 18). A trigger mechanism (20) operable by the same hand used to grasp the device (10) pinches the floss for tensioning the length (80) in one position and releases the floss for advancement to expose a new, clean length of floss (80) in a second position. The trigger mechanism (20) is moveable to a position wherein all soiled surfaces are fully exposed for cleaning.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2644469 (1953-07-01), Cohen
patent: 3378017 (1968-04-01), Stiles
patent: 3871393 (1975-03-01), Wharton
patent: 3882879 (1975-05-01), Lucas

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