Toothpick holder

Details Toothpick holder Toothpick holder

1983-03-16

1985-06-04

McNeill, Gregory E.

Toilet

Nail device

Compound tools

A61C 1500

Patent

active

045208336

ABSTRACT:
A toothpick holder with a plurality of toothpick-gripping openings oriented to hold toothpicks in different positions to facilitate access to different portions of the teeth. The holder is generally T-shaped, with an elongate handle having a cross-piece at one end. The cross-piece has oppositely oriented openings in its opposite ends for selectively holding first one toothpick and then another such that the toothpicks are properly oriented to gain access to different areas of the teeth. Each opening is larger on one side of the cross-piece than on the other, having a stepped or reduced portion between the ends of the openings, defining a shoulder. As a toothpick is inserted through the opening, the narrow edge of the toothpick engages the shoulder and a portion of the narrow edge of the toothpick is shaved off or rolled back, tending to wedge the toothpick in place.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2981264 (1961-04-01), De Felice
patent: 3106216 (1963-10-01), Kirby
patent: 4041962 (1977-08-01), Johansson

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