Dental floss holder and flosser
OwnerJie Wanginventor
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Abstract
A dental floss holder and flosser is provided. The flosser provides a reusable dental device for cleaning between the user's teeth. The flosser comprises a casing, a pair of tines, and a floss advancement reel. A bundle of floss resides within the casing. A length of dental floss from the bundle of floss is fed through the casing and into the floss advancement reel. The length of dental floss is wrapped around the floss advancement reel. The length of dental floss is then strung taut along the pair of tines, forming a fresh segment of dental floss. The remaining length is routed and wrapped back to the floss advancement reel. A user can then rotate the floss advancement reel such that the segment of dental floss is replaced and ready for the next use.
Claims9
A flosser comprising:
- a casing;
- a pair of tines;
- a floss advancement reel;
- the casing comprising a floss chamber and a reel aperture;
- each of the pair of tines comprising a tine body and a floss channel;
- the pair of tines being terminally connected to the casing, wherein the pair of tines extends from the casing to receive and support a length of dental floss extending between the pair of tines;
- the floss channel traversing along the tine body;
- the reel aperture traversing through the casing;
- the floss advancement reel being rotatably connected within the reel aperture;
- the floss chamber being positioned within the casing;
- the reel aperture further comprising a reel anchor mounting end;
- a reel bushing;
- the reel anchor mounting end being positioned opposite to a knob along the reel aperture;
- the reel bushing being connected to the reel aperture adjacent to the reel anchor mounting end;
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- the floss advancement reel being rotatably connected to the reel bushing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.