Back to results
US 2009/0151747 A1Published application
Miniature dental flossing packet
OwnerTheodore K. Bushinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A miniature dental flossing packet suitable for single use unobtrusive flossing. The miniature dental floss packet comprising a length of dental floss stored within and unremovably attached to a dental floss holder. A method for forming, fabrication and manufacturing a miniature dental floss packet.
Claims20
A miniature dental floss packet, comprising:
- a length of a dental floss;
- and
- a dental floss holder comprising of two sheets of material, said sheets separable into two portions, each portion having one ends of the length of dental floss attached therein at a pair of attachment points, the holder being separable along a line extending between the pair of attachment points, wherein said separable portions can be held, gripped or pulled as tabs by a user to utilize the dental floss extending between the two portions.
A method of forming, fabrication and manufacturing a miniature dental floss packet, said method comprising steps:
- a) providing a biodegradable dental floss having a length from about 3 to about 10 cm;
- b) assembling a dental floss holder comprising of two sheets of material in a square, rectangular, oval, circular or tubular shape, or having a shape of a cartoon character or toy, said two sheets separable into two portions, said portions having two ends of the length of the dental floss attached therein at a pair of attachment points;
- c) co-joining said two sheets along the axis thereby forming a pocket for storing said attached dental floss;
- and
- d) sealing said co-joined sheets along the edges to from a miniature dental flossing packet.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.