Dental floss dispenser
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsEdward H. CULLY, Christine M. SCOTTI
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Abstract
A dental floss cartridge is disclosed. The cartridge includes a housing, a roll of dental floss comprising a polymer such that the dental floss has a first surface and a second surface, a floss exit opening in the housing through which the floss is configured to exit, a texture-inducing structure arranged within the housing and configured to impart texture onto at least one of the first and second surfaces of the dental floss prior to or during the dental floss passing through the floss exit opening, and a cutting device on an exterior of the housing configured to cut the dental floss into a desired length.
Claims23
A floss cartridge comprising:
- a housing;
- a roll of dental floss comprising a polymer, the floss having a first surface and a second surface;
- a floss exit opening in the housing through which the floss is configured to exit;
- a texture-inducing structure arranged within the housing and configured to impart texture onto at least one of the first and second surfaces of the dental floss prior to or during the dental floss passing through the floss exit opening;
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- a cutting device on an exterior of the housing configured to cut the dental floss into a desired length.
A floss cartridge comprising:
- a housing;
- a roll of dental floss comprising a polymer, the floss having a first surface and a second surface;
- a first rotatable roller and a second rotatable roller in rotational engagement with the first roller, at least one of the first roller and the second roller being configured to emboss a three dimensional pattern onto at least one of the first and second surfaces of the floss;
- a floss exit opening in said housing through which the floss is configured to exit;
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- a cutting device on an exterior of the housing configured to cut the dental floss into a desired length.
A floss cartridge comprising:
- a housing;
- a non-spinning roll of dental floss comprising a polymer and attached within the housing;
- a floss exit opening in said housing;
- and
- a cutting device on an exterior of the housing configured to cut the dental floss into a desired length,
- wherein the dental floss is configured to dispense from the roll and create a twist in the dental floss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.