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US 7,114,506 B2Granted
Vibratory cleaning devices and methods
OwnerMitch Junkinsinventor
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Abstract
A flossing device has an internal supply of floss, a pair of tines between which a length of the floss is strung, and a vibration source that causes the floss to vibrate at a frequency of least 10 Hz. In another aspect, a dental cleaning device has three separable parts—a handle, a neck section, and a plurality of interchangeable cleaning heads. The handle has a power source that is in electronic communication with the neck section, and the neck section houses a vibration source that is received by the interchangeable cleaning heads.
Claims15
A flossing device, comprising:
- an internal supply of floss;
- a pair of tines between which a length of the floss is strung;
- movable floss holding elements disposed at distal tips of the tines to securely hold the floss;
- a vibration source that causes the floss to vibrate at a frequency of at least 10 Hz, and
- a user-operable actuator coupled to the tines that changes a tension of the length of the floss without unwinding or winding the floss.
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A flossing device, comprising:
- a pair of tines between which a length of a floss is strung;
- a quick-release mechanism having an actuating and disposed within a neck of the flossing device;
- a floss advancing mechanism disposed on the actuating arm;
- an aperture disposed on the device;
- wherein the floss advancing mechanism directs and feeds the floss trough the aperture in a direction from inside the device to outside the device;
- and
- wherein movement of the actuating and releases a tension of the length of the floss.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.