Patent ID: 9561091
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. A toothpick device for cleaning teeth, comprising: a toothpick having an exterior surface; the exterior surface comprising a floss-wrapping region that is substantially smooth and free from manufactured notches and free from manufactured indentations; a piece of waxed dental floss comprising a length of dental floss having opposed first and second ends and coated with wax from the first end of the length of dental floss to the second end of the length of dental floss, the length of dental floss wrapped around the exterior surface of the toothpick from the first end of the length of dental floss to the second end of the length of dental floss; and the wax of the piece of waxed dental floss at the first and second ends of the length of dental floss melted and resolidified with respect to the exterior surface of the toothpick forming melted and resolidified wax of the wax of the piece of waxed dental floss between the first and second ends of the length of dental floss and the exterior surface of the toothpick securing the first and second ends of the length of dental floss to the floss-wrapping region of the exterior surface of the toothpick; whereby a user of the toothpick device can divide the toothpick into parts so that the user can hold one part of the divided toothpick in each hand and floss the user's teeth with the floss between the parts of the divided toothpick.