Patent ID: 7311108
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A motorized flosser comprising: a generally hollow elongated body having opposed first and second ends aligned along a longitudinal axis; a power supply located within the hollow portion of the elongated body; a flosser head having a base connected to a front side of the first end of the elongated body; a yoke extending from the base of the flosser head, said yoke having a pair of spaced tines between which extends a piece of flossing material; a drive assembly including a flexible drive element interconnecting said power supply to the flosser head such that activation of the power supply causes arcuate oscillation of the flosser head and flexible flossing material about an axis of oscillation, wherein the axis of oscillation is offset from the piece of flossing material extending between the spaced tines in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis.