Patent ID: 6748958
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A flosser apparatus comprising:a body having a first fork member and a second fork member at an end thereof, said first and second fork members having a space therebetween; a flexible member interposed between said first and second fork members in said space; and a length of floss having one end affixed to said first fork member and an opposite end affixed to said second fork member, said length of floss extending in a direction, said flexible member being cooperative with said first and second fork members such that said first and second fork members move away from each other upon an application of a force onto said flexible member in a direction transverse to said direction of said length of floss, said flexible member comprising a tubular member having one side affixed to said first fork member and an opposite side affixed to said second fork member.