Patent ID: 8069865
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A one-piece, multi-strand disposable dental flosser comprising a handle and a flosser head integrally connected to one end of said handle in a vertical plane, said flosser head further comprising an integrally connected pair of spaced apart arms, said arms being approximately parallel to each other and Protruding outwardly from said flosser head forming a gap therebetween, said flosser head further comprising at least one dental floss strand pair stretched across said gap between said arms, the ends of said at least one floss strand pair being integrally formed with and permanently anchored at the ends thereof to said arms near the tips thereof, further wherein the two individual strands of said at least one floss strand pair are laterally spaced apart at their anchoring points near said arm tips, and wherein said two individual strands of said at least one floss strand pair cross together near the mid-lengths of said two individual floss strands to form said at least one floss strand pair into an X-configuration, whereby said X-configuration being in a horizontal plane, enables the user to selectively adjust the lateral pressure exerted by said two individual floss strands against two adjacent teeth, and provides additional floss contact points on the edges of surfaces of said two adjacent teeth for more efficient, simultaneous flossing of both said two adjacent teeth, said lateral pressure being adjustable by longitudinal positioning of said floss strand pair relative to the interproximal space between said two adjacent teeth, and whereby said disposable dental flosser can be used and then disposed of without the user having to attach new floss before using or having to remove used floss after use.