Patent ID: 6295996
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dispenser for dental floss comprising:a closed container having a reel of dental floss disposed therein, said container having a generally planar back face, a front face, a pair of opposed side faces, a top face, a bottom face opposed to said top face, and a corner at each intersection of said top and bottom faces with said pair of opposed side faces.a hub centrally located in the interior of the closed container and extending between the interior surfaces of said front and back faces, in the region occupied by said hub, and a reel of dental floss being mounted for rotation about said hub when said dental floss is unwound and removed from said reel;on opening in said front face at a first corner thereof, through which opening a strand of dental floss extends so as to be unwound from said reel;a C-shaped chute formed at a second corner, and being positioned such that said dental floss extends from said opening at said first corner through said C-shaped chute located at said second corner; anda friction and cutting member at said second corner of said front face;wherein said friction and cutting member comprises a tongue portion which is angled away from a base portion thereof, and is secured in place at said second corner thereof; andwherein said front face is concave on an axis extending between a pair of diagonally opposed corners of said container, the concavity thereof being defined by ridges formed in said front face at said first corner and at a corner thereof which is diagonally opposed to said first corner.