Patent ID: 6766807
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: A45D,A46B,A61C

Abstract:
A dental floss dispenser, comprising:a floss spool having two spool ends and wound with a certain length of floss; and an electrically powered cluster of movable bristles; a dispenser body including an external dispenser first end wall and an external dispenser second end wall and a longitudinal external dispenser side wall extending between said dispenser first and second end walls, and containing a spool retaining floss bore sized to longitudinally receive said floss spool wound with floss, said floss bore having a bore opening in said dispenser first end wall, a bore side wall and a bore end wall with a spool end recess for receiving an end of said floss spool, said dispenser body further including a bristle opening in said dispenser side wall, and a mechanism compartment adjacent to said floss bore and extending toward said dispenser second end wall, said bore side wall separating said mechanism compartment and said floss bore and said mechanism compartment containing a battery, a battery electrical contact electrically contacting said battery, circuit wiring electrically connected to said battery electrical contact, an electric motor electrically connected to said circuit wiring, said motor including a drive means extending toward said dispenser second end wall and driving said cluster of movable bristles extending out of said bristle opening; a floss panel covering said floss bore opening and retaining said floss spool, said floss panel having a floss panel port through which said floss may be progressively passed when dispensed; a floss cutting element; and a floss bore door hingedly mounted to said dispenser body adjacent to said bore opening, and sized and oriented to close over and cover both said floss bore and said mechanism compartment when closed, and wherein said floss bore door simultaneously exposes said floss bore and said mechanism compartment when opened.