Patent ID: 6926010
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A device for coating dental floss with toothpaste, said device comprising: a main body having formed therein a cavity which defines a floss spool chamber, a small diameter passageway through which dental floss can pass, and a threaded female inlet adapted to receive a toothpaste tube; a floss spool disposed within said floss spool chamber; a threaded male stem affixed to and projecting upwardly from said main body; a spool chamber cover fastened to said main body, said cover being positioned above said floss spool chamber; a floss passage block which is fitted into a receiving cavity within said main body, said block having a small opening at the end of said main body which is proximal to said floss spool chamber, a larger opening being formed into said main body at the end of said main body which is distal to said spool chamber, said small opening and said larger opening allowing said dental floss to pass therethrough and be coated with toothpaste when said toothpaste tube is squeezed while said dental floss is passing between said small opening and said larger opening; a floss cut-off tang molded into said main body.