Patent ID: 6065479
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental flossing device comprisinga handle having proximal and distal parts,a floss-engaging bow adjacent said distal parts formed of a pair of spaced-apart arms extending outward from said distal part and terminating in tip ends,at least one strand of dental floss extending between and secured to said tip ends,said handle and bow defining a generally elongated thin sheet, said distal part of said handle having opposite sides,a wing extending outward from each of said opposite sides, each of said wings having top and bottom surfaces and a terminal edge, said top surface of each of said wings having greater area than said terminal edge thereof, each wing coupled to one of said sides by a hinge,said handle, wings and hinges defining a plane,said wings being bendable out of said plane to extend transversely of said plane.