Patent ID: 6092536
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A hand-held flossing tool for use with dental floss, comprising:a housing member having a distal end, a proximate end, and a middle portion, said housing member including an integrally molded tension head at said distal end, said tension head further comprising a left tension arm and a right tension arm defining a flossing gap therebetween, and an integrally molded ball at said proximate end, said housing member further including a floss dispenser in said middle portion of said housing member, so that floss from said floss dispenser is stretched taut across said flossing gap;a stabilizer rotatably attached to said integrally molded ball located at said proximate end of said housing member, wherein the flosser grasps said tension arms between the flosser's thumb and index finger while curling the flosser's remaining fingers about said stabilizer, so that the floss in said flossing gap is directed by the movement of the flosser's thumb and index finger to the flosser's teeth;guide means for guiding said floss along said right tension arm, across said flossing gap, and across said left tension arm; andtiedown means for securing the loose end of said floss.