Patent ID: 8662092
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental floss dispensing unit comprising: a housing; a supply spool coupled to the housing and having a length of floss wound thereabout, the length of floss including a free end extending from the housing; and a metering element coupled to the housing and operatively engaging a portion of the length of floss, wherein the metering element provides resistance against removal of the length of floss from the housing, a magnitude of the resistance against removal of the length of floss from the housing is dependent upon at least one property of the portion of the length of floss engaging the metering element, the supply spool rotates with respect to the housing during removal of the length of floss from the housing, and the magnitude of the resistance against removal of the length of floss from the housing is independent from rotation of the supply spool.