Patent ID: 6257252
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A tooth flossing device for holding a portion of tooth floss, said device comprising:an arm having a middle portion, a distal portion and a proximal portion, said arm having a top side and a bottom side;a straight head portion comprising a base portion and two legs integrally coupled to and extending away from said base portion, said base portion being integrally coupled to a free end of said distal portion, said straight head portion having a pair of outer peripheral edges, each of said outer peripheral edges having an elongate slot therein; anda first securing means for releasably securing said floss in said slots of said straight head portion;a bent head portion comprising a base wall and two arms integrally coupled to and extending away from said base wall, said base wall being integrally coupled to a free end of said proximal portion, said arms of said bent head portion being orientated generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said arm, said bent head portion having a pair of outer perimeter edges, each of said outer perimeter edges having an elongate slot therein, each of said slots in said outer perimeter edges extending from said free end of said proximal portion and around a free end of said arms; anda second securing means releasably secures a portion of floss in said slots in said arms;wherein said distal, middle, and proximal portions of said arm each have opposite sides defining a height between said opposite sides, the height of said distal and proximal portions being substantially equal, the height of said middle portion being approximately twice the height of said distal and proximal portions such that both of the opposite sides of said middle portion protrude with respect to each of the opposite sides of said distal and proximal portions.