Patent ID: 8967164
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A flosser for cleaning contacts between two teeth attached to a wire brace, the flosser comprising: a handle; a head coupled to the handle at an angle; a straight floss support coupled to the head and extending away from the head; a curved floss support extending through a curve away from the head and including an aperture disposed proximate a distal end of the curved floss support for supporting floss suspended between the straight floss support and the curved floss support, the curved floss support shaped for insertion of the aperture between the wire brace and the two teeth while the suspended floss cleans the contact between the two teeth; an aperture disposed in the head and spaced from the curved floss support to suspend a portion of the floss at an acute angle with respect to the curved floss support for cleaning the wire brace; a source spool disposed on the handle for dispensing fresh floss, the apertures sized for feeding the fresh floss into suspension between the straight and the curved floss support; and a take-up spool disposed on the handle for receiving used floss from the straight floss support and for advancing the fresh floss through the aperture, the take-up spool and the source spool configured to apply tension to the suspended floss.