Patent ID: 8789542
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental floss dispenser comprising: a case, a bobbin disposed within the case, wherein the bobbin has a length of dental floss spooled therearound, and wherein the dental floss comprises layers of fibers, a dental floss fraying processor disposed in the case, wherein the dental floss fraying processor includes a fraying cutter module configured to cut outer layers of the dental floss fibers thereby providing outer layers of fibers that have been cut and inner layers of fibers that have not been cut, and wherein the dental floss fraying processor includes a power supply and a thermal bonding module configured to thermally fuse some layers of fibers, and a cut-off disposed on the case and configured to cut and separate a desired length of dental floss, wherein the dental floss is configured to travel in a path from the bobbin, through the dental floss fraying processor, and to the cut-off, such that the desired length of dental floss cut and separated by the cut-off is a bristled dental floss.