Patent ID: 6363949
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental care device for dispensing dental floss from a spool and holding a length of the floss under tension, said device including:a) a handle portion having first and second ends; b) a tongue scraper connected to said first end of said handle portion and having a blade with first and second edges, said first edge being sharper than said second edge; c) a floss fork connected to said second end of said handle portion and including first and second prongs extending outwardly from said handle portion, each of said prongs having a respective tip, said tips being separated by a gap, said prongs being adapted to support a length of dental floss across said gap; and d) a floss tensioner mounted in said handle portion and adapted to support a spool of dental floss and supply tension to the length of floss supported across said floss fork prongs.