Patent ID: 8256439

Claim:
A dental floss dispenser for promoting dental hygiene, said dental floss dispenser comprising: a container body having an interior cavity formed therein; a reservoir formed inside said interior cavity and situated along an interior perimeter thereof; a spool rotatably coupled to said container body and seated inside said interior cavity; a predetermined volume of fluid housed inside said reservoir; and a predetermined quantity of floss releasably wound about said spool; wherein a leading end of said floss is channeled through said reservoir and thereby soaked in said fluid prior to exiting said container body; wherein said spool remains isolated from said reservoir such that a remaining portion of said floss is maintained at a dry state; a lid pivotally coupled to said container body; a floss guide located inside said container body and situated above said reservoir; and a floss cutter connected to said floss guide; wherein said floss guide and said floss cutter are situated exterior of said interior cavity for directing said floss away from said container body; wherein said leading end of said floss travels along a first passageway located interior of said reservoir before exiting said container body, said first passageway including first, second and third linear segments conjoined at an end-to-end pattern and extending within said reservoir respectively; wherein said leading end of said floss further travels along a second passageway located exterior of said reservoir, said second passageway including a fourth linear segment extending away from said third linear segment and said reservoir respectively, said fourth linear segment being channeled through said floss guide along a travel path registered parallel to said second linear segment; wherein said leading end of said floss is maintained in a wet environment within said fluid while traveling along said first, second and third linear segments, said leading end of said floss being maintained in a dry environment while traveling along said fourth linear segment.