Patent ID: 8387629

Claim:
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 first floss support coupled to the head and extending away from a plane formed by the angle between the head and the handle; a second floss support extending from the head about parallel to the first floss support and including an aperture for supporting floss suspended between the first floss support and the second floss support, the second 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 second floss support to suspend a portion of the floss at an acute angle with respect to the second support for cleaning the wire brace; a source spool disposed on the handle for dispensing fresh floss, the aperture sized for feeding the fresh floss into suspension between the first and second floss support; and a take-up spool disposed on the handle for receiving used floss from the first 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.