Patent ID: 7819126

Claim:
A miniature dental floss packet, comprising: a dental floss made of a polymeric synthetic compound selected from a group consisting of biologically acceptable nylon, Teflon, polyamide, polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, chitosan, alginate, silk and cotton, fabricated as a fiber, string, thread, strand or filament having a length between 3 cm and 10 cm; and a dental floss holder comprising of two sheets of material, said sheets separable into two portions, each portion having one ends of the length of dental floss attached therein at a pair of attachment points, the holder being separable along a line extending between the pair of attachment points, wherein said separable portions can be held, gripped or pulled as tabs by a user to utilize the dental floss extending between the two portions, wherein the dental floss holder has a shape selected from square, rectangular, oval, tubular, circular or has a shape of a cartoon figure, animal, toy, star, ball or any other shape optionally decorated with a design of a cartoon figure, animal, toy, star, ball or any other design that is attractive to children; wherein said holder is made of a biodegradable digestible material fabricated into a laminar sheet, polymer sheet, wafer, film, foam, paper, cellophane, foil, or a composite thereof, said biodegradable digestible material selected from the group consisting of edible grade cellulose, food grade cellulosic material, edible triglyceride material, collagen and gelatin, each alone or in combination.