Patent ID: 8671958

Claim:
A flosser for cleaning a contact between two teeth proximate a wire brace, the flosser comprising: a handle, extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a free second end; a head coupled to the handle, the head and the handle forming an obtuse upward angle, relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle; a source spool coupled to the first end of the handle for dispensing floss to the head; a button configured to move an engagement pawl to a disengagement position to permit rotation of the source spool when pressed for dispensing the floss, the engagement pawl configured to prevent rotation of the source spool when the button is not pressed for applying tension to the floss; a first floss support coupled to the head and extending downward from the head and relative to the longitudinal axis a second floss support extending downward from the head, the second floss support about parallel to the first floss support and including an aperture sized for feeding the floss from the source spool into suspension between the first and second floss support, the second floss support shaped for insertion of the aperture into a space between the wire brace and the two teeth for cleaning the contact between the two teeth using suspended floss; a take-up bobbin coupled to the free second end of the handle for receiving floss from the head, the take-up bobbin and the source spool both external to the handle; and a pawl lock located on the handle adjacent the take-up bobbin, the pawl lock configured to engage a pawl engaging the take-up bobbin, the button and the pawl lock being positioned between the source spool and the take-up bobbin.