Patent ID: 8061371

Claim:
A bobbin of elastomeric tape suitable for movable connection within a housing of a dental tape dispenser, the bobbin comprising: a. a bobbin spool core having a width; and b. an elastomeric dental tape wound onto the bobbin spool core such that it forms a wound tape width, the elastomeric dental tape comprising: i. a core body comprising a first cleaning surface and a second cleaning surface opposite said first cleaning surface, said core body having an aspect ratio of greater than about 10:1; and ii. a plurality of ribs disposed along at least one of said first and second cleaning surfaces, wherein the ratio of the width of said dental tape to the thickness of said dental tape is from about 3:1 to about 25:1, wherein the wound tape width formed by the elastomeric dental tape exceeds the bobbin spool core width by no more than 10 percent, whereby the wound tape width does not telescope so as to interfere with movable connection of the bobbin within the housing of the dental tape dispenser.