Patent ID: 8763615

Claim:
A portable sonic flosser system to assist teeth cleaning, the system comprising: (a) a cylindrical handle ( 110 ) comprising a first end ( 210 ) and second end ( 310 ), wherein the handle comprises an elongated and hollow body, a power ON/OFF switch ( 111 ) and a hole ( 115 ) disposed on the exterior side surface of the handle ( 110 ), a floss roll ( 112 ) disposed inside the handle, battery ( 118 ) disposed inside the handle, a timer ( 114 ) disposed inside the handle and a microprocessor ( 116 ) disposed inside the handle; (b) a hollow extension ( 120 ) extending from the first end ( 210 ) of the said handle, wherein the extension has an oblique circular truncated cone shaped with a base end, top end and a circular side, wherein the base end connects to the first end ( 210 ) of the said handle ( 110 ), wherein the extension ( 210 ) has a first elongated hollow rubber guide ( 122 ) and second elongated hollow rubber guide ( 124 ) disposed on the opposite sides of the circular side surface of the extension and a cutter ( 126 ) disposed the circular side surface of the extension; (c) a vibrator box ( 130 ) disposed at the top of the cone extension, wherein the vibrator is operatively connected to the said microprocessor ( 116 ) and generates mechanical vibrations at ultrasonic frequencies; (d) a first arm ( 140 ) disposed along one side of the vibrator, a second arm ( 150 ) disposed along the opposite side of the vibrator, wherein the arms and the said vibrator form a U-shape; wherein the first arm ( 140 ) has a distal end ( 142 ) and a proximal end ( 143 ) with the proximal end connected to the vibrator, wherein the second arm ( 150 ) has a distal end ( 152 ) and a proximal end ( 153 ) with the proximal end connected to the vibrator; wherein each distal end has two flanges ( 401 and 402 ) pivotably connected to the distal end; wherein the microprocessor ( 116 ) is operatively connected the said battery ( 118 ), timer ( 114 ), power switch ( 111 ) and vibrator ( 130 ), wherein the microprocessor is configured to send vibration signal to the said vibrator upon the power ON/FF switch turned on, stop the vibrator operation upon power ON/FF switch turned off, receive the timer input and stop the vibrator operation upon the preset time runs out; and wherein a thread ( 190 ) of floss is extracted from the floss roll ( 112 ) inside the handle via the hole ( 115 ) and pass through the first rubber guide ( 122 ), the first arm ( 140 ), the second arm ( 150 ), the second rubber guide ( 124 ) and the cutter ( 126 ), wherein the floss is tightened when flanges ( 401 and 402 ) closed; wherein the floss is vibrated together with the arms by the vibrator upon power switch ( 111 ) turned on; wherein the floss is further pulled to reload upon power switched turn off and flanges ( 401 and 402 ) opened; wherein the used floss is cut at the cutter ( 126 ) and trashed.