Patent ID: 7604009

Claim:
A portable flossing apparatus comprising: a parallelepiped body having a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween; a battery compartment within the body, the compartment proximal to the second end; a removable battery compartment cover; a motor within the body and proximal to the first end of the body; a motor pulley within the body, the motor pulley disposed on the motor; an externally accessible on/off within the body; the on/off in communication with the battery compartment and the motor; a triangular shaped crown disposed atop the first end of the body; a crown mate movably positionable to a position in alignment with the crown; a wheel channel formed between the crown and the crown mate; a shelf at a bottom of the wheel channel; a bushing proximal to a top of the crown mate; a retainer for selectively retaining the crown mate in the position in alignment with the crown; an axle disposed proximal to a top of the crown; a sealed bearing rotatably housing a part of the axle; a slave pulley within the body, the slave pulley disposed on a one end of the axle; a flexible belt within the body, the belt connecting the motor pulley to the slave pulley; a floss wheel having a plurality of bristles on an outer diameter of the wheel; an elastomeric engagement within a center of the floss wheel, the engagement for removable fit to the axle.