Patent ID: 7475695

Claim:
A flossing device with internal floss feed, comprising: a body having a handle adapted for gripping with the human hand and a flossing head, an end of which is adapted for insertion into the human mouth, storage means for storing a spool from which floss is discharged, feed means for feeding said floss to said flossing head, spanning means for spanning said floss between two points on said flossing head, said spanning means size for insertion of said floss between the teeth of a user, return means for returning a used portion of said floss from said flossing head, advance means for advancing said floss through said feeding means and said return means, and housing means for housing said feed means and said return means; wherein said feed means comprises a feed gear rigidly affixed to a first end of an axle pin rotatably mounted through a portion of said flossing head and a feed drive gear rigidly affixed to a first end of a drive axle pin rotatably mounted through said flossing head and in interconnecting, geared juxtaposition with said feed gear, whereby floss can pass between said feed gear and said feed drive gear only by advancing said feed gear and said feed drive gear, such that said floss is pulled from said spool and advanced beyond said feed gear and said feed drive gear, and a feed capstan for guiding said floss from said feed means.