Patent ID: 7464716

Claim:
A flossing device, comprising: a first handle comprising a first aperture, a drive, and a drive shaft that is interconnected with said drive and that axially reciprocates relative to said first aperture during operation of said drive, wherein said first aperture has a closed perimeter; a second handle, wherein said first and second handles are independently maneuverable by a user's first and second hands, respectively; and dental floss, wherein said dental floss is interconnected with said second handle, wherein said dental floss extends through said first aperture to interconnect with said drive shaft of said first handle such that an entirety of said dental floss reciprocates along a length dimension of said dental floss and relative to said first aperture when said dental floss is tensioned, and wherein a segment of said dental floss that is located between said first and second handles may be disposed between a pair of adjacent teeth: wherein said first handle comprises a first fitting, wherein said dental floss comprises a first dental floss fitting, wherein said first fitting and said first dental floss fitting are detachably coupled, wherein said second handle comprises a second fitting, wherein said dental floss comprises a second dental floss fitting, wherein said second fitting and said second dental floss fitting are detachably coupled, and wherein said first fitting is interconnected with said drive shaft such that said first fitting axially reciprocates during operation of said drive; and wherein said first handle comprises a first distal end as well as first and second sections, wherein said first section is movably interconnected with said second section and comprises said first distal end, wherein relative movement between said first and second sections causes said first fitting to move relative to said first section and extend beyond said first distal end of said first section, wherein said second handle comprises a second distal end as well as third and fourth sections, wherein said third section is movably interconnected with said fourth section and comprises said second distal end, wherein said second fitting is interconnected with said fourth section, wherein relative movement between said third and fourth sections causes said second fitting to move relative to said third section and extend beyond said second distal end of said third section.