Title: Holder for dental floss

Abstract: A holder for dental floss to be used in conjunction with a disposable cartridge on which the floss is mounted. The holder in one embodiment is an oblong handle having two spaced apart resilient substantially parallel legs which depend from a junction at one end of the handle. The one end of the handle has a bifurcated extension beyond the junction, and portions of the two legs are adjustably engaged with each other so that when the two legs are moved towards each other, the arms of the bifurcated end of the handle are stressed and spread apart from each other. An element including a length of dental floss is mounted on the bifurcated end of the handle so that when the arms are spread apart, the length of dental floss becomes rectilinear. The element typically is a cartridge having a U-shaped resilient frame. The length of dental floss extends between the opposed ends of the frame. In another embodiment, the length of dental floss extends between the ends of the arms of the bifurcated end of the handle and the arms are stressed away from each other so that the arms are spread apart and the length of dental floss becomes stressed and rectilinear.

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Inventors: Johnson, Gary D. (New York, NY, US)

Application Number: 869176
Filing Date: 1978-01-13
Publication_date: 1980-03-11
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 132/323
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1916653	Jul, 1933	Bodde	132/92.
2811162	Oct, 1957	Brody	132/89.
3631869	Jan, 1972	Espinosa	132/91.
3892249	Jul, 1975	Jones	132/89.

Other Refs: 1095460

Dec, 1960	DE

Primary Examiner: McNeill, G. E.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Frank; Bertram