Dental floss dispenser and applicator
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1. A dental floss dispenser and applicator comprising;
- a substantially hollow elongated handle having an opening and a first end and a second end, the first end defining a housing for dental floss and a mechanism that allows the dental floss to be selectively retained or withdrawn by a user from the opening on the elongated handle;
a forked extension extending from the second end of the elongated handle, the forked extension having a span defined by a first leg with a first groove and a second leg with a second groove; and
a cleat affixed to the elongated handle, whereby the dental floss can be fitted in the first groove of the first leg of the forked extension, across the span, in the second groove of the second leg, and attached to the cleat.
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A dental floss dispenser and applicator housing a supply of dental floss that also serves as an applicator to assist the user in cleaning spaces between the teeth.
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1. A dental floss dispenser and applicator comprising;
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a substantially hollow elongated handle having an opening and a first end and a second end, the first end defining a housing for dental floss and a mechanism that allows the dental floss to be selectively retained or withdrawn by a user from the opening on the elongated handle;
a forked extension extending from the second end of the elongated handle, the forked extension having a span defined by a first leg with a first groove and a second leg with a second groove; and
a cleat affixed to the elongated handle, whereby the dental floss can be fitted in the first groove of the first leg of the forked extension, across the span, in the second groove of the second leg, and attached to the cleat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A dental floss dispenser and applicator comprising;
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an elongated handle having an opening and a first end and a second end, the first end defining a housing for a gear reel having a supply of dental floss seated upon a push button platen that is attached to the housing;
a forked extension extending from the second end of the elongated handle, the forked extension having a span defined by a first leg with a first groove and a second leg with a second groove; and
a cleat affixed to the elongated handle whereby a user, by depressing a button on the push button platen, engages or disengages the gear reel from a post located on an inner wall of the housing so that a user can selectively retain or withdraw dental floss through the opening on the elongated handle, fit the dental floss in the first groove of the first leg of the forked extension, across the span, and in the second groove of the second leg, and attach the dental floss to the cleat. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A gear reel comprising:
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a cylindrical member having a first shoulder at the cylindrical member'"'"'s first end and a second shoulder at the cylindrical member'"'"'s second end, the first shoulder and the second shoulder extending in planes substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical member, and the first shoulder having a plurality of teeth allowing the first shoulder to engage a post so as to keep the gear reel in a fixed position; and
a supply of dental floss wound about the cylindrical member between the first shoulder and the second shoulder whereby the gear reel, when disengaged from the post, can rotatably move to allow the dental floss to be withdrawn from the cylindrical member. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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