Illuminated dental floss holder
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1. A dental floss holder comprising:
- a body;
a pair of arms extending from said body, said pair of arms capable of holding dental floss material therebetween;
an illumination device capable to acquire either one of an active mode and an inactive mode, in said active mode said illumination device generating light for emission from said dental floss holder;
a switch for selectively causing said illumination device to switch between said active mode and said inactive mode.
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Abstract
A dental floss holder including a pair of arms capable of holding dental floss material therebetween, an illumination device and a switch. The illumination device is capable to acquire either one of an active mode and an inactive mode, in the active mode the illumination device generating light for emission from the dental floss holder. The switch selectively causes the illumination device to switch between the active mode and the inactive mode.
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1. A dental floss holder comprising:
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a body;
a pair of arms extending from said body, said pair of arms capable of holding dental floss material therebetween;
an illumination device capable to acquire either one of an active mode and an inactive mode, in said active mode said illumination device generating light for emission from said dental floss holder;
a switch for selectively causing said illumination device to switch between said active mode and said inactive mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A dental floss holder comprising:
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a body;
a pair of arms extending from said body, said pair of arms define a space therebetween;
a dental floss guide path for receiving dental floss material, the space between said arms defining a portion of said dental floss guide path;
a dental floss dispenser including an electrically powered drive unit for advancing dental floss material along said dental floss guide path;
an illumination device including an electrically powered light source mounted to said dental floss holder;
a receptacle for holding a battery including battery terminals, both said dental floss dispenser and said illumination device being electrically connected to said battery terminals.
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