FLOSS TOOTHPICK PACKAGE

• US 20120325690A1
• Filed: 06/24/2012
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ronald Brodkin, Timko J. Randall
• Original Assignee: Ronald Brodkin, Timko J. Randall
• Inventors: Brodkin, Ronald, Timko, J. Randall
• Application Number:
  US13/531,548
• Publication Number:
  US 20120325690A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/63.5
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 15/046 Flossing tools
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 19/02 Protective casings, e.g. boxes for instruments; Bags A61C5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 73/0028 by means of adhesive, heat-seal or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 73/0078 the articles being retained or enclosed in a folded-over or doubled card B65D75/20 takes precedence

Abstract

A personal hygiene containing apparatus includes a folded matchbook-like envelope structure and at least one plurality dental cleaning devices detachably secured to the envelope structure. The outside of the envelope includes advertising materials. The dental cleaning devices may be floss toothpicks having a reflective surface and may be individually sealed.

Claims

1. An interdental cleaning device package comprising:

an envelope having a back panel, a front flap, and a tab;

one or more interdental cleaning devices detachably secured within the envelope

2. The interdental cleaning device package of claim 1 wherein the one or more dental floss cleaning devices comprise one or more floss toothpicks.

3. The interdental cleaning device package of claim 2 wherein the one or more floss toothpicks have a reflective surface.

4. The interdental cleaning device package of claim 2 further comprising an anchor strip, and wherein the one or more floss toothpicks are detachably secured to the anchor strip.

5. The interdental cleaning device package of claim 1 wherein the package includes one or more external images.

6. The interdental cleaning device package of claim 1 wherein the package includes one or more internal images.

7. The interdental cleaning device package of claim 1 wherein the one or more interdental cleaning devices are each enclosed in a wrapper.

8. The interdental cleaning device package of claim 7 further comprising an anchor strip, and wherein the wrappers enclosing each of the one or more interdental cleaning devices is detabchably secured to the anchor strip.

9. The interdental cleaning device package of claim 1 wherein the envelope is enclosed in a wrapper.

10. The interdental cleaning device package of claim 1 wherein the one or more interdental cleaning devices are detachably secured to the back panel.

11. A floss toothpick package comprising:

an envelope having a back panel, a front flap, and a tab;

an anchor strip between the front flap and the tab;

one or more floss toothpicks detachably secured within the envelope; and

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one or more external images on the envelope.

12. The floss toothpick package of claim 11 wherein the one or more floss toothpicks have a reflective surface.

13. The floss toothpick package of claim 11 wherein the one or more floss toothpicks each have an enclosing wrapper.

14. The floss toothpick package of claim 13 further comprising an anchor strip between the tab and the back panel, wherein the wrappers enclosing the one or more floss toothpicks are detachably secured to the anchor strip.

15. The floss toothpick package of claim 14 has one or more internal images.

16. The floss toothpick package of claim 15 wherein the one or more floss toothpicks comprise two floss toothpicks.

17. The floss toothpick package of claim 11 further comprising and anchor strip wherein the one or more floss toothpicks are detachably secured to the anchor strip.

18. The floss toothpick package of claim 11 wherein the envelope is enclosed in a wrapper.

19. The floss toothpick package of claim 11 wherein the envelope has one or more internal images.

20. A method for providing one or more packaged floss toothpicks comprising:

providing an envelope having a back panel, a front flap and a tab, wherein the front flap and the tab fold over the back panel and a leading edge of the front flap engages the tab;

providing an anchor strip between the tab and the back panel

providing one or more floss toothpicks detachably secured to the anchor strip and positioned between the front flap and the back panel.