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Dental floss holder

  • US 4,253,477 A
  • Filed: 08/02/1979
  • Issued: 03/03/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A holder for dental floss, said holder comprising a handle for manual gripping, a head extending generally longitudinally from said handle for entry into a user'"'"'s mouth, a pair of spaced legs extending from one side of said head transversely of said handle for respective location on opposite sides of one row of the user'"'"'s teeth, floss holding means on said legs for holding a length of floss in bridging relation across the space between said legs, a bit member on the other side of said head located to be bitten by a user'"'"'s teeth of the other row to engage the floss between adjacent teeth of said one row, a lever pivoted to said handle for swinging movement actuated by a user'"'"'s hand, and a bearing member extending from said lever on one side of said head and swingable with said lever toward and away from said head, said bearing member being engageable with teeth of said one row and movable away from said head to disengage floss from between the teeth of said one row.

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