Tooth cleaner
First Claim
1. A cleaning and polishing device for cleaning and polishing the in-between surface between teeth having a body serving as a handle, the combination including:
- a. a cleaning thread support having fingers attached to extend on opposite sides of the teeth to be cleaned,b. a cleaning thread having a portion extending between said fingers,c. means for moving said fingers up and down relative to said body and to the teeth, thus moving the cleaning thread on the in-between surface of the teeth in an up and down direction, andd. means for moving said cleaning thread back and forth in a sideward direction between the fingers thus moving the thread back and forth in contact with the in-between surfaces of the teeth.
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Abstract
A tooth cleaning, polishing and gum massaging device having a pair of fingers attached to extend on opposite sides of the teeth to be cleaned and supporting a cleaning thread which extends from one finger to the other and between the teeth, the surface of which are to be cleaned. There is an operating element which causes the fingers to move up and down relative to the teeth and for moving the cleaning thread back and forth in sideward directions, thus moving the cleaning thread up and down relative to the in-between surfaces of the teeth and moving the thread sidewardly, thus moving the cleaning thread in a plurality of directions.
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1. A cleaning and polishing device for cleaning and polishing the in-between surface between teeth having a body serving as a handle, the combination including:
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a. a cleaning thread support having fingers attached to extend on opposite sides of the teeth to be cleaned, b. a cleaning thread having a portion extending between said fingers, c. means for moving said fingers up and down relative to said body and to the teeth, thus moving the cleaning thread on the in-between surface of the teeth in an up and down direction, and d. means for moving said cleaning thread back and forth in a sideward direction between the fingers thus moving the thread back and forth in contact with the in-between surfaces of the teeth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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