Automatic flossing tool
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1. A dental flossing tool comprising:
- a hollow, generally cylindrical handle,a bifurcated head portion mounted on one end of said handle and having a pair of arms extending upwardly from said handle,means carried by the arms of said head portion and movable within said arms for supporting a quantity of dental flossing material,a motor located within said handle, anddrive means coupling said motor to move the flossing material supporting means to provide movement to said flossing material in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tools.
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Abstract
An improved dental flossing tool having reciprocating tines supporting the flossing material and biased apart to assure proper tension on the flossing material, while having means carried by the tines for moving the flossing material between the tines and having removable head means to permit replacement of the head to provide sterile use for subsequent users.
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1. A dental flossing tool comprising:
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a hollow, generally cylindrical handle, a bifurcated head portion mounted on one end of said handle and having a pair of arms extending upwardly from said handle, means carried by the arms of said head portion and movable within said arms for supporting a quantity of dental flossing material, a motor located within said handle, and drive means coupling said motor to move the flossing material supporting means to provide movement to said flossing material in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tools. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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