Device for dispensing both dental floss and mouthwash
US5582195A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C15/043
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A closure which allows the dispensing of mouthwash and the dispensing of dental floss from a single container. The closure has apertures through it and a tube reaching very close to the bottom of the container. This tube suspends a roll of dental floss, which is attached to the tube, into the liquid mouthwash inside the container. Apertures in the closure allow a user to dispense some of the contents of the container for rinsing purposes by merely tipping the container as a user would tip a container of ordinary mouthwash. The loose end of the submerged and saturated dental floss attached to the tube of the closure is threaded upward through the bottom of the tube where it can be grasped by the user, pulled to a desired length, cut off by a cut off device and then used to floss the teeth. The cut off end of the floss remains at the cut off device, ready to grasp for the next usage.
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