Dental flossing device
US5911229A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C15/046
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dental flossing device having a strand of dental floss, a gripping element attached to each end of the floss and at least one structural element for engaging and maintaining the gripping elements in fixed spatial relation relative to each other or the elements being releasably secured to each other, with the dental floss extended generally linearly between the gripping elements, each gripping element being breakable apart from the other or from the structural element for rendering the gripping elements freely movable relative to each other with the floss freely extendible or bendable between the gripping elements.
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