Title:
SUPPORTING UTENSIL FOR FLOSS HOLDER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3734188
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hold floss holders under a neatly arranged state, and also, easily and surely take out by a method wherein a plurality of insertion parts to hold the arch parts of floss holders, are provided in rows along the edge end of at leant one edge of a flexible sheet.
SOLUTION: On a supporting utensil 5 comprising of a flexible rectangular sheet 6 made of vinyl chloride, etc., a plurality of fixing parts 7 to hold floss holders 1 are arranged in rows with appropriate intervals so as to be closer to the edge ends of two edges being confronted to each other. In order to hold the floss holders 1 on the sheet 6, the arch part 3 of the floss holder 1 is inserted in a pair of insertion holes 8, 8, and a dental floss 4 being spanned on the arch part 3, is made to pass through an incision 9, and is exposed to the opposite side of the sheet 6, and is elastically held by the fixing part 7. Therefore, the part of the dental floss, is held under a state being apart on the rear surface side of the supporting utensil 5. In the meantime, a sharp end part of the handle, which is used as a toothpick, is also held under a state being lifted from the front surface of the supporting utensil 5 in the same manner, and for this reason, the floss holder 1 can be hygienically and easily taken out.
Inventors:
Kiyoshi Sano
Application Number:
JP11532996A
Publication Date:
January 11, 2006
Filing Date:
April 12, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Ohira Industry Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
B65D73/00; A61C15/04; (IPC1-7): B65D73/00; A61C15/04
Domestic Patent References:
| JP5721315U | ||||
| JP46016958Y1 | ||||
| JP55009628U | ||||
| JP60177055U | ||||
| JP57058079U | ||||
| JP5503657A | ||||
| JP2837718B2 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toshiaki Hamada