Title:
DENTAL TAPE AND FLOSS HOLDER WITH INSTALLATION CASSETTE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/040070
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a bottom portion comprising a spindle for receiving a quantity of floss. A first locking plate is operable for receiving a feed portion of the floss upon a horizontal surface. A plate extends from the first locking plate where a distal end of the plate engages the feed portion and a return portion of the feed portion returns back over the horizontal surface. An aperture enables an exiting portion of the return portion to exit the bottom portion. A top portion includes a spindle cap portion operable for engaging the spindle. A second locking plate is operable for engaging the first locking plate to substantially constrain the feed portion of the floss and the return portion. A stretching mechanism is joined to the second plate for applying a stretching force along a portion of the feed portion and a portion of the return portion.
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Inventors:
KOZAK ROMAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/052066
Publication Date:
August 09, 2012
Filing Date:
September 18, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KOZAK ROMAN (US)
International Classes:
A61C15/04; A61C15/00; A61C19/02
Foreign References:
| US20100229888A1 | 2010-09-16 | |||
| US6079424A | 2000-06-27 | |||
| US20050000539A1 | 2005-01-06 |
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