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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takahiro Imai, Habikino, JP;
Yoji Kawamoto, Hikone, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
132322 ; 132323 ;
Abstract
A powered dental floss includes a floss and a hand grip provided with an output shaft which has a longitudinal axis and to which the floss is coupled. The hand grip incorporates a motor and a drive mechanism which is powered by the motor to impart a vibrating motion to the output shaft. The floss is stretched substantially in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the output shaft so that it is driven to vibrate along its length for effectively cleaning between the teeth.