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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2005
Timothy J. Landis, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Victoria Landis, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Timothy J. Landis, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Victoria Landis, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A dental flossing apparatus having a body with extending retention arms configured for retaining a length of dental floss under tension between the arms. The tension is applied between resilient arms and biased into tension by means of legs coupled to said arms which are manipulated and optionally locked together. By way of example, a bore extending into the bead may be engaged over a post extending proximal the end of the retention arms. Other forms of engaging the floss with the ends of the retention arms are also described. The body of the flossing device or the beads may be configured in the shape of animals, action figures, characters, or other objects to enhance entertainment value. Floss for the flossing device comprise short sections of floss with a bead near each end, which may be separated from a roll of floss upon which a plurality of beads are affixed.