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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2004
Ingram S. Chodorow, San Diego, CA (US);
Scott D. Salmon, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Ingram S. Chodorow, San Diego, CA (US);
Scott D. Salmon, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Placontrol, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A dental flossing device includes: (a) a handle having proximal and distal ends, (b) a flosser head extending from the distal end of the handle, the flosser head having a base, two spaced apart arms extending from the base and having distal ends, and a strand of dental floss extending between and secured to the distal ends of the arms, and (c) a hinge connecting the distal end of the handle to the flosser head, the flosser head having a first position generally co-planar with the handle, the flosser head being bendable about the hinge to a second position that is angled relative to the handle, the arms in the first position of the flosser head being spaced apart a first distance, the device including engagement elements for securing the flosser head in the second position and urging the distal ends of the arms to be spaced apart a second distance greater than the first distance to thus stretch the strand of dental floss to be more taut.