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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Charles Louis Urso, Waltham, MA (US);
Charles Louis Urso, Waltham, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An embodiment of a dental flosser () includes a power driver () drivingly connectable to a flossing attachment (). The flossing attachment includes a movably supported floss span () coming from a floss supply (). A take-up spool () is positioned proximate to a floss-supporting tine () for winding used floss while fresh floss continually replaces the floss span. A cam () on the spool engages the tine to reciprocate the floss span for interdental cleaning. A brushing attachment () includes a resilient disk-shaped lingual brush () on a shaft (). Opposite the lingual brush on the shaft is a resilient cup-shaped buccal brush (). A spring () is positioned to urge the buccal brush to slide toward the lingual brush to engage and clean user teeth between the brushes. A brush lock () enables the brushes to be held apart for rinsing and air drying.