| 摘要 |
A dental floss apparatus for cleaning the gaps between adjacent teeth which is comprised of a pair of handles that are configured for engagement with the fingers and having one or a plurality of strands of flossing substrate extending therebetween. The floss extends within an opening formed between the ends of the two handles, during tensioned employment of the handles by a user. A dissolvable component may be positioned within the opening through an engagement with one or both of the handles or the flossing substrate. The dissolvable component dissolves to a solution during use to deposit a residue on the surface of the teeth. The solution from the dissolving component may be colorized or fluorescent, and have an additive material such as mouthwash, breath freshener, cooling agent, or flavor. |
| 主权项 |
1. A dental floss apparatus for cleaning a gap between two adjacent teeth in the surrounding mouth of a user comprising:
a strand of flossing substrate extending a length in-between respective first ends of a respective pair of handles from respective permanent engagements of one each of two distal ends of said strand, with a respective one of said pair of handles: said handles having a second end opposite said first end and having opposing side edges running a length of said handle therebetween, an area of each said handle defined by an area between said first end, said second end and said side edges of each said handle, defining a respective handle compressive surface area configured for a compressive engagement in-between a finger and thumb of opposing hands of a user for pulling said handles in substantially opposite directions and rendering said length of said flossing substrate to an as-used position, tensioned and with said length of said flossing substrate extending along a line running in-between said respective first ends of said handles; a transversely centered and longitudinally centered slit positioned within each of said handles, wherein each of the longitudinal centered slit being dimensioned large enough to be capable to be penetrated by user's forefinger; a portion of said strand of flossing substrate overlapping the entire length of each handle in a permanent engagement thereto; and translation of said dental floss apparatus in said as-used position while inserted within said gap, providing a translating contact of the entire said length of said flossing substrate with surfaces of said teeth. |
