Dental floss dispenser and method of operation thereof

摘要

A dispenser including a first sheet defining at least part of one or more cavities; a second sheet defining at least another part of the one or more cavities; a plurality of pull covers attached to at least one of the first sheet and the second sheet; and a plurality of floss portions each located in a corresponding cavity of the one or more cavities, wherein when a pull cover of the plurality of pull covers is separated from the first sheet or the second sheet, a corresponding floss portion of the plurality of floss portions is removed, from a corresponding cavity of the plurality of the one or more cavities. One or more of the floss portions may be attached to, or formed integrally with, a corresponding pull cover of the plurality of pull covers. A weakened area may delineate a pull cover.

主权项

1. A dental floss dispenser apparatus, comprising:
first and second sheets at least one of which is corrugated, the corrugated of the at least one of the first and second sheets defining a plurality of channels and ridges, the first and second sheets attached to each other to form a plurality of individually sealed cavities, at least two of the cavities situated between corresponding adjacent ridges of the plurality of ridges and defined by corresponding channels of the plurality of channels, wherein at least two of the plurality of channels have opposed first and second ends which are sealed; a plurality of floss portions, each floss portion situated in a corresponding cavity of the plurality of cavities; and a plurality of pull tabs at one of the first and second ends and each pull tab attached to a corresponding floss portion of the plurality of floss portions.