公开(公告)号：CA2118715A1

公开(公告)日：1993-03-18

申请号：CA2118715

申请日：1992-09-11

Applicant: EOLAS IRISH SCIENCE & TECH ,  FORFAS AN AGENCY ESTABLISHED B

Inventor： BENNETT CLAYTON ,  SULLIVAN ALAN ,  SULLIVAN PAUL

IPC: A61C15/04

Abstract: A dental floss device comprises a handle having a shank terminating in a head piece. A disposable dental floss holder comprises a base portion and a pair of spaced-apart jaws with a length of dental floss extending therebetween. The head piece has a groove in which the base portion is securely retained when the device is used in all flossing directions. Snap-fit projections extend inwardly from the jaws of the floss holder and are retained behind marginal edges of a floor of the groove. When used, the floss holder is removed and a new floss holder is fitted.