Combined dental floss applicator and dispenser
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combined dental floss applicator and dispenser as viewed from the front and side;
FIG. 2 is a front view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a side view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a back view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the FIG. 1 embodiment;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment thereof, all views are identical to the embodiment of FIG. 1 except that the handle portion is longer and thinner;
FIG. 8 is a front view of the FIG. 7 embodiment;
FIG. 9 is a top view of the FIG. 7 embodiment;
FIG. 10 is a side view of the FIG. 7 embodiment;
FIG. 11 is a back view of the FIG. 7 embodiment;
FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the FIG. 7 embodiment;
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a third embodiment thereof, the handle portion is longer;
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment thereof, the handle portion is longer;
FIG. 15 is a front view of a third embodiment thereof;
FIG. 16 is a rear view of the third embodiment;
FIG. 17 is a side view of the third embodiment, the opposite side is a mirror image;
FIG. 18 is a front view of the fourth embodiment;
FIG. 19 is a rear view of the fourth embodiment; and,
FIG. 20 is a side view of the fourth embodiment, the opposite side is a mirror image.
The top and bottom views of the third embodiment (FIGS. 15-17) are identical to the top and bottom views of the first embodiment. The top and bottom views of the fourth embodiment (FIGS. 18-20) are similar to the top and bottom views of the second embodiment.
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 16, 1993
Date of Patent: Jan 3, 1995
Inventor: Roy J. Topelko (Cambridge, Ontario)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Attorney: R. Craig Armstrong
Application Number: 0/5,981