Dental floss holder

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom plan of an ornamental disposable, molded dental floss holder suited for users with braces with the holder extending from a pick end through the handle portion to spaced floss holding arms at the other end extending at an angle away from the handle and including decorative spiral grooves as operational reminders thereon;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevation view of the ornamental dental floss holder of FIG. 1 wherein an optional mushroom head floss element tie off on the top of the handle portion is visible;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of the ornamental dental floss holder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the ornamental dental floss holder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is front elevation view of the ornamental dental floss holder of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the ornamental dental floss holder of FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a dental floss holder, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D726376
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 28, 2012
Date of Patent: Apr 7, 2015
Inventor: Joseph A Stofko (Gibsonia, PA)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Assistant Examiner: Mark Booker
Application Number: 29/438,280
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