Abstract: A dental floss holder includes a pair of elongated arm members (11), including cross member (14) located between said arm members (11). The arm members (11) are attached at first ends (12) and have floss holding slits (23) at second ends (13). The second ends may be squeezed toward one another to fasten the floss (15). The resiliency of the arm members (11) tautens the floss (15) upon the second ends (13) being released. As the floss (15) stretches during use, the arm members (11) may be squeezed toward one another causing the second ends (13) to pivot about the cross member (14), thereby restoring the floss (15) to its taut state.

Abstract: A flossing device including a handle, the handle having a forward end, having a hollow interior for holding dental floss and having an aperture extending from the hollow interior for allowing the distal end of the dental floss to extend outward from the hollow interior; a first arm member extending outward from the forward end of the handle, the first arm member having an outer end positioned a spaced distance from the forward end of the handle; a second arm member extending outward from the forward end of the handle, the second arm member having an outer end positioned a spaced distance from the forward end of the handle and from the outer end of the first arm member; and structure for positioning a portion of the distal end of the dental floss between the outer end of the first arm member and the outer end of the second arm member and for holding the portion of the distal end of the dental floss tight between the outer end of the first arm member and the outer end of the second arm member, the positioning s

Abstract: Flosser holds two threads side-by-side for insertion between a pair of teeth and draws the threads laterally apart to bend partially around the teeth while flossing them.

Abstract: A dental floss holder and applicator of the type having an elongated handle and a pair of acutely angled tines projecting from one end of the handle incorporates a screw mechanism for securing the ends of a length of floss to the handle so that the length may be arrayed between the tines. The mechanism includes a screw which passes through a threaded hole at the base of the tines and has heads formed on its opposed ends to allow adjustment of position of the heads with respect to the base so that the ends of the length of floss may be captured between the heads and the base. A portion of the device is marked with color in contrast to the balance of the device to aid in identification of a specific device.

Abstract: A dental floss applicator is especially designed to cooperate with a floss-loading device. It has a pair of resilient, juxtaposed, divergent prongs attached to a handle. Slots in the ends of the prongs enable the applicator to hold floss of the type having rigid nodules fixed to it at spaced-apart intervals. These intervals are somewhat shorter than the relaxed distance between the prongs, so that the prongs bear outwardly against a pair of nodules. A small outwardly-extending shoulder on the end of each prongs serves the purpose of: (1) Trapping a nodule of the floss, so that a span of the floss is firmly retained thereby; (2) Bearing against convergent surfaces of the loading device, by means of which the prongs are compressed toward each other for loading floss thereon; and (3) It is a device whereby the prongs are retained between the convergent surfaces of the loading device (these convergent surfaces have longitudinal, inwardly-extending lips or flanges under which the shoulders of the prongs slide).