BE901458A

BE901458A - Support for dental floss - has handle with projecting arms slotted to engage stops on floss

Info

Publication number: BE901458A
Application number: BE0/214301A
Authority: BE
Original assignee: Badoux Guy M A
Priority date: 1985-01-08
Filing date: 1985-01-08
Publication date: 1985-05-02
Also published as: BE903472R

Abstract

On the support is positioned a small length of dental floss. The support is formed of moulded plastics and has a handle with two flexible arms which form springs with limit stops. The arms receive the dental floss and, due to their resilience, engage stops on the floss to hold the latter under tension. - The end of each arm has a slot to allow passage of the floss but to engage the stops. The stops on the floss can be formed by knots of protuberances in the surface.

Description

       

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On trouve sur le marché du fil destiné à être passé entre les dents de manière à éliminer les restes alimentai-

  
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Il n'existe malheureusement pas d'ustensile qui soit à la fois rapide à charger avec sûreté et qui permette d'avoir accès de manière efficace à toute la denture. C'est pourquoi les utilisateurs n'emploient généralement pas de support et enroulent simplement le fil dentaire autour des doigts; cela n'est pas hygiénique et très malaisé.

  
Le but de la présente invention est d'offrir un support à chargement rapide et sûr, et qui soit en même temps efficace.

  
Pour réaliser ce but, on propose un support permettant de recevoir un fil dentaire sur lequel se trouvent des repères équidistants en relation avec la fixation dans le support (On l'appelera porte-fil dans la suite du texte).

  
On propose également un porte-fil dont la forme a été étudiée pour assurer un accès efficace à toute la denture.

  
Afin de bien faire comprendre l'invention, on décrira ci-après un exemple non limitatif:
- La figure 1 représente le porte-fil armé de son fil.

  
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cune d'une butée 3; au bout de chaque branche se trouve une fente 4 dans laquelle passe le fil 5 et une petite excavation 6 en forme de demi-sphère dans laquelle vient se loger une perle p solidaire du fil. 

  
- La figure]! représente un boitier 7 contenant une bobine de fil perlé 8. Le fil perlé est enroulé autour de l'axe 9 contenu dans le boitier. Ce boitier est muni d'un couvercle 10. Le fil sort du boitier par la fente 11, incli- <EMI ID=4.1> 

  
12. Le plan D est encore muni d'une gorge 13 pour guider le fil, d'un renfoncement 14 et d'un couteau 15.

  
 <EMI ID=5.1>  porte-fil en glissant le fil 5 dans la fente 4 puis en tirant sur celui-ci afin d'installer la perle p&#65533;dans la loge 6 (6 non visible sur le dessin). <EMI ID=6.1>  longueur de fil séparant deux perles. Pour cela, il redresse

  
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de la fente 11 et de la sortir par le trou 12. L'utilisateur tire ensuite sur le fil tout en le replaçant à l'horizontale

  
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- description de la figurer : L'utilisateur doit alors finir d'armer le porte-fil; il doit pour cela exercer une pression sur les branches à l'aide du pouce et de l'index jusqu'à ce que les butées 3 entrent en-contact.Lorsque le fil s'est glissé dans la fente 4, il relâche la pression de telle <EMI ID=9.1>  fil en tirant le fil sous la languette métallique 15 dont les

  
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par la fente 11 et empêche le fil de se dérouler.

  
A la fin de l'utilisation, le boitier est près pour une nouvelle utilisation. 

  
Revendications:

  
I. Système permettant la fixation d'une petite longueur unitaire de fil à usage d'hygiène dentaire sur un support, caractérisé en ce que des moyens sont prévus pour réaliser un support facile à manipuler avec efficacité et des moyens sont prévus sur le fil pour qu'il puisse coopérer avec le support, afin que le fil puisse être fixé avec sureté dans ce support.



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There is on the market wire intended to be passed between the teeth so as to eliminate food remains.

  
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Unfortunately, there is no utensil that is both quick to load safely and that allows effective access to all of the teeth. This is why users generally do not use a support and simply wrap dental floss around the fingers; it is not hygienic and very awkward.

  
The object of the present invention is to provide a fast and secure loading medium, which is at the same time effective.

  
To achieve this goal, we propose a support allowing to receive a dental floss on which there are equidistant marks in relation to the fixation in the support (We will call it thread holder in the rest of the text).

  
We also offer a wire holder whose shape has been studied to ensure effective access to all teeth.

  
In order to clearly understand the invention, a nonlimiting example will be described below:
- Figure 1 shows the wire holder armed with its wire.

  
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one of a stop 3; at the end of each branch is a slot 4 in which the wire 5 passes and a small excavation 6 in the form of a hemisphere in which is housed a pearl p secured to the wire.

  
- The figure]! shows a box 7 containing a spool of beaded wire 8. The beaded wire is wound around the axis 9 contained in the box. This box is provided with a cover 10. The wire leaves the box through the slot 11, incli- <EMI ID = 4.1>

  
12. The plane D is also provided with a groove 13 for guiding the wire, a recess 14 and a knife 15.

  
 <EMI ID = 5.1> wire holder by sliding the wire 5 into the slot 4 and then pulling it to install the pearl p &#65533; in the compartment 6 (6 not visible in the drawing). <EMI ID = 6.1> length of wire separating two pearls. For this, he straightens

  
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from slot 11 and out through hole 12. The user then pulls on the wire while replacing it horizontally

  
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- description of the figure: The user must then finish arming the wire holder; it must for this exert a pressure on the branches using the thumb and forefinger until the stops 3 come into contact. When the wire has slipped into the slot 4, it releases the pressure such <EMI ID = 9.1> wire by pulling the wire under the metal tab 15 whose

  
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through the slot 11 and prevents the wire from unwinding.

  
At the end of use, the box is ready for a new use.

  
Claims:

  
I. System for fixing a small unit length of dental hygiene thread on a support, characterized in that means are provided for producing a support which is easy to handle with efficiency and means are provided on the wire for that it can cooperate with the support, so that the wire can be securely fixed in this support.

Claims

2. According to claim I, characterized in that the means provided for producing a support which can be used effectively are produced by a molded plastic support composed of a handle and two flexible branches forming a spring and provided with stops in order to limit bending.

3. According to claim 2, characterized in that the two flexible branches forming a spring are intended to receive the dental floss and ensure, by this spring effect, on the one hand the fixing of the floss by means of the pins integral with this floss and on the other hand the tension in the wire. The end of each branch is provided with a slot allowing the wire to pass but preventing the passage of the mark, which therefore acts as a stop. <EMI ID = 11.1>

that the integral marks of the wire are produced by the wire itself, for example by knots, blisters, loops.

5. According to claim 3, characterized in that the integral marks of the wire are produced by parts mechanically fixed to the wire. <EMI ID = 12.1>

that the integral marks of the wire are produced by parts thermally welded to the wire.

7. According to claim 3, characterized in that the integral marks of the wire are produced by parts fixed by means of glue to the wire.

8. According to claim 3, characterized in that the integral marks of the wire are produced by parts chemically welded to the wire, for example by a reaction in contact with air, by the evaporation of a solvent.

9. According to claim 2, characterized in that the two flexible branches forming a spring have

a minimum approximation determined by the stops with which they are provided and corresponding substantially to the difference between two successive marks of the wire.