KR101530364B1

KR101530364B1 - Silicon dental floss

Info

Publication number: KR101530364B1
Application number: KR1020140162791A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이정곤
Original assignee: (주)부러쉬라인; 이정곤
Priority date: 2014-10-01
Filing date: 2014-11-20
Publication date: 2015-06-23
Also published as: JP2017512506A; WO2016052969A1; CN106456297A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a silicon dental floss having handles on both sides of the silicon dental floss which is flexible, and capable of freely adjusting the thickness of a floss as well as removing an impurity and massaging a gum with protrusions on the floss. By making the handles be formed on the both sides of the floss while manufacturing the floss with flexible silicon, the present invention enables to be used by changing the thickness of the floss as holding the handles and pulling the floss toward the both sides, and to have the protrusions which massage the gum on the surface of the floss.

Description

Silicon floss {Silicon dental floss}

The present invention relates to a silicone dental floss that allows the removal of foreign substances and wear on the teeth surface while reducing the wear of the tooth surface and the gums massaging by using a floss on both sides of the silicone floss, .

Toothpick, toothbrush or floss is used to clean the food between the teeth after eating food. However, when toothpick is used, there is a problem of tooth root damage or bleeding, It is more effective than using a toothpick, but there is a limitation in completely brushing the teeth between the teeth with the toothbrush and the problem of brushing each time.

If you are using a floss, you can effectively remove dirt between your teeth that can not be cleaned with a normal toothbrush. Use your thumb or index finger to pull the floss or use a separate U-shaped floss holder It is used by pulling floss.

In order to use the floss in this way, it is effective to use a dental floss having a proper thickness according to the distance between the teeth. Therefore, when the dental floss is pulled with the finger, There is a problem of wasting floss together, and when using the floss holder, it is troublesome to carry the floss holder together with the floss.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0132255 (published Dec. 7, 2011) discloses a method of using a dental floss made of a flexible material and having a dental ring on both sides thereof. However, The ring-shaped dental ring is formed with grooves along the outer circumferential surface of the ring so that the dental floss can be wound.

Such a patent is not easy to fabricate the structure of the floss in a chain form and can not exhibit the effect of massaging the gums. In particular, since the floss is wound in the groove where the floss is stored in the ring ring, If the floss is wrapped around the loop, various foreign substances on the floss are buried in the groove of the loop together with the floss. Therefore, when it is used again, it is unhealthy with the problem of bacterial infection.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0132255 (published Dec. 7, 2011) Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2008-0053915 (published on June 16, 2008) Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0121262 (published Oct. 15, 2014) Utility model patent disclosure 20-2010-0000703 (registered on January 22, 2010)

In the case of using a dental floss having a low elasticity, the present invention solves the problem of requiring a dental floss of various thicknesses depending on a gap between teeth and using a finger even if the dental floss is provided with a tool such as a tooth holder or the like, Even when the ring is fixed on both sides, when the floss is wound on the ring or the method of connecting the ring to the floss is adopted, it is possible to solve the manufacturing problem and the troubles of the use, and by using the silicone material having excellent elasticity The floss and the ring are produced by injection or press molding at once.

In addition, the present invention solves the problem that the effect of massaging the gums is not observed when using the floss, while the antibacterial action of the cone floss is performed because the bacteria can not inhabit the essence of silicone to solve the hygienic problem .

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a dental floss, which comprises the steps of forming a floss with elastic silicone and forming a handle on both sides of the dental floss, thereby holding the handle and pulling the dental floss on both sides to change the thickness of the dental floss, And the handle can be changed in a ring shape, a bar shape, an elliptical shape, or the like.

The present invention forms knobs on both sides of a silicone floss made of silicone with good stretchability. It is possible to use regardless of the gap between the teeth because the thickness of the floss can be freely changed if the handle formed on both sides of the floss is gripped and pulled to both sides, so that the gums can be massaged with the protrusions formed in the floss to improve the dental health.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a dental floss, which is manufactured by forming knobs on both sides of a dental floss, and which can be mass-produced through an automated line and used for disposable use, So that the dental floss can be used naturally in a state in which the diameter of the dental floss is made to be a desired diameter by pulling the flexible dental floss without the dental floss having different densities. Thus, the dental floss can be easily used without having various kinds of dental floss having different thicknesses.

In addition, since the protrusions massage the gums when cleaning the teeth between teeth by forming protrusions or the like on the surface of the floss, the present invention can improve the health of the gums, , And since the dental floss is manufactured using silicone which can not be inhabited by bacteria, hygienic use due to antibacterial action is possible.

The shape of the knob of the present invention and the shape of the protrusion formed on the dental floss can change the shape and shape of the dental floss, but basically, the knob performs the function of pulling the dental floss, and the protrusion of the dental floss performs the gum massage function. And shape changes are only exemplary changes.

1 is a plan view of a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a plan view of a second embodiment of the present invention
3 is a plan view of a third embodiment of the present invention
4 is a plan view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention
Figure 5 is a cross-
Fig. 6 is a first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 (a) is a frontal view of a floss, Fig. 6 (b) is a cross-
Fig. 7 is a second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 (A) is a front view of the floss, Fig. 7 (B) is a cross-
Fig. 8 is a third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 8 (A) is a frontal view of the floss, Fig. 8 (B) is a cross-
Fig. 9 is a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 9 (A) is a frontal view of a floss, Fig. 9 (B)
Fig. 10 is a front view of a dental floss in a fifth embodiment of the present invention
11 is a cross-sectional view of a sixth embodiment of the present invention,
12 is a cross-sectional view of a dental embodiment of the fifth and sixth embodiments of the present invention
13 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the dental floss of the fifth and sixth embodiments of the present invention
Fig. 14 is a seventh embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 14 (A) is a frontal view of a floss, Fig. 14 (B)
Fig. 15 is an eighth embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 15 (A) is a front view of the floss, Fig. 15 (B)

The present invention relates to a method for producing a dental floss using silicone having high elasticity and integrally injection or press-molding the dental floss so as to form a handle on both sides of the dental floss. When the dental floss is pulled by holding the handle, , And using this change in diameter as a floss having a desired thickness.

In the present invention, the handle and the handle floss have a rhombic or elliptical cross-section, and protrusions are formed on the outside of the floss. Using the elasticity of silicon, the thickness of the floss does not exceed 2 mm, So that the gums can be cleaned by flossing in accordance with the gap between the teeth while the gums are massaged using the protrusions formed in the floss.

The present invention can be produced by a single injection or press molding process, and can be mass-produced in an automated line, and can be supplied at low cost, so that it can be used as a disposable product and can be used hygienically.

In the present invention, the handle is manufactured in a ring shape having a diameter of about 20-30 mm, manufactured in a straight shape, or connected to a dental floss to form an overall oval shape, and the ring shape and the straight shape handle can be used alone or in combination The dental floss between the handles should have a length of about 20-30mm and the dental floss should be stretched to a length of about 20-30cm.

The dental floss of the present invention is manufactured to have a rhombus or elliptical shape with a length longer than the width of the dental floss and various protrusions are formed on the outer side of the dental floss to protrude or be recessed. Have your gum massage done.

In the present invention, it is easy to carry, and when it is used, the dental floss is pulled on both sides by holding the handle, and the tooth is stretched so that the dental floss can be inserted between the teeth. It is easy to use as a disposable product and can be used hygienically. It can be used many times if it is hygienically stored after clean cleaning and disinfection after use.

The construction and operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a dental floss 10 using silicone having excellent stretchability by integrally molding or extruding the knobs 20, 21 and 22 on both sides of the dental floss 10, Can be mass-produced, and can be produced at a low cost.

The present invention is characterized in that the dental floss 10 having a certain length is formed by forming the handle 20 in the form of a ring on both sides or by forming the handle 21 in the form of a straight line or by forming the handles 20 and 21 on both sides, A handle 22 is formed on both sides so as to have an elliptical shape as a whole including the handle 10. The handle 20 is held by pulling the floss 10 on both sides or by holding the handle 21 and flossing on both sides 10 or pulling the floss 10 on both sides by holding the grips 20 and 21 or pulling the floss 10 by holding the grip 22 on both sides.

The dental floss 10 of the present invention has a rhombic or elliptical cross-section as shown in Fig. 5, but the width of the dental floss 10 in the longitudinal direction is narrower than the width of the dental floss 10, So that the dental floss 10 is easily inserted between the teeth.

When the floss 10 is pulled on both sides by using the handles 20, 21 and 22, the floss 10 is pulled to have an appropriate thickness according to the gap between the teeth because the length is increased and the diameter is decreased. ), It is possible to use a single dental floss 10 having excellent elasticity without having a plurality of dental flosses having different diameters, and to clean the teeth between teeth having different diameters.

The handle 20 of the present invention has a diameter of about 20-30 mm and a thickness of about 2 mm so that a finger can be inserted into the ring 20 by anyone and the handle 21 has a width of 10 mm And the handle 22 is connected to both sides of the dental floss 10 to form an elliptical shape. The dental floss 10 made of highly elastic silicone is stretched by gripping with hand or by pulling the fingers to both sides.

The dental floss 10 connecting between the handles 20, 21, 22 of the present invention has a length of about 20-30 mm and is extended by 20-30 cm or more while being used, As the length of the dental floss 10 is increased, the diameter of the dental floss 10 can be reduced and the dental floss can be penetrated between teeth having a small clearance. As the length of the dental floss 10 is not increased,

Therefore, the user can pull the floss 10 to both sides to easily fit into the gap between desired teeth. Therefore, when using a non-stretchable floss, several flosses having different diameters should be prepared according to the gap between the teeth It will eliminate the inconvenience.

In the meantime, since the dental floss 10 of the present invention has various types of protrusions, protrusions formed on the dental floss 10 can massage the gums when the dental floss 10 cleans the spaces between teeth. Circular ring projections 11a are formed in such a manner that the ring projections 11 protruding at regular intervals are formed on the outer side of the floss 10 as shown in Fig. .

8 and 9, the point protrusions 12 may be formed on the entire surface of the dental floss 10 or may be formed on the surface of the dental floss 10, So that the gum massaging is effectively performed by the point protrusions 12 or cleaning between the teeth is facilitated.

11, the lattice protrusions 14 may be formed as shown in Fig. 11. The lattice protrusions 13 and the lattice protrusions 14 may be formed as shown in Fig. 12, 13, and 13 (see FIG. 13). However, even if the shapes and shapes of the protrusions are different from each other, the protrusions 11, 12, 13 14), the gums are massaged, which helps to the dental health.

The present invention is characterized in that the protrusion groove 15 is formed on the upper side or the upper side or the upper side of the dental floss 10 as shown in Figs. 14 and 15 so as to form a protrusion between the protrusions 15, 10 are used, tooth cleaning and gum massaging are performed by the protruding grooves 15 and protrusions.

The protrusions 11, 12, 13, and 14 of the present invention are formed in the dental floss 10 to be cleaned of food waste and massage the gums in a state sandwiched between the teeth. In order to facilitate understanding, However, in actual use, it has a size suitable for gum massaging.

The present invention having such a configuration is that the dental floss 10 and the handles 20, 21, 22 are integrally formed on both sides of the dental floss 10 and can be mass-produced. The material is made of high- The thickness of the dental floss 10 is varied depending on the degree of pulling the dental floss 10.

Since the knobs 20, 21 and 22 are formed on both sides of the dental floss 10, it is not necessary to use the dental floss by wrapping it around a finger or preparing a separate floss holder. have.

As described above, the present invention can be used by varying the thickness of the dental floss 10 without any additional tool, and it is possible to use the dental floss 10 without having a separate floss according to the size of the gap between the teeth with one dental floss 10 .

The present invention relates to a method for removing dental caries between teeth with the dental floss 10 by forming protrusions 11, 12, 13, 14 or protruding grooves 15 of various shapes on the surface of the dental floss 10 Since the protrusions 11, 12, 13, and 14 and the protruding grooves 15 massage the gums, foreign matter removal and gum massage are performed at the same time.

The present invention relates to a method for cleaning a tooth between teeth using a dental floss 10 and a method of manufacturing a dental floss by using protrusions 11, 12, 13, 14 protruded into the dental floss 10, This is effective in cleaning the teeth and improving the dental health due to the gum massage.

10: Floss 11, 12, 13, 14:
15: projection groove 20, 21, 22: handle

Claims

The dental floss (10) has a length of the dental floss (10), the cross section of which has an elongated elliptical shape having a longer width than the width of the left and right width,
A handle 20 in the form of a ring is formed on both sides of the dental floss 10,
The dental floss 10 and the handle 20 are integrally formed using highly stretchable silicone,
And protrusions protruding from the surface are formed on the outside of the dental floss (10).

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The silicone floss according to claim 1, characterized in that the protrusions formed on the surface of the floss (10) are formed with ring protrusions (11) having a ring shape at regular intervals.

The silicone floss according to claim 1, characterized in that the protrusions formed on the surface of the floss (10) are formed by dots (12) having a point shape.

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The silicone floss according to claim 1, characterized in that the floss (10) forms a protruding groove (15) having a recessed shape in the portion which is to be brought into contact with the gum.