KR102436488B1 - Holder for dental floss - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a pair of grips spaced apart from each other; dental floss connected to one end of each grip; a relay unit interconnecting the other ends of the respective grips; and a handle gripped and operated by a user by hand to use the dental floss, wherein n (where n is an integer greater than or equal to 2) number of dental floss are provided along the longitudinal direction of each grip. By implementing to have different diameters, the removal efficiency for tartar, bacterial film, food debris, etc. is excellent, the range of use of dental floss can be expanded, and the convenience of use is greatly improved because anyone can easily operate and use it.

Description

Floss holder with excellent tartar removal performance {HOLDER FOR DENTAL FLOSS}

The present invention can efficiently remove tartar, bacterial film, etc. using several dental floss having different diameters, that is, denier. This technology relates to a dental floss holder having excellent tartar removal performance that can easily enter between teeth and prevent gum damage that may occur due to excessive entry.

In general, various tools such as toothpicks and dental floss are used to remove foreign substances caught between teeth.

Toothpicks do not allow foreign substances stuck between teeth to come out easily, especially when trying to remove food stuck inside the teeth. Since there is a problem in the preservation of teeth, it is recommended not to use a toothpick from a dental point of view, and the use of dental floss is strongly recommended.

Considering this problem of toothpicks, floss is used to remove foreign substances between teeth. , This method of using dental floss is inconvenient and unhygienic, and it is difficult to effectively remove foreign substances stuck in the teeth.

In order to solve this problem, a technology that allows dental floss to be used in a state of being fixed to a separate member is,

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0816144 (Registered on March 17, 2008, hereinafter referred to as ‘Document 1’) 『Floss Holder』 is presented,

Document 1 is small and convenient to use, and the dental floss cartridge is small and inexpensive, and the dental floss has a strong tensile force when used in spite of being easy to mount on the handle and easy to detach from the handle. An interaction means is disposed between the mounting portions of the handle for receiving the top, wherein the interaction means flexes the cartridge base in the plane of the plurality of legs relative to a fixture mounted to the handle, thereby forcing the legs away from each other and flossing. It is a technology related to a dental floss holder that tensions.

As another technique, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1622340 (registration on May 12, 2016, hereinafter referred to as 'Document 2') 『Flossing Machine』 is proposed,

Document 2 forms a support part for rotatably supporting a dental floss roll having a square shaft hole in the main body of the dental floss machine, a pull-out hole and a guide groove for drawing out the dental floss to the outside, and a handle for protecting the dental floss roll can be removed from the main body Assembled by screwing, a tension adjusting cap having a square shaft fitted into the square shaft hole of the dental floss roll is rotatably mounted on the handle, and a ratchet member for intermittent rotation of the dental floss roll is installed in the support part of the main body. and rotatably connected back and forth to be fixed at a horizontal and 90 degree angle to a head provided with a pair of front and rear hooks having a dental floss groove formed on the front of the main body, and fixed by pressing the dental floss in a one-touch type on the front hook. By rotatably connecting the lower part of the pressure tool, the dental floss can be easily fixed so that it can be used conveniently and smoothly and permanently, economically and hygienically, and the tension of the dental floss can be adjusted appropriately. It is a technology related to a dental floss machine that can easily remove foreign substances stuck in the deep molars.

As another technique, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0056261 (published on May 24, 2019, hereinafter referred to as 'Document 3') 『Tooth cleaning tool including a pivotable brush』 is proposed,

Document 3 describes a dental floss holder having a handle defining a longitudinal axis of the tool, a base and two arms extending from the base in a relationship perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, at least one strand of dental floss extending between the two arms, and a pivotable brush attached to the dental floss holder, the pivotable brush comprising a rod and bristles disposed on the rod, wherein the rod is pivotally mounted to the dental floss holder between a first retracted position and a second use position; The present invention relates to a tooth cleaning tool comprising a pivotable brush capable of extending a portion of the oral cavity that can be cleaned.

Document 1. Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0816144 (Registered on March 17, 2008) Document 2. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1622340 (Registered on May 12, 2016) Document 3. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0056261 (published on May 24, 2019)

According to the present invention, the diameter increases sequentially from the first dental floss entering between the teeth, and the user can select the part to enter between the teeth as the adjacent dental floss has an interior angle of about 2 to 5 °, so the user's tooth spacing or use part, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a dental floss holder with excellent tartar removal performance with greatly improved ease of use because it can be used in consideration of the present invention.

Furthermore, the present invention can adjust the angle of the grip with dental floss to around 90° by operating the slider, thereby expanding the range of use for teeth, and can be used after adjusting the angle appropriately for the tooth area, so that it can be used more efficiently, such as tartar, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a dental floss holder having excellent tartar removal performance that can remove calculus.

In order to solve the above problems, the dental floss holder having excellent tartar removal performance according to the present invention,

a pair of grips spaced apart from each other;

dental floss connected to one end of each grip;

a relay unit interconnecting the other ends of the respective grips; and

a handle gripped and manipulated by a user to use the dental floss;

including,

The number of dental floss is provided along the longitudinal direction of each grip (where n is an integer greater than or equal to 2), characterized in that they have different diameters.

A dental floss holder having excellent tartar removal performance according to the present invention,

The dental floss holder has excellent removal efficiency for tartar, bacterial film, and food debris, and the angle of the floss can be adjusted to expand the range of floss use It has the greatest possible effect.

1 and 2 are side views showing a dental floss holder having excellent tartar removal performance according to the present invention;
3 is a block diagram showing a handle of a second embodiment;
4 and 5 are configuration diagrams for showing that the angle of the grip can be adjusted by operating the slider in the handle of the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to this, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to conventional or dictionary meanings, and the inventor should properly understand the concept of the term in order to best describe his invention. Based on the principle that it can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the configuration shown in the embodiments and drawings described in this specification is only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not represent all the technical spirit of the present invention, so various equivalents that can replace them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be water and variations.

The direction of the grip side is specified as upper or upper side and the handle side as lower or lower side with reference to FIG. 1 .

1 to 5, the dental floss holder having excellent tartar removal performance according to the present invention,

It largely consists of a grip 10 , a dental floss 20 , a relay unit 30 , and a handle 40 .

Looking at each configuration,

The grip 10 is

As shown in Figures 1 and 2,

A pair is provided vertically spaced apart from each other, and the dental floss 20 can be used to remove tartar and foreign substances between the teeth by pulling the dental floss 20 taut.

At this time, as the grips 10 are interconnected by the relay unit 30, an approximately C-shaped left and right inverted shape is formed.

The dental floss 20 is

As shown in Figures 1 and 2,

It is connected to one end of each grip 10 to remove tartar and bacterial film remaining between teeth, and food or plaque, etc.

It consists of several layers of elastic nylon fibers and a wax coating layer covering them.

At this time, the number of dental floss 20 is provided along the longitudinal direction of each grip 10 (where n is an integer greater than or equal to 2), but have different diameters. In the present invention, although it is illustrated that n is 3, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in some cases, a quantity greater than or equal to n may be provided.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 1 , the dental floss 20 has different diameters, starting from the first dental floss 20 located at one end of each grip 10 and sequentially increasing in diameter to the n-th dental floss 20 . gradually increases

Here, the first floss 20 is 400 denier (thickness unit) T1, the second floss 20 is 410 denier (T2), and the third floss is 420 denier (T3). It is preferable to increase by approximately 10 denier from the fourth to the last, which may be further provided thereafter.

After the first dental floss 20 enters between the teeth, by sequentially entering the second and third sequentially, the next dental floss 20 is In addition to being easy to use because it can enter, it is possible to prevent problems such as the dental floss 20 of too thick denier entering first and damaging the gums.

And as in FIGS. 1 and 2 , each of the dental floss 20 is disposed non-parallel to each other, and the angle (A°) formed by the adjacent dental floss 20 in each dental floss 20 is 2 to 5 ° is most preferred.

This is because one end of each dental floss 20 is arranged densely with each other and the other end of each dental floss 20 is arranged less densely with each other, so that the user can select and use it according to the area to be used. For example, when there is a large amount of tartar between the teeth, one end of each dental floss 20 may be used to remove it, and in the case of food waste, the other end of each dental floss 20 may be used to remove it.

The relay unit 30

As shown in Figures 1 and 2,

It has a structure in which the other ends of the respective grips 10 are interconnected.

The handle 40 is

As shown in Figures 1 to 5,

In order to use the dental floss 20, the user grips and operates it by hand,

In the present invention, it can be largely composed of the first and second embodiments,

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the handle 40 of the first embodiment is connected to the relay unit 30 and has an up-and-down length and thickness that can be grasped using approximately thumb, middle, and index fingers.

On the other hand, the handle 40 of the second embodiment as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is

A handle body 41 having a lower recessed space 411 on the upper portion, and

A L-shaped rod 42 made of an elastic material having a lower end connected to the bottom of the space portion 411 of the handle body 41 and an upper end connected to the relay unit 30,

Unfolding means (43) for adjusting the angle of the grip according to the degree of unfolding of the rod (42)

is made of

In this case, the handle body 41 may have a circular or square or rectangular polygonal column structure, and the rod 42 is preferably a plate-shaped spring structure made of an elastic material.

And the unfolding means 43 is inserted into the bottom of the space portion 411 of the handle body 41 slidably up and down, and has a support 431a at the upper end that wraps around a part of the rod 42. )-shaped stick 431, a slider 432 connected to the lower end of the stick 431 and disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the handle body 41, and the slider 432 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the handle body 41 ) consists of a vertical long hole guide hole 433 for guiding the vertical operation.

The support 431a of the stick 431 has a substantially U-shape when viewed from the top, and the slider 432 is a kind of operation button for operating the stick 431 with a finger so that it slides up and down. It is preferable that a protrusion or the like for preventing slip is formed.

Next, the guide hole 433 is a hole formed in a vertical long hole structure on the outer circumferential surface of the handle body 41 , and serves to guide the vertical sliding operation of the slider 432 .

In particular, the guide hole 433 has an up and down length equal to a distance that can be spread in a straight line by the support 431a when the stick 431 rises in a state where the rod 42 is bent.

Therefore, when the slider 432 is moved downward using the thumb while holding the handle body 41 by hand,

As shown in FIG. 3 , as the stick 431 connected to the slider 432 slides downward together, the support force of the support 431a supporting the rod 42 is released, and the rod 42 by the elastic restoring force is released. ) is bent to the original L shape. In this bent state, tartar between teeth can be removed.

Alternatively, as in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the slider 432 is moved upward, the rod 42 is forcibly unfolded by the support 431a of the stick 431, and Accordingly, the angle of the grip 10 can be adjusted.

In the above description of the present invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, "a dental floss holder with excellent tartar removal performance" having a specific shape and structure has been mainly described, but the present invention is capable of various modifications and changes by those skilled in the art, and such modifications and Changes should be construed as falling within the protection scope of the present invention.

10 : grip
20: dental floss
30: relay
40 : handle
41: handle body
411: space part
42: load
43: unfolding means
431: stick
431a: support
432 : slider
433: guide hole

Claims (6)

a pair of grips 10 spaced apart from each other;
dental floss 20 connected to one end of each grip 10;
a relay unit 30 connecting the other ends of the respective grips 10 to each other; and
a handle 40 for gripping and manipulating the dental floss 20 by a user's hand;
including,
The dental floss 20 is provided with n (wherein, n is an integer of 2 or more) along the longitudinal direction of each grip 10, and has different diameters,
Each of the dental floss 20 is arranged non-parallel to each other,
The angle (A°) formed by the adjacent dental floss 20 in each dental floss 20 is 2 to 5°,
In each of the dental floss 20, the diameter gradually increases sequentially from the first dental floss 20 located on the one end side of each grip 10 to the n-th dental floss 20,
The handle 40 includes a handle body 41 having a lower recessed space 411 at its upper portion, a lower end connected to the bottom of the space 411 of the handle body 41, and an upper end of the relay unit 30 ) is made of an elastic material L-shaped rod 42 connected to, and an unfolding means 43 for adjusting the angle of the grip according to the degree of expansion of the rod 42,
The unfolding means 43 is vertically slidably inserted into the bottom of the space 411 of the handle body 41 and has a support 431a at the upper end that wraps around a part of the rod 42. A mold stick 431, a slider 432 connected to the lower end of the stick 431 and disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the handle body 41, and the slider 432 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the handle body 41 A dental floss holder with excellent tartar removal performance, characterized in that it consists of a vertical long hole guide hole 433 for guiding the vertical operation of the dental floss. delete delete delete delete delete

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