ZA958315B - Method and apparatus for forming elongate PTFE material and PTFE material particularly dental floss - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for forming elongate PTFE material and PTFE material particularly dental floss

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Publication number
ZA958315B
ZA958315B ZA958315A ZA958315A ZA958315B ZA 958315 B ZA958315 B ZA 958315B ZA 958315 A ZA958315 A ZA 958315A ZA 958315 A ZA958315 A ZA 958315A ZA 958315 B ZA958315 B ZA 958315B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
ptfe material
dental floss
forming elongate
particularly dental
material particularly
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Application number
ZA958315A
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English (en)
Inventor
Jacob Moses Blass
John Murray
Original Assignee
Westone Prod Ltd
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Application filed by Westone Prod Ltd filed Critical Westone Prod Ltd
Publication of ZA958315B publication Critical patent/ZA958315B/xx

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C55/00—Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a die; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C55/02—Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a die; Apparatus therefor of plates or sheets
    • B29C55/023—Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a die; Apparatus therefor of plates or sheets using multilayered plates or sheets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C15/00—Devices for cleaning between the teeth
    • A61C15/04—Dental floss; Floss holders
    • A61C15/041—Dental floss
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C55/00—Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a die; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C55/02—Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a die; Apparatus therefor of plates or sheets
    • B29C55/04—Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a die; Apparatus therefor of plates or sheets uniaxial, e.g. oblique
    • B29C55/06—Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a die; Apparatus therefor of plates or sheets uniaxial, e.g. oblique parallel with the direction of feed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C35/00—Heating, cooling or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanising; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C35/02—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2027/00—Use of polyvinylhalogenides or derivatives thereof as moulding material
    • B29K2027/12—Use of polyvinylhalogenides or derivatives thereof as moulding material containing fluorine
    • B29K2027/18—PTFE, i.e. polytetrafluorethene, e.g. ePTFE, i.e. expanded polytetrafluorethene

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Dentistry (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Shaping By String And By Release Of Stress In Plastics And The Like (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
  • Dental Tools And Instruments Or Auxiliary Dental Instruments (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Dental Preparations (AREA)
ZA958315A 1994-10-03 1995-10-03 Method and apparatus for forming elongate PTFE material and PTFE material particularly dental floss ZA958315B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB9419859A GB9419859D0 (en) 1994-10-03 1994-10-03 Method and apparatus for forming elongate PTFE material and PTFE material particularly dental floss

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ZA958315B true ZA958315B (en) 1996-04-26

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US (2) US5657779A (fr)
EP (2) EP0784536B1 (fr)
JP (2) JP3983801B2 (fr)
AT (2) ATE230242T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU688136B2 (fr)
BR (1) BR9509184A (fr)
DE (2) DE69529303D1 (fr)
GB (1) GB9419859D0 (fr)
WO (1) WO1996010478A1 (fr)
ZA (1) ZA958315B (fr)

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JPH10506337A (ja) 1998-06-23
US5657779A (en) 1997-08-19
JP3983801B2 (ja) 2007-09-26
DE69514378T2 (de) 2000-07-06
EP0862900A3 (fr) 1999-12-29
EP0784536B1 (fr) 2000-01-05
GB9419859D0 (en) 1994-11-16
BR9509184A (pt) 1997-12-30
DE69529303D1 (de) 2003-02-06
EP0862900A2 (fr) 1998-09-09
US5806539A (en) 1998-09-15
ATE188417T1 (de) 2000-01-15
JP4049273B2 (ja) 2008-02-20
JP2006150102A (ja) 2006-06-15
EP0784536A1 (fr) 1997-07-23
AU3573095A (en) 1996-04-26
DE69514378D1 (de) 2000-02-10
ATE230242T1 (de) 2003-01-15
EP0862900B1 (fr) 2003-01-02
AU688136B2 (en) 1998-03-05
WO1996010478A1 (fr) 1996-04-11

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