US 12,186,146 B2
Gripping element floss
Devin S. Chodorow, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Sacks Holdings, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Sacks Holdings, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/156,147.
Application 18/156,147 is a continuation of application No. 16/501,124, filed on Nov. 15, 2018, granted, now 11,559,381.
Prior Publication US 2023/0363869 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. A61C 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 15/042 (2013.01) [A61C 15/046 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A floss strip for oral hygiene, the floss strip comprising:
a flossing filament comprising a first end, and a second end;
a first anchor coupled to the flossing filament at the first end of the flossing filament; and
a second anchor coupled to the flossing filament at the second end of the flossing filament, the second anchor being a unitary member, the flossing filament coupling the first and second anchors, each of the first anchor and the second anchor comprising:
a gripping portion comprising:
a first end;
a top;
an opposing bottom;
a first edge extending between the top and the bottom; and
an opposing second edge extending between the top and the bottom, a distance between the top and the bottom defining a thickness of the gripping portion and a distance between the first edge and the second edge defining a width of the gripping portion, wherein the width of the gripping portion is greater than the thickness of the gripping portion; and
a tensioning portion attached to the flossing filament and having a coupling portion, a second end, a tensioning width, and a tensioning thickness, the tensioning portion flexibly coupled to the gripping portion at the coupling portion, the tensioning portion configured to tension the flossing filament in a mouth of a patient.