| CPC A61C 15/043 (2013.01) | 13 Claims |
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1. A dental hygiene device for cleaning between surfaces of teeth, the device comprising:
a first chamber containing dental floss positioned around a spool, the first chamber positioned within the dental hygiene device;
where the first chamber comprises a first aperture configured as a longitudinal-shaped slot through which the dental floss exits the first chamber;
a second chamber containing a toothpaste dentifrice, the second chamber positioned proximate to the first chamber, where the second chamber is positioned within the dental hygiene device, and the second chamber comprises:
an inlet aperture positioned on a first surface of the second chamber and proximate to and in mechanical communication with the first aperture of the first chamber,
where the dental floss that exits the first chamber enters the inlet aperture of the second chamber,
where the second chamber is configured to allow the dental floss to receive a thin coat of the toothpaste dentifrice on a surface of the dental floss while passing through the second chamber;
a spool onto which the floss is directed, the spool positioned within the first chamber, the spool with a floss directing implement causing the dental floss to move back and forth from a first side of the first chamber to a second side of the first chamber with respect to a center of the first chamber as the dental floss is drawn from the spool and through the floss directing implement, and changing an angle and a path that the dental floss exits the first chamber through a longitudinal slotted outlet aperture through which the dental floss exits the first chamber and the inlet aperture into the second chamber, causing the dental floss to move back and forth from a first end of the longitudinal slot to a second opposite end, causing the dental floss to sweep across the second chamber as it is drawn through the second chamber, causing contact with the toothpaste dentifrice; and adherence of the toothpaste dentifrice onto the surface of the dental floss as it passes through the second chamber; and a second outlet aperture positioned on a second surface of the second chamber, where the dental floss exits the second outlet aperture and out of the dental hygiene device through the second outlet aperture, where a diameter of the second outlet aperture is sized with a diameter to regulate an amount of toothpaste dentifrice that passes through the second outlet aperture on the dental floss to allow a continuous distribution of abrasive ingredients to coat the dental floss, and to allow a dentifrice thickness to pass through that leaves a sufficiently thin film that does not interfere with flossing.
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