US 12,402,994 B2
Flossing apparatus for a dental bridge
Petar Stojakovic, Whitestown, IN (US)
Filed by Petar Stojakovic, Whitestown, IN (US)
Filed on May 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/198,838.
Prior Publication US 2024/0382296 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. A61C 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 15/046 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flossing apparatus for flossing between a dental bridge and a gum of a user, the apparatus comprising:
a body;
an arm being coupled to and extending away from the body;
a clasp being coupled to and extending away from the body, the clasp and the arm extending in a same direction, the clasp being spaced from the arm, the clasp being movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration; and
a rod being coupled to and extending away from the arm, the rod being positionable in a securement position when the clasp is positioned in the closed configuration, the securement position being defined by a distal end of the rod with respect to the arm being releasably secured to the clasp, the distal end of the rod being movable away from the clasp to define a released position of the rod wherein the rod and the clasp define an opening to a space between the arm and the clasp, the rod having a width such that the rod is configured to be insertable between the dental bridge and the gum of the user;
wherein the distal end of the rod is biased toward the clasp; and further comprising an actuator being coupled to the rod and being movably coupled to the body to move the rod away from the securement position, the actuator being positioned between the arm and the clasp, the actuator being positioned adjacent to the arm and being movable parallel to the arm such that the actuator does not interfere with the space between the arm and the clasp.