EP0172671A2
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Dental floss
Assignee: Johnson and Johnson Hospital Services Inc
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Filing: 1985-07-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-07-25
Abstract
Abstract A dental floss consisting of a single end yarn containing from about 25 to 1000 filaments.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Finkelstein
- 👤 Kevin Gardner Yost
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 09:34
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q11/00; A61C; A61C15/00; A61C15/04; A61C15/041; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
19 words
A dental floss for cleaning the teeth comprising a single end yarn containing from about 25 to 1,000 filaments.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
19 words
A dental floss for cleaning the teeth comprising a single end yarn containing from about 25 to 1,000 filaments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
The dental floss of claim 1 containing a wax coating.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
10 words
The dental floss of claim 1 containing a non-wax coating.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
The dental floss of claim 3 wherein the non-wax coating is selected from the group consisting of alkyl monoesters of poly(methylvinylether/naleic acid), polvinyl pyrrolidones, acrylamide/acrylate/butylaminoethyl methacrylate polymers, vinyl acetate/crotonic acid, vinyl neodicanoate terpolymers, vinyl acetate/crotonic acid copolymers, terpolyamides comprised of the copolymerization products of three polyamide precursors, a dicarboxylic acid-diamine reaction product, a second but dissimilar dicarboxylic acid-diamine reaction product and a lactam, and hydroxypropyl cellulose.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The dental floss of any one of claim 1 to 4 wherein the yarn contains from about 55 to 450 filaments.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The dental floss of any one of claim 1 to 5 wherein the yarn has a twist of from about 0 to 6 turns per inch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The dental floss of any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein the yarn is of nylon 6, nylon 6,6, rayon, acetate polymer, polyester, polyethylene or polypropylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The dental floss of claim 7 wherein the yarn is nylon 6,6.
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