Animated dental floss dispenser

Claim 1

An animated dental floss dispenser comprising: a hollow housing displaying an animated character on one outer surface thereof and having a simulated open mouth showing its teeth, a slot formed in said surface immediately below the teeth of said character, a pair of spaced hands having a simulated piece of dental floss extending therebetween mounted in front of said mouth and having a pair of spaced pins mounted thereon to extend through said slot and into said housing, a cam wheel mounted behind said animated character and in said housing, cam means mounted on said cam wheel for engaging said pins and moving said pins to cause said hands to move back and forth through an arcuate path in front of said teeth simulating a tooth flossing operation, said cam means comprising a surface for engaging a piece of floss passing thereover for rotation of said cam means upon predetermined movement of a piece of said floss out of said housing, and a spool of floss mounted in said housing adjacent said cam means, said housing having a first aperture extending therethrough, whereby when a piece of the floss from said spool is fed over said surface and through said first aperture and is pulled outwardly of said housing, its movement causes rotation of said cam means and movement of said hands simulating the flossing of the teeth of the animated character.