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U.S. Patent : #5,915,392 Inventor : Amos Isaac

As attorney for the inventor of the innovative Toothpick Containing Dental Floss we are currently seeking manufacturing companies to license, purchase patent rights or enter into a royalty agreement for this timely invention.

Dental disease is caused by the accumulation of microscopic germs (bacteria) on the teeth and gums. These germs, which are always present even in healthy mouths, mix with saliva to form a transparent, sticky coating called bacterial plaque. Bacterial plaque generates acid which attacks the teeth, generally in the tiny crevices near the gum line between the teeth and the gum resulting in tooth decay, tender and bleeding gums, foul breath, etc. The presence of bacteria alone in a disorganized state produces no harmful effects. To disorganize the bacteria daily will greatly reduce, if not eliminate, dental disease.

Dental floss has been used to break up colonies of bacteria that gather at or near the gum line of the teeth. The present invention is a toothpick which is rolled from a flat piece of wood or formed from plastic. Inside the toothpick located longitudinally along its center is a piece of dental floss which is accessible when the toothpick is broken and the two pieces are pulled apart.

Objects of the present invention:

• to provide a toothpick which has a chamber within its frame
  
  
• to provide a toothpick with a given amount of dental floss located within its chamber
  
  
• to provide a toothpick containing a perforation that will inform a user where the floss can be found
  
  
• to provide a toothpick containing dental floss that is simple and easy to use
  
  

The following pictures are meant to display possible physical characteristics of the present invention and are not to be taken in a limiting sense. It is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 11 set of teeth 25 point of connection of floss and toothpick 13 toothpick 27 piece of wood 15 two teeth 29 corner of piece of wood 17 weakened area 31 diagonally opposite corner of wood 19 tip of toothpick 33 cavity in wood 21 layer of toothpick 35 chamber in toothpick 23 dental floss

PATENT DRAWINGS FIGURE 1 Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention shown in operative connection with a set of teeth. FIGURE 2 Figure 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention. FIGURE 3 Figure 3 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention broken in half to expose dental floss. FIGURE 4 Figure 4 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention along with the dental floss shown in operative connection with a set of teeth. FIGURE 5 Figure 5 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention showing dental floss placed on a piece of wood for forming the present invention. FIGURE 6 Figure 6 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the invention showing a cavity in a piece of wood with dental floss for forming the present invention. FIGURE 7 Figure 7 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention showing the body of the present invention adapted for having a chamber therein for holding dental floss. FIGURE 8 Figure 8 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention showing the body having a chamber therein for holding dental floss.

If you are interested in licensing, purchasing the rights to the above invention or entering into a royalty agreement please contact the office of Michael I. Kroll as follows:

Michael I. Kroll
80 Skyline Drive, Suite 304
Plainview, New York 11803
Tel. #: 800-367-7774
Tel. #: 516-367-7777
Fax #: 800-367-7999
Fax #: 516-802-0510

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