Dental floss case
By designing a dental floss box with a shield and elastic elements, the problem of dental floss contamination was solved, enabling convenient and hygienic floss dispensing and improving the hygiene, safety, and ease of operation of the dental floss box.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TAIZHOU HUILONG HOUSEHOLD PROD CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-24
AI Technical Summary
Existing dental floss boxes can easily lead to contamination of unused dental floss, especially when droplets enter through the slots during use.
A dental floss box has been designed, comprising a box body and an ejector. The ejector consists of a baffle plate and a movable seat, which are driven by an elastic element. When not in use, the baffle plate blocks the dental floss outlet to prevent external contaminants from entering. When in use, the ejector moves through a protrusion to facilitate convenient access to dental floss.
It effectively reduces the risk of contamination from unused dental floss, improves hygiene and safety, and maintains ease and smoothness of operation.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of dental floss boxes and relates to a dental floss box. Background Technology
[0002] In daily life, people usually use dental floss picks in conjunction with toothbrushes for oral cleaning because toothbrushes can only reach 70% of the surface of teeth, and dental floss picks make up for this shortcoming. Dental floss boxes can store dental floss picks in bulk for easy carrying and protection from contamination.
[0003] The applicant previously developed a novel dental floss box with authorization announcement number CN219763600U, comprising: a box body having a cavity for holding dental floss formed therein; the box body having a strip-shaped hole and a floss outlet hole for feeding out dental floss; a pusher plate slidably disposed along the strip-shaped hole; the pusher plate having a pusher block located in the cavity; and a first reset member disposed on the pusher plate for driving the pusher plate to push out of the box body.
[0004] The above-mentioned dental floss box product is easy to operate, but it still has shortcomings: when the user overcomes the resistance of the first reset component to control the movement of the push plate, the strip hole will be exposed. Since the push plate is often controlled by the thumb, the strip hole is close to the user's face at this time, which makes it easy for droplets from talking to enter through the strip hole and contaminate the unused dental floss picks. Summary of the Invention
[0005] This utility model addresses the aforementioned problems in existing technologies by providing a dental floss box. The technical problem this utility model aims to solve is that existing dental floss boxes easily lead to the contamination of unused dental floss.
[0006] The objective of this utility model can be achieved through the following technical solutions:
[0007] A dental floss box includes a box body and an ejector located within the box body. The side wall of the box body has a dental floss outlet. The ejector is translatable in a direction approaching or away from the dental floss outlet. The box body has a transverse partition. The upper side of the transverse partition has a strip-shaped hole arranged along the moving direction of the ejector. The ejector includes a baffle plate and a movable seat protruding downward from the lower side of the baffle plate. The movable seat is supported on the upper side of the transverse partition and has a hook extending downward from the strip-shaped hole. The dental floss box is provided with an elastic element that allows the movable seat to translate toward the side where the dental floss outlet is located. The box body has a through clearance hole in its top wall. The baffle plate is arranged in a strip shape along the length of the strip-shaped hole. The upper side of the baffle plate abuts against the top wall of the box body. The middle section of the baffle plate has a protrusion extending out of the clearance hole.
[0008] The inner cavity of the box can hold stacked floss picks. An ejector is located within the box and can move horizontally towards or away from the floss outlet. The ejector includes a movable base, supported by a partition plate in the box. A slotted hole on the upper side of the partition plate allows a hook on the lower side of the movable base to extend. The elastic element can be an existing compression spring, tension spring, or elastic band that allows for elastic reset. The movable element reciprocates under the action of external force and the existing elastic element. The hook can push the floss picks out of the box one by one from the floss outlet for convenient user access. A protrusion in the middle of the slotted baffle plate extends into a clearance hole, which is separated from the floss outlet. In this way, when not in use, the baffle of the ejector can block and seal the clearance hole from the inside, preventing external contaminants from entering. When the user takes the floss pick, they can control the upper protrusion to move the entire ejector away from the floss outlet. After releasing the protrusion, the floss pick pops out from the floss outlet. During this process, the baffles on both sides of the protrusion are long enough to continuously block the clearance hole, reducing the area and time that the inner cavity of the box is connected to the external environment through the clearance hole during floss taking. This makes it difficult for external droplets and other contaminants to enter the body from the outside and contaminate the unused floss pick, reducing hygiene risks.
[0009] In the aforementioned dental floss box, the box body also includes a vertical partition located above the horizontal partition. The ejector also includes a reset rod arranged along the length of the strip hole. One end of the reset rod is integrally connected to the movable seat. The reset rod is located below the baffle plate and slides through the vertical partition plate. The elastic element is a spring, which is sleeved around the reset rod. Both ends of the elastic element act on the movable seat and the vertical partition plate, respectively. In this way, the reset rod can provide support and positioning for the spring from the inside. By placing the reset rod below the baffle plate, the baffle plate is ensured to have sufficient length, while also providing sufficient space for the elastic element. This helps to avoid the elastic element being too short due to insufficient space, resulting in an excessively large stiffness coefficient and excessive elastic force under the same deformation stroke, leading to an overly stiff operating feel. This maintains a labor-saving operating feel and also allows the baffle plate and the horizontal partition plate to provide auxiliary constraints on the elastic element from the top and bottom, respectively, making the deformation process of the elastic element more stable.
[0010] In the aforementioned dental floss box, the clearance hole is arranged in a strip shape along the length of the strip hole, and the protrusion can move along the inner wall of the clearance hole. This allows the shape of the clearance hole to better match the shape of the baffle plate, and the width of the protrusion to match the width of the clearance hole. The clearance hole can provide motion guidance for the movement of the protrusion, making its movement smoother and more precise. This, in turn, ensures the relative positional stability between the ejector and the clearance hole, improving baffle stability and operational smoothness.
[0011] In the aforementioned dental floss box, the width of the baffle plate is greater than the width of the clearance hole. This ensures that even if there is a certain offset in the width direction of the ejector, the baffle plate still effectively conceals the clearance hole.
[0012] In the aforementioned dental floss box, the edge of the side of the baffle plate has a flange arranged in an annular shape around the protrusion. This flange blocks some contaminants falling from the clearance hole onto the side of the baffle plate, preventing them from easily intruding into the interior during the movement of the ejector. It also helps reduce the contact area between the baffle plate and the inner wall of the box, ensuring smooth movement of the ejector.
[0013] In the aforementioned dental floss box, the upper side of the baffle plate has several strip-shaped protrusions arranged along the moving direction of the ejector, with these protrusions spaced laterally. These protrusions reduce the contact area between the ejector and the box body to facilitate smooth movement. Simultaneously, contaminants that have long adhered to the spaces between the protrusions are less likely to come into contact with the inner wall of the box, reducing the probability of intrusion and ensuring hygiene.
[0014] In the aforementioned dental floss box, the clearance hole is located in the middle of the upper side of the box body. This creates a certain distance between the clearance hole and the floss outlet, allowing sufficient length space inside the box for the shielding plate to cover the clearance hole, thus facilitating structural arrangement.
[0015] In the aforementioned dental floss box, the outer edge of the clearance hole has a circumferentially arranged protrusion, and the protrusion is columnar with its outer end extending beyond the protrusion. This helps reduce the probability of contaminants entering the clearance hole from the outside, improving hygiene.
[0016] In the aforementioned dental floss box, the outer end face of the protrusion has a groove, and the edges of the protrusion are rounded. This allows the user to push the protrusion from the side or press and drag it stably from the outer end when operating it, making operation convenient and comfortable.
[0017] In the aforementioned dental floss box, the upper surface of the box body has raised textures. The raised textures are uneven, which allows users to directly identify the operating surface of the dental floss box by touch without visual inspection, thus achieving convenient operation.
[0018] The dental floss box described above has a hanging loop on its outer side wall. This allows users to easily hang the entire dental floss box using the loop for convenient carrying. Attached Figure Description
[0019] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of this embodiment.
[0020] Figure 2This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the ejector being pushed away from the dental floss outlet in this embodiment.
[0021] Figure 3 This is a top view of the structure of this embodiment.
[0022] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the AA cross section.
[0023] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Enlarged view of section C in the image.
[0024] Figure 6 yes Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the BB cross-section.
[0025] Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the ejector component in this embodiment.
[0026] Figure 8 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the ejector component from another perspective in this embodiment.
[0027] In the diagram, 1. Box body; 11. Floss outlet; 12. Clearance hole; 13. Raised edge; 14. Raised texture; 15. Hanging ring; 16. Outer shell; 17. Inner box body; 18. Horizontal partition; 181. Strip hole; 19. Vertical partition;
[0028] 2. Ejector; 21. Baffle plate; 22. Protrusion; 221. Groove; 23. Flange; 24. Rib; 25. Hook; 26. Movable seat; 27. Reset rod;
[0029] 3. Elastic components. Detailed Implementation
[0030] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention, which are described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
[0031] like Figure 1-3As shown, this dental floss box includes a box body 1 and an ejector 2 inside the box body 1. The outer side wall of the box body 1 has a dental floss outlet 11, and the ejector 2 can be translated in a direction close to or away from the dental floss outlet 11. The upper top surface of the outer shell 16 has a strip-shaped clearance hole 12 arranged along the moving direction of the ejector 2. The ejector 2 includes a baffle plate 21. The middle part of the baffle plate 21 has a protrusion 22 extending upward from the clearance hole 12. The top surface of the protrusion 22 has a groove 221. The edges of the protrusion 22 are rounded. When the ejector 2 moves along the clearance hole 12 to any position, the baffle plate 21 can block the clearance hole 12. The edge of the clearance hole 12 has a circumferentially arranged protrusion 13. The top of the protrusion 22 is higher than the protrusion 13. The upper side of the outer shell 16 has raised texture 14, and the outer side wall of the outer shell 16 has a hanging ring 15.
[0032] like Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 8 As shown, the housing 1 includes an outer shell 16 and an inner housing 17 snap-fitted and fixed inside the outer shell 16. The dental floss outlet 11 is located on the side wall of the outer shell 16. The ejector 2 is located between the upper side of the inner housing 17 and the outer shell 16. The top plate of the inner housing 17 forms a horizontal partition 18. A vertical partition 19 is integrally formed on the upper side of the horizontal partition 18. The horizontal partition 18 has a strip-shaped hole 181 arranged along the moving direction of the ejector 2. The ejector 2 also includes a movable seat 26 protruding downward from the lower side of the baffle plate 21 and a reset rod 27 integrally connected to the movable seat 26. The bottom of the movable seat 26 is integrally connected to... The device has a hook 25 with a downward-extending strip-shaped hole 181. An elastic element 3 is sleeved around the reset rod 27. The elastic element 3 is a compression spring. The two ends of the elastic element 3 abut against the moving seat 26 and the vertical partition 19 so that the ejector 2 always tends to move towards the dental floss outlet 11. The hook 25 is wedge-shaped, which is the prior art. The strip-shaped baffle 21 is arranged opposite to the reset rod 27 below at intervals. Preferably, the clearance hole 12 is located in the middle of the upper side of the box body 1. The ejector 2 is long and strip-shaped and is consistent with the length direction of the clearance hole 12. The protrusion 22 is located in the middle section of the length direction of the baffle 21.
[0033] like Figure 6 , Figure 7 As shown, the width of the baffle plate 21 is greater than the width of the clearance hole 12. The edge of the baffle surface 21 has a flange 23 arranged in an annular shape around the protrusion 22. The baffle surface 21 also has five strip-shaped ridges 24 arranged along the moving direction of the ejector 2. The flange 23 is higher than the ridges 24, and the ridges 24 are arranged at intervals in the transverse direction.
[0034] The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative examples illustrating the spirit of this utility model. Those skilled in the art to which this utility model pertains may make various modifications or additions to the described specific embodiments or use similar methods to replace them, without departing from the spirit of this utility model or exceeding the scope defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A dental floss box, comprising a box body (1) and an ejector (2) located within the box body (1), wherein the side wall of the box body (1) has a dental floss outlet (11), the ejector (2) is translatable in a direction approaching or away from the dental floss outlet (11), the box body (1) has a transverse partition (18), the upper side of the transverse partition (18) has a strip-shaped hole (181) arranged in the moving direction of the ejector (2), the ejector (2) includes a baffle plate (21) and a movable seat (26) protruding downward from the lower side of the baffle plate (21), the movable seat (26) is supported on the upper side of the transverse partition (18), and the movable seat (26) has a hook (25) extending downward from the strip-shaped hole (181), the dental floss box is provided with an elastic member (3) that allows the movable seat (26) to translate toward the side where the dental floss outlet (11) is located, characterized in that, The top wall of the box body (1) has a through clearance hole (12), and the baffle plate (21) is arranged in a strip shape along the length direction of the strip hole (181). The upper side of the baffle plate (21) is close to the top wall of the box body (1), and the middle section of the baffle plate (21) has a protrusion (22) extending out of the clearance hole (12).
2. The dental floss box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The box body (1) also has a vertical partition (19) located above the horizontal partition (18). The ejector (2) also includes a reset rod (27) arranged along the length of the strip hole (181). One end of the reset rod (27) is integrally connected to the movable seat (26). The reset rod (27) is located below the shield (21). The reset rod (27) slides through the vertical partition (19). The elastic element (3) is a spring element. The elastic element (3) is sleeved around the reset rod (27). The two ends of the elastic element (3) act on the movable seat (26) and the vertical partition (19) respectively.
3. The dental floss box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clearance hole (12) is arranged in a strip shape along the length direction of the strip hole (181), and the protrusion (22) can move along the inner wall of the clearance hole (12).
4. The dental floss box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The width of the baffle (21) is greater than the width of the clearance hole (12).
5. The dental floss box according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, characterized in that, The edge of the upper side of the shield (21) has a flange (23) arranged in an annular shape around the protrusion (22).
6. The dental floss box according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, characterized in that, The upper side of the shield (21) has a plurality of strip-shaped protrusions (24) arranged along the moving direction of the ejector (2), and the plurality of protrusions (24) are arranged at intervals in the transverse direction.
7. The dental floss box according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, characterized in that, The clearance hole (12) is located in the middle of the upper side of the box body (1).
8. The dental floss box according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, characterized in that, The outer edge of the clearance hole (12) has a circumferentially arranged protrusion (13), the protrusion (22) is columnar and its outer end extends beyond the protrusion (23), the outer end face of the protrusion (22) has a groove (221), and the edge of the protrusion (22) is rounded.
9. The dental floss box according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, characterized in that, The upper side of the box (1) has raised texture (14).
10. The dental floss box according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, characterized in that, The outer wall of the box (1) has a hanging ring (15).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Novel dental floss box
CN219763600U