Dentsply Research & Development Corp.

Edward W Bass

William G Mader

Robert A Bresnahan

A foot control for a dental unit having a control unit for the delivery of power to operate dental equipment, and including a plunger to effect a range of speeds for the equipment, said control unit being operated by an actuating member which engages said plunger to depress it, and said actuating member being universally actuated by a pedal selected from a series thereof arranged in spaced relationship upon a base and extending radially from the base and capable of being moved either pivotally in a horizontal plane or depressed vertically downward to actuate said actuating member in one direction to depress the plunger of said control unit to a degree corresponding to the speed desired for the dental equipment.

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Claymont, DE, United States of America

Edward W Bass