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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Michael Feldman, Toms River, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Michael Feldman, Toms River, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/00 (2006.01); A61C 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/0053 (2013.01); A61C 1/003 (2013.01); A61C 1/0023 (2013.01); A61C 1/06 (2013.01); A61C 2204/002 (2013.01); A61C 2204/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a unitary cordless dental drive apparatus with a cantilever arm extending outward and positioned to allow a dental nose cone to be connected. An activating switch is located at the free end of the cantilever arm in a position that is convenient for manipulation by a user. In a second embodiment, the switch is in the form of a contactor mounted below the cantilever arm to contact the nose cone when pressed. In a third embodiment, a foot pedal connected to a wireless transmitter is provided to send a signal to a receiver located within the handpiece for activating the handpiece.