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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Smiledirectclub Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Josh Chapman, Nashville, TN (US);
Brittany Lacey, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
SmileDirectClub LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/02 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); B65B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/02 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); B65B 5/08 (2013.01); A61C 2202/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for packaging dental aligners. A container for dental aligners includes a top compartment, a bottom compartment, and a plurality of individually packaged dental aligners separably connected in a strip. The bottom compartment is configured to receive the plurality of individually packaged dental aligners. The bottom compartment further includes a slot through which an individually packaged dental aligner can be pulled and separated from the strip.