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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick D Kidd, San Dimas, CA (US);
Terry L Sterrett, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ormco Corporation, Glendora, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433 18 ; 433 11 ; 206820 ;
Abstract
A device for dispensing elastomeric orthodontic appliances. The device has a mounting section having a rigid support structure and an outer layer. The outer layer has integrally formed therewith a plurality of orthodontic appliances detachably connected thereto. The outer layer and appliances are made of a material having a stiffness substantially less than that of the support structure. The device also has a finger gripping section attached at one end of the mounting section and preferably made integral with the rigid support structure.