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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary M Hammerlund, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
NuView Technologies, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ; A41D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433 49 ; 433163 ; 224217 ;
Abstract
Providing a finger ring retainer for a container of prophylaxis dental paste from elongated formable material segments, each segment having two end portions and a central portion, the two end portions having arcuate configurations greater than 180.degree. in extent so that one end portion can be fitted onto a human finger and the second end portion can be fitted onto a container of dental paste, the central portion being bent at an approximately 45.degree. apex angle sufficient to create a pair of doubled over layers of said central portion extending generally normal to each other in substantially parallel planes.