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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshinobu Honkura, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kazuo Arai, Tokai, JP;
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Chita, JP;
Kazunari Kimura, Chita, JP;
Hiroshi Mizutani, Hino, JP;
Kenji Hiranuma, Nagoya, JP;
Hisao Takakura, Tokyo-to, JP;
Assignee:
Aichi Steel Corporation Ltd., Tokai, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/3235 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/3235 ;
Abstract
A keeper of the dental magnetic attachment and method for removal of the keeper is disclosed wherein the keeper can be attracted by a magnetic assembly embedded in a denture base. The keeper includes a body made of soft magnetic material and a post made of non-magnetic material that is connected together at the bottom of said body of the keeper. The post has a bendable part that is connected to the body of the keeper.