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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2006
Jacques Pernot, Vieilley, FR;
Jacques Pernot, Vieilley, FR;
Micro Mega International Manufactures (Societe Anonyme), Besancon, FR;
Abstract
A head assembly for attaching to a dental instrument has a body, a rotary shaft with a pinion thereon, at least one retractable catch latching lever and a retractable catch. The rotary shaft has a central bore suitable for receiving a shank of the dental instrument therein. The latching lever has a peg engageable with an annular latching groove of the shank of the dental instrument. The catch has a positioning plane coinciding with the drive flat of the instrument. The body has a circular opening closed off by a push button cooperative with the rotary shaft so as to release the shank of the dental instrument.