Method of manufacture of a dental prophy angle
AssigneeYoung Innovations, Inc.
InventorBrian Prange
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a dental prophy angle with a wiper assembly is described. The prophy angle comprises a neck section and the neck section has an outer surface. The method comprises the steps of manufacturing a dental prophy angle, manufacturing a wiper assembly by molding a base, the base having an undersurface, the undersurface configured to match the outer surface of the neck section, molding a shield, the shield assembly comprising a carriage and a wiper, attaching the base to the shield assembly, and attaching the undersurface to the outer surface.
Claims14
A method of manufacturing a dental prophy angle having a wiper assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- manufacturing the dental prophy angle, the dental prophy angle comprising a neck section, the neck section having an outer surface;
- manufacturing a wiper assembly by:
- molding a base, the base having an undersurface, the undersurface configured to match the outer surface of the neck section;
- over-molding a shield assembly onto the base, the shield assembly comprising a carriage and a wiper;
- attaching the undersurface to the outer surface.
A method of manufacturing a dental prophy angle having a wiper assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- manufacturing the dental prophy angle, the dental handpiece comprising a neck section, the neck section having an outer surface;
- manufacturing a wiper assembly by:
- molding a base, the base having an undersurface, the undersurface configured to match the outer surface of the neck section;
- molding a shield assembly, the shield assembly comprising a carriage and a wiper;
- attaching the base to the shield assembly;
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- attaching the undersurface to the outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.