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US 12,150,828 B2Granted
Dental component organisational device
AssigneeGate Dental Services Limited
InventorPaul Moore
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to a storage tray for storing dental components. The storage tray comprises a plurality of compartments arranged along an arc representative of a dental arch, each compartment corresponding to the position of a respective tooth on the dental arch.
Claims14
A storage tray for storing dental components, the storage tray comprising:
- a lid, the lid comprising a skirt extending around an edge of the lid, wherein the skirt comprises a plurality of ribs;
- a plurality of compartments arranged along an arc representative of a dental arch, each of the plurality of compartments corresponding to the position of a respective tooth on the dental arch;
- a resiliently biased lip extending around an edge of the tray, and wherein the lip is structured and arranged to provide a gripping force on the lid;
- and
- wherein the plurality of ribs are positioned on an inwardly-facing surface of the skirt, and wherein the plurality of ribs are structured and arranged to maintain a gap between the inwardly-facing surface of the skirt and the lip.
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A dental kit, comprising:
- a storage tray including:
- a lid, the lid comprising a skirt extending around an edge of the lid, wherein the skirt comprises a plurality of ribs;
- a plurality of compartments arranged along an arc representative of a dental arch, each of the plurality of compartments corresponding to the position of a respective tooth on the dental arch;
- a resiliently biased lip extending around an edge of the storage tray, wherein the lip is structured and arranged to provide a gripping force on the lid;
- wherein the plurality of ribs are positioned on an inwardly-facing surface of the skirt, and wherein the plurality of ribs are structured and arranged to maintain a gap between the inwardly-facing surface of the skirt and the lip;
- and
- at least one dental component.
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A storage tray for storing dental components, the storage tray comprising:
- a lid;
- a plurality of compartments arranged along an arc representative of a dental arch, each of the plurality of compartments corresponding to the position of a respective tooth on the dental arch;
- a resiliently biased lip extending around an edge of the tray, wherein the lip is structured and arranged to provide a gripping force on the lid;
- a skin extending over a top surface of the tray between the top surface of the tray and the lid, wherein the skin is secured to the tray by the lid;
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- wherein the lid includes a skirt extending around an edge of the lid and a plurality of ribs, and wherein at least a portion of the skin is gripped between the lip and the plurality of ribs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.