Crown remover
AssigneeKing Saud University
InventorSalwa Omar Bajunaid
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Abstract
A crown remover is provided. The crown remover is a crown removing dental appliance including a tray having a base, a buccal side vertical prong extending along an entire first side of the tray, and a palatal side vertical prong extending along an entire second side of the tray located opposite the first side. A buccal side vertical prong screw allows for adjustability of the buccal side vertical prong and a palatal side vertical prong screw allowing for adjustability of the palatal side vertical prong. A buccal side horizontal projection is located on the buccal side vertical prong and protrudes toward the center of the tray. A palatal side horizontal projection is located on the palatal side vertical prong and protrudes toward the center of the tray. A handle protrudes from the base.
Claims6
A crown remover, comprising:
- a tray having a base, a buccal side vertical prong and a palatal side vertical prong, wherein each of the buccal and palatal side vertical prongs has opposed upper and lower edges, the lower edges thereof being respectively secured to laterally opposed edges of the base;
- a buccal side, vertically adjustable member slidably mounted on an exterior face of the buccal side vertical prong, the buccal side, vertically adjustable member having a buccal side vertical portion and a buccal side horizontal projection, wherein the buccal side horizontal projection projects toward a center of the tray;
- a palatal side, vertically adjustable member slidably mounted on an exterior face of the palatal side vertical prong, the palatal side, vertically adjustable member having a palatal side vertical portion and a palatal side horizontal projection, wherein the palatal side horizontal projection projects toward the center of the tray;
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- a handle protruding from the base,
- wherein the buccal side horizontal projection and the palatal side horizontal projection are each individually vertically adjustable with respect to the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.