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US 12,588,979 B2Granted
Active self-ligating orthodontic bracket
OwnerResai Aydininventor
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Abstract
The bracket for orthodontic treatment includes a body; a slot which extends in the vertical plane from the ceiling of the body towards the base thereof and which receives a wire; a lid which moves forwards/backwards so as to open/close the mouth of the slot; a spring and lock group having at least one spring which is provided between the body and the lid, which stretches in the vertical plane and which moves together with the lid with one end being fixed to the lid and the other being free; and a movement mechanism which has at least one rail extending on the ceiling of the body perpendicularly to the slot and at least one slide fitted into said rail and extending downwards from the lower surface of the lid and which enables the lid to move by sliding on the ceiling of the body.
Claims16
A bracket for orthodontic treatment, comprising
- a body;
- a slot, wherein the slot extends in a vertical plane from a ceiling of the body towards a base of the body and the slot receives a wire;
- a lid, wherein the lid moves forwards/backwards to open or close a mouth of the slot, and the lid comprises at least one bearing protruding downward toward the slot;
- a spring and lock group having at least one spring, wherein the spring and lock group is provided between the body and the lid, the spring and lock group extends in the vertical plane and moves together with the lid, and the spring and lock group has a first end being fixed to the lid and a second end being free;
- a movement mechanism, wherein the movement mechanism has at least one rail extending on the ceiling of the body perpendicularly to the slot and at least one slide fitted into the rail and extending downwards from a lower surface of the lid, and the movement mechanism enables the lid to move by sliding on the ceiling of the body;
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- at least one recess provided in between the at least one spring and the lid, wherein the at least one recess enables the at least one spring and the at least one bearing to be flush with each other when the at least one spring is pushed upward;
- wherein the movement mechanism comprises two parallel rails and two slides;
- wherein the two parallel rails extend on the ceiling of the body perpendicularly to the slot and the two slides are fitted into the two parallel rails and vertically extend downwards from the lower surface of the lid;
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- wherein each of the two parallel rails is a groove between a first wall being flat and a second wall opposite to the first wall, the second wall is inclined upwards, and each of the two slides has walls compatible with the grooves of the two parallel rails.
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A bracket for orthodontic treatment, comprising
- a body;
- a slot, wherein the slot extends in a vertical plane from a ceiling of the body towards a base of the body and the slot receives a wire;
- a lid, wherein the lid moves forwards/backwards to open or close a mouth of the slot, and the lid comprises two bearings protruding downward toward the slot;
- a spring and lock group having two bearings, wherein the spring and lock group is provided between the body and the lid, the spring and lock group extends in the vertical plane and moves together with the lid, and the spring and lock group has a first end being fixed to the lid and a second end being free;
- a movement mechanism, wherein the movement mechanism has two parallel rails extending on the ceiling of the body perpendicularly to the slot and at least two slides into the rails and vertically extending downwards from a lower surface of the lid, and the movement mechanism enables the lid to move by sliding on the ceiling of the body;
- two recesses provided in between the two springs and the lid, wherein the two recesses enable the two springs and the two bearings to be flush with each other when the two springs are pushed upward;
- a flat platform, wherein the flat platform is positioned between the two parallel rails on the body, and
- two guides, wherein the two guides are positioned beside the two parallel rails on the bracket and are aligned with the two springs;
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- two housings, wherein the two housings are provided on the two guides close to a labial side and the two springs are fitted in the two housings.
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A bracket for orthodontic treatment, comprising
- a body;
- a slot, wherein the slot extends in a vertical plane from a ceiling of the body towards a base of the body and the slot receives a wire;
- a lid, wherein the lid moves forwards/backwards to open or close a mouth of the slot, and the lid comprises at least one bearing protruding downward toward the slot;
- a spring and lock group having at least one spring, wherein the spring and lock group is provided between the body and the lid, the spring and lock group extends in the vertical plane and moves together with the lid, and the spring and lock group has a first end being fixed to the lid and a second end being free;
- a movement mechanism, wherein the movement mechanism has two parallel rails extending on the ceiling of the body perpendicularly to the slot and two slides fitted into the rails and vertically extending downwards from a lower surface of the lid, and the movement mechanism enables the lid to move by sliding on the ceiling of the body;
- at least one recess provided in between the at least one spring and the lid, wherein the at least one recess enables the at least one spring and the at least one bearing to be flush with each other when the at least one spring is pushed upward;
- a flat platform, wherein the flat platform is positioned between the two parallel rails on the body, and
- two guides, wherein the two guides are positioned beside the two parallel rails on the bracket and are aligned with the at least one spring;
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- a step on each of the two guides, wherein the step comprises an inclined surface provided at a side of each of the two guides facing the two parallel rails, and a flat surface extending from an end point of the inclined surface.
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