Case for dental appliances
AssigneeSDC U.S. SmilePay SPV
InventorsJosh Chapman, Brittany Lacey
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Abstract
A storage case for a dental appliance includes a storage portion, a cover, and a location device. The storage portion includes a compartment that is configured to store a dental appliance of a user. The cover is coupled to the storage portion and configured to selectively move between an open position and closed position. The cover permits access to the compartment when in the open position and restricts access to the compartment when in the closed position. The location device includes a communications device and a speaker. The speaker is configured to generate a sound based on the communications device receiving a signal from a mobile device of the user.
Claims27
A storage case for a dental appliance, the storage case comprising:
- a storage portion including a compartment configured to store a dental appliance of a user;
- a cover coupled to a first side of the storage portion and configured to selectively move between an open position and a closed position, the cover permitting access to the compartment when the cover is in the open position, the cover restricting access to the compartment when the cover is in the closed position;
- a base coupled to a second side of the storage portion opposite the cover and configured to selectively move between an open position and a closed position, wherein the base includes a bottom surface and a top surface, wherein the top surface includes a reflective portion, wherein the top surface is viewable by the user when the base is in the open position and the top surface is not viewable by the user when the base is in the closed position;
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- a location device positioned in the base, the location device comprising a communications device and a feedback device, the feedback device configured to generate an alert based on the communications device receiving a signal from a mobile device associated with the user.
A storage case for a dental appliance, the storage case comprising:
- a storage portion including a compartment configured to store a dental appliance of a user;
- a cover coupled to a first side of the storage portion and configured to selectively move between an open position and a closed position, the cover permitting access to the compartment when the cover is in the open position, the cover restricting access to the compartment when the cover is in the closed position;
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- a location device positioned in a base disposed opposite the cover, the base separated from the storage portion and the compartment, the location device comprising a communications device and a feedback device, the feedback device configured to generate an alert based on the communications device receiving a signal from a mobile device associated with the user.
A method of locating a storage case for a dental appliance, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a mobile device, a user input requesting assistance in locating a storage case configured to store a dental appliance of a user;
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- transmitting, by the mobile device, a signal to a location device incorporated into a base of the storage case based on the user input, the base being separated from a storage portion and a compartment in which the dental appliance is configured to be stored, the signal configured to cause a feedback device of the location device to generate feedback for assistance in locating the storage case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.