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US 2023/0285126 A1Published application
Orthodontic wax dispenser
AssigneeIP2Market , LLC
InventorsCheryl Plauche, William PLAUCHE, Brian J. HICKEY, Staci WRIGHT, Lauren R. SKIDMORE, James M. BEHMKE
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Abstract
An orthodontic wax dispenser is described herein. For example, certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a pocket-sized orthodontic wax dispenser that has an internal storage compartment for orthodontic wax, a press mechanism (e.g., a threaded piston) to compress the stored wax through an extrusion aperture, and optionally a lid or cover, which may double as a wax cutting mechanism.
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An orthodontic wax dispenser, comprising:
- a bottom body, wherein the bottom body is hollow and comprises internal threads;
- a top body, wherein the top body is hollow and comprises an inner cavity configured to store wax, wherein the bottom body is configured to receive the top body, and wherein the top body comprises external threads configured to engage with the internal threads of the bottom body, to enable the top body to be fastened and rotated in relation to the bottom body;
- a press mechanism disposed inside of the bottom body and at least partially disposed inside of the inner cavity of the top body, wherein the press mechanism comprises a flange at a distal end thereof, and wherein the flange is in rotatable engagement with a distal lip of the bottom body;
- a base fastener disposed inside of the bottom body at a distal end of the bottom body, wherein the base fastener is configured to hold the flange of the press mechanism within the bottom body;
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- an extrusion aperture disposed at a proximal end of the top body,
- wherein, upon rotation of the top body, the top body is translated along a longitudinal axis of the bottom body, and wherein translation of the top body toward the distal end of the bottom body causes compression of the wax stored in the inner cavity of the top body by the press mechanism, such that a portion of the wax under compression is forced through the extrusion aperture.
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A method of using an orthodontic wax dispenser, comprising:
- opening an inner cavity of a top body of the orthodontic wax dispenser;
- inserting wax into the inner cavity of the orthodontic wax dispenser;
- closing the inner cavity of the orthodontic wax dispenser;
- rotating the top body of the orthodontic wax dispenser to thread the top body in relation to a bottom body of the orthodontic wax dispenser and compress a press mechanism within the inner cavity to dispense the wax through an extrusion aperture formed in the top body;
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- removing the wax dispensed through the extrusion aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.