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US 4,038,753 AGranted
Orthodontic apparatus including unitary dispenser and dispensed articles
AssigneeModcom, Inc.
InventorPaul E. Klein
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Abstract
A molded unitary elastomeric orthodontic product which takes the form of a digitally manipulatable dispensing tool, placeable adjacent and within a person's mouth, and joined integrally yet severably with this tool a plurality of dispensable orthodontic intraoral tension-applying devices.
Claims11
Orthodontic apparatus comprising
- a carrier portion including an annular ring fittable on a person's finger unitarily joined with an elongated prong which projects outwardly from a side of the ring, and
- a plurality of intraoral orthodontic devices severably joined to and integral with said prong in said carrier portion,
- said carrier portion and said devices being formed of an elastomeric material, and said carrier portion being configured to facilitate digital maneuvering of said apparatus to position a device joined to said prong adjacent an orthodontic appliance contained within a person's mouth.
Molded, unitary, elastomeric orthodontic apparatus comprising
- a digitally manipulatable tool portion constructed for placement adjacent and within a person's mouth, and
- a plurality of intraoral tension-applying devices severably joined to said tool portion and configured for hooking onto an orthodontic appliance within a person's mouth during placement of a device through manipulation of said tool portion,
- severing of a device from said tool portion during placement of a device within a mouth occurring without destruction of the integrity of the tool portion.
Molded, unitary, elastomeric orthodontic apparatus comprising
- a dispenser portion shaped and constructed for facilitating digital manipulation of the apparatus adjacent the teeth in a person's mouth, and
- severably united with and distributed on said dispenser portion a plurality of intraoral tension-applying devices each being configured for hooking onto an orthodontic appliance within a person's mouth through manipulation of said dispenser portion.
Orthodontic apparatus comprising
- a carrier portion including an endless band fittable on, and manipulatable by, at least a portion of a person's hand for use as a dispensing and placement tool for intraoral orthodontic tension-applying devices,
- a plurality of intraoral orthodontic tension-applying devices, each configured for hooking onto an orthodontic appliance within a person's mouth, and
- means severably and integrally joining said devices and said carrier portion,
- said carrier portion, devices and joining means being formed of a pliable elastomeric material, and
- said carrier portion, devices and joining means being so constructed that severing of a device, during use of the apparatus, occurs without affecting the integrity of said carrier portion.
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A molded, unitary elastomeric construction including combined orthodontic tension-applying devices and an applying tool therefor, said construction comprising
- a digitally manipulatable tool portion constructed for placement adjacent and within a person's mouth, and
- a plurality of intraoral tension-applying devices severably joined to said tool portion and configured for hooking onto an orthodontic appliance within a person's mouth during placement of a device through manipulation of said tool portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.