Device for adhesively holding small objects
OwnerMartin A. Browninventor
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Abstract
A porcelain veneer placement holder is provided for picking up a small porcelain veneer piece and placing it on a surface of a tooth. The holder includes an elongated handle having an end portion, a plunger fixedly connected to and cantilevered from the end portion, a hollow cylinder slidably mounted on the plunger and forming an open-ended variable-volume chamber containing an adhesive material. The adhesive material is extruded for making a small deposit at the top of the cylinder. The handle end portion has a peripheral wall cantilevered therefrom and is coaxial with the plunger along a plunger axis. The peripheral wall and the plunger form a cylindrical cavity therebetween, which receives the cylinder. The end portion and the plunger axis are disposed at an angle to the handle.
Claims6
A placement holder for lifting small objects comprising, in combination:
- adhesive material by which said small objects are lifted;
- plunger means for releasing said adhesive material;
- a hollow cylinder slidably mounted on said plunger means, said cylinder forming open-ended chamber means for containing said adhesive material;
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- handle means fixedly coupled to said plunger means for manipulating said placement holder, said handle means having a first end portion comprising a peripheral wall cantilevered therefrom coaxially with said plunger means forming a cylindrical cavity therebetween, with said cylinder slidably mounted within said cylindrical cavity, and second end portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.