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US 7,401,386 B2Granted
Dental bib holding device and method of using same
OwnerJames L. Cannoninventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed an improved bib retaining device. The bib retaining device comprises an elongate resilient member having a central portion and opposite end portions, the central portion of the elongate resilient member being formed into a neck engaging portion, the end portions extending outwardly from the neck engaging portion, and a bib retaining member attached to each end portion of the elongate resilient member. A method of using a bib retaining device is also disclosed.
Claims8
A device comprising:
- an elongate spring wire having a central portion and opposite end portions;
- said central portion of said elongate spring wire being U-shaped such that it forms a curved portion intermediate substantially parallel leg portions;
- the opposite end portions of said spring wire extending outwardly from said central portion such that each end portion forms an obtuse angle with respect to its corresponding leg portion;
- and
- a bib retaining member attached to each end portion of said elongate spring wire.
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A method comprising:
- positioning a bib retaining device around the neck of a person, said bib retaining device comprising an elongate resilient member having a central portion and opposite end portions, said central portion forming a U-shaped neck engaging portion and a bib retaining member attached to each end portion of said elongate resilient member;
- attaching a bib to one of said bib retaining members;
- compressing said elongate resilient member by moving the opposite end portions toward each other;
- and
- attaching said bib to the other of said bib retaining members at a position spaced from said one bib retaining member while said elongate resilient member is compressed, such that when the elongate resilient member is released, the portion of the bib between the spaced bib retaining members is under tension and said bib is held adjacent said person's chin.
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A device comprising:
- an elongate resilient member having a central portion and opposite end portions;
- said central portion of said elongate resilient member being formed into a neck engaging portion;
- said end portions outwardly extending from said neck engaging portion;
- a bib retaining member attached to each end portion of said elongate resilient member;
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- a cushioning member disposed on at least a portion of said elongate resilient member, wherein said cushioning member has an asymmetric cross-section and is eccentrically rotatable with respect to said elongate resilient member.
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A device comprising:
- an elongate spring member having a central portion and opposite end portions;
- said central portion of said elongate spring member being U-shaped such that it forms a curved portion intermediate substantially parallel leg portions;
- the opposite end portions of said spring member extending outwardly from said central portion such that each end portion forms an obtuse angle with respect to its corresponding leg portion;
- and
- a bib retaining member attached to each end portion of said elongate spring member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.