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US 8,601,925 B1Granted
Dental prosthesis mold shaping apparatus
OwnerRangel Cotoinventor
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Abstract
A dental prosthesis mold shaping apparatus includes a panel that has an upper side and a cutting assembly that is attached to the panel and extends upwardly from the upper side. The cutting assembly is capable of cutting into a dental prosthesis mold. The cutting assembly has restricted lateral movement and unrestricted vertical movement. A saddle includes an mount and a plate. The mount is releasably coupled to the upper side and the plate releasably receives the dental prosthesis mold. The saddle supports the dental prosthesis mold while the dental prosthesis mold is being cut.
Claims6
A dental prosthesis mold cutting apparatus for cutting a dental prosthesis mold, said apparatus comprising:
- a panel having an upper side;
- a cutting assembly being attached to said panel and extending upwardly from said upper side, said cutting assembly being configured to cut into a dental prosthesis mold, said cutting assembly having restricted lateral movement and unrestricted vertical movement, said cutting assembly including;
- a disc shaped blade;
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- a support being attached to said blade and supporting said blade above said upper side, said support being configured to allow vertical movement of said blade with respect to said upper side and restrict lateral movement of said blade, said support including;
- a base being attached to said panel;
- an arm being pivotally coupled to said base, said arm having a distal end with respect to said base, said blade being attached to said distal end, said arm including a pair of sections pivotally coupled together to allow for a distance between said distal end and said base to vary as said distal end is vertically manipulated;
- a pair of lateral buttresses being attached to said panel, said arm being positioned between said lateral buttresses;
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- a rod being coupled to each of said lateral buttresses, said rod being vertically slidable on each of said lateral buttresses, said rod being attached to said arm;
- a saddle including a mount and a plate, said mount being releasably coupled to said upper side, said plate being configured to releasably receive the dental prosthesis mold;
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- wherein said saddle is configured to support the dental prosthesis mold while the dental prosthesis mold is being cut.
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A dental prosthesis mold cutting apparatus for cutting a dental prosthesis mold, said apparatus comprising:
- a panel having an upper side;
- a cutting assembly being attached to said panel and extending upwardly from said upper side, said cutting assembly being configured to cut into a dental prosthesis mold, said cutting assembly including;
- a disc shaped blade;
- a support being attached to said blade and supporting said blade above said upper side, said support being configured to allow vertical movement of said blade with respect to said upper side and restrict lateral movement of said blade, said support retaining said disc in a plane oriented perpendicular to a plane of said upper side, said support including;
- a base being attached to said panel;
- an arm being pivotally coupled to said base, said arm having a distal end with respect to said base, said blade being attached to said distal end, said arm including a pair of sections pivotally coupled together to allow for a distance between said distal end and said base to vary as said distal end is vertically manipulated;
- a pair of lateral buttresses being attached to said panel, said arm being positioned between said lateral buttresses;
- a rod being coupled to each of said lateral buttresses, said rod being vertically slidable on each of said lateral buttresses, said rod being attached to said arm;
- a saddle including a mount and a plate, said mount being releasably coupled to said upper side, said plate being configured to releasably receive the dental prosthesis mold, said mount comprising a suction cup releasably engaging said upper side, said plate having a top side, a front edge, a rear edge and a pair of side edges, a front bracket being attached to and extending upwardly from said plate adjacent to said front edge, a rear bracket being attached to said and extending upwardly from said plate adjacent to said rear edge, a distance between said front and rear brackets being adjustable to frictionally engage the dental prosthesis mold;
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- a stop being attached to said panel and restricting vertical movement of said cutting assembly, said stop having a selectively adjustable height.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.