US3146804A
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Crimping pliers for orthodontists
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-12-27
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Granted: 1964-09-01
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Expires: 1981-12-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wallshein Melvin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:23
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C7/00; A61C7/02; A61C7/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
AN ORTHODONTIST''S CRIMPING TOOL CONSISTING OF A PAIR OF OPPOSED RELATIVELY MOVABLE JAWS; ONE OF SAID JAWS HAVING A FINGER EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREFROM TOWARDS THE SECOND JAW; SAID SECOND JAW HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH SAID FINGER CAN PASS; SAID OPENING HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITE EDGE BETWEEN WHICH SAID FINGER IS POSITIONED WHEN WITHIN SAID OPENING, A CLAMPING ELEMENT CARRIED ON ONE OF THE JAWS, BETWEEN THEM AND TO ONE SIDE OF BOTH SAID EDGES OF SAID OPENING AND A SPRING-BIASED MEMBER CARRIED BY THE FIRST JAW, ADAPTED TO PUSH SAID ELEMENT TOWARDS THE SECOND JAW WHILE THE FINGER IS ENTERED INTO SAID OPENING; SAID ELEMENT BEING DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE SECOND JAW; SAID FINGER WHEN IN SAID OPENING, BEING SPACED A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM EACH OF THOSE OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID OPENING, WHEREBY ON PLACING A WIRE ACROSS SAID OPENING BETWEEN THE SECOND JAW TO ONE SIDE OF SAID WIRE AND SAID FINGER AND CLAMPING ELEMENT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID WIRE AND SO THAT SAID WIRE EXTENDS RESPECTIVE PREDETERMINED DISTANCES BEYOND EACH OF SAID EDGES RESPECTIVELY, THEN UPON MOVING SAID JAWS TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER, THE FINGER WILL DRAW THE WIRE INTO SAID OPENING WHILE THE CLAMPING ELEMENT AND THE SECOND JAW CO-OPERATE TO HOLD THE WIRE FAST BETWEEN THEM, NEAR ONE OF SAID EDGES, TO ONE SIDE OF SAID OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
223 words
AN ORTHODONTIST''S CRIMPING TOOL CONSISTING OF A PAIR OF OPPOSED RELATIVELY MOVABLE JAWS; ONE OF SAID JAWS HAVING A FINGER EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREFROM TOWARDS THE SECOND JAW; SAID SECOND JAW HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH SAID FINGER CAN PASS; SAID OPENING HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITE EDGE BETWEEN WHICH SAID FINGER IS POSITIONED WHEN WITHIN SAID OPENING, A CLAMPING ELEMENT CARRIED ON ONE OF THE JAWS, BETWEEN THEM AND TO ONE SIDE OF BOTH SAID EDGES OF SAID OPENING AND A SPRING-BIASED MEMBER CARRIED BY THE FIRST JAW, ADAPTED TO PUSH SAID ELEMENT TOWARDS THE SECOND JAW WHILE THE FINGER IS ENTERED INTO SAID OPENING; SAID ELEMENT BEING DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE SECOND JAW; SAID FINGER WHEN IN SAID OPENING, BEING SPACED A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM EACH OF THOSE OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID OPENING, WHEREBY ON PLACING A WIRE ACROSS SAID OPENING BETWEEN THE SECOND JAW TO ONE SIDE OF SAID WIRE AND SAID FINGER AND CLAMPING ELEMENT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID WIRE AND SO THAT SAID WIRE EXTENDS RESPECTIVE PREDETERMINED DISTANCES BEYOND EACH OF SAID EDGES RESPECTIVELY, THEN UPON MOVING SAID JAWS TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER, THE FINGER WILL DRAW THE WIRE INTO SAID OPENING WHILE THE CLAMPING ELEMENT AND THE SECOND JAW CO-OPERATE TO HOLD THE WIRE FAST BETWEEN THEM, NEAR ONE OF SAID EDGES, TO ONE SIDE OF SAID OPENING.
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