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Dental bowl flusher construction

Assignee: Weber Dental Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1966-02-11
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Granted: 1968-05-28
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Expires: 1986-02-11
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenneth R Lappin
  • 👤 John A Maurer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 11:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C17/00; A61C17/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
DENTAL BOWL FLUSHER CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING A DENTAL BOWL HAVING SIDEWALLS AND A BOTTOM DRAIN OPENING, A WATER JET HEAD, SUPPORT MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO THE WATER JET HEAD FOR SUPPORTING SAID HEAD IN A NORMAL POSITION SPACED ABOVE AND OVERLYING THE BOWL BOTTOM DRAIN OPENING WITH THE SUPPORT MEANS EXTENDING GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY TO THE BOWL SIDEWALLS, CONNECTION MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO THE SUPPORT MEANS AT THE BOWL SIDEWALLS FOR SUPPORTING THE WATER JET HEAD AND SUPPORT MEANS ON THE BOWL SIDEWALLS AND SELECTIVELY PIVOTAL HORIZONTALLY FROM THE WATER JET SPRAY NORMAL POSITION DIRECTLY OVERLYING THE BOWL BOTTOM DRAIN OPENING TO A POSITION AT LEAST PARTIALLY VERTICALLY EXPOSING SAID BOWL BOTTOM DRAIN OPENING, AND WATER SUPPLY MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO THE WATER JET HEAD FOR DIRECTING WATER TO AND GENERALLY RADIALLY FROM SAID WATER JET HEAD AGAINST THE BOWL SIDEWALLS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
DENTAL BOWL FLUSHER CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING A DENTAL BOWL HAVING SIDEWALLS AND A BOTTOM DRAIN OPENING, A WATER JET HEAD, SUPPORT MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO THE WATER JET HEAD FOR SUPPORTING SAID HEAD IN A NORMAL POSITION SPACED ABOVE AND OVERLYING THE BOWL BOTTOM DRAIN OPENING WITH THE SUPPORT MEANS EXTENDING GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY TO THE BOWL SIDEWALLS, CONNECTION MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO THE SUPPORT MEANS AT THE BOWL SIDEWALLS FOR SUPPORTING THE WATER JET HEAD AND SUPPORT MEANS ON THE BOWL SIDEWALLS AND SELECTIVELY PIVOTAL HORIZONTALLY FROM THE WATER JET SPRAY NORMAL POSITION DIRECTLY OVERLYING THE BOWL BOTTOM DRAIN OPENING TO A POSITION AT LEAST PARTIALLY VERTICALLY EXPOSING SAID BOWL BOTTOM DRAIN OPENING, AND WATER SUPPLY MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO THE WATER JET HEAD FOR DIRECTING WATER TO AND GENERALLY RADIALLY FROM SAID WATER JET HEAD AGAINST THE BOWL SIDEWALLS.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 198 words
DENTAL BOWL FLUSHER CONSTRUCTION FOR MOUNTING IN A DENTAL BOWL TO FLUSH THE SIDEWALLS THEREOF INCLUDING A STATIONARY HEAD, A ROTATING HEAD TELESCOPED OVER THE STATIONARY HEAD, MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTING THE ROTATING HEAD ON THE STATIONARY HEAD, MEANS MOUNTING THE STATIONARY HEAD IN A DENTAL BOWL, HORIZONTAL JET MEANS ON THE STATIONARY HEAD FOR SPRAYING JETS OF WATER HORIZONTALLY TOWARD THE ROTATING HEAD, HORIZONTAL JET SPRAY MEANS ON THE ROTATING HEAD FOR RECEIVING THE JETS OF WATER SPRAYED FROM THE STATIONARY HEAD THERETHROUGH TO ROTATE THE ROTATING HEAD RELATIVE TO THE STATIONARY HEAD AND AT THE SAME TIME SPRAY WATER RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE ROTATING HEAD IN ALL DIRECTIONS AGAINST SIDEWALLS OF THE BOWL, VERTICAL JET SPRAY MEANS ON THE STATIONARY HEAD FOR SPRAYING JETS OF WATER CENTRALLY AND VERTICALLY AGAINST THE ROTATING HEAD, VERTICAL JET SPRAY MEANS THROUGH A CENTRAL PORTION OF THE ROTATING HEAD CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ALIGNED IN A VERTICAL DIRECTION WITH THE VERTICAL JET SPRAY MEANS OF THE STATIONARY HEAD FOR RECEIVING WATER THERETHROUGH TO FLOW SAID WATER OUTWARDLY OVER SURFACES OF THE ROTATING HEAD AND FROM SAID ROTATING HEAD OUTWARDLY AGAINST THE BOWL SIDEWALLS, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER UNDER PRESSURE TO THE STATIONARY HEAD.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 198 words
DENTAL BOWL FLUSHER CONSTRUCTION FOR MOUNTING IN A DENTAL BOWL TO FLUSH THE SIDEWALLS THEREOF INCLUDING A STATIONARY HEAD, A ROTATING HEAD TELESCOPED OVER THE STATIONARY HEAD, MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTING THE ROTATING HEAD ON THE STATIONARY HEAD, MEANS MOUNTING THE STATIONARY HEAD IN A DENTAL BOWL, HORIZONTAL JET MEANS ON THE STATIONARY HEAD FOR SPRAYING JETS OF WATER HORIZONTALLY TOWARD THE ROTATING HEAD, HORIZONTAL JET SPRAY MEANS ON THE ROTATING HEAD FOR RECEIVING THE JETS OF WATER SPRAYED FROM THE STATIONARY HEAD THERETHROUGH TO ROTATE THE ROTATING HEAD RELATIVE TO THE STATIONARY HEAD AND AT THE SAME TIME SPRAY WATER RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE ROTATING HEAD IN ALL DIRECTIONS AGAINST SIDEWALLS OF THE BOWL, VERTICAL JET SPRAY MEANS ON THE STATIONARY HEAD FOR SPRAYING JETS OF WATER CENTRALLY AND VERTICALLY AGAINST THE ROTATING HEAD, VERTICAL JET SPRAY MEANS THROUGH A CENTRAL PORTION OF THE ROTATING HEAD CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ALIGNED IN A VERTICAL DIRECTION WITH THE VERTICAL JET SPRAY MEANS OF THE STATIONARY HEAD FOR RECEIVING WATER THERETHROUGH TO FLOW SAID WATER OUTWARDLY OVER SURFACES OF THE ROTATING HEAD AND FROM SAID ROTATING HEAD OUTWARDLY AGAINST THE BOWL SIDEWALLS, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER UNDER PRESSURE TO THE STATIONARY HEAD.

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