Orthodontic apparatus including unitary dispenser and dispensed articles

Abstract

Abstract 1. A BIB FOR A BITE REGISTRATION FRAME HAVING A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED, STIFF, RESILIENT WIRE SIDE FRAME MEMBERS AND COMPRISING: A STRIP OF THIN, FLEXIBLE, SOFT, OPEN MESH, SHEET MATERIAL; ELONGATED, STRAIGHT, CHANNEL MEMBERS CONNECTED TO THE LATERAL MARGINS OF THE STRIP, RESPECTIVELY; EACH CHANNEL MEMBER HAVING A FRAME RECEIVING PORTION NEAR ITS BOTTOM AND EXTENDING ENDWISE OF THE CHANNEL MEMBER FOR THE FULL LENGTH OF THE CHANNEL MEMBER, AND HAVING SIDE WALLS DEFINING A RADIALLY OPEN RESTRICTED ENTRY PASSAGE AND OUTWARDLY DIVERGENT GUIDE WALLS LEADING TO THE ENTRY PASSAGE AND BEING COEXTENSIVE END WISE WITH THE CHANNEL MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO BE CAPABLE OF RECEIVING THE SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, OF A BITE TRAY BY INSERTION OF THE SIDE FRAME MEMBERS RADIALLY THEREINTO; SAID CHANNEL MEMBERS BEING COMPOSED OF RESILIENTLY DISTORTABLE SELF-RESTORING SET PLASTIC MATERIAL CAPABLE OF CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WIRE FRAME MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, WHEN THE MEMBERS ARE INSERTED RADIALLY INTO THE FRAME RECEIVING PORTIONS THEREOF THROUGH THE RADIAL ENTRY PASSAGES, RESPECTIVELY; THE ENDS OF THE STRIP TERMINATING AT THE ENDS OF THE CHANNEL MEMBERS AND BEING FREE; SAID MARGINS OF SAID STRIP BEING INTERPENETRATED BY THE SET PLASTIC MATERIAL OF THE CHANNEL MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, FOR THE FULL LENGTH OF THE STRIP; AND EACH CHANNEL MEMBER BEING RESILIENTLY RESISTANT TO FLEXURE TRANSVERSELY OF ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS; CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE SHEET MATERIAL IS OF UNWOVEN LOOSELY FELTED FIBRES.

Inventors

• 👤 Paul E Klein

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