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Dental apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-08-29
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Granted: 1981-04-07
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Expires: 1999-08-29
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Abstract

Abstract This invention relates to dental illumination apparatus in general, and more specifically to a combined focused dental light and audio-visual instrument which will distract, entertain and educate a patient upon whom the light is focused, to reduce the anxiety and psycho-somatic pain experienced by a patient undergoing routine dental procedures.

Inventors

  • 👤 James G. Litel
  • 👤 George R. Hefner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:20
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G15/00; A61G15/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 259 words
An improved dental apparatus to be used to educate, entertain and relax a patient during normal dental procedures comprising: a pivoted articulated dental light support structure with at least two pivoted sections connected together for relative rotations, one of which pivoted sections comprises a pivotally connected bifurcated support element; a dental light with operative electrical wiring, and a lens supported in a framework having a horizontal support member and secured to said support structure; a television type cathode ray tube audio-visual member with operative wiring mounted on top of said dental light, operatively connected to a remote housing which contains the cathode ray tube circuitry, with a recording camera operatively connected to the cathode ray tube circuitry, said audio-visual member mounted on said dental light framework by both an apertured mounting flange secured to the ends of said bifurcated support element, and a pair of apertured support arms further securing the audio-visual member to the dental light framework; a single housing surrounding both said cathode ray tube audio-visual member and said dental light, located external said dental light framework and between the bifurcated members of said bifurcated support elements, wherein said dental light lens and said audio-visual member are mounted in the same vertical plane; a vertical column means for securing said articulated dental light support structure, said vertical column means affixed to one of said pivoted sections; and an umbilical cord means for enclosing said dental light operative electrical wiring and said cathode ray tube operative wiring within a single cord hidden from view within said vertical column.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 259 words
An improved dental apparatus to be used to educate, entertain and relax a patient during normal dental procedures comprising: a pivoted articulated dental light support structure with at least two pivoted sections connected together for relative rotations, one of which pivoted sections comprises a pivotally connected bifurcated support element; a dental light with operative electrical wiring, and a lens supported in a framework having a horizontal support member and secured to said support structure; a television type cathode ray tube audio-visual member with operative wiring mounted on top of said dental light, operatively connected to a remote housing which contains the cathode ray tube circuitry, with a recording camera operatively connected to the cathode ray tube circuitry, said audio-visual member mounted on said dental light framework by both an apertured mounting flange secured to the ends of said bifurcated support element, and a pair of apertured support arms further securing the audio-visual member to the dental light framework; a single housing surrounding both said cathode ray tube audio-visual member and said dental light, located external said dental light framework and between the bifurcated members of said bifurcated support elements, wherein said dental light lens and said audio-visual member are mounted in the same vertical plane; a vertical column means for securing said articulated dental light support structure, said vertical column means affixed to one of said pivoted sections; and an umbilical cord means for enclosing said dental light operative electrical wiring and said cathode ray tube operative wiring within a single cord hidden from view within said vertical column.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1984-04-06 1984-10-06 1985-04-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-04-06 1988-10-06 1989-04-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1992-04-06 1992-10-06 1993-04-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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