US4311461A
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Dental treatment chair system
Assignee: J Morita Manufaturing Corp
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Filing: 1980-10-15
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Granted: 1982-01-19
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Expires: 2000-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A dental treatment system comprising a treatment chair seat, a backrest mounted tiltably thereto, and a headrest characterized in that the device includes a unit box assembly adapted to be stored inside or underside the backrest and to be drawn out therefrom. The unit box assembly having a variety of instruments housed therein is designed such that the instruments may be positioned in the space on the shoulder of the backrest or on the side of the headrest or on both of the shoulder and the side because of the construction of the assembly that, when the box assembly is stored in the backrest, it may be interlocked with the tilting of the backrest and, when drawn out therefrom, may be freely moved, stopped, vertically and bilaterally rotated and stopped independently of tilting the backrest to thereby facilitate handling of the instruments and to save additional space for separate arrangement of instruments.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsuhiko Hotta
- 👤 Minoru Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:41
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G15/00; A61G15/14; A61G15/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A dental treatment chair system having a chair seat, a backrest tiltably mounted to said seat, and a headrest, said system comprising: at least one unit box assembly connected to said backrest and equipped with a number of dental instruments and flexible connective pipes therefor; connecting means for allowing said box assembly to be pulled out into any direction from a storage position coextensive with said backrest and to be moved back into said storage position; and a means for interlocking said box assembly with tilting motions of said backrest and for releasing said box assembly from said tilting motion whereby said box assembly tilts together with said backrest when said box assembly is interlocked with said backrest and said box assembly is freely movable independent of said backrest when released from said backrest.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A dental treatment chair system having a chair seat, a backrest tiltably mounted to said seat, and a headrest, said system comprising: at least one unit box assembly connected to said backrest and equipped with a number of dental instruments and flexible connective pipes therefor; connecting means for allowing said box assembly to be pulled out into any direction from a storage position coextensive with said backrest and to be moved back into said storage position; and a means for interlocking said box assembly with tilting motions of said backrest and for releasing said box assembly from said tilting motion whereby said box assembly tilts together with said backrest when said box assembly is interlocked with said backrest and said box assembly is freely movable independent of said backrest when released from said backrest.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A dental chair system according to claim 1, wherein said backrest comprises a frame to store said box assembly.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A dental chair system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said connection means comprises a combination of at least one arm rotatable in the horizontal direction, at least one arm rotatable in the vertical direction and support members therefor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A dental chair system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said connecting means includes a screw for adjusting movement of said arms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A dental chair system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said assembly is provided with means for drawing and retracting said instruments, thereby allowing said connecting pipes for said instruments to extend at a desired length.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
95 words
A dental chair system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said assembly and said connection means are stored in a space approximately divided by planes substantially including the front and back surfaces of said backrest, respectively, a plane substantially including the top of said headrest, a plane substantially including one of the opposite side surfaces of said headrest, a plane substantially including the upper surface of one of the two shoulder of said chair back, and a plane substantially parallel to a plane including one of the front and back surfaces of said backrest.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-01-18 | 1989-07-20 | 1990-01-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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