Dental supply dispenser

Claim 1

A dental supply dispenser and instrument holder apparatus comprising: a planar elongated base member having front and rear side walls, end walls and transverse partition walls extending upwardly therefrom, said partition walls extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of said base member and being generally parallel to said end walls; said front side wall extending outwardly toward the front from the base at an angle relative to the vertical; said rear side wall extending higher than said front side wall, said end walls and partition walls having parallel front edges which abut said outwardly extending front wall and extend upwardly and inwardly from the top of said front wall, said front and rear side walls, together with said end walls and partition walls, defining a plurality of compartments which are open at the upper front portion thereof, at least one of said compartments having a door with hinge means pivotally connecting said door to said apparatus; a planar top wall attached to the upper portions of said partition walls and extending generally horizontally to enclose the top of at least one of said compartments, said top wall having a plurality of openings in the upper surface thereof for receiving dental burs, said apparatus including a compartment at each end thereof which is free of said top wall so as to be easily accessible for storing items of greater length.