Case for instrument and apparatuses for dentistry

Claim 1

A case for dental instruments and apparatus, comprising: a container; a lid for closing the container, at least one tray located in the container; an insert located in the container alongside with the tray and including an instrument-receiving unit comprising a holder and a carrier, the instrument-receiving unit being pivotable between a folded down horizontal position in which the instrument-receiving unit can be removed from the insert, and an opened, vertical position; swivel axles means for supporting the instrument-receiving unit for pivotal movement between the folded down and opened positions, the swivel axle means comprising swivel journals provided on opposite sides of the instrument-receiving unit and swivel journal guides arranged in opposite end walls of the insert for receiving the swivel journals; and means for releasably holding the instrument-receiving unit in the opened position, the holding means comprising resilient beads provided on the instrument-receiving unit and bulge means provided in a respective side wall of the insert for engaging the resilient beads, wherein the carrier has a plurality of insert openings for receiving dental instruments and the holder has a plurality of stop arms for immovably retaining the instruments in respective insert openings.