Dental prophylaxis cup

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dental prophylaxis cup showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a perspective sectional view taken along lines 4--4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a side perspective thereof.

The broken-line showing of environmental structure in FIG. 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D368523
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 31, 1994
Date of Patent: Apr 2, 1996
Assignee: Denticator International, Inc. (Rancho Cordova, CA)
Inventor: Jose L. Mendoza (Rancho Cordova, CA)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Attorney: Bernhard Kreten
Application Number: 0/18,271
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