Stopper for dental instruments

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 1, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 3, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 5, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 7, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 9, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of a sixth embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 11, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top perspective view of a seventh embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 13, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top perspective view of an eighth embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 16 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 15, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top perspective view of a ninth embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 18 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 17, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top perspective view of a tenth embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 20 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 19, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 21 is a top perspective view of an eleventh embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 22 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 21, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 23 is a top perspective view of a twelfth embodiment of the present invention for a stopper for dental instruments, the bottom perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 24 is a side view of the stopper shown in FIG. 23, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 25 is a perspective view of a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention for a dental assembly comprising the stopper for dental instruments shown in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 26 is a perspective view of a fourteenth embodiment of the present invention for a dental assembly comprising the stopper for dental instruments shown in FIG. 7.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the claimed areas represent the bounds of the claim, and all other broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the present invention that form no part of the claimed design. None of the broken lines form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a stopper for dental instruments, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D308725 June 19, 1990 Kraus
D437411 February 6, 2001 Maeji et al.
D437412 February 6, 2001 Maeji et al.
D572426 July 8, 2008 McCollum et al.
D597205 July 28, 2009 Koch
8609124 December 17, 2013 Spagnoli et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D744102
Type: Grant
Filed: May 2, 2013
Date of Patent: Nov 24, 2015
Assignee: DENTSPLY International Inc. (York, PA)
Inventors: Vincent Shotton (Broken Arrow, OK), Kevin Wilkinson (Bixby, OK)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Assistant Examiner: Mark Booker
Application Number: 29/453,764
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Dental (33) (D24/152)