Archwire hook

- Ormco Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of archwire hook showing my new design; the rear elevation view is identical to the front elevation view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 2 is a front right top isometric view thereof; the front left top isometric view is a mirror image of the view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 3 is a rear right bottom isometric view thereof; the rear left bottom isometric view is a mirror image of the view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof; the left side elevation view is identical to the right side elevation view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of archwire hook showing another alternative embodiment of my new design; the rear elevation view is identical to the front elevation view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 8 is a front right top isometric view thereof; the front left top isometric view is a mirror image of the view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 9 is a rear right bottom isometric view thereof; the rear left bottom isometric view is a mirror image of the view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view thereof; the left side elevation view is identical to the right side elevation view of FIG. 12.

The broken dash lines in FIGS. 1-12 depict portions of the archwire hook that form no part of the claimed design. Neither the portions of the archwire hook shown in broken dash line nor the broken dash lines themselves form any part of the claimed invention.

The broken dot-dash lines in the FIGS. 8 and 9 depict boundaries to the claim. The broken dot-dash claim boundary lines themselves do not form any part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for an archwire hook as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1054032
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 18, 2020
Date of Patent: Dec 10, 2024
Assignee: Ormco Corporation (Brea, CA)
Inventors: Hillary Lam (Orange, CA), Lee Yick (Orange, CA), Morgan Robinson (Orange, CA), Steve Ward (Calgary)
Primary Examiner: Charles D Hanson
Application Number: 29/751,112
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Dental (34) (D24/156)