Orthodontic bracket
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FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of an orthodontic bracket showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top, rear and left side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom being a mirror image of that shown;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side being a mirror image of that shown;
FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment thereof, the difference being only that the second embodiment is a mirror image of the first embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a third embodiment thereof;
FIG. 9 is a top, rear and left side perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 8, the bottom being a mirror image of that shown;
FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 8;
FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 8;
FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 8, the left side being a mirror image of that shown; and
FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment thereof, the difference being only that the fourth embodiment is a mirror image of the third embodiment.
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 1987
Date of Patent: Oct 17, 1989
Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventor: Jirina V. Pospisil (Monrovia, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorneys: Donald M. Sell, Walter N. Kirn, James D. Christoff
Application Number: 7/21,868