Orthodontic bracket

Description

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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D289329 April 14, 1987 Evans
D290040 May 26, 1987 Kelly
D291919 September 15, 1987 Reynolds
3303565 February 1967 Newman
3391461 July 1968 Johnson
4322206 March 30, 1982 Reynolds
4487581 December 11, 1984 Adler
Patent History
Patent number: D304077
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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/16