Holder for a dental instrument

- A-Dec, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is perspective view of the holder for a dental instrument showing our design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the holder;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of the instrument holder, the left side elevation view of the holder being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the holder;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the instrument holder; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the instrument holder.

The broken line drawing of a horizontal support in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D216639 February 1970 Lee et al.
D218165 July 1970 Schleicher
D288122 February 3, 1987 McGaha et al.
D336131 June 1, 1993 Nordstrom et al.
3638310 February 1972 Austin, Jr.
4308011 December 29, 1981 Liefke
4880381 November 14, 1989 Nieusma, Jr.
Other references
  • 2 page composite of A-Dec, Inc. Equipment catalog showing instrument holder available in 1969, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1987 and 1991.
Patent History
Patent number: D346657
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 31, 1992
Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
Assignee: A-Dec, Inc. (Newberg, OR)
Inventors: Pierre LaPlante (Newberg, OR), Carl G. Nordstrom (Lake Oswego, OR), Larry D. Osterhoudt (Newberg, OR)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Klarquist, Sparkman, Campbell, Leigh & Whinston
Application Number: 7/861,485
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Dental (46) (D24/176)