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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a control unit for dental instruments showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a left-side elevation view of the unit of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a right-side elevation view of the unit of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the unit of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the unit of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the unit of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view of the unit of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a control unit for dental instruments;
FIG. 9 is a left-side elevation view of the unit of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a right-side elevation view of the unit of FIG. 8;
FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the unit of FIG. 8;
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the unit of FIG. 8;
FIG. 13 is a front elevation view of the unit of FIG. 8;
FIG. 14 is a rear elevation view of the unit of FIG. 8;
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of another alternative embodiment of a control unit for dental instruments;
FIG. 16 is a left-side elevation view of the unit of FIG. 15;
FIG. 17 is a right-side elevation view of the unit of FIG. 15;
FIG. 18 is a top plan view of the unit of FIG. 15;
FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view of the unit of FIG. 15;
FIG. 20 is a front elevation view of the unit of FIG. 15; and,
FIG. 21 is a rear elevation view of the unit of FIG. 15.
The broken line drawings of the support for the control unit in FIGS. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 and the support for dental instruments in FIG. 15 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 2, 1993
Date of Patent: Jul 26, 1994
Assignee: A-Dec, Inc. (Newberg, OR)
Inventors: Carl G. Nordstrom (Lake Oswego, OR), Raymond G. Reed (Milwaukie, OR)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston
Application Number: 8/4,341