Control unit for dental instruments
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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 control unit for dental instruments of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a right-side elevation view of the control unit for dental instruments of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the control unit for dental instruments of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the control unit for dental instruments of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the control unit for dental instruments of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view of the control unit for dental instruments 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 control unit for dental instruments of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a right-side elevation view of the control unit for dental instruments of FIG. 8;
FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the control unit for dental instruments of FIG. 8;
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the control unit for dental instruments of FIG. 8;
FIG. 13 is a front elevation view of the control unit for dental instruments of FIG. 8; and,
FIG. 14 is a rear elevation view of the control unit for dental instruments of FIG. 8.
The broken line drawing of a support for the control unit in FIGS. 2, 3, 9 and 10 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 2, 1993
Date of Patent: Oct 4, 1994
Assignee: A-Dec, Inc. (Newberg, OR)
Inventors: George K. Austin, Jr. (Newberg, OR), Carl G. Nordstrom (Lake Oswego, OR), Bruno Zadnik (Aloha, OR), David L. Curtis (Tigard, OR)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston
Application Number: 0/5,493