Pivoting support mount for connecting a dental chair to dental equipment

- A-Dec, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pivoting support mount for connecting a dental chair to dental equipment showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the pivoting support mount for connecting a dental chair to dental equipment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the pivoting support mount for connecting a dental chair to dental equipment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the pivoting support mount for connecting a dental chair to dental equipment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left-side elevational view of the pivoting support mount for connecting a dental chair to dental equipment of FIG. 1, the right-side elevational view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the pivoting support mount for connecting a dental chair to dental equipment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 7.

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Patent History
Patent number: D356641
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 8, 1993
Date of Patent: Mar 21, 1995
Assignee: A-Dec, Inc. (Newberg, OR)
Inventors: William R. Stewart (Tigard, OR), J. Rick Halbirt (Hubbard, OR), Carl G. Nordstrom (Lake Oswego, OR)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston
Application Number: 0/3,489
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