Utility box for housing and supporting dental equipment

- A-Dec, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a utility box for housing and supporting dental equipment showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the utility box;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the utility box;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the utility box;

FIG. 5 is a left-side elevation view of the utility box, the right-side elevation view being substantially the mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is bottom plan view of the utility box.

The broken line drawing of a dental chair arm in FIG. 1, and the broken line drawing of a water supply in FIG. 5 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D360466
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 2, 1993
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 1995
Assignee: A-Dec, Inc. (Newberg, OR)
Inventors: Carl G. Nordstrom (Lake Oswego, OR), Pierre M. LaPlante (Newberg, OR), Larry Newman (Wilsonville, OR)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston
Application Number: 0/4,353
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Dental (46) (D24/176)