Dental material curing apparatus

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a dental material curing apparatus showing our new design, on a reduced scale;

FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The cords are omitted in FIGS. 2 through 7 for convenience of illustration.

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Patent History
Patent number: D361382
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 14, 1993
Date of Patent: Aug 15, 1995
Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Robert E. Brunsell (Woodbury, MN), John P. Kennedy (Guelph), David T. Dobson (Kitchener)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Attorneys: Gary L. Griswold, Walter N. Kirn, James D. Christoff
Application Number: 0/14,158
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Multiple (24/177); Dental (33) (D24/152)