Dental tool finger grip

- Micro Motors, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front side elevational view of a dental tool finger grip illustrating one embodiment of my new design and showing in phantom lines as environment adjacent portions of the dental tool;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front side elevational view of the finger grip of FIG. 1, which is a mirror image of the rear side elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front side elevational view of a second embodiment of the design, showing adjacent portions of a dental hand tool in broken lines;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged front side elevational view of the grip of FIG. 7, which is a mirror image of the rear elevational view;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front side elevational view of a third embodiment of the design, showing adjacent portions of a dental tool in phantom lines;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged front side elevational view of the symmetrical finger grip of FIG. 13, which corresponds to the top, rear, and bottom views thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a front side elevational view of a fourth embodment of the design showing adjacent portions of a dental tool in phantom lines, which correspond to the top, bottom and rear elevational views;

FIG. 18 is a front end view of the symmetrical grip of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a front side elevational view of a fifth embodiment of the design showing adjacent portions of a dental tool in phantom lines;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged front side elevational view of the symmetrical grip of FIG. 20, which corresponds to the top, bottom and rear elevational views;

FIG. 22 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a front side elevational view of a sixth embodiment of the design with adjacent portions of the tool being shown in phantom lines;

FIG. 25 is an enlarged front side elevational view of the symmetrical grip of FIG. 24, corresponding to the top, bottom and rear views thereof;

FIG. 26 is a front end view thereof; and,

FIG. 27 is a rear end view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D336517 June 15, 1993 McKeown
4382790 May 10, 1983 Loge et al.
4398885 August 16, 1983 Loge et al.
4403958 September 13, 1983 Lohn
4642051 February 10, 1987 Lohn
4643675 February 17, 1987 Kuhn
4661060 April 28, 1987 Strohmaier
5064375 November 12, 1991 Jorneus
Other references
  • Copy of front cover of magazine entitled "AGD IMPACT" and copy of p. 11, entitled OralSafe dated Mar. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D372979
Type: Grant
Filed: May 31, 1995
Date of Patent: Aug 20, 1996
Assignee: Micro Motors, Inc. (Santa Ana, CA)
Inventor: Ronald G. Coss (Newport Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Law Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear
Application Number: 0/39,563