Base for a dental composite light curing unit

- Bisco Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 comprises a perspective view, taken from the left and from the front, of one embodiment of a housing for a base for a dental composite light curing unit according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view, taken from the right and from the rear, thereof;

FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D428152
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 1998
Date of Patent: Jul 11, 2000
Assignee: Bisco Inc. (Schaumburg, IL)
Inventors: Byoung I. Suh (Oakbrook, IL), Rich Nagel (West Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Marshall, O'Toole, Gerstein, Murray & Borun
Application Number: 0/95,505
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Dental (46) (D24/176)
International Classification: 2403;