Bulkhead end of dental handpiece tubing with electric power for fiber optic capability
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention, showing a short length only, of the handpiece tubing;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a top view of the present invention, with the bottom view being a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the present invention with the sliding hose nut withdrawn as it would be during installation of the device. This is for illustration and a more effective disclosure of the device. The bulkhead end of the dental handpiece tubing is connected to a corresponingly designed and matched end located at a dental unit for supplying electric power, air and water from the dental unit, through the tubing, to a dental handpiece of the fiber optic type.
Claims
A bulkhead end of dental handpiece tubing with electric power for fiber optic capability, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 2000
Date of Patent: Nov 20, 2001
Assignee: Kinetic Instruments, Inc. (Bethel, CT)
Inventor: William Becker (Roxbury, CT)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Levisohn, Lerner, Berger & Langsam
Application Number: 29/134,195
