Disposable dental handpiece

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and left side perspective view of a disposable dental handpiece showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom, rear and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top, front and left side perspective view of a modified embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1 through 8;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom, rear and right side perspective view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a disposable dental handpiece, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D592308
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 1, 2008
Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
Assignee: Axenic Dental, Inc. (Kalamazoo, MI)
Inventors: Eli Thomssen (Kalamazoo, MI), David Murphy (Ostego, MI), Clayton Waldorf (Richland, MI), Dirk Schipper (Kalamazoo, MI), Kevin Turner (Highland Village, TX)
Primary Examiner: Charles A Rademaker
Attorney: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
Application Number: 29/320,687
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Dental (33) (D24/152)