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Container for dental instruments

US3952870A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 8, 1975
Grant dateApr 27, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 8, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D71/00
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container for dental instruments has a thin plate provided with a plurality of pairs of opposed recesses disposed in two parallel rows in a major surface of the plate. A plurality of channels connect the two recesses in each of the pairs of recesses. Dental instruments are received by the pairs of recesses and their interconnecting channels and are covered by a cover secured to the surface of the plate having the recesses. A plurality of containers may be stacked and held together by a clamp for ease of shipping or storage.

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