Patent · US Expired

Display receptacle for deciduous teeth

US4694956A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 7, 1986
Grant dateSep 22, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 7, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S206/822
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a display receptacle for deciduous teeth in which transparent compartments for individual teeth are arranged in upper and lower arcuate rows along the facing rims of hingedly connected housing members. Each compartment opens to receive a particular tooth as it is lost by a child and is thereafter retained releasably closed. The main housing members are selectively spring biased to open or closed positions.

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