Finger mounted dental appliance
US5228433A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H13/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tooth and gum appliance that includes a flexible sheet or pad which can carry cleaners, mild abrasives, medicaments or other substances has a miniature hook-loop fastener member at one edge of the pad, the mating fastener member being carried by a tab that extends from the pad opposite the one edge for fastening the appliance about a user's finger. The pad can be formed of cotton loop-woven cloth, and the tab can be a separate strap or an integral portion of the pad. A nested plurality of the polishers can be supplied in a foldable, rectangular carton dispenser having a side slot for access to the fasteners, the tabs protruding from one side of the slot. The dispenser can have a plurality of the slotted, cylindrical cavities spaced about a rotatable drum-shaped holder for permitting the user to select among several configurations of the polisher.
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