Denture cleaning device
US5515877A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B3/102
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention is a dental cleaning device disposed within a visually attractive furniture grade cabinet. The cleaning tank within the device is kidney shaped with a pair of inlets that direct a circulating liquid upwardly and inwardly from an area adjacent the bottom of one end of said tank. At least one liquid outlet is provided at the opposite end of said tank and connected to a circulating means such as a circulating pump so that a continuous flow of liquid can be accomplished across dentures placed in the tank, The kidney shape of the tank causes eddy currents to flow off of the main swirling inlet to outlet liquid circulation to further clean the various areas of the dentures.
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