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US3156500A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dental chair component

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-01-14
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Granted: 1964-11-10
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Expires: 1983-01-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kenneth C Kerr

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 06:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G15/00; A61G15/10; A61G15/12; A61G15/125; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/03; Y10S5/00; Y10S5/904

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 141 words
A DENTAL CHAIR COMPONENT INCLUDING IN COMBINATION A BACK REST AND HEAD REST EACH HAVING PATIENT ENGAGING FRONT SURFACES, SAID HEAD REST BEING INTEGRATED WITH SAID BACK REST AND EXTENDING IN AN IMMOVABLE, SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT LINE RELATION FROM THE UPPER END OF THE BACK REST, SAID BACK REST BEING TRANSVERSELY CURVED AND HAVING FORWARD PROJECTIONS IN ITS FRONT SURFACE AT ITS UPPER END ADJACENT THE SIDES ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT BY THE SHOULDER BLADE PORTIONS OF A PATIENT, SAID HEAD REST BEING OF LESSER LATERAL DIMENSION THAN SAID BACK REST TO FORM AN AREA OF ACCESS FOR A PERSON WORKING ON THE PATIENT AND BEING OF A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE HEAD AND NECK OF THE PATIENT, SAID HEAD REST HAVING A PAIR OF FORWARDLY PROJECTING SIDE WING PORTIONS FORMING A LONGITUDINAL CENTRAL RECESS FOR RECEIVING THE PATIENT''S HEAD AND NECK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 141 words
A DENTAL CHAIR COMPONENT INCLUDING IN COMBINATION A BACK REST AND HEAD REST EACH HAVING PATIENT ENGAGING FRONT SURFACES, SAID HEAD REST BEING INTEGRATED WITH SAID BACK REST AND EXTENDING IN AN IMMOVABLE, SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT LINE RELATION FROM THE UPPER END OF THE BACK REST, SAID BACK REST BEING TRANSVERSELY CURVED AND HAVING FORWARD PROJECTIONS IN ITS FRONT SURFACE AT ITS UPPER END ADJACENT THE SIDES ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT BY THE SHOULDER BLADE PORTIONS OF A PATIENT, SAID HEAD REST BEING OF LESSER LATERAL DIMENSION THAN SAID BACK REST TO FORM AN AREA OF ACCESS FOR A PERSON WORKING ON THE PATIENT AND BEING OF A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE HEAD AND NECK OF THE PATIENT, SAID HEAD REST HAVING A PAIR OF FORWARDLY PROJECTING SIDE WING PORTIONS FORMING A LONGITUDINAL CENTRAL RECESS FOR RECEIVING THE PATIENT''S HEAD AND NECK.

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