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US3256602A
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Orthodontic appliance
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-03-01
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Granted: 1966-06-21
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Expires: 1983-03-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Garfford J Broussard
- 👤 Broussard Clifford James
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 23:39
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C7/00; A61C7/12; A61C7/28; A61C7/287
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A BRACKET HAVING A HORIZONTAL AXIS AND A VERTICAL AXIS ATTACHED TO A TOOTH BAND AND COMPRISING A BASE PORTION HAVING AN OPEN, RECTANGULAR SLOT THEREIN SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSVERSE TO SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS AND A TOP PORTION HAVING A HORIZONTAL ARCH WIRE RECEIVING CHANNEL THEREIN SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID SLOT, THE BOTTOM OF SAID CHANNEL, TAKEN WITH REFERENCE TO SAID TOP PORTION, BEING LOCATED ABOVE THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID SLOT; A TENSIONING MEMBER COMPRISING AN INTEGRALLY FORMED ROD LIKE MEMBER HAVING THEREIN A POST SECURED IN SAID SLOT AND T-ARMS EXTENDING FROM EITHER SIDE OF SAID POST SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICUALR TO SAID POST AND TERMINATING IN TENSIONING ARMS ON THE SAME SIDE OF SAID T-ARMS AS SAID POST EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID T-ARMS AND HAVING LOCKING MEANS AT THEIR ENDS FOR LOCKING AN ARCH WIRE IN SAID CHANNEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A BRACKET HAVING A HORIZONTAL AXIS AND A VERTICAL AXIS ATTACHED TO A TOOTH BAND AND COMPRISING A BASE PORTION HAVING AN OPEN, RECTANGULAR SLOT THEREIN SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSVERSE TO SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS AND A TOP PORTION HAVING A HORIZONTAL ARCH WIRE RECEIVING CHANNEL THEREIN SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID SLOT, THE BOTTOM OF SAID CHANNEL, TAKEN WITH REFERENCE TO SAID TOP PORTION, BEING LOCATED ABOVE THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID SLOT; A TENSIONING MEMBER COMPRISING AN INTEGRALLY FORMED ROD LIKE MEMBER HAVING THEREIN A POST SECURED IN SAID SLOT AND T-ARMS EXTENDING FROM EITHER SIDE OF SAID POST SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICUALR TO SAID POST AND TERMINATING IN TENSIONING ARMS ON THE SAME SIDE OF SAID T-ARMS AS SAID POST EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID T-ARMS AND HAVING LOCKING MEANS AT THEIR ENDS FOR LOCKING AN ARCH WIRE IN SAID CHANNEL.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-06-20 | 1973-12-20 | 1974-06-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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