Dentistry – Apparatus – Work support
Patent
1993-06-08
1995-06-20
Wilson, John J.
Dentistry
Apparatus
Work support
433 57, A61C 1100
Patent
active
054256364
ABSTRACT:
An articulator for a dental model including a first link means having first and second ends; a second link means having first and second ends; a hinge connecting the first ends of the first and second links; and a pair of couplings; one connected to the second end of the first link and another connected to the second end of the second link. Each coupling includes a model connector having one end defining a first socket and an opposite end adapted for attachment to a dental model; an articulator connector including a ball portion partially received by the first socket and a stem portion connected to one of the second ends of the links; a second socket partially receiving the ball portion and defining an arcuately shaped aperture penetrated by the stem portion; and a retainer securing the model connector to the second socket.
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Jarcho Harold G.
Toupal John E.
Wilson John J.
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