US 12,279,927 B1
Dental apparatus for holding two separated pieces of articulating paper and a method of using the same
Salwa Omar Bajunaid, Riyadh (SA)
Assigned to KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed by KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed on May 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/663,408.
Int. Cl. A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61C 5/77 (2017.01)
CPC A61C 8/0048 (2013.01) [A61C 5/77 (2017.02)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dental apparatus, comprising:
a central component, the central component including an elongated member having a first end, a second end, and a body extending between the first and second ends thereof;
a first holding assembly movably coupled to one of the first end or the second end; and
a second holding assembly movably coupled to the other of the first end or the second end,
wherein each one of the first and second holding assemblies is configured to releasably hold dental articulating paper,
wherein the first holding assembly includes a first holding component and a second holding component pivotally coupled to the first holding component,
wherein the first holding assembly further includes a first elastic member pivotally coupling the first and second holding components to one another, wherein the first elastic member is configured to bias the first and second holding components toward one another such that the bias of the first elastic member can cause the first and second holding components to hold a first dental articulating paper therebetween when the first dental articulating paper is disposed between the first and second holding components,
wherein the first holding component includes a first holding portion, a first handle and a first coupling region disposed between the first holding portion and the first handle,
wherein the second holding component includes a second holding portion and a second coupling region,
wherein the first elastic member is connected to the first coupling region and to the second coupling region,
wherein the body of the elongated member includes a first plurality of notches sequentially arranged along a length thereof, and
wherein the first holding assembly further includes a first plunger assembly connected to the second holding component, wherein the first plunger assembly is configured to selectively engage the first plurality of notches to selectively affix the first holding assembly at different locations along the length of the body of the elongated member.