Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cover for bracket of orthodontic appliance
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Application No.: US17462650Application Date: 2021-08-31
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Publication No.: US11596501B1Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Steven Darling , Janis Darling
- Applicant: Steven Darling , Janis Darling
- Applicant Address: US FL Ocean Ridge; US FL Ocean Ridge
- Assignee: Steven Darling,Janis Darling
- Current Assignee: Steven Darling,Janis Darling
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Ocean Ridge; US FL Ocean Ridge
- Agency: Malloy & Malloy, P.L.
- Agent Robert M. Downey
- Main IPC: A61C7/12
- IPC: A61C7/12 ; A44C15/00

Abstract:
A cover device formed of a plastic or similar composition is structured for removable attachment over a bracket of an orthodontic appliance to conceal the bracket from view. The cover device includes a main plate with an outer front face, and top and bottom claws integrally formed with the main plate, curling behind the main plate, and each terminating at distal ends in spaced, opposing relation to each other behind the main plate. The front face includes an ornamental design or other indicia that is applied by polymer fusion technology to significantly reduce the risk of exposing the user to inks and pigment compositions, particularly if the cover device is accidentally swallowed. The application of the indicia by polymer fusion technology also increases the structural integrity of the cover device; mechanically strengthening the cover device at its point of greatest flexure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230063403A1 COVER FOR BRACKET OF ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE Public/Granted day:2023-03-02
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