Patent ID: 8356412
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: A61C,B23P,B65B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of assembling a dental product, the dental product having a body, a first gear member, and a second gear member, the body including a portion attachable to a dental handpiece, a closure attached to the body by a hinge, and at least one latch for securing the closure to the body, the method comprising: taking and orienting a body of a dental product to receive a first gear member; placing the body in a fixture in an orientation where at least a portion of a hinge of the body is located higher than at least a portion of the portion of the body attachable to a dental handpiece and where at least a portion of the closure is adjacent a rotatable member operable to engage the closure and latch the closure to the body; transferring the first gear member to the body at the fixture; and supporting the body and the first gear member of the dental product on the fixture as the dental product is being assembled.