Patent ID: 9095400
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A61B,A61C,A61G

Abstract:
1. A disposable cover for a dental tool hanger, the dental tool hanger including a pair of claws and a receptacle formed by the claws, the receptacle being configured to hold the dental tool in the receptacle, the disposable cover comprising: a pair of sockets adapted for neatly fitting to the claws of the tool hanger so as to prevent direct contact between the claws and the dental tool held within the dental tool hanger; wherein each socket is arranged to be slid rearwardly over a respective one of the claws into sleeved relationship in which a top shielding surface of the socket shields a top part of the claw, an inner shielding surface of the socket shields an inner part of the claw, a bottom shielding surface of the socket shields an underside of the claw and a front shielding surface of the socket shields a front part of the claw, and wherein the sockets are conformed to the shape of the claws and the receptacle of the tool hanger when fitted on the tool hanger such that the sockets achieve snug fitment on the tool hanger upon initial placement of the sockets into sleeved relationship on the claws of the tool hanger, and such that the shielding surfaces of the sockets do not substantially differ from the shape of the underlying tool hanger to enable the underlying tool hanger to hold the tool with the sockets in place over the claws.