Patent ID: 6299446
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A holder for a rubber sheet dam, the holder comprising:a first unitary frame element, the first frame element including a cross-member, a first leg having one end connected to the cross-member and a second free end, and a second leg having one end connected to the cross-member and a second free end;a second unitary frame element substantially congruent to the first frame member, the second frame element including a cross-member, a first leg having one end connected to the cross-member and a second free end, and a second leg having one end connected to the cross-member and a second free end; andfirst and second hinges, the first hinge including a pin rotatably connecting the free ends of the first legs and the second hinge including a pin rotatably connecting the free ends of the second legs, wherein the holder has open and closed states, and the first and second unitary frame elements are adapted to hold a rubber sheet there between when the holder is in the closed state.