Patent ID: 9211168
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61C,B05B,B05C,B65D

Abstract:
1. A capsule for storing and dispensing dental material, comprising a cartridge, the cartridge having a chamber opening into an outlet; and a nozzle, the nozzle being pivotable with respect to the cartridge between a first position in which the capsule is closed and a second position in which the capsule is opened for dispensing the dental material; wherein the nozzle comprises a bearing member comprising an outer surface and an inner surface and the cartridge comprises a bearing shell comprising an inner surface, the bearing member and bearing shell forming a pivot; wherein the outer surface of the bearing member comprises a raised ridge, continuing along a closed curve and surrounding an inlet of the nozzle; wherein the inner surface of the bearing shell comprises a groove that corresponds to the raised ridge of the bearing member, and wherein the raised ridge surrounds the outlet of the cartridge when the nozzle is in the second position, and wherein the raised ridge seats inside the groove when the nozzle is in the first position.