Patent ID: 6305937
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A releasably mountable hand grip for a dental tool, comprising:(A) a body comprising a cylindrical portion and an attached tapered front portion, the body having an inside surface defining an axially oriented channel between a smaller front opening defined in a first end of the body and a larger rear opening defined in a second end of the body, the axially oriented channel having a cylindrical portion and a tapered front portion; and(B) a plurality of ribs, comprising at least two larger rear ribs carried by the cylindrical portion and at least two smaller front ribs carried by the tapered front portion, wherein the plurality of ribs are defined on an outside surface of the body, each rib defined within a plane that is perpendicular to a lengthwise axis traveling through the center of the body; and(C) wherein the body is made of medical grade rubber silicone and is color coded.