Patent ID: 6942483
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A bracket for an orthodontic treatment, the bracket comprising: a wing for operative connection to a tooth, the wing having a wire slot for receiving an arch wire, the wire slot dividing the wing into a first and second section, the first section having a projection extending therefrom; and a closing spring anchored with respect to the wing and comprising an arc extending over the first section and a free leg adjoining the arc, the closing spring being movable between an open position, in which the arch wire slot is freely accessible, and a closed position, in which the arch wire slot is covered, the free leg including a lug and a tongue depending at an angle from the free leg, the lug covering the arch wire slot and the tongue being engaged by the projection when the closing spring is in the closed and open position, the tongue and projection retaining the spring in the closed and open position.