Patent ID: 8925719
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A package for a prepasted bracket comprising a carrier having a pod within which a bracket may be received, wherein the bracket includes an upper side having an archwire slot, a bottom side having a base, opposed edges, and bonding adhesive on the base, said pod having a bottom wall and sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom wall defining an opening into which a bracket may be inserted, seating tabs in said pod extending upwardly from said bottom wall on which the bracket can be supported above said bottom wall when inserted into the pod to prevent the bonding adhesive from contacting the bottom wall, stabilizing tabs in the pod extending from the sidewalls and engagable with the bracket to prevent movement of the bracket within the pod, and a cover attached to the pod and movable between open and closed positions for enclosing the opening when in closed position, said cover including a pad extending therefrom into the pod when the cover is in closed position to engage the upper side of the bracket and urge the bracket to engage the seating tabs, whereby the bracket is inhibited from shifting in the pod during shipping.