Patent ID: 6705333
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: A45D,A61L,B08B

Abstract:
A clamshell container for dental appliances, comprising:first and second members hingedly connected to one another and displaceable with respect to each other between open and closed positions of the container, said first and second members having top and bottom surfaces respectively and being superimposed with each other in said closed position of the container to define a compartment therebetween to receive a dental appliance to be cleaned, and a plurality of apertures formed substantially over the entire top and bottom surfaces of said first and second members respectively, said apertures enabling a plurality of jets of a washing liquid to enter said compartment through the apertures of at least one of said first and second members and to exit said compartment through the apertures of the other member; each of said top and bottom surfaces having a respective peripheral flange ex-tending transversely thereto; and wherein each of said peripheral flanges has at least one aperture.