Patent ID: 8267147

Claim:
A dental shield apparatus, comprising: a first portion of flexible tubing having proximal and distal ends; a handle operably coupled to said distal end of said first portion of flexible tubing; a transparent shield; second and third portions of flexible tubing each operatively coupling said transparent shield to said handle, said second portion of flexible tubing having a mass per unit length that is less than a mass per unit length of said first portion of flexible tubing, said third portion of flexible tubing having a mass per unit length that is less than said mass per unit length of said first portion of flexible tubing; means for attaching said proximal end of said first portion of flexible tubing to an anchor; wherein: said first, second, and third portions of flexible tubing comprise stainless steel flexible tubing; said first portion of flexible tubing has a diameter that is greater than a diameter of said second portion of flexible tubing; said diameter of said first portion of flexible tubing is greater than a diameter of said third portion of flexible tubing; a hole extends through said handle, said hole having a diameter that is greater than said diameter of said first portion of flexible tubing; said transparent shield has a base and an arcuate transparent portion removably coupled to said base; and said second and third portions of flexible tubing are each coupled to said base.