Patent ID: 7341451

Claim:
A dental model pouring jig adapted and configured to mount a dental model base, the dental model base including a model support surface and opposing end surfaces, the model support surface being configured to support a dental model formed from a dental mold, one of the end surfaces of the dental model base including a first snap-fit connection feature, the other of the end surfaces of the dental model base including one of a ball feature or a socket feature, the dental model pouring jig comprising; a base member having a mounting surface arranged in a generally horizontal plane; a mold support member extending from the mounting surface of the base member in a generally vertical direction, the mold support member configured to support a mold of a person's teeth; and a model base support member extending from the mounting surface of the base member in a generally vertical direction, the model base support member adapted and configured to mount the dental model base to the pouring jig, the model base support member including a second snap-fit connection feature and one of the ball feature or the socket feature not included on the dental model base, wherein the second snap-fit connection feature is configured to releaseably engage with the first snap-fit connection feature to provide a snap-fit connection between the model base support member and the dental model base, and the ball and socket features of the dental model base and model base support member configured to releaseably engage each other.