Patent ID: 8651862

Claim:
A dental tool comprising: a head including a working portion and a neck, said neck including a first end and a second end, said working portion extending from said first end; and a handle including a clamp and a socket, said socket being configured to receive the second end of said neck, wherein the second end pivots within the socket to move the working portion and the neck relative to the handle, wherein the clamp is threadably received within said socket and is adapted to selectively fix the second end relative to the handle, wherein the second end includes a ball that is pivotable within the socket to move the neck relative to the handle, the ball having a raised portion and a plurality of flat surfaces, the raised portion including opposed flat surfaces and a rounded surface, the raised portion protruding out of a receptacle formed in the socket and into a slot formed in the socket, the opposed flat surfaces being substantially parallel to each other, and the plurality of flat surfaces selectively mating with corresponding flat surfaces formed on said socket to position the neck at one of a plurality of predetermined angles relative to a longitudinal axis of the handle.