Patent ID: 7036985

Claim:
A dental x-ray positioning device comprising: a frame comprised of first and second structural members rotatably coupled to one another; a first bar connected to said first structural member, said first bar having a bite block slidably connected to the first bar, and an image receptor holder spaced from the bite block and connected to the first bar; and a second bar connected to said second structural member so as to be oriented essentially 90° with respect to the first bar, said second bar having an arm attached to said second bar and oriented essentially parallel to said first bar, said arm having an aiming ring slidably connected to the arm; and wherein the aiming ring and image receptor holder are adjustable both horizontally and vertically relative to one another so as to allow the center of an x-ray beam directed through the aiming ring to be adjustable horizontally and vertically relative to the center of an image receptor retained by the image receptor holder.