Patent ID: 7931469

Claim:
An orthodontic anchor being of planar configuration comprising a connecting portion, an elongated stem secured to said connecting portion, an emerging portion secured to said stem remote from said connecting portion, wherein said stem and said emerging portion are coplanar at least one aperture formed in said connecting portion, a quadrilateral hollow cap fully enveloping said emerging portion, a first transverse rib formed on the lower end of said cap perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said cap, a second transverse rib integrally affixed to said anchor between said emerging portion and said stem and disposed perpendicular thereto, wherein said first and second transverse ribs are interconnected in flat face contacting relation by a fastener, said fastener comprising an elastic band including a pair of spaced circular elements interconnected by an attachment rib, wherein opposing portions of said first and second transverse ribs extend outwardly beyond said cap in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said cap and said circular elements respectively envelop said opposing portions.