Patent ID: 7469783

Claim:
A carrier for a prepasted orthodontic jigged appliance removably mounted on a jig, wherein said appliance includes a base having an uncured layer of adhesive thereon, and said jig having means for removably connecting to said appliance and opposed ends extending from opposite sides of the appliance, said carrier comprising: a base of relatively rigid material including, an upstanding member having an upper edge, and opposed upwardly opening generally U-shaped seats along the upper edge of said upstanding member, said seats adapted to receive said opposed ends of said jig, a cover slidably received on said upstanding member and coacting with said upstanding member to selectively retain said jigged appliance on the carrier, said cover including a lip overlying the upper edge of the upstanding member and opposed slots for selective alignment with the opposed seats, whereby aligning said slots with said seats permits mounting and demounting of a jigged appliance on said base and sliding of the cover on the base to misalign the slots and seats locks the jigged appliance to said carrier.