Patent ID: 7090073

Claim:
A dental tray assembly for storage of oral prosthetics, including: a base; a cover, associated with the base and being configured to be alternately positioned relative to the base in a first, closed position, and a second, open position; a substantially rigid linkage member, pivotally coupled to each of the base and the cover at different locations on the base and the cover to facilitate movement of the base away from the cover; a biasing element, interconnecting the base and the cover, the biasing element being configured to provide a biasing force between the cover and the base, the biasing force varying with position of the cover relative to the base to provide an attractive force between the cover and base when the cover is in the first, closed position, and a repellant force between the cover and the base when the cover is in the second, open position; and a storage tray, nestable within the base, the storage tray including at least two compartments, each compartment being configured to receive and store an oral prosthetic therein.