FIG. 1 is an end elevation of the dental prophy angle nosecone attachment feature that mates with an unshown dental handpiece nosecone;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the dental prophy angle nosecone attachment feature taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the dental prophy angle nosecone attachment feature; and,
FIG. 4 is another perspective view of the dental prophy angle nosecone attachment feature.
The dashed lines showing an example prophy angle body and head portion illustrate portions of a dental prophy angle nosecone attachment feature that form no part of the claimed design.
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