Connecting element for detachably connecting a partial denture to a remaining set of teeth

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A connecting element for detachably connecting a partial denture with a remaining set of teeth, comprising: a joint having an axle in the form of a bolt displaceably supported in the joint transversely to the row of teeth, said joint including two ring shaped bolt receiving devices, a first one of said bolt receiving devices being connectable with the partial denture and a second one of said bolt receiving devices being connectable with the remaining set of teeth, said bolt connecting said first and second bolt receiving devices with each other and being displaceably supported in said first bolt receiving device, and a flexible arresting or locking pin projecting into the path of displacement of said bolt and which is arranged on said first bolt receiving device, said arresting pin being engageable in two grooves arranged in said bolt transverse to the longitudinal axis thereof, each wall area of section of said grooves closest to the face sides or said bolt forming a stop limiting the path of displacement of said bolt, the wall of said first bolt receiving device having two aligned holes for receiving the ends of said arresting pin and an oblong recess arranged in the wall between said holes for receiving said pin and extending parallel to said pin.
2.
The connecting element of claim 1, wherein said first bolt-receiving device forms part of a forked head whose fork is formed by said first bolt-receiving device and a tongue arranged approximately parallel to said first bolt-receiving device, said tongue having a through-extending bore conforming to the opening of the ring-shaped first bolt-receiving device, the diameter of said bore conforming to the diameter of said bolt, and the minimum spacing between said first bolt-receiving device and said tongue conforming to the width of said second bolt-receiving device.
3.
The connecting element of claim 2, wherein said second bolt-receiving device has an outwardly protruding projection, said projection striking a connecting element of said forked head when said second bolt-receiving device is inserted in said forked head with the bolt-receiving devices in a predetermined rotary position relative to each other, said connecting element connecting said first bolt-receiving device and said tongue to each other to form said fork