#$%^&*AU2017261584B220180823.pdf#####ORTHODONTIC BRACKET HAVING A BIASED SLIDE MEMBER ABSTRACT An orthodontic bracket (10) for coupling an archwire with a tooth, comprising a bracket body (12) configured to be mounted to the tooth, the bracket body (12) including an archwire slot (16) being configured to receive the archwire (18) therein； a slide member (14) slidable relative to the archwire slot (16) between an opened position and a closed position； and a resilient member (20) coupled to and being slidable with the slide member (14), the resilient member (20) being configured to remain on a first side of the archwire slot (16) so as not to overlie the archwire slot (16) during a translational motion of the slide member (14) from the opened position to the closed position, and the resilient member (20) being configured to impose a biasing force on the slide member (14) in the direction of movement of the slide member (14) and toward the archwire slot (16) when the slide member (14) is in the closed position.
