Retainer / Invisalign Container

I could not find a suitable retainer box that did not also require magnets or screws to assemble, so I designed a box that works without any additional materials.

Can be clipped shut, and opened by applying a slight pressure to the front of the box and opening the lid. Has drainage holes / vents on the bottom.

To print:

• For both:
  • 20% infill
  • PLA
  • 0.4mm nozzle
• The box: flat side down, at 0.2mm layer height
• The lid: flat side down, at 0.12mm layer height, with “supports on base plate only” just to keep hinge joint as spherical as possible
  • It should be possible to print at 0.2mm, however the sloped inner walls might be a bit more noticable
  • It should also be possible to print without supports, but it only needs about 0.03g of support, so I used them to be safe

To assemble:

• connect the clip on the lid to one side of the box hinge
• carefully pull the other side of the lid hinge around and click it into place - it should have enough clearance to pull it on with just a bit of force

Specs:

• 80mm wide
• 67mm deep
• 39mm tall (lowest height 35mm, as it's slightly higher on the front)

Printed in Prusament Galaxy Black PLA.