Hydrating mouthguard
OwnerMichael George Forrest, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A hydrating mouthguard. The mouthguard includes a base having U-shape with a front periphery and a rear periphery. A labial wall upstand from the front periphery of the base and a lingual wall upstands from the rear periphery of the base. A channel sized to receive a user's upper teeth is defined in between the labial wall and the lingual wall. The mouthguard further includes at least one receptacle having an entrance opening and an exit opening. At least one tube runs from the entrance opening and includes an opposing open end 20. A valve selectively allows a fluid to travel from the receptacle to the tube and out the open end.
Claims9
A mouthguard comprising:
- a base comprising a U-shape and having a front periphery and a rear periphery;
- a labial wall upstanding from the front periphery of the base;
- a lingual wall upstanding from the rear periphery of the base, wherein a channel is defined in between the labial wall and the lingual wall,
- at least one receptacle comprising an entrance opening and an exit opening;
- at least one tube comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is fluidly connected with the exit opening and the distal end defines an open end;
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- at least one valve selectively allowing the fluid to travel from the at least one receptacle to the at least one tube, wherein
- the at least one tube runs from the receptacle along an outer surface of the labial wall and bends onto the base so that the open end is facing towards the lingual wall.
A mouthguard comprising:
- a base comprising a U-shape and having a front periphery and a rear periphery;
- a labial wall upstanding from the front periphery of the base;
- a lingual wall upstanding from the rear periphery of the base, wherein a channel is defined in between the labial wall and the lingual wall,
- at least one receptacle comprising an entrance opening and an exit opening;
- at least one tube comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is fluidly connected with the exit opening and the distal end defines an open end;
- at least one valve selectively allowing a fluid to travel from the at least one receptacle to the at least one tube;
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- a hydrating pack comprising the fluid contained within, wherein the hydrating pack is removeably disposed within the at least one receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.