# US 10,441,869 B2 · Hydrating mouthguard

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- Number: US 10,441,869 B2
- Document ID: US10441869B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/907,825
- Filed: 2018-02-28
- Published: 2018-08-30
- Granted: 2019-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2017-02-28
- Applicants: Michael George Forrest, Jr.
- Inventors: Michael George Forrest, Jr.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10441869B2

## CPC

- A63B 71/085: {Mouth or teeth protectors (A63B71/081 takes precedence)}
- A63B 71/081: {fluid-filled, e.g. air-filled}
- A63B 2225/682: for beverages
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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; and
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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The mouthguard of claim 1, wherein the at least one receptacle is formed on at least one of the base, the labial wall, and the lingual wall.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The mouthguard of claim 2, wherein the at least one receptacle is formed on an outer surface of the labial wall.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The mouthguard of claim 3, wherein the labial wall comprises two terminal ends, wherein the at least one receptacle is formed adjacent to one of the two terminal ends.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The mouthguard of claim 1, wherein the at least one receptacle comprises a pair of receptacles, the at least one tube comprises a pair of tubes and the at least one valve comprises a pair of valves.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The mouthguard of claim 5, wherein the labial wall comprises two terminal ends, wherein the pair of receptacles are formed adjacent to the two terminal ends.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The mouthguard of claim 1, wherein the valve is a pressure valve.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The mouthguard of claim 1, further comprising a hydrating pack comprising a liquid contained within, wherein the hydrating pack is removeably disposed within the at least one receptacle.

### Claim 9

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; and
a hydrating pack comprising the fluid contained within, wherein the hydrating pack is removeably disposed within the at least one receptacle.