Closure apparatus
OwnerAaron Victor Bowles, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for keeping a deceased person's mouth closed is disclosed herein. The apparatus ensures that the deceased person's mouth does not open during a period of muscle relaxation that immediately follow death, and ensures that the deceased mouth is not open during rigor mortis, which makes it more difficult to close the deceased open mouth later. The apparatus is comprised of various modular and swappable elements to ensure universal fit, as well as anti-slippage elements that ensure that the apparatus does not slip off a person's body when in use.
Claims17
A flexible and modular apparatus for securely closing the jaw of a deceased person, the apparatus comprising:
- a bottom platform for securely placing the apparatus on the deceased person's collarbone, the bottom platform comprising anti-slippage elements to prevent the apparatus from moving or slipping when the apparatus is placed between the deceased person's chin and collarbone;
- a top platform for securely placing the apparatus under the deceased person's chin, the top platform comprising a contouring shape to prevent the apparatus from moving when the apparatus is placed between the deceased person's chin and collarbone;
- a removable tension rod connecting the bottom platform to the top platform, the removable tension rod being flexible and bendable to support a variety of different neck lengths, and jaw weights while still applying enough pressure on the deceased person's chin to ensure that it remains closed, the tension rod being removable from the top platform and the bottom platform to accommodate longer or shorter tension rods, and the tension rod being pre-curved to ensure that the apparatus does not apply excessive force on the deceased person's clavicle or chin;
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- an additional removable tension rod that also connects the bottom platform to the top platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.