Hiccup relieving apparatus
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorAli Seifi
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Abstract
The hiccup relieving apparatus includes a body with a first end having a mouthpiece, a second end having a restriction in the body between the first end and the second end. The restriction makes it difficult to draw fluid through the body to the user's mouth. The fluid can be air or the body can be immersed in water or other potable liquid in a container. The restriction requires an adult user, using the mouthpiece, to produce a threshold suction of for example water before water can flow from the water in the water container, through the body, through the mouthpiece, and to the user.
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A device configured for relieving hiccups comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end, said first and second ends being spaced from one another, wherein the body defines an interior space;
- said first end having a first opening in fluid communication with said interior space and said second end having a first hole in communication with said interior space, said first opening configured to receive a user's mouth to draw liquid from a separate exterior source of liquid through said first hole into said interior space and through said first opening into the user's mouth, and wherein the liquid in the separate exterior source of liquid is exposed to atmospheric pressure;
- said first hole is smaller than said first opening and is configured to create a pressure differential between the user's lungs and the atmospheric pressure when the user draws liquid through said first opening to lower the user's diaphragm while simultaneously requiring the user to open and then close the user's epiglottis, wherein the closing of the epiglottis prevents the liquid from entering the user's lungs;
- a rotatable cover mounted on said second end covering said first hole, said cover having a second hole and a third hole, said second and third holes having different sizes, said rotatable cover being rotatable upon said second end to align either of said second and third holes with said first hole.
A device configured for relieving hiccups comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end, said first and second ends being spaced from one another, wherein the body defines an interior space;
- said first end having a first opening in fluid communication with said interior space and said second end having a first hole in communication with said interior space, said first opening configured to receive a user's mouth to draw liquid from a separate exterior source of liquid through said first hole into said interior space and through said first opening into the user's mouth, and wherein the liquid in the separate exterior source of liquid is exposed to atmospheric pressure;
- said first hole is smaller than said first opening and is configured to create a pressure differential between the user's lungs and the atmospheric pressure when the user draws liquid through said first opening to lower the user's diaphragm while simultaneously requiring the user to open and then close the user's epiglottis;
- a rotatable cover mounted on said second end covering said first hole, said cover having a second hole and a third hole, said second and third holes having different sizes, said rotatable cover being rotatable upon said second end to align either of said second and third holes with said first hole, and wherein the first hole and at least one of the second and third holes are sized to require a suction of at least 10 cm of the liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.