Tongue retention device
OwnerLeslie Dortinventor
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Abstract
A device for retaining a tongue in a predetermined position, the device comprising, a flange having a first and second surface, the flange further including a protrusion extending from the first surface of the flange; and an aperture formed through the first and second surfaces of the flange, wherein the protrusion covers the aperture, whereby the protrusion form a hollow chamber, the hollow chamber is accessible through the aperture from the second side of the flange.
Claims13
A device for retaining a tongue in a predetermined position, the device comprising:
- a flange having a first and second surface, said flange further including a protrusion extending from said first surface of said flange;
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- an aperture formed through said first and second surfaces of said flange, wherein said protrusion covers said aperture, whereby said protrusion forms a hollow chamber, said hollow chamber being accessible through said aperture from said second side of said flange.
A device for retaining a tongue in a pre-determined position, the device comprising:
- a flange having a first and second surface, an aperture disposed within said flange wherein said aperture further includes walls extending from said first surface of a said flange, said walls forming a bulb protruding from said first surface of said flange, wherein said bulb forms a chamber in communication with said aperture and being adapted to receive a tongue.
A method of retaining a tongue in a predetermined position, the method comprising:
- forming a vacuum within a tongue retention device by squeezing the walls of a protrusion extending from a flange of said tongue retention device;
- inserting a tongue through an aperture formed in said flange, wherein said tongue is received by said protrusion;
- releasing said walls, thereby forming a vacuum within said protrusion;
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- positioning said tongue retention device between a user's lips and teeth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.