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US 2018/0353838 A1Published application
Mouth guard with breathing channel
AssigneeBite Tech, Inc.
InventorJeff Padovan
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a mouth guard having a multiple chamber air channel allowing the user to mouth breathe during use. The air channel includes a forward air chamber and a pair of rear chambers. A support structure forms a divide between the pair of rear chambers with the front air chamber being generally unobstructed. The support structure may be relatively narrow and positioned rearward of an upper lingual ridge of the mouth guard.
Claims19
A mouth guard comprising:
- a pair of molar receiving elements connected to an outer guard through an intermediate guard portion;
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- a multiple chamber air channel extending through at least the intermediate guard portion and outer guard and including a first air chamber connected to a pair of rear chambers, said air channel allowing the user to mouth breathe while wearing the mouth guard.
A mouth guard comprising:
- a pair of molar receiving elements;
- an intermediate guard portion connecting the pair of molar receiving elements;
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- an outer guard, with an air channel extending through the intermediate guard portion and the outer guard, said air channel defined by an elongated opening in the outer guard and pair of openings defined in an inner wall, with a vertical support structure separating a pair of rear air chambers.
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An oral appliance comprising:
- an outer guard;
- an intermediate guard connected to the outer guard;
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- a pair of molar receiving elements connected to the intermediate guard, with an air channel positioned between at least the outer guard and the intermediate guard, said air channel including an elongated forward chamber being generally unsupported within the outer guard and a pair of rear chambers being defined between a support structure.
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A method of conveying air through a mouth guard, the method comprising:
- aligning a pair of molar receiving elements within a user's mouth, said molar receiving elements being coupled together via an intermediate guard portion and an outer guard;
- providing a multiple chamber air channel within at least the intermediate guard portion and the outer guard, including at least a forward air chamber open to the outer guard and a bifurcated pair of air chambers positioned behind the forward air chamber and open to an inner guard wall, with said pair of air chambers established substantially rearward from the outer guard;
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- passing air through the air channel and into the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.