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US 2022/0023564 A1Published application
Mouthpiece
OwnerHakan YILMAZinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an outer portion comprising a primary opening, a first pillar support and a second pillar support coupled to the outer portion, a first upper gum support rotatably coupled to the first pillar, a first lower gum support rotatably coupled to the first pillar, a second upper gum support rotatably coupled to the second pillar, a second lower gum support rotatably coupled to the second pillar, a first upper gum end rotatably coupled to the first upper gum support, a first lower gum end rotatably coupled to the first lower gum support, a second upper gum end rotatably coupled to the second upper gum support, and a second lower gum end rotatably coupled to the second lower gum support.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an outer portion comprising a primary opening defined by an inner surface of the outer portion;
- a first pillar support coupled to a first lateral side of the outer portion, wherein the first pillar support is configured to receive a first pillar such that the first pillar may rotate within the first pillar support;
- a second pillar support coupled to a second lateral side of the outer portion, the second lateral side being opposite of the first lateral side, wherein the second pillar support is configured to receive a second pillar such that the second pillar may rotate within the second pillar support;
- a first upper gum support rotatably coupled to the first pillar;
- a first lower gum support rotatably coupled to the first pillar;
- a second upper gum support rotatably coupled to the second pillar;
- a second lower gum support rotatably coupled to the second pillar;
- a first upper gum end rotatably coupled to the first upper gum support, wherein the first upper gum end is configured to be received by an upper portion of a mouth;
- a first lower gum end rotatably coupled to the first lower gum support, wherein the first lower gum support is configured to be received by a lower portion of the mouth;
- a second upper gum end rotatably coupled to the second upper gum support, wherein the second upper gum end is configured to be received by the upper portion of the mouth;
- and
- a second lower gum end rotatably coupled to the second lower gum support, wherein the second lower gum end is configured to be received by the lower portion of the mouth.
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A method of opening a mouth using a mouthpiece, the method comprising:
- inserting a first upper gum end into the mouth, wherein the first upper gum end is received by a first lateral side of an upper portion of the mouth;
- inserting a second upper gum end into the mouth, wherein the second upper gum end is received by a second lateral side of the upper portion of the mouth, the second lateral side being opposite the first lateral side;
- inserting a first lower gum end into the mouth, wherein the first lower gum end is received by the first lateral side of a lower portion of the mouth;
- inserting a second lower gum end into the mouth, wherein the second lower gum end is received by the second lateral side of the lower portion of the mouth;
- applying a separating force to a first upper gum support, wherein the first upper gum support is rotatably fixed to a first pillar and rotatably fixed to the first upper gum end;
- applying a separating force to a second upper gum support, wherein the second upper gum support is rotatably fixed to a second pillar and rotatably fixed to the second upper gum end;
- applying a separating force to a first lower gum support, wherein the first lower gum support is rotatably fixed to the first pillar and rotatably fixed to the first lower gum end;
- and
- applying a separating force to a second lower gum support, wherein the second lower gum support is rotatably fixed to the second pillar and rotatably fixed to the second lower gum end;
- wherein
- the first pillar and the second pillar are coupled to an outer portion comprising a primary opening defined by an inner surface of the outer portion,
- applying the separating force to the first upper gum support and the first lower gum support causes the first upper gum end and the first lower gum end to move away from each other, and
- applying the separating force to the second upper gum support and the second lower gum support causes the second upper gum end and the second lower gum end to move away from each other.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an outer portion configured to be positioned outside of a mouth;
- an inner wedge configured to be at least partially inserted into the mouth, wherein the inner wedge is positioned within an opening in the outer portion;
- a first upper gum end coupled to the outer portion and configured to be received by an upper portion of the mouth;
- a first lower gum end coupled to the outer portion and configured to be received by a lower portion of the mouth;
- a second upper gum end coupled to the outer portion and configured to be received by the upper portion of the mouth;
- and
- a second lower gum end coupled to the outer portion and configured to be received by the lower portion of the mouth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.