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US 5,682,904 AGranted
Mouthpiece having a cavity portion
OwnerThomas M. Stinnettinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a mouthpiece having a cavity portion. The cavity portion can be filled with a fluid and frozen. When worn, the frozen fluid will thaw and the fluid can drip into the wearer's mouth through openings in the cavity bottom.
Claims11
A mouthpiece, comprising:
- a. a generally U-shaped body portion, said U-shaped body portion having an outer leg, an inner leg, and a base;
- said outer leg and said inner leg being in a substantially parallel relationship, said base connecting said inner and outer legs;
- said inner leg having a pair of ends and an upper portion and a lower portion;
- and,
- b. a center cavity portion, said center cavity portion having a top, a bottom, and a rear, said bottom having at least one opening therein, said top extending from said inner leg upper portion to said inner leg pair of ends, said bottom extending from said inner leg lower portion to said inner leg pair of ends, and said rear extending from said top and said bottom to said inner leg pair of ends.
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A mouthpiece, comprising:
- a. a generally U-shaped body portion, said U-shaped body portion having an outer leg, an inner leg, and a base;
- said outer leg and said inner leg being in a substantially parallel relationship, said base connecting said inner and outer legs;
- said inner leg having a pair of ends and an upper portion and a lower portion;
- and,
- b. a center cavity portion, said center cavity portion having a top, a bottom, and a rear, said top extending from said inner leg upper portion to said inner leg pair of ends, said bottom extending from said inner leg lower portion to said inner leg pair of ends, and said rear extending from said top and said bottom to said inner leg pair of ends, where said center cavity portion contains a fluid which may be frozen to cool the mouthpiece wearer's mouth.
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A mouthpiece, comprising:
- a generally U-shaped body portion, said U-shaped body portion having an outer leg, an inner leg, and a base;
- said outer leg and said inner leg being in a substantially parallel relationship, said base connecting said inner and outer legs;
- said inner leg having a pair of ends and an upper portion and a lower portion, said inner leg and an imaginary plane connecting said pair of ends defining a cavity, said cavity including means for holding a fluid, said means for holding containing a fluid which may be frozen to cool the mouthpiece wearer's mouth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.