Two-piece mouthguard
AssigneeTheodore P. Croll
InventorsTheodore P. Croll, Philip A. Klann
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Abstract
A two-piece mouthguard is composed of separate pieces of flat cushioning material which contain pre-formed notches, cutouts and holes that permit the separate pieces to be fitted together into the proper shape and configuration of a mouthguard. A horseshoe-shaped bite plate member includes a pair of left and right curved slots and a frontal interlocking tab joint which secures the bite plate member to a vertical member which after assembly assumes the approximate shape of the dental arch. The vertical member includes a centrally-located slot which receives the interlocking tab on the bite plate member. A handgrip projects from the front of the bite plate member which includes an aperture that may be used to secure a tether.
Claims15
A mouthguard assembly in two parts, comprising:
- a first vertical member, including a female attachment means unitary therewith;
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- a second separate horseshoe-shaped bite plate member attachable to said first member, said second member including male attachment means unitary therewith, and further including one or more curved apertures for receiving and capturing the entire length of said first member, whereby said first member is held in a generally U-shape such that when worn, said first member is positioned intraorally between the wearer's teeth and cheeks.
An assembled mouthguard, comprising:
- a first vertical member including a female attachment means unitary therewith;
- a second member comprising a horseshoe-shaped bite plate attached to said first member, said second member including male attachment means unitary therewith, and further including one or more curved apertures for receiving and capturing the entire length of said first member, whereby said first member is held in a generally U-shape such that when worn, said first member is positioned intraorally between the wearer's teeth and cheeks;
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- an interlocking tab joint attaching said first and second members, said joint being accomplished by the insertion of said male attachment means through said female attachment means and the insertion of a main portion of said first member into said apertures of said second member.
A mouthguard assembly of two parts, comprising:
- a first vertical member, and a second separate horseshoe-shaped bite plate member attachable to said first member, said second member including one or more vertically-extending curved apertures for receiving and capturing the entire length of said first member, whereby said first member is held in a generally U-shape such that when worn, said first member is positioned intraorally between the wearer's teeth and cheeks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.