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US 9,538,780 B1Granted
Chewing tobacco protective barrier system
OwnerJordan Deroo, Bryce Derooinventors
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Abstract
The present invention features a system for providing a protective barrier between a portion of chewing tobacco and a gum surface of a user. The system features a set of bottom teeth located in a mouth of a user. The system features a portion of chewing tobacco. The system features a barrier having a planar barrier anterior wing and a planar barrier posterior wing. The barrier anterior wing features a shape of a rectangle. The barrier posterior wing features a shape of an isosceles trapezoid. A top anterior wing edge is foldably located on a top posterior wing edge forming a cross section of a “V”. The barrier features a wax coating on a front anterior wing surface and a rear posterior wing surface.
Claims4
A chewing tobacco protective barrier system (100) for providing a protective barrier between a portion of chewing tobacco and a gum surface of a user, wherein the system (100) comprises:
- (a) a portion of chewing tobacco (120);
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- (b) a barrier (130) having a planar barrier anterior wing (140) and a planar barrier posterior wing (150), wherein the barrier covers only front lower teeth of the user,
- wherein the barrier anterior wing (140) comprises a front anterior wing surface (141), a rear anterior wing surface (142), a top anterior wing edge (143), and an opposing bottom anterior wing edge (144), wherein the barrier anterior wing (140) comprises a shape of a rectangle having the top anterior wing edge (143) and the bottom anterior wing edge (144) as the longest edges, wherein the top anterior wing edge (143) and the bottom anterior wing edge (144) are parallel to one another,
- wherein the barrier posterior wing (150) comprises a front posterior wing surface (151), a rear posterior wing surface (152), a top posterior wing edge (153), and an opposing bottom posterior wing edge (154), wherein the barrier posterior wing (150) comprises a shape of an isosceles trapezoid having the top posterior wing edge (153) as the longest edge, wherein the top posterior wing edge (153) is parallel to the bottom posterior wing edge (154),
- wherein the barrier posterior wing (150) comprises a first posterior wing side (1151) and an opposing second posterior wing side (1152) which taper toward sides in a form of an arc;
- wherein a length (2154) of the bottom posterior wing edge (154) is less than a length (2153) of the top posterior wing edge (153);
- wherein a height (2151) of the first posterior wing side (1151) is less than a height (2141) of a first anterior wing side (1141) and a height (2152) of the second posterior wing side (1152) is less than a height (2142) of a second anterior wing side side (1142);
- wherein a first corner (1153) is rounded where the first posterior wing side (1151) intersects the bottom posterior wing edge (154), wherein a second corner (1154) is rounded where the second posterior wing side (1152) intersects the bottom posterior wing edge (154);
- wherein the top anterior wing edge (143) is continually attached and foldably disposed on the top posterior wing edge (153), wherein the barrier forms a cross-section of a “V” in a sagittal plane,
- wherein the barrier (130) comprises a wax coating (160) on the front anterior wing surface (141) and the rear posterior wing surface (152).
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A method for protecting a gum surface of a user while chewing tobacco using a chewing tobacco protective barrier system (100), wherein the method comprises:
- (a) obtaining a portion of chewing tobacco (120);
- (b) obtaining a barrier (130) having a planar barrier anterior wing (140) and a planar barrier posterior wing (150), wherein the barrier covers only front lower teeth of the user, wherein the barrier anterior wing (140) comprises a front anterior wing surface (141), a rear anterior wing surface (142), a top anterior wing edge (143), and an opposing bottom anterior wing edge (144), wherein the barrier anterior wing (140) comprises a shape of a rectangle having the top anterior wing edge (143) and the bottom anterior wing edge (144) as the longest edges, wherein the top anterior wing edge (143) and the bottom anterior wing edge (144) are parallel to one another, wherein the barrier posterior wing (150) comprises a front posterior wing surface (151), a rear posterior wing surface (152), a top posterior wing edge (153), and an opposing bottom posterior wing edge (154), wherein the barrier posterior wing (150) comprises a shape of an isosceles trapezoid having the top posterior wing edge (153) as the longest edge, wherein the top posterior wing edge (153) is parallel to the bottom posterior wing edge (154),
- wherein the barrier posterior wing (150) comprises a first posterior wing side (1151) and an opposing second posterior wing side (1152) which taper toward sides in a form of an arc;
- wherein a length (2154) of the bottom posterior wing edge (154) is less than a length (2153) of the top posterior wing edge (153);
- wherein a height (2151) of the first posterior wing side (1151) is less than a height (2141) of a first anterior wing side (1141) and a height (2152) of the second posterior wing side (1152) is less than a height (2142) of a second anterior wing side side (1142);
- wherein a first corner (1153) is rounded where the first posterior wing side (1151) intersects the bottom posterior wing edge (154), wherein a second corner (1154) is rounded where the second posterior wing side (1152) intersects the bottom posterior wing edge (154);
- wherein the top anterior wing edge (143) is continually attached and foldably disposed on the top posterior wing edge (153), wherein the barrier forms a cross-section of a “V” in a sagittal plane, wherein the barrier (130) comprises a wax coating (160) on the front anterior wing surface (141) and the rear posterior wing surface (152);
- (c) inserting the barrier (130) into a mouth (116) of a user over a set of bottom teeth (110), wherein the rear anterior wing surface (142) interfaces with a set of bottom teeth front surface (111), wherein the front posterior wing surface (151) interfaces with a set of bottom teeth rear surface (112), wherein the bottom anterior wing edge (144) interfaces with an intersection of a bottom front gum surface (114) and a cheek inside surface (117), wherein an inside surface of an intersection of the top anterior wing edge (143) and the top posterior wing edge (153) interfaces with a set of bottom teeth top edge (113);
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- (d) inserting the chewing tobacco (120) into the mouth (116) of the user, wherein the chewing tobacco (120) is placed between the front anterior wing surface (141) and the cheek inside surface (117) for use.
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A chewing tobacco protective barrier system (100) for providing a protective barrier between a portion of chewing tobacco and a gum surface of a user, wherein the system (100) consists of:
- (a) a portion of chewing tobacco (120);
- and
- (b) a barrier (130) having a planar barrier anterior wing (140) and a planar barrier posterior wing (150), wherein the barrier covers only front lower teeth of the user,
- wherein the barrier anterior wing (140) consists of a front anterior wing surface (141), a rear anterior wing surface (142), a top anterior wing edge (143), and an opposing bottom anterior wing edge (144), wherein the barrier anterior wing (140) consists of a shape of a rectangle having the top anterior wing edge (143) and the bottom anterior wing edge (144) as the longest edges, wherein the top anterior wing edge (143) and the bottom anterior wing edge (144) are parallel to one another,
- wherein the barrier posterior wing (150) consists of a front posterior wing surface (151), a rear posterior wing surface (152), a top posterior wing edge (153), and an opposing bottom posterior wing edge (154), wherein the barrier posterior wing (150) consists of a shape of an isosceles trapezoid having the top posterior wing edge (153) as the longest edge, wherein the top posterior wing edge (153) is parallel to the bottom posterior wing edge (154),
- wherein the barrier posterior wing (150) consists of a first posterior wing side (1151) and an opposing second posterior wing side (1152) which taper toward sides in a form of an arc;
- wherein a length (2154) of the bottom posterior wing edge (154) is less than a length (2153) of the top posterior wing edge (153);
- wherein a height (2151) of the first posterior wing side (1151) is less than a height (2141) of a first anterior wing side (1141) and a height (2152) of the second posterior wing side (1152) is less than a height (2142) of a second anterior wing side side (1142);
- wherein a first corner (1153) is rounded where the first posterior wing side (1151) intersects the bottom posterior wing edge (154), wherein a second corner (1154) is rounded where the second posterior wing side (1152) intersects the bottom posterior wing edge (154);
- wherein the top anterior wing edge (143) is continually attached and foldably disposed on the top posterior wing edge (153), wherein the barrier forms a cross-section of a “V” in a sagittal plane,
- wherein the barrier (130) consists of a wax coating (160) on the front anterior wing surface (141) and the rear posterior wing surface (152).
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