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Mouthguard made at least partially from an edible candy
A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146524 | Seating arrangement for a vehicle A straddle seat has a top portion having a rear portion and a front portion. Two side portions extend downwardly from the top portion. The front portion extends upwardly and forwardly from the rear portion. The front portion is hourglass shaped and has a narrowing. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8037835 | Tool storage structure of saddle-ride type small boat A tool storage structure of a saddle-ride type small boat capable of reducing the number of parts while suppressing noise generation. In a saddle-ride type small boat driven by an occupant who straddles the seat formed of a front seat and a rear seat on the boat bod... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7918173 | Personal watercraft having an adjustable suspension A personal watercraft has a hull and sub-deck (HSD) assembly, a deck above the sub-deck, and a suspension member pivotally connected therebetween. A suspension element, including a spring assembly, is connected between any two of the deck, the HSD assembly, and the ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7874257 | Personal watercraft having a suspension system A personal watercraft has a hull and sub-deck (HSD) assembly. A deck is disposed above the sub-deck. A first suspension member has a first end pivotally connected to the deck and a second end disposed rearwardly and downwardly of the first end pivotally connected to... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7748334 | Personal watercraft with pivotable platform A personal watercraft is disclosed, having a straddle-type seat disposed on a deck. The seat has a seat profile. A storage compartment is disposed rearwardly of the seat. A rear platform is pivotally connected to a rear portion of the watercraft. The rear platform i... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7699011 | Personal watercraft suspension arrangement A personal watercraft has a hull and sub-deck (HSD) assembly. The sub-deck defines at least one first opening therein. A deck is disposed above the sub-deck. A suspension member passes through the at least one first opening and is disposed at least in part inside th... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699010 | Personal watercraft with deflector A personal watercraft is disclosed having a hull and a sub-deck disposed on the hull. The hull and sub-deck together form a hull and sub-deck (HSD) assembly. An engine is disposed in the HSD assembly. A propulsion system is connected to the hull and operatively conn... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7617789 | Rear platform geometry A personal watercraft is disclosed having a hull and a sub-deck together forming a hull and sub-deck (HSD) assembly. Left and right gunnels have generally vertical inner walls. The HSD assembly has a pedestal disposed on a longitudinal centerline of the watercraft g... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7527007 | Personal watercraft A personal watercraft (PWC) is disclosed that is convertible between a stand-up type watercraft, and at least one of a straddle-type watercraft, a sit-down type watercraft or a kart-type position watercraft. The PWC includes a hull supporting a power source, and a d... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7343869 | Seat structure for small planing craft A storage space can be defined above an engine hatch of a hull. A rear end portion of the hatch cover can have an opening into which a seat can be retracted into the storage space. A rear end portion of the seat can define part of the hatch cover when the seat is re... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7326093 | Personal watercraft A personal watercraft equipped with an engine cooling system and a cleaning system therefore, including a body 1 including a deck 3 and a hull 2, an engine E accommodated in the interior of the body 1, a cooling system configured to cool ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7290495 | Personal watercraft A personal watercraft including a body including a hull and a deck covering the hull from above; a water jet pump configured to pressurize and accelerate water sucked from a water intake provided on a bottom surface of the hull and eject the water rearward; an engin... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7255617 | Personal watercraft incorporating capsize-recovery facilitating structure, and method of using same A personal watercraft can be rotated in a correct direction of rotation when the personal watercraft has been overturned, and can thereby be restored to a normal, upright position. The personal watercraft includes a vessel body, an engine, and an exhaust system. The... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247067 | Intake manifold for small watercraft A watercraft has an engine that has an intake system, an exhaust system, and a cooling system. An intake manifold is positioned above a cooled exhaust pipe. This position of the intake manifold with relation to the cooled exhaust pipe allows the intake manifold to m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232351 | Personal watercraft A personal watercraft includes a saddle ride type seat provided at a roughly central portion of a watercraft body, an engine mounted on the lower side of the seat and directed in a front-rear direction of the watercraft body, and cylinders provided in the engine are... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222891 | Flush mount sliding panel latch A flush mounted latch for a sliding panel or pocket door includes a snap-in, installation, from the edge of the panel or door. A slide handle operates a pair juxtaposed, pivoting, keeper-engaging, hooks to open them. The handle carries a lock rod which is engaged by... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7188573 | Water jet propulsion watercraft A water jet propulsion watercraft can be provided with: a supporting member that supports a straddle-type seat on a deck thereof. Steering handlebars can be disposed in front of the seat. A space can be formed between the seat and the deck directly underneath the se... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179142 | Mounting structure for jet propulsion pump in personal watercraft A mounting structure for mounting a jet propulsion pump in a body of a personal watercraft includes, a front mounting portion of the pump being mounted to a rear portion, in a planing direction of the watercraft body, and a ride plate mounted to the watercraft body,... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7124703 | Convertible personal watercraft A seat assembly for a personal watercraft, comprises a seat portion. A support portion is connected to the seat portion, and is adapted to connect the seat portion to the personal watercraft in a seating position of the seat assembly, in which a rider of the persona... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7101238 | Watercraft having a four stroke engine with a supercharger A personal watercraft is disclosed with a hull, a seating assembly, and a four stroke internal combustion engine below the seating assembly. The engine has at least one intake valve for each of the combustion cylinder chambers, at least one exhaust valve for each of... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7056171 | Personal watercraft A water-jet personal watercraft comprises a body including a hull and a deck covering the hull from above, the body being configured to form an engine room inside thereof in which an engine is mounted, and the deck being provided with a first opening configured to g... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017507 | Steering assembly for watercraft A watercraft can include seats having hip supports for the riders including an operator and/or passengers thereof. Additionally, the watercraft can include a handlebar cover that is configured to prevent water from entering a steering mechanism. For example, the han... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018250 | Ride plate positioning mechanism for personal watercraft, and method of using same A ride plate positioning mechanism for a personal watercraft can reduce the burden on an operator during assembly, and can also raise manufacturing productivity. In a ride plate positioning mechanism 30 of a personal watercraft 10, a portion of a botto... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014519 | Marine propulsion system with a tilted in-line engine A marine propulsion system places an in-line engine at a tilted angle relative to a vertical plane in order to reduce the maximum height requirement space of an engine compartment in a marine vessel. The crankshaft axis of the in-line engine can be located on a vert... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004091 | Convertible personal watercraft A personal watercraft (PWC) is disclosed that is convertible between a stand-up type watercraft, and at least one of a straddle-type watercraft and a sit-down type watercraft. The PWC includes a hull supporting a power source, and a deck, the deck supporting a steer... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6959661 | Steering device for personal watercraft A steering device for a personal watercraft includes a handle holder fitted to a watercraft body. A steering shaft passes through the handle holder, and a handle is fitted to the upper end of the steering shaft. The steering shaft is provided with a groove, and a ho... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948442 | Outfitting system for a personal watercraft One embodiment provides a personal watercraft, wherein the personal watercraft includes a cockpit configured to accommodate a user, a first item of outfitting coupled to the watercraft at least partially within the cockpit, wherein the first item of outfitting inclu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941621 | Boat seat release system A boat seat release system for assisting in the efficient and safe removal of a boat seat from a taper lock base. The boat seat release system includes a collar attachable to a pedestal and a pedal pivotally attached to the collar for selectively engaging a taper lo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932011 | Rear grip apparatus for a personal watercraft A two-piece rear grip apparatus 22 for a personal watercraft includes a body member 23 having either a U-shaped or an H-shaped cross-sectional shape. The body member includes a recessed portion 28, which opens upwardly. The apparatus also includ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929278 | Adjustable steering column An adjustable steering column comprises a steering column shaft, a handlebar, and an adjustable clamp assembly securing the handlebar to the steering column shaft. The adjustable clamp assembly comprises a handlebar clamp to secure the handlebar to the adjustable cl... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923489 | Motorcycle protective cover A flexible protective cover which attaches over the forward surfaces of a motorcycle. The protective cover includes a central portion and two attached side flaps. The central portion fits over the forward surfaces of the upper cowling. The two side flaps fit over th... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918348 | Personal watercraft Disclosed is a watercraft comprising a body; a hull constituting a lower portion of the body; a deck having deck floors formed on both sides of the body in a width direction and a raised portion at least extending from a center portion of the body to a rear end port... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915755 | Small-sized surface boat A small-sized surface boat is configured such that a seat extending in the fore-and-aft direction is mounted on the center of a deck that constitutes an upper surface of a hull. An approximately horizontal flat portion is formed behind the seat and on a rear end por... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6892666 | Watercraft suspension A watercraft has a pivoting, shock absorbing component that absorbs forces applied to its hull. The watercraft includes a hull, a deck coupled to the hull, an engine, and a jet propulsion system movably coupled to the engine. In one embodiment, a forward hull portio... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6890224 | Electric jet ski A jet-propulsion personal watercraft having improved features over conventional personal watercraft. The personal watercraft includes a hull including primarily an upper hull releasably secured to a lower hull. A gasket is disposed between the upper and lower hulls ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6880483 | Active seat suspension for watercraft A watercraft seat suspension includes a damper mounted between a watercraft seat and the watercraft hull. The damper includes an electrically actuated mechanism controlling fluid flow from a first chamber to a second chamber within the damper. A sensor senses motion... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6878021 | Seahorse A water craft that is made in three units which are connected together. The dimensions of the units can be varied to carry different size users. A motor that forces air through a tube is mounted in one of the units and air passageways lead from the motor to another ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6807920 | Personal watercraft having adjustable angle sponsons Adjustable angle sponsons and personal watercraft having adjustable angle sponsons. The present invention provides sponsons having at least two adjustable angular settings downward of horizontal for the sponson. Sponsons include a fin or blade having an outward edge... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6779474 | Personal watercraft A personal watercraft in which a battery is easily placed and charging and maintenance of the battery are easily performed, comprising: a body constituted by a deck and a hull; an engine room formed inside the body, for containing an engine; and a battery-accommodat... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6772706 | Personal watercraft with rear handle A personal watercraft has a handle rigidly attached to a rear portion of a deck pedestal. The handle has an elongate hand hold being disposed at a vertical position below a seat top surface and above a deck re-boarding platform. The hand hold spans between top and b... | 08/10/2004 |
