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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 |
| 5898942 | Safety glove A new safety glove for allowing a user, such as a police officer or a road worker, to direct traffic more easily. The inventive device includes a hand cover having an interior hand space, a front, a back, a palm portion, and a wrist opening into the inter... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5896584 | Sports glove A sports glove that improves a wearer's ability to grasp an object having a generally cylindrical handle while maximizing the amount of handling force the wearer's hand applies to the object. The sports glove includes any conventional glove having a palm ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5894602 | Protective glove A protective glove with a metal-ring mesh material portion for covering the user's hand and a strap secured to the metal-ring mesh portion, the strap made of metal-ribbon mesh material for better support and easier cleaning.... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893172 | Golf gloves having flexible knuckles A glove, preferably for use by a golfer, including a front section, a back section, and a flexible knuckle section. The front section comprises a substantially inelastic material having good gripping qualities that substantially covers the palm, the front... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5890495 | Stenciled disposable glove and method for polishing and filing nails Method and stenciled glove for applying designs to fingernails or toenails. The stenciled glove includes digits having tips with ornamental cutout shapes and filing cutout patterns. An inner adhesive dot is provided proximate each cutout shape for stabili... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5887282 | Glove with an integrated hand loop for poles A glove with an integrated wrist strap for a pole, such as ski poles, cross-country poles, hiking sticks, walking sticks and the like has an upper surface that defines a palm side, a back side, a wrist part and a thumb joint part. The wrist strap is forme... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5881388 | Glove with finger grip inserts A lightweight glove having finger grip inserts for use by persons playing slot machines or the like that includes a light weight fabric glove shell having an elastic wrist band and insert receiving ends formed into the thumb and index fingers thereof and ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5881384 | Communication and display device for the hand A directable, hand-wearable communication device provides a frontal display surface and a rear display surface to which images can be applied for promoting teams, athletes, corporate sponsors, political parties and the like. Frontal and rear display surfa... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5878435 | Hand and forearm protector A hand and forearm protector having a sleeve with a primary opening at one end and at another end a discrete finger opening and a discrete thumb opening also includes a longitudinal opening disposed along the sleeve. The longitudinal opening extends from ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5873130 | Wrist guard for snowboarding A one-piece wrap-around wrist guard is provided that includes a plurality of flexible plastic supports or stays positioned above and below the wrist. The wrap-around support structure helps absorb and distribute forces from a fall rather than transmitting... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5867830 | Smoothly manipulatable wrinkle-free glove for goalkeeper A goalkeeper's glove includes: a wrinkle-releasing slot formed in a palm side of the glove for relieving any wrinkles formed when bending or curving the glove when grasping a football for well manipulating the catching of the football; an adjustable faste... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5869072 | Method for the production of a glove A therapeutic applique for treatment of dry hands, either as a patch, face mask, or glove. The applique has the form of a porous, flexible sheet that is applied to the skin, and the sheet has a water-activatable material carried on its surface and also pe... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5867829 | Substance dispensing glove A powder dispensing device to be worn on the hand of the user and wherein the palm of a glove, including the fingers, support a pouch for holding a quantity of powder. The pouch is provided with apertures on one side through which the powder is dispensed ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5864884 | Gun support glove A glove for supporting a gun even when the person wearing the glove is not actively gripping the gun is disclosed. The glove includes a covering for a hand of a person, the covering has a back side, a palm side, an extended thumb section, and separate fin... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5864885 | Cut-resistant glove with hanging loop system A cut-resistant glove with a hanging system including a hanging loop attached to the interior of the glove adjacent the edge of the opening thereof for attaching the glove to a hook. A protective flap is attached to the interior of the glove and extends o... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5848440 | Thumb-protective sports glove To provide, selectively, protection for the thumb of a user, especially during sporting events, such as skiing or snowboarding, or release of the thumb from the protection, the glove is formed with a strap (15) passing at least in part across the palm sur... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5833911 | Method for forming a glove using a folded glove form A method for forming a glove in an elastomer deposition process employs a folded glove form. The form has a hand forming portion having palm and finger forming portions. The finger forming portions terminate in distal tips and the cuff forming portion ter... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832539 | Waterproof, breathable articles of apparel Articles of clothing and the method of making the same which will allow water vapor due to perspiration to transpire through the article but will prevent liquid water from external sources from reaching the wearer's foot. The articles made by this method ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5829057 | Low friction outer apparel The present invention is an article, namely apparel, such as clothing, footwear, fabrics, and the like, which incorporates fabrics or chemicals having a low coefficient of friction either overall or in specific areas of the apparel that will minimize the ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5826595 | Method of drying one's hair In the preferred method of drying one's hair, a glove of moisture absorbent material is worn on each hand. The user alternates between running the glove of one hand through the wet hair and holding a hair dryer in the other hand. The hot air from the drye... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5822796 | Firefighter glove A protective glove for use in fighting wildland fires has a relatively thin portion which protects the palm surface of the hand and a thick, padded, fire- and thermally-protective upper portion which protects the vulnerable skin on the back of the hand. T... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5822795 | Multi-layer glove constructions and methods of constructing multi-layer gloves A multi-layer glove or mitten incorporating an inner liner, intermediate waterproof, windproof and/or breathable membrane layer and an outer shell in which the inner liner and membrane layer are secured to each other by use of an adhesive system which pro... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5809569 | Device for securing a glove or mitten to the hand A device (and method) for securing a glove (or mitten) having two opposing ends and fastener for releasably fastening the opposing ends together to define the first strap as a continuous loop having a circumference extending over the glove around the wris... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5806668 | Containment, collection and disposal device A containment, collection and disposal device includes a liquid, impermeable bag which has an absorptive member attached to the outer surface of the distal end thereof for absorbing spills or other waste materials. A tab or handle is provided at the dista... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5806099 | Disposable glove or mitt A disposable mitt has a mitt body formed of front and back layers of plastic sealed around the periphery thereof forming a closed end and an open end and forming a thumb portion and one or more finger portions. A detachable section extends from the back l... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5799331 | Hand protector A low cost, disposable hand protector that provides a barrier between either hand and an item being handled comprises a thin contact sheet having overlying elements forming openings arrayed around a palm area for the fingers and for either thumb. The open... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5799332 | Hand coverings In this invention a novel configuration of the crotch area between the thumb and first finger has been found to impart unexpectedly good durability and resistance to splitting of the seam in this crotch area. The configuration is one in which the geometry... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5794265 | Garment sleeve with protective insert in distal end A garment sleeve of relatively long length with an open distal end and an opposite proximate end secured to the garment contains a hollow flexible article of relatively short length and having first and second opposite ends. The article has a relatively s... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5794266 | Glove having projections on inner surface A glove made with thin latex or rubber material is suitable for carrying out medical or other delicate procedures while maintaining comfort by creating air pockets inside the glove. The inner layer of the glove has projections or granules so that the cont... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5790985 | Goalkeeper's glove with a reduced number of longitudinal stitch seams A goalkeeper's glove including: upper and inner parts having, respectively, upper and inner thumb regions, upper and inner hand regions, and four upper and inner finger regions for fore-, middle, ring and little fingers, with respective upper finger regio... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5787506 | Hockey glove with ventilation holes A glove for use in playing hockey is provided with ventilation holes extending through the glove to allow air to circulate directly to the skin of the hand in the glove. Segmented foam pads of the glove have cutaway sides substantially conforming to the s... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5784720 | Garment cuff with a thumb opening A garment having a cuff construction with an opening for permitting the thumb of the wearer and the fingers to extend outside the sleeve. The cuff is generally integrally attached to an article of clothing, and folds in on itself for storing the cuff perm... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5782516 | Hand-worn apparatus for lifting compact disks and other delicate articles A hand-worn apparatus for releasably lifting a compact disk or other delicate or hard to handle article includes at least one suction cup element disposed on a housing member such as a glove, a vacuum line connected to the suction cup and a vacuum source,... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5781928 | Multi-purpose hand protector A lightweight, padded, washable multi-purpose hand protector comprising a fingerless half glove for baseball players, football players, boxers and martial artists to protect the hands and knuckles.... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5774896 | Goalkeeper's glove with improved finger fit A goalkeeper's glove having upper and inner portions each with a hand region, four front finger regions, and a wrist region, separation areas provided between adjacent finger regions of the upper and inner portions, and elongate side strips and elongate l... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5774897 | Goalkeeper's glove with improved fingertip caps A goalkeeper's glove, including inner and upper portions having respectively four inner and upper finger regions and inner and upper hand regions, each upper finger region being connected with a respective inner finger region along their lateral edges, wi... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5765228 | Continuous passive motion therapy mitt A therapy mitt for a hand and finger for use with a hand therapy device comprising a surface disposed along the back of the hand connecting finger pockets to a wrist cuff of the hand therapy device. The finger pockets are capable of being separated from o... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5761745 | Golf glove In a golf glove, openings are provided in those backside portions of middle, ring and little finger sections of the glove which correspond to second joints of a hand, thereby facilitating the bending and flexing of middle, ring and little fingers. Thus, i... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5759706 | Graphite lubricated leather for use in garments footwear and other leather products; a method for lubricating leather with graphite and a graphite impregnated leather product A graphite lubricated leather and a method for producing a graphite lubricated leather is provided. A chrome tanned leather having internal fiber matrix is lubricated by application of a graphite powder suspended in a gluteraldehyde solution which has the... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5752278 | Low friction apparel The present invention relates to apparel, such as clothing, footwear, fabrics, and the like, which incorporates fabrics or chemicals having a low coefficient of friction either overall or in specific areas of the apparel that will minimize the development... | 05/19/1998 |
