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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 |
| 7121501 | Wire spooling system A wire spooling system for spooling and dispensing wire. The wire spooling system includes a first spool member, having a tubular member with a locking cap and first collar, and a second spool member, having an engagement aperture and second collar. The tubular memb... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7073746 | Demountable reel Demountable reel, of those that comprise a hollow cylindrical central body formed by two identical semi-cylindrical halves by a diametral plane and by two essentially flat discs, of greater diameter and equipped with central openings, arranged on the bases of the ho... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6955322 | Uniform deflecting hub For use in a media tape cartridge reel, a hub and flange assembly including a hub and a flange. The hub having a first lip and a second lip at opposite ends of the hub. The flange is integral with the hub at the first lip, the hub includes an inner coupling having a... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6315230 | Tape reel assembly with washer guard for a data storage tape cartridge A tape reel assembly for maintaining a data storage tape. The tape reel assembly includes a hub ring, an engagement section, a metallic ring and opposing flanges. The hub ring defines a tape-winding surface and forms a central opening. The engagement sect... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6305639 | Reel and method for supporting optical fibres A reel for supporting optical fibres includes a winding drum having a tubular cylindrical shape, a pair of containing flanges, each of which is positioned close to one end edge of the winding drum, a central core positioned coaxially inside the winding dr... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6089500 | Collapsible winding spool having a bayonet coupling between the hub and the flange A winding spool, includes a hollow barrel having at least one flange which is detachable mounted to one end of the barrel by means of a bayonet coupling which includes a plurality of locking elements and retaining elements connected to the barrel end and ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5897075 | Reel assembly An apparatus for supporting wound flexible media includes first and second flanges, a core, and at least one single piece connector. The core is interposed between said first flange and said second flange. The first flange has at least one aperture and at... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5806788 | Knockdown reel assembly A reel assembly for large packages of cable and wire. The reel assembly includes a pair of separate drum segments which, when assembled, form a hollow cylindrical drum for winding wire or cable therearound. The drum segments have inwardly extending beads ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5803396 | Method for spooling a strip of wires, and a spooled strip of wires Method of winding a strip of material includes providing a reel having a first flange and a second flange, with a core disposed between the first and second flanges. A cross groove is provided in the core, the cross groove being configured for receiving a... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5593108 | Bobbin for receiving elongated winding material A winding bobbin for receiving elongated winding material, in particular metal-containing winding material, comprises a winding core having two flanges arranged thereon and which is preferably made of plastic. At least one flange is removable whereby lock... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5400981 | Single reel cartridge reel with weld design A tape reel includes a cylindrical hub having a cylindrical tape winding surface, an upper flange and a lower flange. A cylindrical mounting portion is formed on the inner opening of the upper flange and has a free end portion and a hub receiving portion ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5335874 | Connectorized optical fiber cable reel Disclosed is an improved cable reel having a dismountable end flange mounted on the same side of the hub as a fixed annular flange. The reel can be rolled on the annular flange when the dismountable flange is removed.... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5287965 | Light storage device A storage device for storing Christmas lights assembled from a vertical core section, a pair of horizontal end sections, and a sheath. The device is constructed from corrugated cardboard. Each opposing end of each of the four sides of the core section inc... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5203516 | Heavy duty spool Heavy duty spools having the capacity to hold at least about 375 to 675 pounds of product, such as between about 2,800 and about 3,000 unfilled plastic or paper bags which are sized to hold disposable diapers, are disclosed. The heavy duty spools of the i... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5195699 | Apparatus for removing line from a spool An improved spool of the type used in fishing reels facilitates removal of old line from the spool so that the time required to replace a worn line is reduced from nearly half an hour to just a few moments. The same improved spool also has utility in remo... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5139209 | Storage reel for welding wire A storage reel for copper coated iron welding electrode wire comprises a tubular core of plywood having opposite ends and flanges of plywood at the opposite ends. A vapor barrier layer preferably having outer layers of aluminum foil and an intermediate la... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5114089 | Component reel with latching detents to lock flanges to hub The reel includes two flanges and a hub. The hub has flexible latching blades extending tangentially inside housings, with alternate blades extending in opposite directions. The hub also includes locking bars in the housings for co-operating with hooks on... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5106031 | Reel for winding metallic wire A reel for winding metal wire of the type having a hollow winding drum and flanges of sheet metal each having an inward cylindrical central bulge in the center thereof and extending into a respective end of the winding drum. The The reel is improved by pr... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5100076 | Fabric roll A roll for fabric or like material includes a core on which the material is adapted to be wound, and an end cap removably secured to each end of the core. The core has a replaceable, flexible flap which extends approximately 90° around the core permittin... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5004179 | Molded sectional reel A reel is formed of a plastic molded huband and side, disk-like flanges. The hub is made of thin-wall, cylindrical rings that are arranged end-to-end, and the flanges are made of two or more separate radial sections having radially oriented, overlapped ed... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4997142 | Plastic reel A plastic reel or spool for fine magnet wire or the like is formed of two molded plastic pieces, preferably identical. Each piece preferably has a flange and a section of the core. The core sections have internal transverse lips which abut when the two pi... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4976475 | Knock down spool A knock down spool includes a substantially cylindrical central member and radially projecting end flanges connected therewith. The central member comprises at least two sections releasably connected with each other in a substantially axial plane. The cen... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4903913 | Knock-down spool assembly An improved knock-down spool assembly is disclosed including a spindle body having specially configured end projections and a pair of end plates for receipt thereof. The end projections provide a restraining surface that, upon being yieldingly received by... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4895316 | Molded sectional reel A reel is formed of a plastic molded hub and side, disk-like flanges. The hub is made of thin-wall, cylindrical rings that are arranged end-to-end, and the flanges are made of two or more separate radial sections having radially oriented, overlapped edges... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4863028 | Reel land crate containing one or more reels according to the invention The invention relates to a reel (1) comprising a core (2) and two flanges (3) holding elongated material (4), such as wire, ribbon-like material, etc. wound on the core (2) between the flanges (3) and whereby each flange (3) of the reel (1) is a substanti... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4856730 | Line spool for fishing reels A spool for fishing reels for permitting full use of the fishing line wound thereon and eliminates the increased drag and resistance normally resulting when casting after the amount of line on the reel is reduced to low levels. The spool has an inner flan... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4736579 | Variable length bobbin holder for a textile machine A bobbin holder is provided for holding one or more bobbins of thread of varying heights in superimposed positions and adapted for being loosely and removably inserted into a bobbin carrier of a textile machine. The bobbin holder includes an elongate tubu... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4726538 | Pulley for extension cord reel A pulley for use in storing an electrical extension cord includes a pulley body having a generally tubular cord winding body with a radially outwardly extending flange formed at one end of its exterior surface. A generally disk-shaped flange plate is rele... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4715556 | Spool This invention relates to a spool comprising a central portion (2) and two flanges (3) which can be attached to each other by means of fastening means (7), whereby both flanges (3) are provided with fastening means (7) which are located at the innerside (... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4646546 | Lock and seal for dyeing spindle A spindle nut remains attached to a dye spindle for repeated dye operations and includes radially projecting cam surfaces for successively guiding and locking a lock ring against outward movement relative to the spindle nut at the beginning of successive ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4580743 | Spool for materials that can be wound, such as ropes, cables and the like A spool for materials which can be wound, such as ropes, cables and the like, includes a spool core and two spool flanges positioned on its axial ends, the flanges including a support structure having radial support members positioned between an inner rin... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4561607 | Cable drum The invention relates to a cable drum in the sidewalls of which--made of sheet metal--radial waves are formed; the dimensions of the wave increase as they advance from the center towards the flange. The corrugated side of the cable drums can be manufactur... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4544136 | Tire lift/carrier The invention relates to a new and improved tire lift/carrier featuring a reel assembly comprised of a rotatable spool formed of thin metal plates abutted one to the other in a side by side relation, a portion of which plates defines a cavity in which one... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4515322 | Reel for a magnetic tape A reel for a magnetic tape comprises at least one boss for forcible insertion which is formed on a reel hub on the contacting to a flange; a fitting hole which is formed in the flange at a position corresponding to the boss and which has a smallest diamet... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4462555 | Split reel with quick-release flange A split reel (10), particularly adapted for temporarily storing a wound supply of elongated material, such as scrap wire, includes a cylindrical hub (12) having a first flange (14) fixedly secured to one end, and a second flange (16) releasably secured to... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4373685 | Strand carrier An improved strand carrier that may be employed in an elastic yarn covering operation at rotational speeds in excess of 18,000 revolutions per minute. The carrier includes a barrel with a head or flange secured to at least one end of the barrel. An insert... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4269371 | Composite, heavy-duty spool with plastic end cones A composite, heavy-duty spool with plastic end cones, consisting of a cylindrical spool body of thick, rigid, heavy cardboard having open ends, and a pair of plastic end cones identical to each other. When dismantled, the end cones can nest in each other ... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4226383 | Support device and flange attachment means for cable drums A device for rotatably supporting a drum or reel of the type on which cable is wound. The vertical flanges of respective angle members are spaced apart to receive therebetween the circular end flange of the cable drum. The drum flange is supported on roll... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4196864 | Line winding tool set A tool set for replacing the fishing line wound around the spool of a fishing reel consisting of a reel-de-lining tool comprising a shank driven by a power drill and supporting a spool concentric with and constrained to rotate with the shank, the spool ha... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4189823 | Method and apparatus for assembling reels A method and apparatus for assembling a reel having a pair of axially spaced circular flanges provided with facing annular grooves, a plurality of axially extending staves fitted into the grooves to form a cylindrical drum extending coaxially between the ... | 02/26/1980 |
