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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 |
| 8167365 | Open roof construction for a vehicle An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in the fixed roof, comprises stationary longitudinal guide rails on either side of the roof opening and slidable slides with operating mechanisms. A panel supported by the operating mechanisms is adjustable b... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8075050 | Sunroof system In a sunroof system (3) for a vehicle using a push-pull cable (22) for actuating a sunroof panel (4), the push-pull cable is received in a drive pipe (25), and a sunroof frame (12) is provided with a drive pipe retaining feature ( | 12/13/2011 |
| 7971928 | Drive appratus for sunroof A sunroof driving device includes a pair of rail members adapted to be arranged at both edges of a roof opening formed in a vehicle roof in a vehicle width direction and each extending along a vehicle longitudinal direction, a slide member slidably supported by each... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7934768 | Belt supporting apparatus for vehicle roof and roof device for vehicle A belt supporting apparatus includes a bottom portion, first and second wall portions integrally formed with the bottom portion so as to be parallel to each other, a holding portion integrally formed at the second wall portion and an opening formed at the bottom por... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7914073 | Slider structure of sunroof apparatus According to a slider structure of a sunroof apparatus, the apparatus includes: a roof panel attached to an opening of a fixed roof; a panel support stay, where a cam groove is formed, is fixed to a side edge of the roof panel; and a slider that moves along a guide ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905543 | Safety device in opening-closing device of a vehicle A safety device in a closing-opening device of a vehicle which is provided with millimeter wave sensors as a detection device enables detecting an obstacle accurately for preventing a caught-in accident in advance caused by the closing-opening device. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7891730 | Drive unit for at least two movable parts of a vehicle, in particular a roof assembly thereof A drive unit for at least two movable parts of a vehicle, in particular closures for selectively opening and closing at least one roof opening in a roof assembly, includes an electric motor having a rotor shaft and transmission assembly. The transmission assembly in... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7784859 | Sunroof system for a motor vehicle A sunroof system for a motor vehicle includes two guide rails at least approximately parallel to one another and a slide in each guide rail. The slide is displaceable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A front opening mechanism and a rear opening mechanism ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7762624 | Openable vehicle roof The invention relates to an openable vehicle roof which comprises at least one cover element (18) which is guided in lateral guiding rails (20B), by means of which said roof opening can be selectively closed or at least partially opened, and an anti-bl... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7644980 | Vehicle roof with a movable roof section The invention relates to a vehicle roof with a movable roof section which can be deployed into a ventilation position by means of a deploy and/or displacement mechanism and/or then displaced above or below the vehicle roof or an at least temporarily stationary roof ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7537278 | Guiding device for a moving roof element of vehicle roof that can be opened A guide device for a movable roof element of an openable vehicle roof with a guide sliding block connected to the roof element and with a guide unit which has two guide surfaces which route the guide sliding block between themselves and which are pointed in opposite... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7523983 | Safety braking device of a sliding roof cover A safety braking device for a sliding roof cover that is moved in translation along vehicle-fixed guides includes at least one braking element that is coupled with the sliding roof cover, and which in normal operation moves together with the sliding roof cover in tr... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7438353 | Guide tube-fixing structure for sunroof device In a guide tube-fixing structure for sunroof device 1 that includes cables C1, C2 for opening and closing a roof panel 4 by push-pull operation; guide rails 5, 5 for guiding opening/closing of the roof panel 4; sunshade rail... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425033 | Vehicle sunroof assembly A sunroof assembly has a frame, including two tracks, that mount to a vehicle roof. An arm is slidably mounted in each track, with each arm including attachment points for mounting a panel or a bracket holding a panel thereto. A trolley is slidably mounted in each t... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7364227 | Movable roof opening-closing structure A movable roof opening-closing structure rotatively opening and closing a movable roof toward backward at an outside of a vehicle body through a linkage equipped with a first link bar and a second link bar, wherein the linkage is configured with an inequilateral fou... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357449 | Sunroof device A sunroof device includes a roof panel having a first opening portion, a ceiling member having a second opening portion so as to face the first opening portion, a movable panel moved between a full-closed position and an open position, the movable panel passing thro... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354103 | Support frame for automobile vehicle sunroofs Support frame for automobile vehicle sunroofs based on a single U-shaped element formed by longitudinal elements (2) and a front element (1). In these elements are provided the channels for the tow elements and for the tow elements excess, the drip rai... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342485 | Motor vehicle roof with a control means for electrical motor vehicle components and process for operating electrical motor vehicle components A motor vehicle roof with a control for comfortable operation of at least one motor vehicle component by a passenger of the vehicle, the control having a sensor surface arrangement (12g) for detecting the presence and/or movement of the hand or part of... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341289 | Emergency unlocking system for the trunk of a motor vehicle This invention relates to an emergency unlocking system for a motor vehicle trunk (2), with a trunk lock (6) which comprises at least one lock latch (7) and an interacting locking part (8), with a catch means (14) which limits the ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334361 | Access system for a display panel assembly A system for accessing internal electrical components of an LED display panel assembly includes a case and a display panel having a plurality of LEDs on an outer surface and electrical components on an inner surface. A linkage assembly is coupled to an inner surface... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320499 | Movable roof drive system An automotive vehicle system includes a movable member and a belt-driven drive wheel that is operable to engage and disengage with the movable member and cause the movable member to move between positions. A tensioning member is operable to bias a movable roof membe... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314246 | Multi-panel sunroof system A multi-panel sunroof employs at least three movable sunroof panels. In another aspect of the present invention, three sunroof panels are stacked upon each other in one or two different operating positions. A further aspect of the present invention provides for rear... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303227 | Automotive vehicle open air system In accordance with the present teachings, an automotive vehicle open air system includes a pair of tracks connected to the vehicle, a flexible roof that is coupled to the tracks, one or more movement mechanisms that are integrated in the tracks and connected to the ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281758 | Vehicle sliding sunroof Device for opening/closing an opening in a vehicle roof by means of a transparent sunroof cover on the one hand and an opaque sunscreen cover on the other hand, which covers can be actuated separately from each other in accordance with a manual actuation of a contro... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273248 | Sliding roof system for a motor vehicle A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle includes at least one guide rail, at least one guide carriage movably received in the guide rail, and a cover support that can be shifted relative to the guide rail. The cover support is connected with the guide carriage thr... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267397 | Open roof construction for a vehicle There is provided an open roof construction for a vehicle having a closure means (4) of which at least one of its forward and rearward edges is movable by a guide mechanism. The guide mechanism comprises a stationary guiding (7), a slide (12) en... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267398 | Guiding assembly and open roof construction provided therewith A guiding assembly is provided comprising a guide channel with two opposite guide surfaces and a slide shoe positioned in the guide channel and cooperating with said two guide surfaces, wherein the guide channel comprises at least one curved section and wherein the ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264307 | Motor vehicle component with a guide rail structure A motor vehicle component with a guide rail structure (15) which is located at least partially on a sectional part (20) which forms the bearing structure of the vehicle component. To simplify the guide rail structure (15) and make it cheaper, it... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258397 | Roof arrangement for a vehicle A roof arrangement for a motor vehicle having a roof frame, a sunroof, two lateral guide paths in which the sunroof is movably guided for closing or at least partially releasing a roof opening. Multiple bearing devices are connected to the sunroof, at one end in an ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252328 | Controller for a moving member and method for setting a reference position of the moving member A control apparatus for a movable vehicle roof panel determines the position of the panel in a tilt open state and evaluates whether the panel is in normal tilt-open range of positions or has, via inertia, traveled beyond those normal positions. The control apparatu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252327 | Sunroof apparatus A sunroof apparatus comprises a movable panel provided on an opening portion of a vehicle roof and capable of tilting-up and sliding, a functional bracket that supports the movable panel, a drive member actuated to move in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle along... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246848 | Sunroof apparatus A sunroof apparatus includes: a first internal wall surface with which a guide rail is provided; a second internal wall surface with which the guide rail is provided and which faces the first internal wall surface in a height direction; a main body portion which the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243985 | Vehicle structure A vehicle structure, preferably applied to a vehicle with 2-door automobiles with the intention of inhabitation of center pillar deformation, particularly intrusion inside the vehicle, as a side impact collision, including: a rear roof rail which is placed in a rewa... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229127 | Shifting mechanism for a sliding-tilting roof A sliding mechanism for a vehicle roof includes least one guide rail, a carriage that can be shifted in the guide rail, and a cover support provided to bear a cover of a sliding-tilting roof. The carriage guides the movements of the cover support and includes a lift... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216928 | Roof arrangement for a vehicle A roof arrangement for a motor vehicle having a roof frame, a sunroof, two lateral guide paths in which the sunroof is movably guided for closing or at least partially releasing a roof opening. Multiple bearing devices are connected to the sunroof, at one end in an ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182400 | Sliding roof system A sliding roof system includes at least one cover, two guide rails, and first and second carriages that are movable in the two guide rails. The sliding roof system also includes first and second holding parts that are each coupled with one of the first and second ca... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178862 | Sliding roof system A sliding roof system includes at least one guide rail, a carriage shiftable in the guide rail, and a cover support coupled with the carriage. The cover support is adapted to be attached to a cover that is movable to open and close a roof opening. A first lifting le... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147256 | Fold down window operator A fold down operator (10) is provided for a rotatable spindle (224) of casement window assembly (200). The operator (10) comprises a hub (12) and a handle (48). The hub (12) has a receiver (22) and an arm (3... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144077 | Mechanism for a sun roof A mechanism for a sun roof has at least one guide rail, a lifting slide that can be moved along the guide rail, and a guide slide that can be locked in the guide rail in an initial position. The guide slide can be moved in the guide rail once the guide slide is unlo... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125070 | Sunroof apparatus A sunroof apparatus comprises a movable panel provided on an opening portion of a vehicle roof and capable of tilting-up and sliding, a functional bracket that supports the movable panel, a drive member actuated to move in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle along... | 10/24/2006 |
