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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 |
| 8087726 | Back cushion A back cushion includes an enclosure portion, a buffer portion, a filler portion and a fixing portion. The enclosure portion has a first surface/layer and a second surface/layer. The buffer portion and the filler portion are placed in the internal space of the enclo... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7938486 | Posture trainer An article for improving the posture of an individual sitting on a chair. The article includes a back covering member positionable on the back support portion of the chair and covering at least a portion thereof. The article is configured to annoy the individual whe... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7887131 | Lumbar support A chair having a seat rotatably attached to a tilt spring portion of a tilt mechanism such that the tilt spring is activated by movement of the seat. A backrest and/or the seat can be rotatably connected to the tilt mechanism by parallel arm arrangements which permi... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7651163 | Lumbar support device A lumbar support device that is adjusted to a user's neutral postural position when the user is standing, and that is subsequently used to reinforce the user's neutral postural position when the user is seated. The device includes a rigid shell and an adjustable lum... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7422286 | Chair and method for supporting lower back Provided is a chair comprising a seat; a backrest; a first armrest; a second armrest; a seat support structure; and a support structure for supporting the lower back of a seated person; wherein the support structure is directly mechanically-connected to the first ar... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7350324 | Folding chair A sign holding device for a folding chair that allows the user to display customized messages on a back rest of the chair. The sign holder is attached to the back rest in various manners so as to permit messages to be displayed when the chair is unfolded. The sign h... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347495 | Chair back with lumbar and pelvic supports An office chair is provided having a back assembly which is configured to provide supplemental support to the back of a chair occupant in addition to the support provided by the primary support surface of the chair back. The chair back includes a lumbar support unit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331557 | Furniture drive embodied as a double drive A furniture drive which is embodied as a double drive and used to move parts of a piece of furniture in relation to each other. The furniture drive comprises two drive units, each one having a linearly movable drive element for pivoting a pivot lever which co-operat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329793 | Extravascular roller device and method of removing subcutaneous fluid A roller device has a handle with two arms extending from one end of a handgrip and a roller which is cylindrical having a surface composed of a spongy material, and two ends having an opening through the center of each end. The arms have ends which rotatably engage... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7290837 | Cushion plate for vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat back frame of a rectangular shape having a pair of side frames, upper and lower seat springs mounted between the side frames, and a flexible cushion plate in the form of a single plate attached to the seat springs. The cushion plate ha... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7255394 | Lumbar support, cushion for seat, and seat structure In order to provide a lumbar support which conforms to the curve of the spinal column so as not to give a feeling of incompatibility or other unpleasant feeling, and is easily adjusted to meet a user's preference, a lumbar support 10 of the present invention ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249746 | Closed-cell foam end cap riser A multi-piece display device for the point-of-sale display of produce and other damageable items, manufactured out of a closed cell foam material and of solid construction, with each piece being a monolithic, flexible support block, whereby each of said support bloc... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237848 | Back and internal organ supportive belt A back and internal organ supportive belt that can be installed in a chair or a seat, including the driver's seat of a vehicle or the operator's seat of a piece of equipment, to provide support to internal organs, and to the musculoskeletal system of the driver or o... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7204551 | Cushion having protective shroud A cushion intended for outdoor use includes a pouch or pocket for receiving and preferably concealing the protective shroud. The shroud, when removed from pocket, covers all or substantially all of the cushion. If the cushion is associated with a supporting frame, t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185378 | Adjustable pad/pliable flexible support An adjustable support/pad that retains any shape to which it is configured and which may be reshaped to serve another purpose. The support/pad has at least one pliable coil spring in the shape of a flexible tube capable of being bent into multiple positions and hold... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168760 | Seat cover A seat cover is useful for covering seats, where the seats include automobile seats. The seat cover can include at least one pouch and or pocket. Further, the seat cover is similar in appearance to a pullover exercise top, where the at least one pouch or pocket rese... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165279 | Facial beauty pillow A pillow is structured for preserving a user's facial beauty and includes a central portion, and upper and lower leg members extending from both the left and right sides of the central portion. The upper and lower leg members on each side are angled relative to one ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7147279 | Modular comfort assembly for occupant support A method of installing a modular comfort assembly within an occupant support includes the step of providing a modular comfort assembly including a heating element and at least one of a ventilation diffuser bag and a lumbar support system, the heating element, the di... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140680 | Fold down seat lumbar support apparatus and method A fold down seat back has an ergonomic support device in it. A traction cable is operatively engaged at one end with the lumbar support device to actuate it. The fold down seat back includes a rotating cable tension unit and a fixed torsion bar. The rotating member ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137664 | Automatically actuating ergonomic support system for a fold down seat A fold down seat back or seat bottom has at least one ergonomic support device in it. A traction cable is operatively engaged at one end with the ergonomic support device to actuate it. The fold down seat back includes a rotating cable tension unit and a fixed torsi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131694 | Adjustable lumbar support for vehicle seat An adjustable lumbar support mechanism located in a seat back of a vehicle seat for supporting the lower back of a seat occupant. The lumbar support mechanism generally includes a lumbar support member supported on a frame within the seat back. The support member in... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114776 | Lumbar support cushion A lumbar support cushion consists of a seat portion and a back portion, foldably joined along a crease positioned therebetween. An opening extends in a continuous manner upward into the back portion, and downward into the seat portion. The opening may have an oval s... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114775 | Sacroiliac joint support mechanism for use with a golf vehicle A sacroiliac joint support mechanism for installing to a seat of a golf vehicle, having a sacroiliac joint support cushion for abutting to the posterior wall region of the sacroiliac joint, angling elements for creating an angle of support and an attachment elements... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104604 | Waist supporting structure of a dual-layer chair back A chair back includes a waist support, a board-shaped part, and a mesh member; the board-shaped part has guide grooves on a front side; the mesh member includes a frame, and a mesh secured over a space encompassed by the frame; the mesh member is secured right in fr... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093898 | Portable air-pressure applying assembly for seats An air-pressure applying assembly for a seat, having an occupant holding portion, for selectively applying a desired pressure to the body of a seat occupant. This assembly includes an air-bag assembly, an air-pressure source, an inlet-conduit assembly, an exhaust va... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086700 | Automobile seat An automobile seat with supporting frame, upholstery, and seat cover includes a seat body and a seat back, as well as at least one seat back region, such as a side wing on the seat back, whose height and shape in its use position extends forward over the central sha... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083232 | Massage apparatus and method for lumbar support An ergonomic support mountable on various seat frames has a static portion with anchors and mounts. The mounts adapt to fix said static portion to varying seat frames. An active portion is operatively engaged with the anchors of the static portion such that the acti... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077476 | Universal ergonomic support with self-contained actuator An ergonomic weight support device for a seat comprising a housing having a channel defined by at least one guide boss, an extending element having an unanchored weight supporting end and an engaged end slidingly disposed within the channel of said housing and an ac... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066535 | Multi-purpose seat protector and seatbelt protector A multi-purpose seat protector is provided for covering, for example, a weight bench and an automobile seat. The seat protector includes an envelope at a first end that receives an upper portion of the seat or bench, so that the protector does not slide off of the s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052087 | Method and apparatus for a scissors ergonomic support A scissors lumbar support includes a hinge axle and two arms each having a forward portion and a rearward portion. The forward portions are lumbar support pads. At least one of the rearward portions of the arms are adapted to operatively engage a force applicator. E... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040703 | Health chair a dynamically balanced task chair Healthy task seating is achieved by integrating three dynamics into a unique, dynamically balanced chair design that provides: (a) adaptable design features to accommodate a wide range of body dimensions, (b) a series of independent and adjustable support means to a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032971 | Seat backs The core (1) of a seat back, which will be upholstered to form the complete back, is a moulded plastics sheet bowed forwardly and with attachment points (12) near top and bottom for securing to a rigid support. The sheet is constructed to be stiffer ov... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011366 | Foot and leg protector for infant seat bouncer An apparatus protects the feet and legs of an infant from certain rigid parts of an infant bouncer seat while the infant is sitting and playing in the bouncer seat. A foot and leg protector includes a unitary and elongated, shell, wherein the shell is u-shaped when ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6971717 | Backrest An adjustable backrest has a series of adjustable straps extending across a front opening cavity of a backrest support. The straps are held in a locked, fitted position by a series of buckles at one side of the backrest which engage and lock the straps. Each strap i... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957861 | Structure of a mesh back of a chair A mesh chair back includes a loop-shaped frame, an elastic mesh part, a waist support unit, and a smooth separating plate; the loop-shaped frame has left and right upright portions; the elastic mesh part is positioned over and secured on the loop-shaped frame; the w... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951367 | Vehicle seat pad A vehicle seat pad having a first head support and a second head support that are adjustably attached to an upper portion of an elongated pad. Leg support is provided at a lower portion of the elongated pad, by positioning a portion of the elongated pad over another... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6938955 | Power lumbar mechanism A powered lumbar support mechanism includes a lumbar plate having a power mechanism having connecting links connected to opposite ends of the plate. One of the connecting links is longitudinally movable to change the convexity of the outer surface of the plate to ad... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929325 | Portable ergonomic cushion A new and improved portable ergonomic cushion for relieving pressure on the coccyx (tailbone) and on the ischial tuberosities, for promoting correct positioning of the sacroiliac joint and for supporting the lower back of the user is described. The portable ergonomi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910741 | Lumbar support A back portion for a chair includes a peripheral frame defining an opening therein. A lumbar support portion is disposed in the opening. The lumbar support portion comprises a substantially rigid panel. Two hinge devices are hingedly mounted on opposite sides of the... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908153 | Power lumbar support cable apparatus and method A lumbar support system includes a fixed mounting bracket having a first traction cable sleeve support, a second sleeve support and a slider guide. A traction cable having a wire disposed to slide axially through a first sleeve and second sleeve, is attached to the ... | 06/21/2005 |
