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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 |
| 8011032 | Energy efficient circulation system for spas and hot tubs A method and apparatus for circulating water in a bathing installation with a water circulation flow path and a tub for holding bathing water is described. A pump is submerged in a chamber in the circulation flow path so that the pump when operated provides a positi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7346938 | Retrofit suction sanitation safety cover A safety cover having a filter and an optional chemical dispenser, that covers and existing faceplate on a water vessel having a closed loop piping system and water pump. When the cover and filter cover an existing faceplate the cover and filter increases the vacuum... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326352 | Water treatment system A water treatment system for reducing the level of bacteria in a flow of water by creating an environment favorable for aerobic bacteria and unfavorable for anaerobic bacteria is disclosed. The system may include a method including intaking a flow of water, lowering... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306718 | Skimmer with flexible weir gate for spas and pools A pool/spa skimmer includes a housing and a face plate opening into the housing. The face plate is dimensioned to allow water to flow in a vertical column between it and the housing. In one embodiment, a flexible weir gate is coupled to the face plate and flexes und... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300576 | Pool cleaning system and safety skimmer A swimming pool cleaning system includes a pump, a first tube coupling a suction port of the pump in fluid communication with a main drain or mobile cleaning device which draws water and settled debris from the bottom of the pool, and a skimming device including an ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7258783 | Fluid delivery system for a water tub using a removeable chemical carrier A water tub including a fluid delivery system utilizes a removeable carrier to provide fluids to the fluid delivery system. In some instances, the carrier is disposable such that depletion of the fluids within the container results in the carrier being thrown away a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247236 | Pipe-connecting device A device is provided for connecting pipe parts between two compartments of a filtration unit for water of a swimming pool. The filtration unit has a filtration compartment submerged in the water and equipped with at least one filtration means and a pumping compartme... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7146659 | Hydromassage antimicrobial whirlpool bathtub A fill and drain jetted hydromassage whirlpool bathtub having a tub made of acrylic, resin and fiberglass. The whirlpool bathtub having a water system with drain down water features and components made of a material having an antimicrobial therein. Bacteria reductio... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140051 | Dry suction fitting assembly A dry suction fitting assembly is provided for drawing water from a spa, whirlpool bathtub or other suitable water tub to a pump, featuring a suction body for arranging in relation to a wall of the spa, whirlpool bathtub or other suitable water tub. The suction body... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7089607 | Pool drain assembly with annular inlet The swimming pool floor or spa floor drain assembly of the present invention includes a drain body having a mouth positionable in proximity to the pool wall to serve as a fluid flow inlet, a spaced apart fluid flow outlet positionable below the mouth and a sidewall ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7076813 | Pool skimmer A skimmer system is provided which includes a reservoir, an inlet, a reservoir pump and a weir. The skimmer system may be attached to a tank having fluid therein. The fluid in the tank defines a tank fluid surface, and the fluid in the reservoir defines a reservoir ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6988282 | Drain cover A drain cover for a swimming pool, spa or tub drain that includes a hollow tube or shell having a slot formed in a wall therein and a fitting connecting the drain cover with respect to the drain. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6971125 | Antimicrobial whirlpool bathtub A method to make a whirlpool bathtub where bacteria growth is inhibited or bacteria is reduced, after tub drain down and between electrical system activation. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966079 | Pool skimmer A skimmer system is provided which includes a reservoir, an inlet, a reservoir pump and a weir. The skimmer system is attached to a tank having fluid therein. The fluid in the tank defines a tank fluid surface. The reservoir receives fluid from the tank. The fluid i... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6810537 | Pool floor drain assembly for a suction-activated water circulation system The swimming pool floor or spa floor drain assembly of the present invention includes a drain body having a mouth positionable in proximity to the pool wall to serve as a fluid flow inlet, a spaced apart fluid flow outlet positionable below the mouth and a sidewall ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6779205 | Vacuum surge suppressor for pool safety valve A vacuum surge suppressor for swimming pool safety valves. These valves normally sense and then instantly relieve excessively high vacuum levels in the pool's drain line. Such high vacuum levels occur when an individual becomes trapped by the suction at the pool's d... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6775863 | Spa or pool switch A switching assembly that can be used on a spa, pool, bathtub, or aquarium shell without the need to form a hole in the shell. The switching assembly includes an actuator that is mounted on an interior surface of the shell and is exposed at least in part to water he... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6754915 | Scupper with automatic shutoff valve An automatic shutoff valve that can be easily installed in a swimming pool skimmer, that will prevent the flow of air through the suction outlet when the water level drops below the minimum level required to maintain buoyancy of the automatic shutoff valve's float. ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6738994 | Drain cover A drain cover for a swimming pool, spa or tub drain that includes a hollow tube or shell having a slot formed in a wall therein and a fitting connecting the drain cover with respect to the drain. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6694541 | Transparent fitting for spas and the like A fitting for connecting to an end of tubing. The fitting includes a fitting body having a generally tubular construction with a first end adapted for leakproof connection to another component. A second end has a socket connector with tapered interior sid... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6615417 | Anti-entrapment swimming pool and wading pool main drain cover and method An anti-entrapment, anti-vortex swimming pool and/or wading pool drain cover having a discus or wheel-like configuration with a relatively large radius, substantially larger than the radius of a pool drain which the drain cover is intended to cover, so th... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6470508 | Air check valve system for a spa A system for use in a spa for controlling air flow to jets of the spa having a water pump directing water to a water input of a jet nozzle; and a valve directing exhaust air from the water pump to an air input of the jet nozzle, the valve being operated b... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6460202 | Transparent fitting for spas and the like A fitting for connecting to an end of tubing. The fitting includes a fitting body having a generally tubular construction with a first end adapted for leakproof connection to another component. A second end has a socket connector with tapered interior sid... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6412123 | Portable spa A spa pool assembly has a pool that has an enclosing wall defining an interior. The assembly further includes a jet nozzle unit removably coupled to the enclosing wall and positioned in the interior, the jet nozzle unit housing a plumbing system and at le... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6387252 | Compact filtration unit for swimming pool basin A filtration unit for a swimming pool having a basin. The unit includes a filtration compartment that communicates with the water in the basin and is secured to a side wall of the pool. The filtration compartment is spaced apart from a pumping compartment... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6341387 | Safety device and method for swimming pool drain protection The present invention entails a prefabricated safety device and method for installing the device in any swimming pool and that is capable of eliminating dangerous vacuum pressure created in the main drain line of a pool when an object or person becomes tr... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6295662 | Porous solenoid structure A spa water delivery system comprising a reciprocating pumping structure to pump water for reception in a spa zone; and driver structure, including a solenoid body element and a solenoid plunger element, the elements being relatively movable; at least one... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6276200 | Liquid level controller A liquid level control system utilizes a sensor that is attached to a fixed support relative to a liquid container and transmits radio-frequency signals to a remotely located liquid supply system depending upon fluctuations in the liquid level. In the con... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6269493 | Breakaway drain cover A spa system which emp loys a removable drain cover. Removal of the drain cover will cause a proximity switch to turn off the circulation pump in the spa. In a preferred embodiment, the removable drain cover has a magnet attached to it and a magnetically ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6253391 | Safety system at a discharge port in a pool In a swimming pool in which water is circulated by a pump, a schoolboy child is liable to be absorbed into a discharge port, which is dangerous. A sensor which has a load cell is provided at the back of a water-permeable cover in the discharge port. If a ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6251285 | Method for preventing an obstruction from being trapped by suction to an inlet of a pool filter pump system, and lint trap cover therefor A method for preventing an obstruction from being trapped by suction to an inlet of a pool filter pump system, and a lint trap cover therefor. The cover is for installation on a lint trap unit located upstream of a pool filter pump, and is configured to v... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6233754 | Swimming pool A swimming pool includes a swimming tank, which stores water for swimming; and an upstream tank, which stores water to be supplied into the swimming tank. The pool further includes a downstream tank, which stores the water streamed from the upstream tank ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6200108 | Heat exchanging means for a pump motor using a bypass tube within a recirculating water system A pump which is designed to be mounted within a recirculating water system where a portion of the recirculating water is diverted (bypass water) and cause to flow through the motor chamber with this recirculating water to absorb heat that is produced duri... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6151726 | Swimming pool A swimming pool includes a swimming tank, which stores water for swimming; and an upstream tank, which stores water to be supplied into the swimming tank. The pool further includes a downstream tank, which stores the water streamed from the upstream tank ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6138294 | Cooling device for compact pumping and filtration assembly for swimming pool Apparatus for pumping and filtering water from a swimming pool that includes a caisson that is divided into three compartments. A filtering unit is contained in one compartment (A) and contains pool water to be filtered. An adjacent compartment (B) contai... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6125481 | Swimming pool management system A swimming pool management system that is adapted for use with a dispenser connected to a pool for dispensing a substance into the pool upon the actuation thereof. The swimming pool management system includes a sensor positioned downstream of the dispense... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6058521 | Collapsible spa unit A collapsible spa unit is disclosed including a base and a peripheral wall mounted to and extending above the base. The wall includes a plurality of discrete panels that are releasably interconnected to define an enclosed area. There is a liner that exten... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6048453 | Swimming pool skimmer valve system A skimmer valve system for a swimming pool includes a skimmer mounted in a wall of the swimming pool that has an intake port coupled via a primary suction pipe to the suction system of the swimming pool, and further includes a valve mounted in the intake ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6022481 | Single pump pool cleaning system and method of simultaneously operating a full-function skimmer and multiple cleaning heads A swimming pool cleaning system includes a pump, a first tube coupling a suction port of the pump in fluid communication with a main drain or mobile cleaning device which draws water and settled debris from the bottom of the pool, and a skimming device in... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6003164 | Pool monitor and controller A pool monitoring and control system is provided including a pool having a plurality of inputs and a plurality outputs. Also included is a pump for suctioning fluid from the outputs of the pool only during the activation thereof. A control assembly is con... | 12/21/1999 |
