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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 |
| 7228574 | Wash basin comprising an illuminating device The invention relates to a wash basin (2) for rinsing or washing hair of the head, comprising an illuminating device (3) having a plurality of light projectors (5) for illuminating an inner region (14) of the wash basin (2). Said w... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207074 | Dish drying rack system A dish drying rack system includes a sink and drain basin extending through a peripheral wall of the sink. A drain panel is positioned over the drain basin. The drain panel has a plurality of holes extending therethrough. Each of plurality of legs is attached to and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7140382 | Water circulating system having thermostatically controlled bypass valve A water circulating system including a water control fixture having an operating valve and a thermostatically controlled bypass valve disposed in the fixture for bypassing water away from the fixture until the water temperature reaches a desired level. When pressuri... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134152 | Adaptable, low cost air gap and flow control A kitchen sink installation includes a plurality of adjacent kitchen sinks having drain tailpieces, a manifold pipe mounted substantially horizontally under the sinks and having a length and a plurality of discrete openings along its length, each of the openings fac... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7073528 | Water pump and thermostatically controlled bypass valve A water control valve configured for use with a bypass valve to automatically bypass cold or tepid water in a hot water supply line so as to maintain hot water at the fixture. The water control valve is useful for shower/tub facilities and for appliances such as was... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055466 | Control system for a portable instant hot water heater A portable instant water heater. Water is delivered to a base unit of the instant hot water heater by a pump that draws water from a reservoir through a flow control valve. The water flows into a pre-heater that wraps around a base of the burner and that is heated b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7018528 | Portable purifying system A portable purifying system for improved filtering and/or separating of cleaning solutions such as solvents, particularly those used in parts washers. The purifying system utilizes a removable reservoir to provide a smaller reservoir within a larger reservoir such a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997200 | Water conservation system The invention recirculates and/or recycles fluids normally lost down the drain during the time it takes for a desired temperature to be attained for usage of the hot fluids. A recirculating/recycling valve, through which hot fluids may flow, has an additional port f... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6962609 | Multi-colored fabrics made from a single dye formula, and methods of making same A process for making multi-colored fabrics from a single dye formula is described. The process involves providing a substrate including synthetic fibers, with the substrate having defined regions where the synthetic fibers have differing levels of fiber orientation,... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957452 | Optical coupler for use with light-transmissive above-counter sinks An optical coupler for use within a sink assembly comprising a countertop having a countertop bore formed therethrough and a sink basin mounted above the countertop, the basin having a bore co-axial with the countertop bore for receiving the terminal end of a water ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6753186 | Water quality monitoring and transmission system and method A water quality sampling system and method in which compact water impurity detector and monitoring units intended for domestic use are installed in a residential environment while detected values are electronically transmitted to a Central Monitoring Station (CMS), ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6591434 | Sound dampened sink A sink, and a method of reducing vibration and resulting noise of such sinks, are disclosed. The sink includes a basin, a drain and first and second pads. The basin has a bottom wall, side walls, and inner and outer surfaces of such walls. The drain is in... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6536464 | Thermostatically controlled bypass valve and water circulating system for same A thermostatically controlled bypass valve for bypassing water away from a hot water valve until the water temperature reaches a desired level at a fixture in use for home or industrial applications. The bypass valve has a valve body with a thermally sens... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6453487 | Portable field sanitation unit A field sanitation unit provides multiple compartments forming separate sinks. The multiple compartments are heated via a channel located on the underside of the trough, having at one end thereof a firebox. The firebox receives a flame tube from a burner,... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6253394 | Multi-functional and transportable wash station A multi-functional and transportable wash station for use in an industrial facility, the facility having overhead extending pressurized water supply lines and waste water drainage lines. The wash station includes a body with a polygonal shaped base and a ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6243891 | Water handling system and valve A valve includes a housing with an input for unheated water and an output for delivering unheated water to a toilet tank and a supplemental input for cooled and hot water in. The valve has a thermally responsive component to open and close the supplementa... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6128793 | Complete pre-fabricated tile counter in components A complete pre-fabricated tile counter is described that is already tiled and grouted and ready for installation upon a cabinet or other substructure, with or without a back splash or side splash panel. Counter tops including built-in sinks, and counters ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6101643 | Portable hot sink system A portable hot sink system comprising a frame having two parallel upper elongated tubes with a first end and a second end. The system also comprises a first inverted U-shaped support with two intermediate cross braces and an upper cross handle. A second i... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5996142 | Multipurpose water delivery system with multisurface attachability A multipurpose water delivery system, and a method for its construction, which comprises an internal assembly consisting of water delivery conduit and a variety of connectors attached thereto; a hollow vertically oriented cylindrical external assembly whi... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992430 | Automatic hand washing and drying apparatus including combined blow drying means, towel dispensing means and waste disposal means A hand washing and drying apparatus comprising a washing and drying chamber including at least one access port providing access for inserting at least one hand to be washed, a wash liquid dispenser in fluid communication with the interior of the washing a... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5915851 | Water dispensing and draining appliance A water appliance of a modular construction including a basin module having attachable wing modules, a cabinetry module having cabinet doors to match surrounding kitchen cabinetry or appliances, a utility module for containing water, electrical, and elect... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5815855 | Sink cover The present disclosure relates to a sink cover designed primarily for double sinks comprising a planar, substantially rectangular cover member having four peripheral edges, a bottom surface, a top surface and a plurality of recesses on the top and bottom ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5715549 | Sink assembly enclosed within drawer Provided is a self-contained water supply system for over-the-road trucks. More specifically, the present invention includes a sink assembly stowable within a cabinet assembly which is capable of providing a self contained supply of water from a supply ta... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5706678 | Laundry dresser The laundry dresser includes (a) a dresser frame having two segments arranged horizontally; (b) a flat table plate extending horizontally over the two segments; (c) a hollow portion disposed in a first segment beneath the table plate for receiving a drum ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5704078 | Portable sink A portable sink is particularly adapted for use in a portable toilet and includes a cabinet in which a conventional five gallon bottle of water can be retained. The sink is designed to drain into the portable toilet, and a supply of deodorizing soap opera... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5683157 | Portable kitchen and system for storing and preparing food A portable kitchen for storing and preparing food products comprising a main box having a table, a sink detachably connected to and covering the main box, and a front panel pivotally attached to the main box where the front panel opens to provide access t... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5675847 | Under-sink hose retainer A hose retainer for spray hoses that uses a "U" shaped hose retainer that has a hollow interior. The hose retainer is sized to hold a fully retracted sprayer hose. The sprayer hose can be attached to a sprayer nozzle or to a removable faucet sprayer, foun... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5621929 | Work station A work station comprising a support unit which includes a liquid collection surface with a drain outlet, and which provides a support surface; at least at least one work facility, such as a sink or a drainage surface, mounted removably in the support unit... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5493739 | Thermostatic toilet flush valve A toilet flush water supply control unit (10) which enables hot water to be immediately available at a hot water faucet (56), is described. The control unit (10) is formed from a first fluid conduit (12) and a second fluid conduit (20). The first fluid co... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5412818 | Washing-up sink with a washplate A washing-up sink includes first, second, third, and fourth side plates which are arranged in a substantially rectangular structure, and a first bottom plate mounted to a lower edge of the rectangular structure thereby defining a first compartment therebe... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5349708 | Foldable kitchen sink A foldable kitchen sink suitable for used as either of an outdoor sink and an outdoor multipurpose table. The foldable kitchen sink comprises a pair of support members hinged to each other to be folded, the pair of support members having a dishwater bucke... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5325548 | Milkhouse sink A sink for washing tie-stall dairy farm milk pipeline systems includes a narrow trough at the bottom of the sink. The trough receives the inflations of milking machines placed in the sink for washing. The sides of the trough confine and constrain the infl... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5313676 | Sportsman sink apparatus A sportsman sink having foldable legs is arranged to include a pump member to receive water from available water supplies and direct such water through a faucet to an underlying sink. The table is arranged for interfolding of the legs and a wing plate for... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5284170 | Recyclable rinser A spraying device rinses recyclable or reusable containers by inverting the container over an open end of a rigid, tubular member. The rigid, tubular member is of substantially uniform diameter with openings of smaller diameter than the tubular member at ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5271571 | Water driven device for agitating and fragmenting debris in a sink drain A perforated cylindrical receptacle is fitted within the main cylinder of an ordinary sink drain. A conical elevation of the bottom of the receptacle provides at the apex, a bearing point for a propeller, which may spin by the flow of draining fluid to fr... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5257423 | Service island wash station enclosure A wash station enclosure for installation proximate self-service gas pumps and for use by users of said pumps has a cabinet with a top surface with a flush-mounted washbasin therein. A spigot protrudes above the washbasin and communicates with a freshwate... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5182822 | Child's sink apparatus A cabinet structure includes side walls, a floor, and a rear wall, and a top wall mounting a concave sink therewithin. The sink is operative through a manually operative pump and an underlying reservoir to direct fluid into the sink, with a drain associat... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5095941 | Method and apparatus for actuating a faucet This device is an automatic faucet with three temperature settings activated by a pressure switch which is mounted on or near the floor by the user's foot. The invention includes a device which will, after a period of time, automatically turn the water of... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4998306 | Built-in sink A built-in sink comprises separate modules, for example, a sink basin and a drainboard, positively connected with each other. Each module is provided with a joining flange, the flanges being held together by a connecting strip. The modules contain overflo... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4967425 | Sanitary equipment for clean room The present invention relates to a sanitary equipment which is provided in a toilet attached to a clean room. The side surface of the body of the sanitary equipment is made almost vertical, and fixation elements for fastening the body of the equipment ont... | 11/06/1990 |
