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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 |
| 7690172 | Method and apparatus for sealing container This invention is a device and method to seal covers on containers such as food containers. But it can be used to seal containers for other products also. Its design allows its configuration for use on containers and covers of different sizes and shapes. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7216468 | Flaps closer apparatus A flaps closing apparatus for closing full flap boxes is provided. The apparatus includes a flaps closing assembly with a first brake mechanism and closing bars with a second brake mechanism. The first brake mechanism controls the vertical motion of the flaps closin... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7059104 | System for filling and closing fluid containing cartridges A filling and closing system for reusable concentrate containing cartridges having integral closures slidable between open and closed positions. The system includes a sealing station having an axially moving reciprocating member for sliding the integral closure from... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051491 | Method and apparatus for capping bottles A method and apparatus for capping blown containers is provided. The top surfaces of a snap-on cap are preferably engaged sequentially by pressure members that traverse different segments thereof. The pressure members urge the cap over the neck of a container as the... | 05/30/2006 |
| 5718097 | Sample container sealer having function of setting load The invention comprises a DC motor and a mechanism for converting a rotational motion of the DC motor to a linear motion in a vertical direction; a jig driven by the DC motor for performing sealing of a sample container; a DC power source; a section for c... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5505572 | Sealed container and method of manufacturing same A sealed container in which a container body having a ring-like shape and a hollow portion at the center includes opening portions on which a cap member of a similar ring-like shape is attached. The container body is sealed when the annular groove portion... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5328314 | Device for closing food cans at a high rate The device includes a compression stand on which a food can is placed and which is driven with vertical translation motion by a telescopic rod under the control of a cam-follower roller engaged in a cam track. During the upstroke of the rod, its two compo... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5125208 | Apparatus for seaming can end A can end is seamed to a cylindrical can filled with contents. The can is fed along a substantially elliptical path including straight and arcuate paths. While the can is being fed along the straight path, the can end is seamed to the can by a linear seam... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5027580 | Can seaming apparatus A support pad is disclosed for supporting a can body member on a chuck mechanism during a seaming operation. The support pad includes an annular insert made of a ceramic material such as a whisker reinforced alumina material. The annular insert supports t... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5014491 | Apparatus for seaming can end An apparatus for seaming a can end to a filled cylindrical can includes can feed device for supporting the bottom of the can rotatably about its own axis and feeding the can linearly along a travel path at a predetermined speed. A can end holder member is... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4866906 | Device for producing tamper evident capsules The present invention provides a device for fixedly securing a cap and body of a capsule together to thereby render the capsule tamper evident. In one form of the invention, the capsules are conveyed at spaced intervals along a predetermined path of trave... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4309860 | Machine for closing a receptacle The invention relates to apparatus for securing covers to metal foil containers, and for sealing the containers. The containers are of the type which have an open top, a horizontal flange surrounding the open top, and a peripheral vertical flange surround... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4293354 | Process and machine for fastening a closure member to a container A machine and process useful for fastening a closure member to a container with an upstanding tubular wall, an end edge of which is folded over onto itself to form a folded-over, reinforced portion of double thickness at that end, the closure member havin... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4205503 | Lid closer method and apparatus This invention provides apparatus for securing a substantially flat lid closure member to an upwardly directed opening of a container partially surrounded by an outwardly directed substantially horizontal base flange means where a peripheral lip is provid... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4180959 | Machine for sealing food containers A machine for sealing food containers is disclosed which includes a horizontal base and support means attached to the base for supporting a container to be sealed. A ring is attached to the support means which ring has a first indentation forming a concen... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4170862 | Method of and apparatus for manually closing foil containers and tool therefor A method of and apparatus for manually closing foil containers of the type having a generally horizontally extending shoulder for supporting a closure lid and an upstanding closure flange which is foldable over onto a closure lid. A hand-held tool is empl... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4136443 | Device for sealing current sources of cylindrical shape with alkali electrolyte The present invention relates to current sources and, in particular, to a method for sealing current sources, preferably of a cylindrical shape, with an alkali electrolyte and to devices for carrying same into effect. The method can be realized by a device, co... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4102113 | Cover feeding apparatus Method and apparatus for selectively supplying and placing a generally planar cover of selected peripheral configuration over a cooperative opening for container while the container is in motion where the opening is surrounded by an outwardly directed gen... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4051646 | Machine for sealing packages A machine for sealing packages comprising a frame which includes a base, a pair of generally parallel columns extending upwardly therefrom, and a member spanning between the columns for maintaining the columns generally parallel. An upper die is mounted b... | 10/04/1977 |
