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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 |
| 7856821 | Actuator An actuator includes an ignition device having an igniter main body fixed to an igniter collar and a cylinder connected to the igniter collar. The cylinder has a first sliding chamber located in a position facing the ignition device and a second sliding chamber form... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7721544 | Actuator An actuator includes; a cylinder connected to an ignition device; a piston slidably accommodated inside the cylinder, the piston having, in a desired section in the length direction, an enlarged diameter portion in... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7568341 | Pyrotechnic actuator with controllable force and optimised geometry The technical field of the invention is that of pyrotechnic actuators including a piston and having the essential function of exerting thrust to move an object by causing the piston to emerge. The invention relates more particularly to a pyrotechnic gas generator ( | 08/04/2009 |
| 7380832 | Pretensioner with integrated gas generator A low cost pretensioner is provided by using an ignitable charge and initiator integrated with a piston which is disposed in a cylindrical metal tube that has a common straight gas generation and piston travel bore so that a inexpensive metal tube rather than a comp... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7328751 | Powder operated tool A powder operated tool including a frame, a tool body and a reusable combined cartridge holder and ram rear end receiver. The frame includes an anvil section. The tool body is adjustably connected to the frame. The tool body comprises a ram, and a breech assembly co... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7246491 | Actuator An actuator includes a hollow cylinder which has a first portion and a second portion. The inner diameter of the first portion is larger than that of the second portion. A piston is inserted in the cylinder. The actuator has a gas generator which supplies a gas into... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222561 | Pyromechanical cutting element A pyromechanical cutting element has a housing (2) in which an electrical conductor (3) is arranged, a cutting plunger (5) with a cutting tool (8) to cut through the electrical conductor (3), and pyrotechnic charge (13) to d... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223133 | Electrical conductor wedge connector splice An electrical conductor splice for connecting at least two electrical conductors. The splice includes a connector shell having a generally elongate open first lateral side; and two wedges adapted to be located in the shell at longitudinally spaced positions from eac... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7188558 | Pyromechanical separating element The invention relates to a pyromechanical separating element having a hermetically sealed pyrotechnic pressure element (2), which is installed in a housing (1) and has a gas-forming pyrotechnic charge, and a detachable latching pin (5) which is ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172218 | Pretensioner A pretensioner including a cylinder in which a piston slides. A side of the pipe attached to a bracket is curved at a predetermined angle. One linear portion of the pipe serves as the cylinder, and the other linear portion of the pipe serves as a gas-generator accom... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7121868 | Electrical splice connector An electrical splice connector including a shell and two wedges. The shell includes two wedge receiving areas. The receiving areas are located at least partially lateral to each other. Each receiving area includes a general wedge shape. Each receiving area also incl... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7059458 | Device for damping the displacement of a part, involving a metal wire A damping device used for motor vehicle safety, for damping the displacement of at least one part set in motion during a collision between a motor vehicle and an external object, the part being, for example, a bumper, a steering column or a bonnet of a motor vehicle... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6996987 | Tools for securing connectors using explosive charges and methods for using the same A tool for securing a connector on a conductor using an explosive charge includes a first tool member, a second tool member, a drive member, a lock member and a limiting member. The second tool member is movably mounted on the first tool member. A breech chamber is ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6902188 | Cushion mount with slide device A restraint apparatus for protecting a vehicle occupant in a side impact or rollover event. The restraint apparatus includes a deployment guide that includes a housing having a channel with a substantially smoothed interior and longitudinal slot. A guide member is s... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6895663 | Wedge connector tool head A tool head is used for securing a tap connector having a C shaped member and a wedge using a ram tool. The tool head comprises an elongate base member comprising first and second ends. A collar at the first end of the base member has a through opening for receiving... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6840544 | Restraint system tensioning device with load limiting capability A belt-tensioning device for an occupant restraint is provided, designed to tension a belt (101) about an occupant at the onset of a vehicle collision, and to provide a measure of controlled force dissipation as the occupant loads the belt during the collisio... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6672194 | Energetic-based actuator device with rotary piston A energetic-based piston actuator system imparts a rotational motion in the piston in a manner that increases system efficiency and reliability. A malleable ring mounted about the piston neck obturates upon initiation of the energetic charge, and rifling ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6655143 | Autonomous gas powered ram An autonomous gas powered ram comprising a main body having an internal cavity and an actuator mounted in this internal cavity. The actuator is movable in the cavity from a first operative mode to a second operative mode. Movement of the actuator towards ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6584773 | Projectiles to trigger avalanches A projectile for being propelled along a trajectory by propellant gases inside a launcher tube, the projectile including a casing, first pressure means for first pressurizing the casing without exploding the casing during firing of the projectile, and sec... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6113145 | Safety belt pretensioner A pyrotechnic pretensioner for a vehicle safety belt comprises a piston slidably movable within a cylinder and attached to one end of a cable. The piston is driven along the cylinder by a gas generator to pull the cable and tension the safety belt. A lock... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6041603 | Internal combustion fastener driving tool accelerator plate The present invention relates to an accelerator plate that divides the combustion chamber of an internal combustion fastener driving tool.... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5887897 | Apparatus for pretensioning a vehicular seat belt A pretensioning apparatus for a vehicular safety restraint, which includes a housing; a tube extending from the housing and defining an inner surface; a piston disposed within the tube in close proximity to the inner surface of the tube; a linkage connect... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5660414 | Side impact head restraint system A vehicle side impact restraint system especially adapted for providing head impact protection. The system employs a deployable restraint curtain which is maintained stowed in an undeployed condition within a slot along the upper edge of a vehicle side do... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5582010 | Pyrotechnic device for the pressurization of a hydraulic circuit A device with a pyrotechnic gas generator wherein gas pressurizes a hydraulic circuit via a cartridge-case base, a spring and a pressure piston. The pyrotechnic gas generator comprises a propellant charge, which is located in a combustion chamber and is i... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5519997 | Device for tightening a safety belt of a motor vehicle A drive mechanism has a guide pipe, a piston which is guided in the guide pipe and is driven by a propellant that is generated by a gas generator, and a traction mechanism which connects the piston to the component to be driven.... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5480190 | Energy converter in a restraining system for vehicle occupants In an energy converter in a restraining system for vehicle occupants a particularly smooth profile of the force as a function of the travel is achieved in that only a few deformation members are provided which effect a plastic deformation of a tubular con... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5358275 | Energy converter in a restraining system for vehicle occupants In an energy converter in a restraining system for vehicle occupants a particularly smooth profile of the force as a function of the travel is achieved in that only a few deformation members are provided which effect a plastic deformation of a tubular con... | 10/25/1994 |
| 4945730 | Power activated tool with safety power cell A power actuated tool having an explosive cartridge for applying connectors to power lines wherein the tool is armed as the power tool is loaded with a cartridge and engaged with a connector, and disarmed if the tool operator disengages the connector leav... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4860698 | Pyrotechnic piston device A pyrotechnic piston device the housing of which has a cylindrical internal wall in which is mounted a piston. A pyrotechnic device is disposed adjacent the piston. A metal-to-metal seal is formed between the piston and the cylindrical wall to prevent blo... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4815295 | Valve actuator system for controlling valves A valve actuator system for use above or under water is disclosed wherein at least one gas generator (1, 2) is provided for controlling the system. The gas generator(s) can be actuated by remote control, by use of electric cables or hydro-acoustically wit... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4722189 | Explosively-operated tool Power tool for the assembly of electrical connectors including a chamber for receiving an explosive element and a firing element associated therewith.... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4619199 | Safing and arming mechanism An out-of-line safing and arming mechanism (10) includes an explosive chain (12) having one link (24) movably mounted on a slider (30) to be removed from the chain in a safing configuration and to be located in the chain in an arming configuration. A head... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4525999 | Actuator for deploying flexible bodies A pneumatic actuator for deploying flexible bodies and the like is disclosed. The actuator is a plurality of telescoping tubes made of high temperature resistant graphite material which are extended by the pressure of gases produced internally by a gas ge... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4458921 | Seat belt tensioning device A seat belt tensioning device provided with a cylinder attached to the room of a vehicle, a piston slidably inserted into the cylinder, a rod of which one end is connected to the piston within the cylinder and of which the other end is connected to a seat... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4412420 | Explosive actuated pin puller A pin puller comprising a piston having a pull shaft extending from a cylinder in which the piston is slidable, is actuated by an explosive charge contained within a cartridge disposed laterally of the cylinder. The charge, when ignited, develops a pressu... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4237690 | Piston return stop device for seat belt tensioning device A piston return stop device for seat belt tensioning equipment. Connected at one end to a seat belt through a cylinder is a piston having a tapered portion the diameter of which enlarges toward its other end. A cylindrical sliding member is slidably dispo... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4218888 | Impact device An automatic impact delivering device or tool of the internal combustion type having a self-contained fuel supply, wherein: 1. valving is an integral function of the piston; 2. a pre-compression chamber and a combustion chamber are provided in the same structu... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4196834 | Noise reducer for powder actuated fastening tool A noise reducer for a powder actuated fastening tool comprises a barrel including inner and outer cylindrical walls which are radially spaced to define a gas expansion chamber between them. The chamber is adapted to receive combustion gases through ports ... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4189081 | Return pawl for powder-actuated tool A powder-actuated fastening tool is provided with a return pawl slideable within a pawl-holder fixed to the barrel-holder, between a piston engaging position, wherein the pawl, protruding through a longitudinal slot in the barrel engages the piston during... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4091621 | Pyrotechnic piston actuator A piston, normally contained within a cylinder, is projected by electrical detonation of an explosive charge which is contained within the cylinder between the piston and a sealed end of the cylinder through which a detonation contact extends to the charg... | 05/30/1978 |
