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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 |
| 7373695 | Displacement lock MLT A metal locking tie formed from a locking head and an elongate strap extending through the locking head. The locking head is defined by a top wall, a bottom wall and two sides. The locking head includes a strap passageway that extends through the locking head from a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 6748990 | Method and apparatus for waterproofing a wire harness A plurality of electric wires of a wire harness have a filler applied to predetermined waterproofing portions thereof. A sheet is wound on a peripheral surface of a bundle of electric wires to which the filler has been applied, and the sheet-wound waterproofing port... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6698460 | Strapping unit having replaceable wearing parts A strapping unit for wrapping a tightening strap around a packaged item has a base plate, a tensioning device, a sealing device and a separating device. The tensioning device is provided with an actuable tensioning tool being fastened releaseably to the s... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6422272 | Strap sealer with fast-acting dual action piston A strap sealer has a dual action piston. A seal forming assembly is operably connected to the piston. The sealer includes a housing that defines a cylinder and has a penetration therein. A piston is disposed in the cylinder for reciprocating movement. The... | 07/23/2002 |
| 5738152 | Compact hand operated pneumatic strapping tool A compact hand-operated pneumatic strapping tool is disclosed. The tool has a compact arrangement of the sealing and the tensioning valves, and a combination sealing motor/valve module arrangement. A cam driven tooth terminates the sealing step. The valve... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5483998 | Anchoring of a band buckle in a band clamp The present invention provides a band clamp with an improved lock between the band and the buckle of the band clamp. The improved lock is of the type of lock where the band is passed through the buckle and then shaped to form a locking surface that engage... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5154210 | Rollover tool for ends of metal bands A crimping or rollover tool for an end of a metal band used to secure a metal braid to an electrical conductor is formed in a plier-like tool having a guide for accurately locating the tool and a pivotable crimping element operable to effect crimping of t... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5137060 | Manual band installation tool A manual banding tool is provided with a band tension limit, which can be adjusted while the tool is coupled to a test device, such as a strain gauge. The manual banding tool includes a shuttle mechanism for incrementally advancing the band through the to... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5127446 | Banding tool with a force storing device A banding tool (10) is provided for tensioning a band clamp (12) around a protective shield (17). The tool (10) comprises a housing (20) having a hollow handle (22) and a head receptacle (34). Pivotally attached to the housing (20) is a pull up handle (11... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5123456 | Banding tool with including clamping plunger A banding tool (10) is provided to tension and lock a band (12) and a buckle (14) around an object (16). The tool (10) has a housing (18) and a pull-up/cut-off handle (20) for cooperatingly tensioning the band (12). Upon properly tensioning the band (12) ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5111853 | Banding tool A banding tool for tightening a band about a woven metal braid portion of an electrical cable about a tubular termination sleeve portion of an electrical connector. The tool comprises a band tension limit which can be adjusted while the tool is coupled to... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5078185 | Sealer mechanism for a tool for applying a seal to overlapping lengths of strap A method and apparatus are provided for applying a fold-over seal about overlapping lengths of strap. The open seal is positioned with the strap lengths between the legs. Opposing jaws are pivoted about axes against the open seal legs toward the strap len... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5007465 | Hand operated band bending tool A band finishing tool having a scissor-type mechanism utilizes a sliding pawl to hold one side of the buckle. The other side of the buckle is held along the edges of by buckle holding members to allow the free end of the tab to be folded over and engage t... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5000232 | Manual band installation tool A manual banding tool is provided with a band tension limit, which can be adjusted while the tool is coupled to a test device, such as a strain gauge. The manual banding tool includes a shuttle mechanism for incrementally advancing the band through the to... | 03/19/1991 |
| 5000233 | Method and machine for automatically mounting and tightening clamps A method and apparatus for mounting and tightening an open clamp about an object to be fastened in which a first jaw-like member causes the band end portion intended to constitute the inner band portion to be placed about the object to be fastened, a seco... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4930548 | Ball-lock tie application tool and method of use A ball-lock tie application tool includes a blade projecting from the front face of the tool disposed to engage a ball-containing finger on the head of the tie. During tensioning of the tie around an object by the tool the blade deforms the finger inwardl... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4901775 | Automatic seal machine for bank bags and the like A hand-held apparatus for tensioning a bundling strap about an item to be bundled having a motor and a rotatable output shaft coupleable to one end of an elongated external screw threaded shaft supported for rotation at its opposite end by an end cap. A g... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4747433 | Clamp tightening tool A tool for tightening an annular clamping band around a hose includes a substantially V-shaped forming punch adapted to be pivoted to an active position by a reciprocating pneumatic actuator. As the punch pivots to its active position, it rams part of the... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4696327 | Band finishing tool A tool for finishing a banding operation with a metal band which includes an integral buckle bends the tip of the free end of the band and then folds such free end back into overlying relation with the band buckle in such manner that no sharp edges of the... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4449429 | Power tool for tensioning hose clamps and the like A power tool for tensioning hose clamps of the type wherein one end portion of a strap overlies the other end portion and has a laterally extending tip which can break away or bend in response to the application of a pull sufficient to effect satisfactory... | 05/22/1984 |
