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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 |
| 7354379 | Engine automatic stop restart control apparatus, vehicle equipped with engine automatic stop restart control apparatus, and engine automatic stop restart method In a vehicle having idle stop functions and low vehicle speed-following drive functions, when a vehicle automatic stop flag F2 is identified as 1 at step S220, determines whether all engine stop conditions except depression of brake pedal are satisfied... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7299904 | Brake fluid pressure maintaining apparatus for vehicles A brake fluid pressure maintaining apparatus for a vehicle, having: a master cylinder; a check valve; and, a normally-open-type electromagnetic valve including an electromagnetic coil, a fixed core, and a movable core, and in the brake fluid pressure maintaining sta... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7103465 | Vehicle manual brake auxiliary system An auxiliary system for a manual brake in a vehicle includes a controlling unit to receive and analyze signals indicating current vehicle status and whether a driver is away from the vehicle so as to initiate necessary actions, a pressure sensor adapted for a driver... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7032697 | Drive control system for vehicles with an auxiliary driving system A vehicle drive control system comprising a primary driving system having a first power source for providing torque to a first set of one or more wheels and an auxiliary driving system having a second power source for providing torque to a second set of one or more ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011377 | Electronic control unit for automatically activating a parking brake and method for preventing the automatic activation of the parking brake in motor vehicles An electronic unit for automatically activating a parking brake in dependence of at least one specified operating parameter or operating mode of a motor vehicle, which can be started without a mechanical key, is equipped with a device for arbitrarily preventing the ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6923294 | Lockable wheel A lockable shopping cart wheel (10) comprises a plastics hollow casing (12), an axle (22) on which the casing is rotatably mounted and a resetable locking mechanism that is mounted on the axle in the casing. The casing has an end wall (14... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6533081 | Brake fluid pressure retaining apparatus A brake fluid pressure retaining apparatus RU is mounted on a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission CVT and a driving motor control unit DCU. The driving motor control unit switches the magnitude of creep driving force between a greater conditio... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6412583 | Split lever emergency brake A split lever emergency brake system for a recreational vehicle with a lever-actuated braking mechanism for precluding movement of the recreational vehicle upon the actuation thereof. Also included is a tether for wearing by a rider of the recreational ve... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6370466 | Braking force retaining unit A braking force retaining unit, which retains braking force until driving force for starting a vehicle increases to a certain value such that the braking force continues to act on the vehicle after releasing a brake pedal, wherein said braking force retai... | 04/09/2002 |
| 5031730 | Safety brake A safety brake for braking a moving member includes at least one active member co-operating by friction with a passive member. The active member is kept at a distance from the passive member by an incompressible fluid which opposes the effect of a drive e... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4848522 | Safety device to prevent accidental unwinding of a rolling shutter or rolling overhead door wound on a shaft A safety device for preventing accidental unrolling of a rolling shutter or overhead door comprising a cogwheel which has uniformly distributed on the circumference opening outward for containing radially movable tumblers, a cage which surrounds the cogwh... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4742896 | Brake means Brake means at devices for converting a rotary motion into a linear one by means of a threaded spindle (1) and a member (4) arranged in engagement with the threads thereof, and moving along this at the rotation of the spindle (1). The brake means consists... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4716980 | Control system for rider vehicles An electric rider vehicle control system is disclosed which includes a dead man brake that is normally set to prevent coasting, and controls which release the brake and permit normal transport operation of the vehicle at multiple speeds by an operator on ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4633980 | Rotary motion damping means A damping device is provided for damping momentum in a rotary member to stop it at a desired normally stopped position without any override therefrom, the device including a friction plate moveable against the rotating member at least in the terminal stag... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4601607 | Mine shaft guide system The headframe supports tubular pipe guides in the shaft. Each guide comprises a multiplicity of pipes threaded one to another and extends below the normal range of conveyance travel in the shaft. Each guide is suspended from the headframe by a substantial... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4560040 | Brake device for braking the saw chain of a portable motor-driven chain saw A braking device for braking the saw chain of a portable motor-driven chain saw having a safety device which has a mass member, a locking lever being provided which is pivotably mounted on the hand guard lever and bears the mass member at its free, sprung... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4479397 | Shock/brake unit A ball screw brake and stop assembly having an elastomeric compression pad or elastomer member circumferentially surrounding the ball screw and received in a counter bore of a non-rotating assembly having a bore receiving the ball screw with the pad confi... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4477126 | Locking devices A locking device, for a member (for example a roller of a belt conveyor) mounted by way of a bearing on a shaft which member and shaft are relatively-rotatable, includes a heat-sensitive member. The heat-sensitive member normally holds the locking device ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4407388 | Collision prevention system Apparatus for controlling movement of a heavy vehicle used in the mining and construction industries comprises a radar scanner (30) and an infra red detector (31) mounted at the rear of the vehicle for detecting a hazard in the path of the vehicle while r... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4209075 | Automobile safety assembly A shoulder strap for the driver of an automotive vehicle is used as a safety device for automatically braking the vehicle, de-energizing the ignition circuit and energizing a warning signal in the event the driver slumps in his seat because of sickness, i... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4059173 | Automatic brake mechanism for milling machines An automatic brake mechanism for a milling machine which applies a braking effect upon the machine drive pulley. The automatic brake system includes an actuating device which is responsive to the de-energization of the machine drive motor. The actuating d... | 11/22/1977 |
| 3997019 | Speed control device for controlling the travelling speed of a vehicle A speed control device for a small-sized vehicle includes a centrifugal governor for generating a thrust corresponding to a centrifugal force generated by a wheel of the vehicle and a link mechanism for operatively connecting the centrifugal governor to a... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3994352 | Tracked vehicle emergency brake system The invention relates to an emergency braking system for a tracked vehicle, uch as a military tank. Loss or separation of one or both tracks from the vehicle energizes an electrical sensor which automatically triggers an emergency brake control system oper... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3955480 | Spring-loaded brake cylinder for an air brake system of a railway vehicle A spring-loaded brake cylinder has a piston therein one side of which is loaded by a spring and the other side of which is subjected to compressed air introduced into the cylinder. The cylinder is provided with an auxiliary release device comprising a scr... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3937295 | Brake control apparatus for automatically engaging and disengaging the park brakes of a vehicle An improved brake control apparatus automatically engaging the park brakes of a vehicle when the vehicle ignition switch is turned to the off position and automatically disengaging the park brakes of a vehicle when the vehicle ignition switch is turned to... | 02/10/1976 |
