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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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| 7178687 | Moldable plastic container with hourglass profile A molded plastic container with a sidewall having a general hourglass configuration. The container structure includes an upper rim, a bottom and a sidewall that extends between the upper rim and the bottom. The sidewall includes a lower frustum section, a narrow mid... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140504 | Separable two-component drinking system A separable two-component drinking system comprising an upper component with a tapering side wall and a cylindrical lower axial extension, the side wall and the lower extension having a common central axis; and a lower component with a generally annular lateral exte... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6929138 | Hot-fillable multi-sided blow-molded container A plastic blow molded bottle or wide mouth jar useful in containing hot-filled beverages or food products. The container has a multi-sided sidewall which is capable of accommodating vacuum associated with hot filling, capping and cooling of the container, which is r... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6548133 | Multilayer container resistant to elevated temperatures and pressures, and method of making the same A multilayer plastic container having enhanced strength for high temperature and pressure applications such as the pasteurization of carbonated juice drinks. The container is commercially cost-effective in comparison to prior art pasteurizable glass conta... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6349838 | Plastic bottle and method of producing the same A bottle having substantially no strain due to fluidized orientation in the bottom portion thereof which is homogeneously and uniformly drawn, and, as a result, exhibiting improved shock resistance and buckling strength in the bottom portion, featuring ex... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6189715 | Snifter for alcoholic beverages such as brandy, spirits and liquors A snifter for alcoholic beverages such as brandy, spirits and liquors including a glass having a softly flared container (1), with a bowl (2) extending therefrom and including two parts, a first lower part (20) flaring more sharply, extended by a second, ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5780130 | Container and method of making container from polyethylene naphthalate and copolymers thereof The present invention is directed to a pourable, hot wash, refillable container comprising a base, a cylindrical body having an average side wall thickness of at least 0.635 mm, a shoulder portion, and a neck portion, the pourable, hot wash, refillable co... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5763030 | Biaxially stretch blow-molded article and bottom mold therefor A biaxially stretch blow-molded article, particularly adapted for hot fill applications, having an improved bottom configuration. The bottom has grounding bottom portion and a central inwardly concave dome inside of the grounding bottom portion. The centr... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5657895 | Food container A food storage container includes a cylindrical barrel with an enclosed bottom for receiving a plurality of toroid shaped food products, such as bagels. A lid is provided for the open upper end of the barrel which permits air to pass into the barrel when ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5645183 | Multi-layer containers A container including an upper wall portion formed from at least an inner layer and an outer layer of material wherein the inner layer of material has a first thickness at the upper wall portion. The container also includes an intermediate side wall porti... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5626248 | Therapeutic hand-held drinking apparatus A hand-held drinking apparatus including a vessel having an open end and a closed end, a handle associated with the vessel and extending outwardly therefrom, and an object, such as a bead, mounted for rotation on the vessel or the handle.... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5605248 | Beverage container with wavy transition wall geometry A metal drawn and ironed container body having a sidewall, an annular neck integrally formed with the sidewall and extending upwardly and inwardly from an upper end of the sidewall, and a bottom integrally formed with and disposed adjacent a lower end of ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5513764 | Stemware assembly including a crystal stem and a china foot and method of making the same A stemware assembly includes bowl, stem and foot portions in which the bowl and stem are made of glass, preferably crystal, and the foot is made of ceramic, preferably china, and further in which the glass stem and the crystal foot are joined together by ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5385250 | Plastic bottle particularly for containing beverages and having a gripping recess The bottle, particularly suitable for carbonated beverages, is of the type with a substantially cylindrical shape and is provided circumferentially with at least one deep annular groove with a quadrangular cross section.... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5381912 | Package having a press-and-turn type cap and bottle with ramped gripping portions An improved child-resistant package allowing improved access and closure by the user is provided. The improved packages is of the press-and-turn type and features ramped gripping portions on the perimeter of the side of the press-and-turn cap and on the b... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5381910 | Synthetic resin bottle-shaped container A biaxially oriented blow-molded bottle-shaped container made of synthetic resin comprises a rectangular tubular body provided with a generally central circumferential groove having upper and lower sidewalls. The sidewalls are inclined at an oblique angle... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5360133 | Bulk material container with a support stand therefor A container for bulk material and the like, and the method of manufacture therefor. The container comprises a bottom wall with side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall and oriented such that when the side walls are substantially vertical, the bo... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5332112 | Partitioned bottle A bottle having a vertical partition to divide the bottle interior into two compartments of equal size, a base extending from the bottom of the bottle to support the bottle, a pair of neck seal panels hinged to the partition at the mouth of the bottle for... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5235462 | Decorated article In a decorative object with a transparent body, the formation of strong colored reflections is made possible by a certain shaping of the body in conjunction with an absorption-free interference coating system on areas of the surface. In addition, the disa... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5072841 | Plastic containers A container of blow-moulded oriented thermoplastic material includes a base structure comprising a convex annular surface (which may be divided into a plurality of feet (118) by radial webs (112) and a central re-entrant portion (116). In blow-moulding th... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4932542 | Beverage container having a dynamic ornament mounted thereto A container includes a wall body having a projection extending inwardly from the internal wall surface of the wall body and a cavity extending inwardly from the external wall surface of the wall body into the projection with an opening which is located at... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4681236 | Drinking glass having a press-molded stem and a base (or pedestal) A drinking glass having a press-molded stem and a base (or pedestal), comprising at least one hollow passage extending approximately horizontally and transversely through the stem. An insert, formed of, for example, a colored plastic, may be fitted into t... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4555040 | Glass with stem, particularly a wine glass A receptacle for holding liquid includes a temperature measuring device to measure the temperature of the liquid contained therein. The receptacle may be a stemmed wine glass which includes a thermometer in the stem. The thermometer has a bulb with a tip ... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4428490 | Drinking vessel with integral straw This invention relates to drinking vessels, such as cups, mugs, beakers, tumblers or glasses, whether of glass, plastics or other suitable material. The drinking vessels comprise an integral `straw` and base in the form of a hollow tube, which may be sing... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4204598 | Vase holder A folder for holding a vase upright while it is being transported. The base of the vase is inserted into the device and held within the device during transportation.... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4016998 | Drinking vessel The improved drinking vessel of the present invention features a container having an integral straw. The straw may be in a rib or protrusion extending from the exterior of the container, and preferably at an angle above the top of the main part of the con... | 04/12/1977 |
