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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 |
| 7097129 | Yarn winding machine A yarn winding apparatus for continuously winding yarns to packages. The winding apparatus has a plurality of winding spindles, which are mounted in cantilever fashion for rotation on a movable turret, and which are alternately guided between a winding position for ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6637688 | Wire roll dispenser apparatus A wire roll dispenser apparatus utilizing a base member having a surface contacting foundation. The base member also includes a platform element which extends outwardly from the foundation member. A plate of a certain in mass and engages a plurality of pr... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6604554 | Device for formation of skeined sections on thin metallic wires The device for the formation of skeined sections on thin metallic wires is of the type in which the wire to be skeined extends from an inlet point (9) to an anchor point (15) and is placed under traction by a wire-tightening device (2). A branch of said w... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6527213 | Skein support bow A skein support bow includes an elongated solid main section made of flexible material and has a length approximately equal to the length of a skein to be mounted thereon. Double hook members are located at each end of the elongated main section for engag... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6435437 | Wire mandrel having a spring biased restraining arm in a wire uncoiler A wire uncoiler for holding coils of wire on mandrels for uncoiling and drawing by a downstream wire drawing machine. The movable restraining arm of each mandrel is biased by a spring mechanism to control wire payoff to the downstream drawing machine. The... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6367725 | Wire spooler/distributor A wire spooler/distributor for dispensing electrical wire during the installation of electrical wiring at a construction site. The wire distributor of the present invention is lightweight and portable and easy to transport from one location to another. Th... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6305637 | Yarn dispensing apparatus An apparatus for dispensing yarn from a skein for knitting and crocheting includes a base, a support, and a spool which carries the yarn. The spool includes a hollow elongated tube which is positioned over the support. In one embodiment, the support has a... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6206323 | Yarn package holder A yarn package holder wherein a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades are pivotally connected to a pair of axially spaced discs adapted to be connected to the creel of a textile machine. A detent assembly is provided between the blades and discs so... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6032798 | Yarn storage container A yarn storage container 10 including a generally rectangular container member 20 divided into an upper 28 and lower 29 main compartment which are further divided by permanent 30 and removable 31 partitions into enlarged sub-compartments 40 and smaller co... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5938134 | Apparatus and method for winding strands A strand winder has three individual component pieces joined together at right angles by cooperating metal inserts and magnet inserts. Once assembled, the strand winding apparatus provides four arms for winding skeins of yarn, in preparation for knitting.... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5779170 | Method and apparatus for replacing full packages with empty tubes on a takeup machine for a continuously advancing yarn A takeup machine for continuously advancing yarns (1) comprises a spindle revolver (5) mounting two winding spindles (6, 7), which alternate in winding packages (10). The packages are doffed by a servicing automat (doffer) in two positions of the spindle ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5687924 | Flexible plastic apparatus for storing embroidery floss The apparatus includes a memory which enables the apparatus to return to its manufactured form following the mounting of the embroidery floss skein. The apparatus length is perfectly suited for the mounting of the embroidery floss skein in it's retail for... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5570853 | Releasable cable holder assembly for winding machines A releasable cable holder assembly including pairs of pawl devices mounted on the winding wheel of a winding machine for winding a cable, and a knock-out control mechanism controlled to release the pawl devices from the finished winding of cable, wherein ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5544831 | Yarn caddy A yarn caddy including a generally tubular body for holding a sequence of skeins, the body having an open top end and an open bottom end; a rigid end cap removably sealing the bottom end of the body and with the end cap openable for allowing access within... | 08/13/1996 |
| 4213582 | Winding device A winding device comprised of parallel spaced supporting bodies on which an elongated flexible material is helically wound in a single layer. The bodies are interconnected by a folding mechanism, whereby the bodies can be axially displaced to reduce the d... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4192473 | Wire reel A reel for winding up and paying out strands of wire comprising a frame having a central hub and four spoke-like arms extending radially from the hub and supporting a U-shaped wire strand nesting member at their outer end. At least two of the U-shaped mem... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4185790 | Reeling machine for forming a hank A differential diametrical reeling machine wherein cylindrical or conical hanks are formed from spools of yarn on a rotating reel, the yarn being guided by a rotating or reciprocating guide for distributing it on the reel, a lifting-guide being provided a... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4177957 | Apparatus for clamping a thread Apparatus for clamping a thread in a reeling machine having a reeling cage which is rotatably mounted on the machine frame and comprises bars extending parallel to the axis of rotation thereof, and a thread laying device which is displaceable on the machi... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4084758 | Machine having an improved take-up reel for winding hollow filaments There is disclosed herein an apparatus and method for preparing a continuous, hollow, and semipermeable filament for use in a dialyzer which includes a plurality of substantially-equal-length open-ended fibers. The apparatus includes a body having a supply spo... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4004745 | Yarn dispensing apparatus A knitting and crocheting aid is described for use when two or more strands of yarn or thread are to be knitted or crocheted together. The device includes an upwardly open container. The container is mounted to a base for rotational movement about a verti... | 01/25/1977 |
