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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 |
| 8066216 | Dual-bearing reel lever drag mechanism A lever drag mechanism includes a friction disc, a drag disc, and a moving mechanism. The moving mechanism includes an urging member. The urging member urges a bearing by pressing an inner periphery thereof to allow an outer periphery of the bearing to make constant... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7789335 | Drag system for a reel A drag system for a spinning reel comprised of a spool assembly 10, a drag washer assembly 12, and a drag knob assembly 14 that interact to create specific drag performance characteristics. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7721986 | Fishing spinning reel A fishing spinning reel of the invention includes a spool wound with a fish line, a rotor rotatable through a pinion gear brought in mesh with a drive gear rotated by a winding operation of a handle, a switch mechanism including a switch lever capable of operating t... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7614576 | Spool for spinning reel A spool of a spinning reel includes a support member, a spool body, a drag mechanism, a first sealing member, and a second sealing member. The support member is detachably connected to a spool shaft. The spool body includes a housing recess that is frontally open an... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7559499 | Fishing reel, fishing information display apparatus, and fishing information display system A fishing reel has a reel unit that is mounted on the fishing rod, a spool that is rotatably attached to the reel unit, a tension detector that detects tension applied to the said fishing line, and a communication portion that transmits to a fishing information disp... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7552886 | Double drag, pre-set adjust and unitary end assembly for trolling reel A heavy duty fishing reel or trolling reel is disclosed having improvements related to a unitary end assembly, a duel drag system, a preset adjust mechanism and anti-bind improvements. ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7438248 | Modularized fishing reel spool A modularized fishing reel spool comprises a drag adjust knob, a brake device having two springs and washer stacks, a front lid, a core and a skirt. A turning support system of the spool comprises a two bearing system, a main shaft and a core shaft. Compared to conv... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7344099 | Drag system for a spinning reel A drag mechanism for a spinning reel for providing frictional resistance to the rotation of the spool of a spinning reel. The spinning reel includes a body having a rotor assembly coupled to the main body for rotating about a central axis. A crank handle is connecte... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7314192 | Spinning reel A spinning reel has a reel main unit, a spool shaft and a pinion gear. The pinion gear has a frontward section, an intermediate section and a rearward section. The intermediate section and the rearward section are supported in a freely rotatable manner in the reel m... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7278599 | Double disc brake for brake pads of fishing reel A double disc brake for a fishing reel, comprising in combination a fishing reel assembly having a pin axle, acting as a stop and/or drive, two rotatable discs carried by the pin to rotate therewith, as fishing line is wound or payed out, said discs located proximat... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275706 | Spool for spinning reel A spool for preventing backlash includes a bobbin trunk, a rear flange portion, and a front flange portion. The front flange portion includes a first protruding portion and a first oblique portion that protrudes upward and forward from a tip of the first protruding ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7234661 | Drag adjustment device for a dual-bearing reel A drag adjustment device for a dual-bearing reel that adjusts the drag force of a lever drag mechanism includes a drag adjustment lever, an intermediate positioning mechanism and a drag adjustment sounding mechanism. The drag adjustment lever is pivotably attached t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232087 | Spinning reel drag mechanism A drag mechanism is arranged between a spool and a spool shaft and includes at least one first drag washer, at least one second drag washer and a drag knob. The at least one first drag washer has on an outer circumferential portion with at least one interlock protru... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7200887 | Bridges assembled from ocean-mobile pontoon bridge modules A bridge for long, deep water crossings is supported between spans by narrow, transverse, semi-submersible pontoons. The pontoons are oriented to present minimal cross section to tidal currents under the bridge. The pontoons are pivotally attached to the bridge allo... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188795 | Fishing reel A fishing reel including a spool (5) for storing and dispensing line, and a winding mechanism for winding the line onto the spool (5) about a winding axis, the spool (5) is releasably secured in any one of a plurality of positions, each eccentri... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168647 | Fly reel drag mechanism A fishing reel including a housing having a central hub and a main shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the main shaft being non-rotatably fixed to the central hub at its proximal end. A spool having a central recess is releasably secured to the main shaft ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7108214 | Drag control member attachment structure A drag control member attachment structure for a lever-drag type reel has a first cam member, a second cam member, a guiding portion, a guide fastening portion and a pivot support portion. The pivot support portion is disposed on an outer periphery side of the guide... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104485 | Spinning-reel sounding mechanism A spinning-reel sounding mechanism for emitting sound when a spool spins in a fishing-line reel-out direction includes a spool shaft, an annular member, a tubular first sounding part, a second sounding part and a rotation-restricting member. The annular member is no... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7055771 | Trip mode selector switch for spinning reel A two-drag mode, front and rear configuration spinning reel has a trip mode selector switch means. This switch means lets the reel be used in the free spool shaft condition to rotate a rotor frame and take up line upon turning the handle, without automatically shift... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017845 | Drag material and apparatus for fishing reels A drag mechanism in a fishing reel has a friction material impregnated with a phenolic resin before it is laminated to a drag plate. The material is 30% phenolic coated 99+% carbon fabric. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6981668 | Drag adjustment knob for a spinning reel Drag adjustment knob adjusts the braking force applied to a spool mounted on a spool shaft that has a single-thread first male screw on its front end. The drag adjustment knob includes first and second adjustment units, a transmission unit, and a pressing unit. The ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6971601 | Spinning reel sound producing mechanism A sound producing mechanism for a spinning reel includes a first sound producing portion that is coupled to a spool shaft and has an attachment portion and a plurality of saw tooth portions that are formed in a saw tooth shape circumferentially apart on an outer per... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966516 | Spinning reel with rear adjustable drag, adjustable handle length and universal pivot handle grip A spinning reel has a drag assembly in its spool on one end of the reel body, and an adjustment knob for the drag assembly on another end of the reel body, where it is conveniently accessed during use of the reel. The reel has a handle arm with two slidably disposed... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959887 | Spool for dual-bearing reel A spool for a dual-bearing reel that allows accurate casting to be performed is provided. A spool includes a tubular bobbin trunk, and flange portions that project radially outward on both sides of the bobbin trunk. The flange portions include inner flange portions ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6880777 | Spool support structure for a spinning reel A first bearing and a second bearing are mounted on an inner peripheral side of an inner peripheral portion of a bobbin portion. The first bearing and the second bearing are rotatably mounted on a spool shaft a tubular retaining member. An annular member is mounted ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6874718 | Fishing spinning reel A fishing spinning reel includes a spool member surrounding rotatably a spindle for reeling a fishing line, and having front and rear friction walls. Front and rear friction members are mounted on the spindle and respectively have abutment areas to confront and to b... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6769639 | Spinning reel with rear adjustable drag, adjustable handle length and universal pivot handle grip A spinning reel has a drag assembly in its spool on one end of the reel body, and an adjustment knob for the drag assembly on another end of the reel body, where it is conveniently accessed during use of the reel. The reel has a handle arm with two slidably disposed... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766975 | Spinning reel for fishing An outer-side holding member (5) of a braking device (A) is fitted to the inner side of a large-diameter recessed portion (2g) in a rear portion of the inner side of a fishing-line winding barrel portion (2h) of a spool (2) ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6726137 | Spincast fishing reel having novel drag mechanism A spincast fishing reel has a reel frame to which front and rear covers are attached. The rear cover includes a pivotable thumb button which is depressed by a user when fishing line is to be cast. The front cover closes the face of the reel, but defines a forward op... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6641069 | Drag washer of reel for fishing and reel for washing using the same A mixture comprising 40-80 mass % of expanded graphite, 5-25 mass % of heat-resistant reinforcing fiber and 10-40 mass % of heat-resistant binder is formed into a sheet form and then cured to form a sheet. The sheet is formed into a drag washer by punchin... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6612511 | Component assembly for fishing reel A drag knob of a spinning reel includes a main knob unit, a presser unit and a retaining member. The knob unit is a die-cast member having a concave portion provided on the rear side, and interlocking grooves that are formed on the front side at a certain... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6598819 | Spinning-reel spool A spool has drag mechanism disposed on the rear, spool body, cover member, first sealing member, and second sealing member. The spool body has tubular bobbin trunk portion, and front/rear flange portions provided on the front/rear of the bobbin trunk port... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6446893 | Spinning reel for fishing A spinning reel for fishing includes: a rotor (8) pivotally attached to a reel body (1a); a spool (10) attached to a spool shaft (9) supported by the reel body, capable of rotating with respect to the reel body, round which a fishline is wound by the rota... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6286772 | Fly fishing reel with adjustable drag system, removable spool and selectable anti-reverse A fishing reel has a frame adapted for mounting fishing reel to a rod, and a spindle is mounted in anti-reverse mechanism received in the frame for one way rotation with respect to the frame. An axle tube is mounted on the spindle by a drag assembly for a... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6283393 | Drag seal for spinning reel In a drag assembly for a spinning reel, the drag assembly including a line spool and a drag dial rotatably positioned in a distal end portion of the line spool, the line spool having an interior wall and the drag dial having an outer wall, the improvement... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6267312 | Large arbor fly fishing reel and drag system A fly fishing reel comprises a large diameter spool having a broad width and a shallow line storage depth. The reel may have an arm-like body and a unique mounting member which, when attached to a fishing rod, positions the perimeter of the spool across a... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6149089 | Fishing spinning reel A fishing spinning reel includes: a drag braking knob imparting a drag braking force to a spool, an opposite member opposite to the drag braking knob, a sliding contact section for waterproof arranged in one of the drag braking knob and the opposite membe... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6098908 | Configuration of an actuation mechanism which controls operation of a sub-drag mechanism in a fishing reel A fishing reel is constructed with a drag mechanism disposed between a first end of a spool shaft and a spool limiting relative rotation between the spool and the spool shaft. A rotor disposed around the spool is rotated in response to rotation of a handl... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6039278 | Spinning reel for fishing A spinning reel for fishing 10 comprises a spool shaft 17 reciprocal in an axial direction during rotation of a handle shaft and a being provided at a first axial end of the spool shaft. The reel includes an adjustable drag mechanism 23 including a core b... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5988547 | Adjustable drag system for fishing spool with clutch members between spool-supporting bearings A fishing reel has a spool for fishing line rotatably mounted about a shaft operable by a crank. A drag assembly mounts the spool to the shaft with two ball bearing assemblies and a clutch pack of washers consisting of drag washers keyed to the spool, dra... | 11/23/1999 |
