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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 |
| 7992819 | Thread spool and bobbin holder A thread spool holding device has a plastic base plate that holds a series of preferably soft plastic spindles that can be introduced or removed from the base and can be arranged as needed by sliding along a slotted track of the base. Each spindle can hold a threade... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7946523 | Self-adjusting payoff core An invention is provided which employs a self-adjusting core section having an outer diameter which essentially matches that, or is larger than that, of the inner diameter of a wire coil, where the self-adjusting core has a vertical slit along the its length to allo... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7350463 | Spindle assembly Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of di... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350992 | Center-justifying spindle assembly Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of di... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322761 | Spool adapted for gripping a roll of print media A spool, such as supply for a wide-format printer, is provided. The spool comprises a spindle for slidingly receiving an outer shaft, which is typically the core of a roll of print media. A first resiliently deformable gripping ring is circumferentially mounted abou... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7223032 | Fixing element capable of rotatably fixing a ribbon roller in a ribbon cartridge A ribbon roller is fixed in a ribbon cartridge via a fixing element. The fixing element includes an accommodation means and a fastening element. The accommodation means fixes a tab of the ribbon roller, and the fastening element engages the ribbon cartridge. When tr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210649 | Membrane packing dispenser A membrane packing dispenser includes a rotary shaft sleeve and a holding sleeve. The cylindrical portion of the rotary shaft sleeve is step-shaped and formed with a lower portion to be fitted with a membrane reel and an upper portion for receiving the cylindrical p... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7104493 | Dispensing apparatus and method Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for dispensing elongated material, such as tape, from a spool or roll of such material are disclosed. In one embodiment, a dispenser includes a rotatable spindle for supporting the roll of material and a brake assembly ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7000867 | Lamination apparatus The lamination apparatus of this invention is furnished with a supporting member for a core roll around which films and so forth are wound. The supporting member is durable and can hold firmly the core roll without slip of the core roll for the shaft. The lamination... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6945728 | Mechanical fastener A mechanical fastener assembly having a first member and an insert. The first member includes a cavity into which the insert is forced. The insert includes a body portion having a non-circular cross section defined by a plurality of arcuate sections. Forcing the ins... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6905268 | Clutch mechanism with one piece plastic spool An ink ribbon cartridge has a take-up spool (130) with an opening having a plurality of drive surfaces (200) and slip surfaces (202). The take up spool is preferably of a one-piece construction. A first spindle with a cantilever member (196 | 06/14/2005 |
| 6889933 | Tube plate for a creel A tube plate supported in a freely rotatable manner in a creel of a cheese-producing textile machine is provided with a tensioning cone that fits into the cheese tube and fixes it. The tube plate includes a base body with the tensioning cone and a clamping ring, axi... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6866222 | Spool for a roll dispenser A spool for a roll dispenser having a hub, an empty sapce between the hub and the roll, and a flat plate attached to one of the sides of the hub. The roll has a triangular or rectangular core. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6772972 | Cone holder with tube end protectors A tube holder on a creel receives a cardboard tube with a yam wound thereabout. The tube holder is preferably equipped with a tube stop at a non-feeding portion of the tube holder and a tube end protector which is preferably connected to the tube holder at a feeding... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6619581 | Handle for roll core A roll core is adapted for fitting into an open end of a roll core for supporting said roll core while said roll core is capable of rotating with respect to said handle. The handle includes a hollow holder body having a plurality of side-by-side side wall... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619711 | Device to automatically attach a bobbin-bearing shaft to a mandrel of a machine Device to automatically attach a first bobbin-bearing mandrel (11) to a second mandrel (15) of a machine, wherein the first mandrel (11) and the second mandrel (15) have substantially the same outer diameter and are suitable to be inserted selectively int... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6485859 | Resilient mandrel for battery electrode assembly An improved electrode assembly for batteries and the like including a central mandrel configured to exert a resilient outward force on a multilayer web wound around the mandrel. The multilayer web includes a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6478248 | Handle for roll core A roll core is adapted for fitting into an open end of a roll core for supporting said roll core while said roll core is capable of rotating with respect to said handle. The handle includes a hollow holder body having a plurality of side-by-side side wall... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6425548 | Keyed hub and core for ribbon supply A core/hub assembly for a printing device that provides for easy alignment and insertion, and maintains a secure interface to prevent slippage of the core during printer operation, is disclosed. A hub includes keys mounted at a proximal end which serve to... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6402213 | Device to automatically attach a bobbin-bearing shaft to a mandrel of a machine Device to automatically attach a first bobbin-bearing mandrel (11) to a second mandrel (15) of a machine, wherein the first mandrel (11) and the second mandrel (15) have substantially the same outer diameter and are suitable to be inserted selectively int... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6360985 | Dispenser adapter for coreless rolls of products An adapter for converting a core roll product dispenser into a dispenser for a coreless roll product having a pair of depressions defined in the ends of the coreless roll. The adapter includes: (1) a mounting structure defining a central opening, the moun... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6276849 | Printer spool and spool drive cone having radially extending teeth A thermal transfer printer including a chassis having opposing side frame members. A pair of cones are each rotatably mounted to one of the opposing side frame members. At least one of the cones has a convex surface with one or more teeth formed thereon. ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6227479 | Sealing strip separation film retriever and method The sealing strip separation film retriever has a tubular spindle with first and second ends and an inside diameter. A plurality of slots in the spindle extend from the second end toward the first end and form fingers. A first end plate is secured to the ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6123285 | Expandable fiber core insert A device for mounting a roll of material that includes a fiber core around which the material is placed. The device includes a lightweight, polymeric collett that is inserted into the fiber core. The polymeric collett has a plurality of individual segment... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6119975 | Rotating sleeve for a sleeve with yarn for a weaving machine Rotating sleeves having a body for receiving a yarn sleeve. The body has a side extension forming a flank piece. The flank piece is deformable such that a transverse dimension, for example, the greatest radial transverse dimension, of the body is reduced.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116669 | Device to automatically attach a bobbin-bearing shaft to a mandrel of a machine Device to automatically attach a first bobbin-bearing mandrel (11) to a second mandrel (15) of a machine, wherein the first mandrel (11) and the second mandrel (15) have substantially the same outer diameter and are suitable to be inserted selectively int... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6102326 | Hub for information media A hub, on which compressing of the inner central bore is to be minimized during the winding up of an information medium in tape form under high winding pressure. According to one embodiment, this is achieved by an outer hub ring having a strong profile be... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6086311 | Handtruck with deflectable mandrel for locking inside the core of a reel or spool to be lifted and moved A transporter for lifting and transporting a paper reel having a central core. The transporter has an upright frame at the base of which are provided a pair of ground engaging wheels. A generally cylindrical mandrel, arranged to be received by the core of... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6047921 | Hub for information media A hub, on which compressing of the inner central bore is to be minimized during the winding up of an information medium in tape form under high winding pressure. According to one embodiment, this is achieved by an outer hub ring having a strong profile be... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6020906 | Ribbon drive system for a thermal demand printer A demand printer for printing on media includes a ribbon take-up spindle for accumulating spent printing ribbon and facilitating removal of the spent ribbon from the spindle. The spindle has a surface with a protrusion bore formed therethrough. At least o... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5947409 | Spring finger assembly for engaging a spool A spring finger assembly (16) for a mechanism for transporting or tensioning thin membrane material that includes a shaft (14) and a roller (12) disposed about the shaft. The spring finger assembly (16) is mounted to the roller (12) for engaging a spool o... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5895005 | Cable despooling A process and structure for transferring a wound coil disposed around a first mandrel onto a second mandrel. The first mandrel is radially expandable between first and second outer diameters and the coil is wound onto the first mandrel when in its larger,... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5857635 | Cable drum for a cable driven apparatus A cable drum assembly comprises a cable drum for a cable-driven apparatus such as a cable window lifter, in particular of a motor vehicle, which automatically compensates for cable slackness without deforming the window lift system. The cable drum has the... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5848756 | Method and device for the continuous winding up of a moving web A method and device for the winding up of a moving web of paper (9) on a reel spool (11), as large a part as possible of the developing wound roll (12) having a high degree of winding hardness (WH), characterized by the fact that a relatively soft interme... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5791586 | Masking device hub providing two position tape support A tape hub including a support portion defining a peripheral surface around an axis adapted to frictionally receive a cylindrical inner surface of a core wound with tape, and axially spaced radial projections and locating members on the tape hub for posit... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5762288 | Anti-theft distributors for roll materials An anti-theft dispenser of material wound in a core-free roll. The dispenser includes a substantially planar support and a shaft to support the roll which is perpendicular to the support. The shaft is fitted at its free end with a stop and a compressible ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5695137 | Pallet assembly for detachably mounting bobbins A method and apparatus for holding a wound bobbin core and a tail end of a thread wound on the bobbin core. A vertical bobbin post is rigidly secured to the upper surface of a pallet. The bobbin core is detachably secured to the vertical bobbin post. A ta... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5628475 | Clamping arrangement for hollow objects with an end face The present invention relates to a clamping arrangement for hollow objects, whereby the clamping arrangement is equipped with one or more clamping bodies distributed circumferentially to facilitate the transfer of a lateral force and/or torque applied to ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5626309 | Collar attachments for a creel adapter An attachment for a creel adaptor. More particularly, this invention relates to a collar for a creel adaptor that has outwardly extending fingers of varying stiffness and multiplicity such that several different material packaging tubes may be used on a s... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5570564 | Stretch wrapping apparatus with film roll support A stretch wrap dispenser includes a support for a roll of stretch wrap packaging material and a core which permits the roll to rotate. The support has an indexing portion with an outer radial area for contacting and indexing one axial end of the stretch w... | 11/05/1996 |
