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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 |
| 7401952 | Foldable lamp shade assembled and disassembled easily and quickly A foldable lamp shade includes a shade body, an upper support ring, a plurality of locking members, a lower support ring, a plurality of hanging hooks, and a plurality of support bars. Thus, the user only needs to hook the hook hole of each of the support bars on th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7347593 | Giclee printed lamp shade, method of making the same, and do it yourself lamp shade kit A Giclee printed lamp shade and method of making the same which includes a lamp shade having a frame having a top and bottom of the same geometric configuration and dimensions to provide flat sides thereto. A Giclee printed fine art canvas material is permanently ad... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7281825 | Retractable dimmer sleeve for an elongated light source A retractable dimmer sleeve comprises sleeve material formed into an elongated enclosed passage having an open end and an interior volume for receiving an elongated light source. The dimmer sleeve enables, during operation of a light source while received within the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7144137 | Lampshade A lampshade includes a main body made of silicone rubber and preset in shape. The main body has its upper and lower circumferential edge respectively wrapped inside with an elastic bar and the inner side of its upper circumferential edge provided with a plurality of... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121695 | Structure rapid assembly/disassembly lamp shade An improved structure rapid assembly/disassembly lamp shade consisting of a double-layer type lamp shade design in which the outer layer lamp shade rests on a plurality of support rods the length of the lamp shade insertionally coupled to the bottom ring and, furthe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6883939 | Detachable lampshade A detachable lampshade includes an upper ring and a lower ring parallel to each other. Multiple shades are made of a resilient material and are bent outside the upper ring and the lower ring. Each shade has two rods respectively provided at two sides thereof A plura... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6869207 | Foldable lamp shade A foldable lamp shade includes an upper support hoop, a lower support hoop, a cover mounted between the upper support hoop and the lower support hoop, and a plurality of support bars detachably mounted between the upper support hoop and the lower support hoop for su... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6857765 | Decorative lighting equipment A decorative lighting equipment includes a shade that is transparent or translucent and formed into a tube with opposite ends, a light source for emitting a directional light flux, the light source being placed at one end of the opposite ends of the shade so that th... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857766 | Reversible cover and diffuser for a lampshade The present invention is a cover/diffuser for a lampshade. The cover/diffuser has a first pattern or theme printed on the first side and a second pattern or theme printed on the second side making the cover/diffuser reversible. The patterns are meant to complement t... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6851836 | Collapsible lampshade A lamp shade which can be folded to reduce its size for shipping, display and storage, having an upper ring, a lower ring, and a number of supports interconnecting, separating and supporting the upper and lower rings. In one embodiment, the supports are separate tra... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6808294 | Collapsible lampshade A lampshade having an assembled state and a collapsed state includes a first ring, a second ring spaced apart from the first ring when the lampshade is in the assembled state, and a first fabric covering interconnecting the first and second rings. A third ring is lo... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6793377 | Lampshade with reducible package volume A lampshade with reducible package volume according to the present invention relates to the improvement in the support structure of the lampshade, including a lampshade enclosure with a supporting ring arranged on the upper and lower sides thereof, on said supportin... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6773145 | Lampshade assembly A lampshade assembly comprises a lampshade and a connection mechanism. The lampshade has a plurality of lampshade pieces. The connection mechanism has a plurality of connecting rods each of which is respectively attached to the lampshade pieces. The connection mecha... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6769793 | Expandable decoration A cover surrounds an expandable frame that, when expanded, shapes the cover in a decorative fashion. The frame includes a plurality of flexible rods interconnected between two base units. As the base units are moved towards one another, the rods flex outwardly to fo... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6746137 | Enhanced lampshade for knockdown shipping and process for using same A lampshade adapted to be interconvertible between an assembled configuration having a first volume and a knockdown configuration having a second, smaller volume comprises lampshade segments connected to rotational elements. Slotting means on preselected rotational ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6698910 | Folding structure of a two layer lampshade A folding structure of a two-layer lampshade is disclosed. The folding structure has a top ring at a topmost of the lampshade, a bottom ring having a diameter larger than that of the top ring, and a supporting frame between the top ring and the bottom rin... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6685344 | Lamp shade assembly A lamp shade assembly includes a foldable shade having an upper edge and a lower edge to define an inner cavity therebetween, a top frame mounted at the upper edge of the foldable shade, a bottom frame mounted at the lower edge of the foldable shade, and ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6672743 | Lampshade frame structure Lampshade frame structure including an outer shade body, an upper and a lower trays and several support rods. The upper tray is made of metal rod having circular cross-section. The lower tray is made of metal rod having rectangular cross-section. The supp... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6652126 | Structure of a foldable lampshade A structure of a foldable lampshade is disclosed. The foldable lampshade comprises an upper and a lower securing ring, an outer shade for connecting the upper and the lower securing ring, and one or more supporting frame, characterized in that the support... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6612724 | Detachable lampshade for a lamp A lampshade has a frame and a shade. The frame has an upper collar, a lower collar and multiple supporting frames. The upper collar is attached to the stand of the lamp. The supporting frames are detachably mounted between the upper collar and the lower c... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6582107 | Foldable lampshade A foldable lampshade has an upper ring and a lower ring. A plurality of ribs is pivotally mounted between the upper ring and the lower ring. Each rib has an upper arm and a lower arm pivotally mounted together by a pin. A notch is defined at an inner side... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6527421 | Lampshade frame with segmented ribs to achieve both an erect and collapsed state There is provided a lampshade frame that shifts between an erect, use configuration and a collapsed configuration for shipping, packaging and/or storage. The frame includes an upper hoop and a lower hoop with segmented ribs extending between the hoops. Ea... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6517220 | Disassembly-type lamp shade structure (2) A disassembly-type lamp shade structure of simple assembly and reduced physical dimensions comprised of a top ring situated at the uppermost end of a lamp shade, a bottom ring of larger circumference than the top ring, and frame members propped between th... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6439747 | Lamp shade folding structure A lampshade folding structure to achieve minimum packing volume thus to reduce costs of packing material and transportation essentially comprised of a support frame to stretch up a soft shade between an upper and a lower rings; each ring provided with at ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6386739 | Structure for separable lamp cover The invention has a top ring, a bottom ring, of which the perimeter is greater than that of the top ring, and a support frame connecting the top ring and the bottom ring. Near the support portion of a support frame, there are support bars extending radian... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6357897 | Sideless collapsible frame lampshade A sideless collapsible frame lampshade wherein two upper and lower circular frames are utilized as the top and bottom structural elements on which a pliant material is installed and held taut by means of a middle frame that allows for convenient assembly ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6190024 | Lampshade and a method for making a lampshade A method for making a lampshade (1, 30) of the type which comprises at least one support ring (3, 4) and a side wall (5) secured to the support ring (3, 4) by a ligature (7), wherein the support ring (3, 4) comprises a plurality of ligature receiving mean... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6079855 | Detachable decorative system for lamp shades A decorative system for lamp shades and related articles relies upon a plurality of clips having spring tension between their parts. The clips are easily added or removed from a lamp shade or similar article without destroying or otherwise compromising th... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6056623 | Playset resembling a fanciful anthill A toy playset is fabricated of a tent like fabric cover to represent a fanciful depiction of an anthill. The tent-like cover is formed about a frontal opening which facilitates viewing of the enclosure interior. A base secured to the tent-like enclosure f... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5975725 | Lamp shade for decoratively illuminating and concealing inclusion therein The invention generally comprises a shade for covering a light source and a process for making the shade. The shade comprises an inner member and an outer member where the outer member is connected to the inner member. At least one inclusion is located be... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5868492 | Lamp shade assembly and the method of forming same A lampshade assembly that includes only three parts, namely, a pleated lamp shade formed as a continuous resilient band having a plurality of notches in the pleat folds that extend inwardly towards the center of the band, a flexible member extending throu... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5858488 | Hard-backed lampshade A lampshade includes a self-supporting backing member constituted of an extruded oriented polystyrene and an additive including a light-reflecting powdered filler, especially titanium dioxide, co-extruded with the oriented polystyrene and weighing in the ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5746506 | Removable lampshade cover and method therefor The present invention is directed to a removable lampshade cover and method therefor. The removable lampshade cover is comprised of a tubular band of material having a top opening and a bottom opening, which band of material may be in any shape--including... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5662412 | Removable cover for a lamp shade A removable cover for an existing lamp shade having a base structure covered by an outer decorative material comprising a piece of new decorative fabric having a new decor conforming to the shape and size of the existing lamp shade to cover the outer deco... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5532912 | Clampshade An easily manufactured, inexpensive lamp shade dressing kit that secures decorative material of the user's choosing to a manufactured lamp shade in a non-destructive, visually non-obvious manner, permitting the subsequent removal or exchange of the materi... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5408396 | Illuminated earring holder An illuminated earring holder comprises an electric lamp with a rotatable lamp shade, wherein the shade is provided with a multiplicity of holes, each of which is dimensioned to receive the post of a straight post earring, or the hook of a hook-type earri... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5226726 | Foldable lantern frame A foldable lantern comprises a frame body (10) composed of two crossed base members (11) each having at its two ends a corner post retaining hole (111) and at its middle a center post retaining hole (112). A center post (22) with it reduced diameter secti... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5211474 | Do-it-yourself lamp shade kit A do-it-yourself lamp shade kit is disclosed. The kit includes a lamp shade base and pattern sized to approximate a size and shape of a fabric to cover the base. In addition to acting as a pattern for cutting out a fabric, the stiff paper of the pattern p... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5193902 | Universal foldable lamp shade cover A universal foldable lamp shade cover which includes a uniformly pleated rectangular sheet of thin, somewhat rigid yet bendable material having a plurality of side-by-side slender elongated panels integrally connected one to another in accordion fashion a... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5134559 | Lampshade and method of making same An novel lampshade and process of its manufacture are disclosed. The lampshade is characterized by an understated elegant look. The lampshade looks as if stretched on the outside, and features a contoured lining. Essentially, the lampshade comprises a cov... | 07/28/1992 |
