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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 |
| 7520690 | Part positioner and part pressing member A part positioner according to the present invention is used for fixing a part having a first pair of opposite portions extending along a mounting surface to the mounting surface by use of a clamping fixture. The part positioner includes a pressing member for pressi... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7401569 | Clamp assembly for mounting a boat canopy A boat canopy mounting system having a front mounting assembly and a rear mounting assembly. The mounting system is able to secure boat canopies and other tops or sunshades to boat towers. The mounting system is further able to be employed on boat towers of varying ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7353731 | Quick release handlebar stem assembly for a bicycle A quick release handlebar stem assembly for a bicycle comprises a stem having a first pivotal connecting portion, a clamping portion formed on the stem, and a clamping member is pivotally connected to the clamping portion, the clamping member is provided with a reta... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7293392 | Multiple flexible track An elongate flexible track is flexibly positionable from an initial straight configuration to a non-straight configuration having a horizontal, vertical or compound curvature in which it is lockable with locking elements. The track has a plurality of stud receiving ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7195215 | Suspension arm A suspension arm comprising a rising/descending device further consists of an inner sleeve; a retractable shaft and an elastic body inside, an outer sleeve connect to the inner sleeve, a clip ring on the top open of the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve can revolve on ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7073299 | Circle wall track A curved metal track for receiving a series of metal studs and forming a part of a curved metal wall. The track comprises a plurality of sections with each section being pivotally connected to an adjacent section. Structurally each section comprises a base plate hav... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6966529 | Foldable supporting framework A foldable supporting framework comprises a retaining seat has an upper positioning sheet and a lower positioning sheet. At least one movable block is rotatably fixed to the upper and lower positioning sheets. There are at least two supporting posts; one supporting ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948878 | Locking quick release device The device of the present invention is a locking quick release device for allowing quick and easy release and adjustment to a bicycle seat and/or bicycle wheels, while still allowing the seat and/or wheels to lock to the bike frame when the quick release lever is in... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935883 | Quick interconnection system for electronic devices A connector system for an electronic device having a plurality of connectors includes a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to the electronic device. The mounting bracket includes a plurality of pins extending outwardly therefrom. A plate is provided with a plur... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6872023 | Structure of steplessly adjusting angle for a cymbal A structure of steplessly adjusting angle for a cymbal of the invention includes an upper rod for screwing a cymbal on its top, and a lower rod that is pivotally connected to the upper rod. Also, an appended portion is provided at one side of the head of the lower r... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6793241 | Modular headliner and inflatable curtain assembly A modular headliner assembly (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) adapted to inflate away from a roof (18) of a vehicle (12) into a position between a side structure (16) of the vehicle and a vehicle ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6722811 | Lower frame assembly for blanking tool A frame assembly for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine. The frame assembly includes an outer frame comprised of a pair of opposite longitudinally extending side rails and a pair of opposite cross rails extending crosswise between the side rails. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6709184 | Apparatus for mounting a receiver mast and associated method An apparatus for mounting a receiver mast to a structure. The apparatus includes a structure attachment plate, a releasable attachment member, a movable plate releasably attached to the structure attachment plate by the releasable attachment member for movement with... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6619606 | Arm apparatus for mounting electronic devices with cable management system A tilter assembly for an electronic device such as a liquid crystal display includes a swivel bolt having an opening at one end thereof, a swivel lug having one end pivotably attached to the swivel bolt within the opening, and an adapter having an opening... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6602016 | Hydraulic line mounting clamp A bolt-on clamp assembly for mounting a hydraulic line to a support structure, such as a boom or articulated arm. There are upper and lower clamp members having jaw portions that define a receiving area for the hydraulic line. The clamp members are joined... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6516821 | Stageless adjusting/locating device for sticks A stageless adjusting/locating device for various kinds of sticks enables both right-handed user and left-handed users to conveniently stagelessly adjust the length of a stick. The stick is composed of multiple telescopic fitting tubes including mother fi... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516684 | Locking mechanism for a shaper A locking mechanism includes a seat having four comers each having a tube foamed thereon. Four guide posts of a base of a shaper extend through one of the tubes of the four corners, respectively. Each guide post is clamped by a respective tube when in a l... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6505988 | Tilter for positioning electronic devices A tilter for positioning electronic devices such as flat-screen monitors. The tilter includes a support block pivotally attached to a center tilt mount, and a shaft that is capable of engaging an extension arm or other components that attach to a support ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6474900 | Fast dismantling device A fast dismantling device comprises two C-shaped fitting rings, two shaft bolts, two pivots, two dial rods, and a connection rod. The fitting rings are provided with a through hole and are fitted over an outer tube. The shaft bolts include a head and a sh... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6401736 | Umbrella device with engaging mechanism An umbrella device incorporating an engaging mechanism for securing the umbrella to fixed location. The device includes an elongated shaft having a top end and a bottom end and which is capable of being extended across an overall axial length. A fabric co... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394155 | Locking device for a wooden planing machine A locking device for a wooden planing machine is fixed on an upper surface of a machinery base combined movably with four posts located at four corners of a base of a wooden planing machine, including two brackets each located at two sides of the upper su... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6332734 | Method and apparatus for mounting a supply roll or recording media to a support shaft in an imaging system A method and apparatus for mounting a supply roll to a rotatable support shaft in an imaging system. The apparatus includes a first collet/collar assembly for accurately positioning the supply roll at a desired location on the support shaft, and a second ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6289951 | Wood planing machine A wood planing machine includes a base with posts, a cutter carriage, and a locking unit including clamp members pivoted on the cutter carriage and turnable toward the posts, linkage members that respectively extend between two adjacent ones of the clamp ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6269853 | Wood planing machine with a carriage locking mechanism which is controlled by a rotary lever A planing machine includes a carriage locking mechanism disposed above a cutter carriage, which in turn, is connected movably to left and right pairs of vertical posts. The carriage locking mechanism includes an elongated mounting plate disposed fixedly o... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6244779 | Angularly adjustable coupling An angularly adjustable coupling includes two coupling members pivotally mounted to each other about a pivot axis. One coupling member includes a locking rib of circular configuration coaxial with the pivot axis, and the other coupling member includes a p... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6192773 | Stem for a bicycle An improved stem for a bicycle comprises a pivot member having a lateral member and a locking member attached to the underside of the lateral member, wherein the pivot member has two free ends each having a pivot portion and the locking member has two fre... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6176636 | Two-component bracket and drive washer combination for automatically setting an air gap A two-component bracket and drive washer combination which provides secure holding of a magnetic sensor while automatically setting an optimal air gap, wherein operation is very quick, easy and reliable and wherein the air gap setting is precisely repeate... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6142699 | Telescopic rod A telescopic rod including a latch lock, an outer tube, a collar and an inner tube. The latch lock is formed with a fitting hole. A locating block is formed on inner side of the fitting hole. The outer tube is fitted into the fitting hole of the latch loc... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6092957 | System employing a bracket to obtain secure engagement of a holding device for a system for clamping two members A holding device hold a first member in position relative to a second member on a clamping pin. Two racks respectively one connected to the first and second members and adapted to interengage in a locked position. A return spring separates the racks in an... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092955 | Apparatus for clamping together two members In a device for holding a first member in position relative to a second member, the first member and the second member are connected by a clamping system having a clamping axle passing through the members. A relatively soft plastics material adhesion shoe... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6085812 | Wood planing machine with a carriage locking mechanism A planing machine includes a carriage locking mechanism disposed above a cutter carriage, which in turn, is connected movably to upstanding posts of a machine base that is disposed below the cutter carriage. The locking mechanism includes a pair of post e... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6070835 | Ball-compression grommet A ball-compression grommet is disclosed which is used for mounting an object, such as an electrical or fiber optic cable, through a panel access hole. The ball-compression grommet allows the object to rotate to a wide variety of desired angles with respec... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6053288 | Brake mechanism for control of vertical motion of a vertically aligned adjustable drain tube A portable vehicle fluid drain device is disclosed. The device includes a vertical drain tube which supports a vehicle fluid drain bowl. The drain tube is manually adjusted to an elevated position, latched in place while the vehicle fluid is drained, and ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6030032 | Armrest for a chair An armrest for a chair includes an armrest frame formed with an elongated channel with a bottom opening, a hollow mounting seat disposed in the channel, and a shaft extending slidably through the mounting seat along an axis parallel to the armrest frame a... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6007268 | Radial and axial locking release collar An axial and radial locking release collar adapted to be axially received on and to be removably fixed at any selected location along the length of an elongated shaft and radially locked in at least one direction around the shaft. The release collar inclu... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5992263 | Device for locking an adjustable steering column, especially for motor vehicles A locking device for locking an adjustable steering column in an adjusted position including a lateral clamping element having enlarged heads at opposite ends thereof and a piston and a cylinder between the enlarged heads and a rotatable locking rod for l... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5951191 | Washer and bracket combination for automatically setting an air gap A bracket and washer combination providing secure holding and positioning of a magnetic sensor, wherein an optimal air gap is automatically set as the washer is brought into a slot of the bracket due to facial interaction therebetween. In one embodiment, ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5944146 | Brake mechanism for control of vertical motion of a vertically aligned adjustable drain tube A portable vehicle fluid drain device is disclosed. The device includes a vertical drain tube which supports a vehicle fluid drain bowl. The drain tube is manually adjusted to an elevated position, latched in place while the vehicle fluid is drained, and ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5921696 | Adjustable massage chair An adjustable massage chair includes a chest support and a seat hingeably mounted to the outer ends of front and rear arcuate arms, respectively, that telescopically extend out the front and rear ends, respectively, of a stationary arcuate arm. A pair of ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5921695 | Ergonomically adjustable tool handle having a dual direction locking device An ergonomically adjustable tool handle having a dual direction locking device including a modified swivel retaining plate having an external threaded portion and a corresponding modified jam nut which is threaded to receive the external threads of the re... | 07/13/1999 |
