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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 |
| 7500804 | Compaction wheel system and method In a compaction wheel system and a method, a support frame supports system components and can be coupled to a driver. At least first and second compaction wheels are each mounted in a separate axle assembly. The axle assemblies are each mounted to the support frame ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7410322 | Vibrating compactor apparatus A vibrating trench compactor apparatus including a first frame, a second frame, and a compactor wheel. The first frame has an adapter plate connectable to a vehicle and a first arm and second arm extending from the adapter plate. A plurality of vibration dampening m... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7334964 | Combination asphalt finishing machine A combination compacting and smoothing asphalt finishing machine comprising primary finishing elements which may be either compacting tires or smoothing rollers. The primary elements are driven and steered by engine and hydraulic mechanisms conventionally. The machi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322568 | Damping spring for use in agricultural implements A damping spring assembly particularly but not exclusively useful for damping the motion of rake wheels in agricultural wheel rakes. The damping spring includes a pair of extended U-bolts and a coil compression spring. The extended U-bolts are connected to spring ho... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7284345 | Milling device for floors, rock, excavated material or other material The milling apparatus (1) has a bucket with a receiving chamber and has a milling unit with a milling rotor (14). The receiving chamber has a receiving opening (4) and is embodied as a bucket (2). On the bottom of the bucket (2), a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7237374 | Roller assembly for striping a lawn An roller assembly for attachment to a lawnmower. The roller assembly generally includes a tow arm having first and second links. The first link is configured to be supported at least indirectly on the lawnmower frame. The second link is connected to a shaft mounted... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7192034 | Load based suspension motion limiting An articulated loader has an articulated chassis and two A-frames. The points of the A-frames face each other. The articulated chassis includes a front portion and a rear portion. Likewise, there is a front or first A-frame and a rear or second A-frame. The A-frames... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186056 | Split drum and support arrangement for a compacting work machine A split drum is provided for a compacting work machine and includes a first and a second drum section. A support arrangement defines a housing that surrounds a vibratory mechanism and is adapted to support the first and second drum sections. The support arrangement ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7108452 | Fill and compaction roller using replaceable cleat assemblies with extended service life A compaction roller for mounting on a driven compaction vehicle is equipped with both destructive and tractive, highly wear-resistant cleat assemblies. These include readily removable wear caps and supporting bases which have continuous side walls across the parting... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104726 | Trench filling device A device for filling an open trench with the dirt previously removed from the trench lying alongside the trench, using a skid-mounted frame having blades to initially fill the trench and leveling the dirt, followed by a compactor. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100702 | Turf aerator A turf aerator is provided with three aligned aerator shafts having aerator devices mounted thereon. The innermost shaft is mounted in a frame for free-willing operation and the two outer shafts are each connected to a motor through selectively controlled hydraulic ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100703 | Golf green roller apparatus A golf green roller apparatus that can be hitched to a golf cart or any vehicle utilizing a clevis pin-type coupler. The roller is mounted on an articulated frame. A pair of wheels having tires thereon is also mounted on the frame. An easy-to-operate electric actuat... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7036252 | Actuating coupler for heavy machinery peripheral attachments A locking device to hold an asphalt milling machine on a loader bucket to increase stability and accuracy of the milling machine and increase the speed at which the loader bucket can transition between directing the milling machine and picking up ground asphalt.... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6968907 | Smooth rolling cover crop roller Cover crops may be rolled and crimped using an apparatus which may be rolled across a field at a relatively high speed without excessive vibration. The apparatus includes a substantially cylindrical drum which has a plurality of rows of outwardly extending blades pr... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6857816 | Roller A roller is equipped with a pair of crawlers. Each crawler includes a driving wheel detachably attached to a driving shaft. Each crawler also includes a set of driven wheels. Both sets of driven wheels are supported by a connecting member that is detachably attached... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6793437 | Side-mounted shoulder compaction roller A compaction roller particularly useful for vibration compaction of the shoulder area of roadways. The compactor is designed as an attachment for side-mounting to self-propelled or motorized machinery (e.g. a skid steer front loader). The compaction roller contains:... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6708777 | Combination adjustable grader compactor An adjustable compactor roller having a roller such as sheepsfoot roller mounted directly rearward of an earth leveling blade, wherein the blade is housed in a frame. The roller is mounted between roller support arms that extend forwardly and are pivotally combined ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6688809 | Power transmission arrangement for a computer The invention discloses a power transmission arrangement for a compactor, in which a roller is installed to both end-pieces of a roller frame. In both end-pieces, there are bearing assemblies supporting the roller. In addition, in at least one end of the ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6682262 | Fill and compaction roller using replaceable cleat assemblies with extended service life A companion roller for mounting on a driven compaction vehicle is equipped with both destructive and tractive, highly wear resistant cleat assemblies. The later includes readily removable wear caps with bulbous corner portions and broad wear faces. Anti t... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6612774 | Method and apparatus for compacting road shoulders A method and apparatus for compacting a road shoulder by a vehicle positioned on a road surface. The apparatus includes a compactor support structure detachably mounted to a front end of the vehicle and including a guide member which slidably receives a h... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6485227 | Concrete breaking apparatus A concrete breaking apparatus includes a wheeled support assembly having an open end to accommodate the variable positioning of an impact roller therebetween and a closed end opposite the open end. A frame having opposing longitudinal arms connected near ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6382873 | Soil levelling device The invention concerns a levelling device (10) for an impact roller of the type having at least one out-of-round compactor mass which, when caused to traverse a soil surface, applies periodic compacting blows to that surface. The levelling device of the i... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6354761 | Truck-mounted roller assembly A roller assembly, for use with a hydraulically-powered, truck-mounted, standard snowplow lift having three attach points, is provided with a rigid frame, a roller rotatably supported in the frame, a saddle bracket pivotally attached to the frame and to t... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6171020 | Pressure adjustable, soil cleating attachment for front of bulldozers A pressure adjustable, soil-cleating attachment for front of bulldozers, designed for erosion control by cleating the ground in the area between the bull dozer tracks, thus facilitating one pass cleating of the entire area under the bull dozer. The presen... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6045295 | Hook mechanism for a compacting machine In the operation of a landfill compactor, it is a common problem for the wheels to pick up debris, especially wire and cable, and carry it around with the wheels as they rotate. When the debris falls from the wheels in the direction toward the frame and t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5967242 | Protecting compactor axles, seals and wheel bearings from wire wrap intrusion On a compactor wheel having outer and inner cylindrical drums, the inner drum being mounted on the vehicle axle, there is provided an axially extending shroud. The shroud is equipped with a cover plate which together serves to define a cavity enclosing th... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5860764 | Asphalt roller attachment for rolling rumble strips A rumble strip rolling device for attachment to a conventional asphalt roller. The rumble strip rolling device includes a support member for attachment to the asphalt roller, a pivot member having one end thereof pivotally secured to the support member fo... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5851086 | Road surface condition changing apparatus provided on a vehicle A road surface condition changing apparatus which increases a coefficient of friction between a wheel of a vehicle and a road surface without using any consumable materials. A cylinder member is provided in front of the wheel of the vehicle. The cylinder ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5791815 | Vibrating compactor assembly for use with a concrete finishing machine A concrete finishing machine includes a surfacing unit having two finishing cylinders and two augers mounted in line with the two cylinders, a pair of compacting rollers located on either side of the augers and suspended by a frame which is attached to th... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5404660 | Mechanism for supporting an earthworking etc. tool A mechanism (22) for supporting an earthworking tool from a vehicle such as a front end-loader (21) includes: (i) a primary support structure (23) adapted to be pivotally attached, in a readily releasable manner, about a generally upright, slewing axis (2... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5395182 | Road compacting apparatus In general, apparatuses or machines for compacting the shoulders of roads include a plurality of wheels in side by side relationship, which are merely rolled over the gravel shoulder of a road. Such machines rely on the weight of the wheels to effect comp... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5304013 | Road shoulder compacting apparatus In a vehicle equipped with a road shoulder compacting apparatus, the apparatus includes a ground engagement member for rolling engagement with a shoulder of a road as the vehicle travels along the road, and a support structure carrying the ground engageme... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5261213 | Greensroller A powered lawn mower of the type particularly adapted for mowing greens on golf courses and having a powered vertically adjustable reel cutting unit is converted into a greensroller when a vibratory roller unit is substituted for each reel cutting unit. T... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5244306 | Vibratory compactor attachment for mechanical equipment A vibratory compactor attachment for mechanical equipment, such as an excavator or backhoe. The attachment includes a support frame which is pivotally attached to both the boom and the tilt arms of the excavator. One end of the support frame carries a scr... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5197820 | Roadway conditioning apparatus A surface conditioning attachment for a motor grader or the like for use in maintenance operations on gravel roadways comprises a gang of harrow disks carried on a support shaft, there being a support structure for deploying said disks laterally outwardly... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5114269 | Vehicle mounted drum adjustable against a surface A paving surface roller having indentation rumble strips comprising main pipe segments is mounted for support and operation on a frame structure of a paving machine or other vehicle and the drum is movable from operable to inoperable position above the su... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5108221 | Roadway conditioning apparatus A surface conditioning attachment for a motor grader or the like for use in maintenance operations on gravel roadways comprises a gang of harrow disks carried on a support shaft, there being a support structure for deploying said disks laterally outwardly... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5088855 | Vehicle for compacting surfaces A device for compacting surfaces includes a frame and wheels rotatably mounted to the frame. At least one compacting cylinder structure is rotatably mounted to the frame and has an operative position between at least two wheels and the surface to compacte... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4909663 | Road making apparatus An arrangement of a roller in combination with a draft vehicle comprising a draft frame, axle means supported by the draft frame, and roller supported by the axle means to allow rotational freedom about a central axis of a cylindrical shape of the roller,... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4854772 | Method to manufacture compactor and compactor manufactured by the method, and compactor series A method for manufacturing such compactors in different sizes that are meant to be used e.g. on dumping sites for crushing refuse and for compacting the refuse layer. The main parts of the compactors are chassis, engine and cylinder-shaped drums. As per t... | 08/08/1989 |
