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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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| 7361108 | Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission with two conical disk pairs on the input side and two conical disk pairs on the output-side that are connected with each another by two parallel endless torque-transmitting members in a drive mechanism. In one form of the transmi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7311624 | Apparatus for controlling speed of a water pump For enhancement of heating performance of a vehicle, operating speed of a water pump of an engine is varied in accordance with engine operation conditions, so a speed of a coolant temperature increase can be accelerated when needed. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7059982 | Utility machinery and associated control arrangements A power transmission device for utility machinery is disclosed, the device including: a) a sleeve supporting a first sheave member having a first face; b) a hub received through said sleeve and moveable axially in relation thereto, said hub... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6669589 | Continuously variable transmission Disclosed is a continuously variable transmission in which when a shaft torque is secured by a belt friction force generated by externally pressing a pulley, difficulties of transmission and deteriorations of efficiency caused by short or surplus of the f... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6398680 | Continuously variable transmission Disclosed is a continuously variable transmission in which when a shaft torque is secured by the belt friction force generated by externally pressing a pulley, the disablement of transmission caused by a belt rolling-in phenomenon within a pulley resultin... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6398678 | Speed adjusting device for a drill A speed adjusting device for a drill includes two pulley assemblies between which a belt is connected. Each pulley assembly has a fixed disk and a movable disk so that an effective diameter that the belt engages the pulley assembly can be changed by adjus... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6398679 | Dual Drive continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission has dual driving connections extending between a first shaft and a second shaft. The driving connections generally include a drive pulley, a driven pulley and a belt. The pulleys each comprise a fixed portion and an ax... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6383102 | Belt pressing mechanism for continuously variable transmission In a constant-horsepower transmission having a primary pulley, a secondary pulley and a belt extended between the primary and the secondary pulley, a predetermined frictional force acting between the pulley and the belt is secured by an external instructi... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6120400 | Transmission wheel pressurizing apparatus for transmitting constant power in a variable speed transmission A transmission wheel pressurizing apparatus for always supplying, in a continuously variable transmission of a constant HP transmission type, a pressurizing force and an elastic force to one out of two transmission wheels simultaneously and only a pressur... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5468192 | Adjustable pulley in a continuously variable transmission The present invention provides a radial drive connection between a movable flange and the shaft of an adjustable pulley. Specifically the movable flange is driven through the use of supports fixed to the shaft which radially fix the movable flange while a... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5407394 | Guide for an adjustable pulley in a continuously variable transmission The present invention provides a radial drive connection between a movable flange and the shaft of an adjustable pulley. Specifically the movable flange is driven through the use of supports fixed to the shaft which radially fix the movable flange while a... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5378198 | Continuous V-belt transmission A continuous V-belt transmission comprising: a primary pulley and a secondary pulley individually including two sheaves supported on shafts and made axially movable relative to each other; a belt made to run on the two pulleys; mechanical actuators indivi... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5269726 | Control system and strategies for a double acting secondary sheave servo for a continuously variable transmission A system and several strategies for controlling a continuously variable transmission with an improved secondary servo arrangement in order to efficiently provide sufficient clamping forces under high torque conditions. The valving means allowing for the r... | 12/14/1993 |
| 4807827 | Friction drive for line guide on bait cast reel An improvement in a bait cast reel of the type having a line-carrying spool, a rotatable crank handle with an associated crank shaft for imparting rotation to the spool to wind line thereon, a line guide, and a worm bear operable in response to rotation o... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4735598 | Continuously variable V-belt transmission Pulleys are provided with load cam mechanisms which exert axial forces corresponding to transmitted torque, and actuator means such as ball screw mechanisms which shift the movable sheaves of both pulleys in axial direction, wherein the axial forces occur... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4481004 | Continuously variable transmission mechanism A continuously variable transmission incorporating a variator having first and second sheaves of adjustable effective diameter by moving one pulley half axially with respect to another to vary the effective diameter of each sheave for engagement with a fl... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4380444 | Variable ratio belt drive A variable ratio belt drive in which a pair of pulleys each having axially movable flanges are driven by a belt and in which the ratio of the pulleys can be changed and for all ratio changes, the load between the pulley and the belt is proportional to the... | 04/19/1983 |
