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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 |
| 4715066 | Shoulder pad A shoulder pad for football players and the like. The shoulder pad comprises a left-hand member adapted to fit over the left shoulder and a right-hand member adapted to fit over the right shoulder, each of these members being of generally inverted U-shape... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715067 | Goal-keeper pad The disclosure herein describes a goal-keeper pad which comprises a heavily padded body defining an upper thigh section, an intermediate leg section and a lower foot section. The outer coverings in the lower rear areas of the leg section and of the foot s... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715068 | Garment and liner combination A garment construction wherein a liner is held within an outer portion utilizes a plurality of straps and hook and pile fasteners to eliminate buttons, snaps and zippers and facilitate the interchangeability of liners of various insulative characteristics... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715069 | Toilet aids A toilet aid comprises a rear fixing bracket for mounting on a WC pan using the normal seat attachment bolt holes of the latter. Side support legs and side support arms are mounted on the bracket, the support leg and arm at each side of the toilet aid bei... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715070 | Flotation pool blanket A flotation pool blanket for covering a swimming pool adapted to be gathered when removed, said flotation pool blanket defining a blanket covering the water of the pool having at spaced intervals, parallel ribs underlying the blanket, the ribs at each end... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715071 | Hydrotherapy massage method and apparatus A hydrotherapy method and apparatus for discharging a water stream through a rigid conduit while concurrently translating the conduit discharge orifice along a nonlinear path describing an area. The conduit is comprised of a supply section and a discharge... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715072 | Shower barrier A shower barrier is provided having one or a plurality of substantially rectangular wall sections each being limited by a frame formed by profiled rods and a plane splash water protection arranged on the frame. A plurality of lateral edges of the frame is... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715073 | Tiltable bed frame assembly A tiltable bed frame assembly is provided which permits one to adjust the angular disposition of a mattress between a horizontally disposed position and an inclined position, while at the same time permitting one to utilize a conventional mattress and the... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715074 | Crib A novel, safer crib structure is provided herein. This invention provides a crib in which the mattress can be selectively supported at two different heights with respect to the sides of the crib. In one embodiment, the mattress support is a sheet of plywo... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715075 | Adjustable legs for folding crib A convertible crib which has a frame with four upright corner posts, includes a leg for each corner post which is vertically movable for adjusting the height of the frame. Each corner post has a plurality of guide elements which are received in a guide ch... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715076 | Waterbed motion reduction and hydraulic enhancement system A hydraulically enhanced waterbed includes a bladder for containing water, a plurality of outer hydraulic chambers positioned in an array within the bladder, inner hydraulic chambers positioned within the outer hydraulic chambers, the inner and outer cham... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715077 | Conduit on passenger loading bridge An extensible loading bridge for aircraft having an inboard end connected to a terminal and an outboard end adapted for connection to a parked aircraft. A heat exchanger on the outboard end supplies warm or cold air to the aircraft. Hot or cold liquid is ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715078 | Paperboard edge buffer and cleaner A Paperboard Edge Buffer And Cleaner for buffing the edges of cut paperboard and then cleaning the paperboard's surfaces and edges. The Paperboard Edge Buffer And Cleaner is comprised of an upper buffing roller 28 which buffs the leading and upper surface of t... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715079 | Washing apparatus A washing apparatus, for use in a vehicle washing installation, has a support and first and second arms pivotally mounted to the support. The arms extend out towards the vehicle path, with one arm extending forwardly and the other extending rearwardly. Wa... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715080 | Brush extension handle This invention relates to an attachment for holding and adjustably positioning a brush. It is substantially provided to be mounted on an extention rod, and enables an operator ease in covering difficult to reach areas.... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715081 | Dust mop with improved backing for slip-through frame The backing for the dust mop has a relatively long pocket extending from one end of the dust mop for a substantial portion of the length thereof, terminating a short distance from the other end and being open at such other end for insertion of a slip-thro... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715082 | Windshield wiper blade assembly A windshield wiper blade superstructure is provided with one or more fin like depending projections. Slots are provided in the backing strip positioned to receive a corresponding depending projection to limit longitudinal displacement of the refill unit r... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715083 | Vacuum cleaner tool storage Vacuum cleaner attachment storage in recesses beneath a floor supported vacuum cleaner housing with pivoted latch elements for attachment retention which does not require increased cleaner housing dimensions or a cover for the stored attachments, either t... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715084 | Hand vacuum cleaner The hand vacuum cleaner comprises a fan arranged in a vacuum cleaner housing, and a dust collector. The handle of the vacuum cleaner is connectable with the housing. At the suction stub of the vacuum cleaner there may be attached an intermediate pipe whic... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715085 | Vacuum cleaner and method of dissipating electrostatic charge A vacuum cleaner includes a motor and an elongate conductive tubular member and a system for dissipating an electrostatic charge accumulated on the tubular member. In a canister vacuum cleaner, a rigid wand, mechanically and pneumatically interconnected b... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715086 | Vacuum cleaner and method of dissipating electrostatic charge through corona discharge A vacuum cleaner includes a floor cleaning unit having a rotatable brush driven by a brush motor and a receptacle for collecting particulate matter. The floor cleaning unit is mechanically and pneumatically interconnected with the receptacle through a rig... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715087 | High speed floor burnisher A driver assembly for the burnishing pad of a high speed floor burnishing machine includes a rotatably driven hub having spaced-apart recesses in its outer surface. The hub is fixed to a flexible backing plate having inner and outer depending cylindrical ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715088 | Vacuum cleaner attachment A vacuum cleaner attachment nozzle especially configured for cleaning confirmed areas beneath and behind major appliances and furniture and the like comprises a narrow and thin, longitudinally elongated, hollow body member, preferably approximately 3 feet... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715089 | Telescoping pole crank assembly A telescoping pole crank assembly having a tubular pole crank which movably mounts an extension pole for setting the overall length of the pole crank assembly. The extension pole is held in its adjusted position by a locking collar structure including a c... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715090 | Demountable hinges A demountable hinge has a hinge pin held captive to a first hinge knuckle by a circlip and releasably held to a second hinge knuckle by a retaining screw threadedly engaged with the second knuckle and having a frusto-conical locking surface which makes a ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715091 | Process for preparing clam cutlet A process is disclosed by which a clam is extracted from its shell, the viscera is removed from the tongue, the tongue is butterflied and thereafter passed through a conventional tenderizer.... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715092 | Apparatus and method for cutting slaughtered poultry into separate pieces Apparatus for cutting slaughtered poultry into individual pieces including a keel cutting station for severing a front breast section from the carcass. The station includes a first cutter for cutting a rear portion of the keel and a second, reciprocating ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715093 | Trimming and cutting apparatus for the preparation of crabs for meat extraction Apparatus and method for preparing cooked crabs for further processing to separate meat from shell by centrifugal action is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a holding means (28), cooperating with a clamping means (190, 192) for securing a crab body (30)... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715094 | Shoe lace knot retainer A shoelace knot retainer comprises top and bottom portions which are preferably hinged together. The bottom portion includes parallel side walls spaced by an opening which receives the shoelaces. The top portion includes ribs which lie adjacent the side w... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715095 | Plate fastener A plate fastener made of a synthetic resin for fastening together two plates in a face-to-face relation comprises a head portion to be locked in an engagement hole formed on one of the two plates, a cylindrical leg portion perpendicularly extending from t... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715096 | Thermally actuated seat belt fastener A thermally actuated seat belt fastener includes a conventional latching mechanism having an automotive thermostat type of actuator within a release button that is pressed by a user to release the fastener. If the thermostat is subjected to a predetermine... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715097 | Arrangement for the entanglement of multi-filament threads An arrangement for the entanglement of multi-filament thread can entangle warp threads travelling from spools on a creel to a warping machine. This arrangement has a jet arm adapted to communicate with a source of compressed air. The arrangement has a plu... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715098 | Method of making coaxial cable A piezoelectric coaxial cable comprises a central stretchable electrical conductor (1), preferably formed from a low melting point metal alloy, a piezoelectric intermediate layer (2), preferably formed from a vinylidene fluoride polymer which has been str... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715099 | Terminal crimping machine A terminal crimping machine has an insulation stripping unit and a plurality of terminal crimping units disposed laterally of a transfer conveyor path. The transfer conveyor carries a number of wire transfer units for gripping insulated wires cut to prede... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715100 | Wire routing tool for robotic wire harness assembly A wire routing tool grasps a wire, inserts one end into a connector, routes the wire along a predetermined path to another end connector under the control of a robot, and inserts the second end into that connector. The trailing end of the wire is detected... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715101 | Method of making a plastic bearing A method of making bearings from blocks of high molecular weight plastic. The bearing is made by forming a cylindrical bore in the block and locating one or more sleeves in the block for receiving fasteners. The fasteners are provided to secure the block ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715102 | Machine tool An improved machine tool (10) has a driven cutting tool (T) which is rotatable about an axis (C) extending perpendicular to the axis (B) of rotation of a turret (200) when a toolholder (300) is mounted on an end face (203) of the turret (FIG. 7). The cutt... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715103 | Method of producing interference connection between a fluid line and a fluid injector Conventional joints between a fluid line and a body of a fluid injector are typically threaded or brazed. Such threaded joints are sometimes too bulky for certain engine compartments of limited space and such brazed joints are sometimes difficult to make ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715104 | Installation tool An installation tool for mounting a loadbreak reducing tap plug in a high voltage "T"-type connector of the type including a cable connector having a threaded opening, the plug having a threaded end adapted to be mounted in the threaded opening of the cab... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715105 | Method of preparation of packed fiber glass reaction vessel A packed tube of generally parallel aligned fibers is described, wherein the fibers are packed therein at densities of 60 to 100 percent of the theoretical packing density based on the fiber diameters used based on the selected fiber pitch pattern and pre... | 12/29/1987 |
