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US3809094:
TONGUE EXTENDER
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Cook, Galen B.; Modesto, CA 95350
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1974-05-07
/ 1972-05-22
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| Application Number: |
US1972000255732
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61B 13/00;
Core:
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IPC-7:
A61B 17/08;
A61B 17/28;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
606/151;
600/218;
600/240;
606/210;
Original:
128/321;
128/346;
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| Field of Search: |
128/321,346,354
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| Priority Number: |
| 1969-12-24 |
US1969000887886 |
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| Abstract: |
A device for extending and holding the tongue has two arms held in tongue-grasping position by a quick release mechanism. The arms each carry means for obtaining traction on the wet and slippery tongue without injury to the tongue. In the illustrative embodiments, such means comprise sponge-like materials with or without tacky substances on them, means for applying a vacuum to the tongue surface, or an arm surface designed to aid in frictional engagement of the tongue. The free end of each arm also may be shaped so as to avoid damage to the fraenum linguae membrane, which connects the tongue with the lower portion of the mouth.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Polster & Polster ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Pace, Channing L.;
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| Parent Case: |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of my co-pending application Ser. No. 887,886 filed Dec. 24, 1969 now abandoned.
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None
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First Claim:
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Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be
1. A device for grasping and holding the tongue comprising:
- an integral, elongated structure, U-shaped in side elevation, having a pair of integral arms and a junction portion joining said integral arms, each of said arms defining a handle area and a tongue grasping area, said tongue grasping area having a tractive surface and a concave outer edge to avoid damage to the fraenum linguae membrane;
- means for selectively maintaining said arms in their tongue grasping relationship until release, said last mentioned means comprising a positive latching means including a post member attached to one of said arms, said post member being serrated along a portion of its surface, and an edge means carried by the other of said arms and positioned to engage said serrated portion when said arms are moved to tongue engaging position; and
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