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EP0298649A1:
Snore inhibiting device[German][French]
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EP European Patent Office (EPO)
A1 APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH SEARCH REPORT i
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| Inventor: |
Wright, David William Robert;
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| Assignee: |
Wright, David William Robert
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| Published / Filed: |
1989-01-11
/ 1988-06-29
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| Application Number: |
EP1988000305911
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| IPC Code: |
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A61F 5/56;
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IPC-7:
A61F 5/56;
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| Priority Number: |
| 1987-07-08 |
AU1987000002979 |
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| Abstract: |
A snore inhibiting device comprises a moulding of resilient yieldable material formed to be complementary to the shape of the teeth (16) of the upper arch of a user, so as to have a plurality of interconnected pockets (17) to closely engage the teeth of the upper arch, and also having a depending flange (12) which is co-operable with the lower lip (24) of a user, so as to obstruct the air flow passage through the mouth to the lungs, the depth of the flange (12) being such that the passage opens upon wide opening of the mouth, and is such that the mouth can be closed with comfort.
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First Claim:
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1. A snore inhibiting oral device comprising a heat deformable moulding which, in plan, comprises a general "U" shape and, in cross-section, three flanges defining a general "Y" shape,
the size and shape of the device being such that, when moulded to the shape of and inserted in the mouth of a user, two of the flanges engage respectively front and rear surfaces of the teeth of one of the user's arches, and the third flange lies between the teeth of the other arch and a lip of the user.
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This invention relates to an oral device for insertion into the mouth for inhibition of snoring.
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