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 Title: |
US5383475:
Snore deterring belt
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Austin, Ronald J.; Markham, Ontario, Canada
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1995-01-24
/ 1994-03-14
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| Application Number: |
US1994000209715
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 5/56;
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IPC-7:
A61F 5/37;
A61F 5/56;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F5/56;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
128/848;
128/876;
Original:
128/848;
128/876;
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| Field of Search: |
128/848,875,876,846
002/044,92,338,310-312
450/155
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| Priority Number: |
| 1994-03-14 |
US1994000209715 |
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| Abstract: |
This belt has a generally flexible portion in which several compressible wells are formed. The flexible portion is located over the back of the person wearing it around the chest. A plurality of upstanding substantially resilient semi-rigid stems are provided in the wells. The stems have a height slightly lower than the depth of the wells. When the person sleeps on the back, the weight of the body would compress the wells such that the semi-rigid stems will protrude outside of the wells to cause irritation to the back of the wearer so that the person would subconsciously turn to sleep on the side or stomach thus detering snoring to occur.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Wong, David W. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Brown, Michael A.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A belt to be worn by a person while sleeping for deterring snoring, comprising
- an elongated flexible belt member operative for being worn around the chest area of the person, said belt member being moulded of a plastic material,
- a plurality of well means integrally formed in a substantially middle portion of said belt member, said well means being located in a single row over said middle portion and being located over the back of the person wearing said belt member, said well means having compressible side walls,
- a plurality of upstanding substantially semi-rigid cone members integrally formed in a base portion of each of said well means, said cone members having a height slightly lower than the depth of the side walls of said well means when said side walls are in a normal uncompressed state.
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