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Title: |
US5687743:
Head strap assembly for reducing snoring activity
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US United States of America
A PATENT [FROM BEGIN UNTIL END 2000] or PATENT ISSUED AFTER 1ST PUB. WITHIN THE TVPP i

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Inventor: |
GOODWIN ISABELL; United States of America

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Assignee: |
GOODWIN; ISABELL
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Published / Filed: |
1997-11-18
/ 1996-10-24

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Application Number: |
US1996000736497

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IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 5/56;

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ECLA Code: |
A61F5/56;

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U.S. Class: |
128/848;
128/876;
602/018;
602/902;

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Priority Number: |
| 1996-10-24 |
US1996000736497 |

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Abstract: |
A head strap assembly for reducing snoring activity includes a front strap for extending around a head spaced forwardly of ears and below a chin of a user, a rear strap for extending around the head and rearwardly of the ears and above the chin of the user with the rear strap crossing the front strap between the ears and chin of the user, and a link strap interconnecting the front and rear straps above the ears of the user. The front strap preferably has an upper portion and a lower portion with pairs of adjacent ends for positioning on each side of the head of the user. The assembly may also include an adjustable fastening elements which are attached to the pair of adjacent ends of the upper and lower portions of the front strap for providing overlapping releasable coupling of the adjacent ends of the upper and lower portions of the front strap to one another. The assembly may also include an upper chin pad, a lower chin pad and a head pad. The upper chin pad is slidably mounted to the rear strap for positioning above the chin of the user. The lower chin pad is slidably mounted to the lower portion of the front strap for positioning below the chin of the user. The head pad is slidably mounted to the link strap for positioning on the head of the user.

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Maintenance Status: |
E1 Expired Check current status

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INPADOC Legal Status: |
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| 2002-01-22 |
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Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
( 2001-11-18 )
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| 2001-11-19 |
LAPS - |
Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
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| 2001-06-12 |
REMI |
Maintenance fee reminder mailed
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