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 Title: |
US5893365:
Appliance for preventing snoring and obstructive sleep apnea
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Anderson, Clarence D.; Mesa, AZ 85215
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1999-04-13
/ 1997-07-28
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| Application Number: |
US1997000901703
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 5/56;
IPC-7:
A61F 5/56;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F5/56;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
128/848;
128/857;
128/859;
602/017;
602/902;
Original:
128/848;
128/857;
128/859;
602/017;
602/902;
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| Field of Search: |
128/848,857-862
602/016,17,902
002/002
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| Priority Number: |
| 1997-07-28 |
US1997000901703 |
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| Abstract: |
An appliance for preventing snoring and sleep apnea includes a headgear and a mouthpiece. The headgear includes an adjustable headband encircling the upper portion of a user's head at the forehead; an adjustable chin strap passing over the crown of the head and under the chin of the user to maintain the user's mouth closed about the mouthpiece; a back strap passing from the forehead over the crown of the head and down the back of the user; a means secured to the rear end of the back strap for exerting a restraining force on the back strap and the upper portion of the headgear to keep the user's head from slouching forward; and an object secured to the rear end of the back strap for making it uncomfortable for the user to lie on his/her back. The mouthpiece includes a thin, flexible front sheet extending across the front of the user's mouth in front of the user's teeth to prevent breathing through the mouth and a thin, flexible back tab extending from an inner upper portion of the flexible sheet to behind the user's lower front teeth for pulling the user's lower jaw forward.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Lister, John D. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Brown, Michael A.;
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| Maintenance Status: |
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An appliance combination for preventing snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, comprising:
- a headgear comprising a headband for encircling the upper portion of a user's head at the forehead; the headband being adjustable in circumferential length to be fitted to the head dimension of the user; a chin strap for passing over the crown of the head and under the chin of the user; the chin strap being secured to opposing side portions of the headband and being adjustable in circumferential length to be fitted to the head dimension of the user to maintain the user's mouth closed about a mouthpiece used in combination with the headgear; a back strap for passing from the forehead over the crown of the head and down the back of the user; a first end of the back strap being secured to a forward portion of the headband and a second end of the back strap extending below the headband at the rear of the user's head to the user's back; means secured to the second end of the back strap for exerting a restraining force on the back strap and an upper portion of the headgear to keep the user's head from slouching forward; and means secured to the second end of the back strap for making it uncomfortable for the user to lie on his/her back; and
- the mouthpiece being flexible and comprising a thin, flexible front sheet for extending across the front of the user's mouth between the upper and lower gums and in front of the user's teeth for preventing breathing through the mouth; and a thin, flexible back tab for extending from an inner upper portion of the flexible sheet to behind the user's lower front teeth for pulling the user's lower jaw forward.
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