Patent ID: 6604528
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A breathing control device for insertion in the mouth between the lips and gums, comprising:a body member of flexible sheet material having a generally oval shape and being larger than a persons mouth with concavo-convex faces conforming generally to the curvature of a persons mouth area with the concave face abutting the teeth and the convex face abutting the interior of the lips, said body member acting to stimulate the salivary glands and prevent air passage through the mouth of the user except for swallowing and to direct air through the nose; a pair of stop elements spaced apart and extending normal to the convex face at opposite ends of said body member and at opposite sides of the mouth, said stop elements limiting lateral movement of said body member in the mouth; and a pair of openings formed by said body member and disposed at opposite side edges of said body member for permitting limited air passage at the corners of the mouth upon swallowing of saliva.