Patent ID: 6508251
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
A composite performance enhancing and force absorbing mouthguard having a U-shaped base with upstanding labial and lingual walls forming a channel, comprising:(a) a nonsoftenable, flexible framework, comprising (i) posterior occlusal plates in the base; (ii) cross-cantilever connectors extending upwardly and inwardly from the plates; (iii) a first expansible, contractible bridge connected to opposing portions of the framework; and (iv) a second expansible contractible bridge connected to upward portions of the connectors, the bridge being expansible and contractible to lie along a palate of a user; and (b) a softenable, customizable wall and channel material encapsulating the plates, connectors and bridges forming an arch from the connectors to an anterior portion of the lingual wall.