Patent ID: 8678010
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A61C,A63B,H01F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dual layer protective mouthguard, comprising: an outer layer comprising an exoskeleton having a generally U-shaped tapered base and inner and outer walls adapted to extend into a vestibular area of an oral cavity of a particular person using the protective mouthguard; an inner layer comprising a material laminated with the inner wall of the outer layer, wherein the exoskeleton comprises front and rear interior scaffold structures having a predetermined height above a bottom of the U-shaped tapered base selected to contact incisor and molar teeth of a selected population of users using the protective mouthguard so as to ensure a uniform thickness of the inner layer material when the protective mouthguard has been fitted to the particular person in the selected population of users, wherein the exoskeleton further comprises interior tapered side bumpers extending from the interior wall of the exoskeleton, said interior tapered side bumpers arranged to position the mouthguard within the oral cavity and provide a plurality of contact surfaces located at a contour height suitable for contacting teeth of the selected population of users, said plurality of contact surfaces ensuring a desired flow of the inner layer material around each tooth of the particular person when the mouthguard is being fitted to the particular person and thereby provide a desired protective thickness of the inner layer material after being fitted.