Patent ID: 6691710
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A63B

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 of posterior occlusal plates in the base; (b) two hard, durable bite wedges located posteriorly along the occlusal plates, each wedge being thicker posteriorly than anteriorly; (c) two elastomer traction pads below the plates; (d) a pair of disconnected anterior impact braces, each brace extending anteriorly into one of the walls to a medial region forming a gap therebetween to permit adjustment of the braces to conform to irregularities of anterior teeth of the user; and (e) a softenable, customizable wall and channel material forming the labial and lingual walls and the base and encapsulating the framework, wedges and braces to custom fit the channel of the mouthguard to the mouth of a user.