Patent ID: 6675807
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
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 framework of posterior occlusal plates in the base; (b) 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; (c) two hard, durable bite wedges located posteriorly along the occlusal plates, each wedge being thicker posteriorly than anteriorly; and a softenable, customizable wall and base material encapsulating the framework, braces and wedges to custom fit the channel of the mouthguard to the mouth of a user.