Patent ID: 6080923
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
A lip guard for protecting the lips of a braces-wearing musician during performances on a brass or woodwind instrument, said lip guard comprising;an elongate, substantially flat segment of thermoplastic material which may be softened with heat and shaped solely over front surfaces of the musician's incisors and over braces attached thereto on one of the musician's upper and lower jaws while said segment is softened to thereby form a barrier between the musician's lip and braces;said segment of thermoplastic material being of a size to substantially cover front surfaces of at least the musician's four incisor teeth and braces attached thereto on the one of the musician's upper and lower jaws while leaving back surfaces and bottom surfaces of the musician's teeth on the one of the musician's upper and lower jaws free from obstruction, said segment of thermoplastic material when cooled hardening and thereby conforming to and retaining the shape of the musician's teeth and braces on the one of the musician's upper and lower jaws until such time as the shape of the musician's teeth and braces change to define a new shape of the musician's teeth and braces;said segment of thermoplastic material accepting and conforming to the new shape of the musician's teeth and braces on the one of the musician's upper and lower jaws upon re-application of heat to the segment of thermoplastic material; andsaid segment of thermoplastic material having a softening point and being moldable and remoldable at temperatures substantially between 160 and 212 degrees Fahrenheit.