Patent ID: 6412489
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An oral device for promoting nasal breathing by positioning a user's tongue in sealing contact with the hard palate, comprisinga vertical U-shaped front wall having a generally smooth interior surface, a generally smooth exterior surface, an upper surface, and a lower surface, wherein said interior surface is dimensioned and configured to surround the user's upper teeth and lower teeth, and to obstruct flow of air from the user's mouth when the user's mouth is closed over said oral device with said interior surface abutting the upper and lower teeth, and a tongue platform fixed to and projecting horizontally and rearwardly from said front wall, wherein said tongue platform is located substantially midway between said upper surface and said lower surface of said front wall, wherein said tongue platform has a flat upper surface open to the rear of the mouth and a flat lower surface open to the rear of the mouth.