Patent ID: 6357444
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A41B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A snoring prevention apparatus comprising:an exterior cover; a first over the shoulder strap attached to the exterior cover; a second over the shoulder strap attached to the exterior cover; a third waist strap attached to the exterior cover of sufficient length to pass around the patient at approximately the waist attached to the exterior cover; and an inflatable air bladder contained within the exterior cover, the air bladder and exterior cover forming a pad, the pad having a base and first and second sidewalls extending from the base, the air bladder including a mechanism so that the firmness of the air bladder may be adjusted by inflating or deflating the air bladder, the first, second, and third straps being configured to attach to a patient's body such that the base of the pad is affixed to the patient's back at a location which prevents the patient from lying on the patient's back, the first sidewall of the pad being angled with respect to the base in the direction of the second sidewall at an angle in the range between approximately 35Â° and less than 110Â°, the exterior cover and air bladder having a height of at least three inches and sized such that the pad extends from the patient's body at least three inches when the base of the pad is affixed to the patient's back during use.