Patent ID: 6675804
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for placement within the mouth of a user, the mouth having an exterior portion terminating in upper and lower lips, a posterior portion, and upper and lower gums therebetween, each gum having teeth projecting therefrom, said apparatus comprising:an outer plate including a projecting dome, said dome defining an aperture; an elongate air tube having a first end thereof connected to said dome in fluid communication with said dome aperture; an inner plate attached to an opposing second end of said air tube, said inner plate sized for insertion in the mouth between the teeth and the lips, said inner plate defining an aperture in fluid communication with said air tube second end; an elongate tab having a first end connected to said inner plate and a second end connected to a tongue retaining structure; and means for receiving a portion of the user's tongue.