Patent ID: 8578940

Claim:
An athletic mouth guard comprising: an upper component having a central region and first and second opposing wing regions to define a channel-like configuration which is structurally configured to receive a plurality of teeth of an upper jaw of a user; a lower component having a central region and first and second opposing wing regions to define a channel-like configuration which is structurally configured to receive a plurality of teeth of a lower jaw of a user; a first joining component which is attached to the upper component and to the lower component along corresponding first opposing wing regions of the upper and lower components, and a second joining component which is attached to the upper component and to the lower component along corresponding second opposing wing regions of the upper and lower components so as to fix the portions of the wing regions to the respective first and second joining component, and to each other, the first and second joining components coupling the upper component and the lower component, in a spaced apart orientation, such that placement of the same in a mouth of a user directs a lower jaw of a mouth of a user to move forward relative to a position thereof in a habitual closure; a first joining cap member extending over and attached to a portion of the upper component, the lower component and the first joining component, to, in turn, provide enhanced strength thereto; and a second joining cap member extending over and attached to a portion of the upper component, lower component and the second joining component, to, in turn, provide enhanced strength thereto.