Patent ID: 8807139

Claim:
An oral air delivery system ( 100 ) comprising: (a) a mouthpiece ( 110 ), the mouthpiece ( 110 ) is arc-shaped and has a top surface ( 113 ), a bottom surface ( 114 ), a first side edge ( 111 ), and a second side edge ( 112 ) opposite the first side edge ( 111 ), the first side edge ( 111 ) has a longer arc length than does the second side edge ( 112 ), the first side edge ( 111 ) extends a first distance above the top surface ( 113 ) of the mouthpiece ( 110 ), the second side edge extends a second distance above the top surface ( 113 ) of the mouthpiece ( 110 ), the first side edge ( 111 ) extends a third distance below the bottom surface ( 114 ) of the mouthpiece ( 110 ), the second side edge extends a fourth distance below the bottom surface ( 114 ) of the mouthpiece ( 110 ), wherein a first gap ( 118 a ) exists between the portion of the first side edge ( 111 ) raised above the top surface ( 113 ) of the mouthpiece ( 110 ) and the portion of the second side edge ( 112 ) raised above the top surface ( 113 ) of the mouthpiece ( 110 ) and a second gap ( 118 b ) exists between the portion of the first side edge ( 111 ) extending below the bottom surface ( 114 ) of the mouthpiece ( 110 ) and the portion of the second side edge ( 112 ) extending below the bottom surface ( 114 ) of the mouthpiece ( 110 ), the first gap ( 118 a ) is adapted to sandwich teeth of a user's upper jaw and the second gap ( 118 b ) is adapted to sandwich teeth of a user's lower jaw, the first gap ( 118 a ) and the second gap ( 118 b ) are aligned on a same plane so as to align central incisors of the upper jaw and central incisors of the lower jaw, wherein a hole ( 120 ) is disposed in the mouthpiece ( 110 ) about halfway between outer edges of the mouthpiece ( 110 ), the hole ( 120 ) is situated below the top surface ( 113 ) of the mouthpiece ( 110 ) and above the bottom surface ( 114 ) of the mouthpiece ( 110 ), the hole ( 120 ) is linear having a height ( 120 a ) smaller than a width ( 120 b ), the hole ( 120 ) allows passage of air from the first side edge ( 111 ) to the second side edge ( 112 ) of the mouthpiece; and (b) a hollow tube ( 130 ), a first end ( 131 ) of the tube ( 130 ) is attached to a first end of the hole ( 120 ) via a swivel joint ( 140 ), the swivel joint ( 140 ) allows for rotation of the tube ( 130 ) with respect to the mouthpiece ( 110 ), an adaptor component ( 105 ) is disposed on a second end ( 132 ) of the tube ( 130 ), the adaptor component ( 105 ) engages a CPAP machine, wherein air can pass through the tube ( 130 ) and through the hole ( 120 ) and into a user's mouth, wherein air can pass from a user's mouth through the hole ( 120 ).