Patent ID: 7462132

Claim:
An apparatus for exercising facial muscles, comprising: a) an even plurality of arms each having an end portion of a pre-selected thickness and a hole there-through determined by a circumferential rim; b) an equal plurality of bifurcated pad assemblies each having an upper and a lower pad made of compressible, resilient material, each upper pad having an upper surface with a first indentation adapted to closely receive a portion of at least one upper tooth, and a lower surface attached to a neck with a circumferential groove and a thickness slightly larger than the end portion thickness, each lower pad having a lower surface with a second indentation adapted to closely receive a portion of at least one lower tooth, and an upper surface attached to the neck, the lower pad of each pad assembly inserted through an end portion hole and the hole rim received within the groove; c) at least one pair of laterally opposed pad assemblies; and d) means for incrementally adjusting the distance separating each pair of laterally opposed pad assemblies.