Patent ID: 7662066

Claim:
A facial and neck exercising device comprising: (a) a telescoping unit having: (i) a first mouth spreading arm comprising an end member; (ii) a second mouth spreading arm comprising an end member, the second mouth spreading arm being slidably attached to the first mouth spreading arm so that the first mouth spreading arm and the second mouth spreading arm slidably telescope with respect to one another between (A) a first position wherein the distance between the end members of the two mouth spreading arms is small so that the device can be easily inserted into and removed from the mouth of a user, and (B) a second position wherein the distance between the end members of the two mouth spreading arms is greater than that in the first position so that the device is functional for exercising the facial muscles of the user; (b) at least one spring for biasing the end members of the first mouth spreading arm and the second mouth spreading arm away from one another, the at least one spring having a base end and a distal end; and (c) a plurality of spring stops rigidly affixed to the telescoping unit and positioned to alternatively contact the base end of the at least one spring, so as to adjust the tension on the at least one spring at the second position without disassembling the telescoping unit.