Patent ID: 7131441

Claim:
A mouthpiece for an inhaler, comprising: a channel inlet; a mouth tube having a channel outlet; and an atomizer path extending within said mouth tube from said channel inlet to said channel outlet, said atomizer path including a first channel section having at least one baffle and a second channel section in communication with said first channel section, said second channel section having a larger volume than said first channel section, said mouth tube including a curved exterior surface having a top side and a bottom side; and a pair of lip grooves that are sized and shaped so as to receive the lips of a patient and that are arranged on said curved exterior surface such that one lip groove is located on said top side and the other lip groove is located opposite said first groove on said bottom side, said mouth tube being comprised of a pair of symmetrical halves, each having corresponding complementary connecting elements and being connected to one another by an integral hinge, one of said symmetrical halves having a first groove segment and a second groove segment, and the other of said symmetrical halves having a third groove segment and a fourth groove segment, said third groove segment cooperating with said first groove segment to form said one lip groove, and said fourth groove segment cooperating with said second groove segment to form said other lip groove.