Patent ID: 7861721

Claim:
An apparatus for preventing snoring by a user wherein the user has a first plurality of teeth and a second plurality of teeth, the apparatus comprising: a first U-shaped base that has first walls that define a first interior adapted to receive the first plurality of teeth and further wherein the first U-shaped base has an anterior portion and a posterior portion; a second U-shaped base that has second walls that define a second interior wherein the second interior is adapted to receive the second plurality of teeth wherein the second U-shaped base has an anterior portion and a posterior portion and further wherein the anterior portion of the first U-shaped base is located at a distance from the anterior portion of the second U-shaped base wherein the anterior portion of the first U-shaped base does not contact the anterior portion of the second U-shaped base; a hinge that connects the posterior portion of the first U-shaped base to the posterior portion of the second U-shaped base; and wedges connected to the hinge wherein the wedges protrude from the hinge in a direction toward the anterior portion of the first U-shaped base and the anterior portion of the second U-shaped base and further wherein the wedges are located between the first U-shaped base and the second U-shaped base and prevent the anterior portion of the first U-shaped base from contacting the anterior portion of the second U-shaped base and maintain the distance of the anterior portion of the first U-shaped base from the anterior portion of the second U-shaped base.