Patent ID: 8028703

Claim:
A mouthpiece comprising: an intraoral component comprising: an upper trough extending from a first lateral end to a second lateral end and configured to receive at least one of a user's upper teeth or upper ridge, and a lower trough extending from a first lateral end to a second lateral end and configured to receive at least one of the user's lower teeth or lower ridge, wherein the troughs are substantially vertically aligned, and wherein the troughs are separated by a distance, thereby providing an opening through which the user can breathe; a first retention portion that extends away from a center of the intraoral component in a first lateral direction; a second retention portion that extends laterally away from the center of the intraoral component in a second lateral direction opposite from the first lateral direction, wherein the first and second retention portions of the extraoral component are configured to contact the user's face; a first column connecting the first retention portion with the intraoral component, wherein the first column is positioned near the first lateral end of the upper trough and the first lateral end of the lower trough; and a second column connecting the second retention portion with the intraoral component, wherein the second column is positioned near the second lateral end of the upper trough and the second lateral end of the lower trough.