Patent ID: 6918394

Claim:
A device for preventing sleep apnea, wherein in order to prevent occurrence of apnea and snoring during sleep, stoppers having predetermined elasticity are attached to both right and left sides of a lower jaw fitting piece which fits a lower jaw, the stoppers being hung on a nose or on a face side of a head so as to push the lower jaw forward via the lower jaw fitting piece, wherein contact stopping portions are formed on both sides of the lower jaw fitting piece by bending rear ends of the lower jaw fitting piece into hook shapes for setting on rear edges of the lower jaws, wherein the lower jaw fitting piece is formed into a rough U shape along the lower jaw, and at least a portion of the lower jaw fitting piece making contact with the lower jaw is formed from a soft material, and stopping portions are provided at a side circumference of the lower jaw fitting piece to stop ends of the stoppers hung from the nose or the head, and wherein the stoppers are hung on the ears or the head through the nose via a holder so as to be tensioned.