Protector for the lips and teeth

Claim 1

A PROTECTOR FOR THE LIPS AND UPPER AND LOWER TEETH OF A USER, INCLUDING: (A) A RESILIENT, GENERALLY SEMI-CIRCULAR CUSHION HAVING FLAT UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES THAT TAPER REARWARDLY TOWARD ONE ANOTHER AND ARE ADAPTED TO BE CONTACTED BY SAID UPPER AND LOWER TEETH RESPECTIVELY; (B) GUIDE MEANS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID CUSHION FOR POSITIONING SAID UPPER TEETH THEREON; (C) A RESILIENT CONNECTOR EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM SAID CENTRAL PORTION; (D) A CURVED PROTECTIVE MEMBER DISPOSED ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID CONNECTOR, WITH SAID MEMBER BEING OF SUCH LENGTH AND WIDTH AS TO EXTEND FULLY OVER THE LIPS OF SAID USER, WHICH MEMBER HAS A PROTUBERANCE FORMED ON A LOWER FORWARD PORTION THEREOF; (E) A PLURALITY OF LATERALLY SPACED RIBS EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM A FORWARD INTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID PROTUBERANCE; AND (F) A PLURALITY OF LATERALLY SPACED RIB EXTENSIONS DEPENDING FROM THE LOWER SURFACE OF SAID CUSHION AND CONNECTOR, WHICH RIB EXTENSIONS MERGE WITH SAID RIBS, WITH SAID RIBS AND RIB EXTENSIONS COOPERATIVELY DEFINING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATE SPACES THEREBETWEEN THAT ARE AT ALL TIMES IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE AND THE INTERIOR OF SAID USER''S MOUTH WHEN SAID PROTECTOR IS IN PLACE THEREIN.