US3224441A
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Method of forming a teeth protector
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-04-24
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1983-04-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard P Monaghan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 10:42
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/08; A63B71/085; A63B2209/00; A63B2209/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
A METHOD OF FORMING A TEETH PROTECTOR, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF, PROVIDING A STRIP OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL OF A LENGTH TO EXTEND ACROSS THE FRONT UPPER TEETH OF A USER, HEATING THE STRIP OT SOFTEN SAME, FORMING SUCH STRIP INTO A ROPE-LIKE SHAPE, SHAPING THE MATERIAL WHILE IN THE MOUTH OF THE USER USING THE TONGUE AND WHILE IN THE SOFTENED STATE TO COVER THE UPPER FRONT TEETH AND A PORTION OF THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE GUM THEREABOVE, ALSO POSITIONING SOME OF THE MATERIAL BEHIND THE UPPER FRONT TEETH TO RECEIVE AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE LOWER FRONT TEETH WHEN THE JAWS ARE CLOSED, CLOSING THE JAWS OF THE USER TOGETHER TO THE NORMALLY CLOSED POSITION WHICH THE USER''S TEETH WOULD ASSUME IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY TEETH PROTECTOR TO EMBED MOST OF BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER FRONT TEETH INTO SUCH MATERIAL WHILE IN THE SOFTENED STATE SO THAT THE UPPER CUTTING EDGES OF THE LOWER FRONT TEETH EXTEND ABOVE AND BEHIND THE LOWER CUTTING EDGES OF THE UPPER FRONT TEETH TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE REAR TEETH WHICH NORMALLY CONTACT EACH OTHER IN THE ABSENCE OF A TEETH PROTECTOR ARE IN SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT, SHAPING THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE MATERIAL IN FRONT OF THE UPPER FRONT TEETH AND GUM THEREABOVE AND ALLOWING THE MATERIAL TO SET TO A FIXED SHAPE WITH THE SHAPE OF THE TEETH IMPRESSED THEREIN AND WHILE RETAINING A FLEXIBLE RESILIENCY.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
239 words
A METHOD OF FORMING A TEETH PROTECTOR, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF, PROVIDING A STRIP OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL OF A LENGTH TO EXTEND ACROSS THE FRONT UPPER TEETH OF A USER, HEATING THE STRIP OT SOFTEN SAME, FORMING SUCH STRIP INTO A ROPE-LIKE SHAPE, SHAPING THE MATERIAL WHILE IN THE MOUTH OF THE USER USING THE TONGUE AND WHILE IN THE SOFTENED STATE TO COVER THE UPPER FRONT TEETH AND A PORTION OF THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE GUM THEREABOVE, ALSO POSITIONING SOME OF THE MATERIAL BEHIND THE UPPER FRONT TEETH TO RECEIVE AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE LOWER FRONT TEETH WHEN THE JAWS ARE CLOSED, CLOSING THE JAWS OF THE USER TOGETHER TO THE NORMALLY CLOSED POSITION WHICH THE USER''S TEETH WOULD ASSUME IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY TEETH PROTECTOR TO EMBED MOST OF BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER FRONT TEETH INTO SUCH MATERIAL WHILE IN THE SOFTENED STATE SO THAT THE UPPER CUTTING EDGES OF THE LOWER FRONT TEETH EXTEND ABOVE AND BEHIND THE LOWER CUTTING EDGES OF THE UPPER FRONT TEETH TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE REAR TEETH WHICH NORMALLY CONTACT EACH OTHER IN THE ABSENCE OF A TEETH PROTECTOR ARE IN SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT, SHAPING THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE MATERIAL IN FRONT OF THE UPPER FRONT TEETH AND GUM THEREABOVE AND ALLOWING THE MATERIAL TO SET TO A FIXED SHAPE WITH THE SHAPE OF THE TEETH IMPRESSED THEREIN AND WHILE RETAINING A FLEXIBLE RESILIENCY.
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