US3312216A
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Tongue-thrusting inhibiting devices
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-22
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Granted: 1967-04-04
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Expires: 1983-07-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wallshein Melvin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:30
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B13/00; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A TONGUE-THRUSTING INHIBITING DEVICE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, COMPRISING A FRAME PIECE ADAPTED TO FIT INTO A USER''S MOUTH ADJACENT THE PALATE IN RELEASABLY FIXED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UPPER TEETH IN THE MOUTH, AND A FREELY CONTRACTIBLE TONGUE-CONTACTING MEANS HAVING TWO ENDS; SAID MEANS BEING BIASED TO EXTENDED CONDITION WHEN CONTRACTED; ONE OF THE ENDS THEREOF BEING MOUNTED ON THE FRAME PIECE AND THE OTHER END ADAPTED TO CONTACT THE TONGUE; SAID MEANS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY REARWARDLY FROM THE FRAME PIECE WHEREBY ON MOUNTING THE DEVICE IN THE MOUTH WHEN THE TONGUE IS WITHIN THE MOUTH, THE SAID OTHER END OF SAID MEANS WILL CONTACT THE TONGUE AT A POSITION FORWARD OF THE OESOPHAGUS, AND SAID MEANS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A TONGUE-THRUSTING INHIBITING DEVICE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, COMPRISING A FRAME PIECE ADAPTED TO FIT INTO A USER''S MOUTH ADJACENT THE PALATE IN RELEASABLY FIXED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UPPER TEETH IN THE MOUTH, AND A FREELY CONTRACTIBLE TONGUE-CONTACTING MEANS HAVING TWO ENDS; SAID MEANS BEING BIASED TO EXTENDED CONDITION WHEN CONTRACTED; ONE OF THE ENDS THEREOF BEING MOUNTED ON THE FRAME PIECE AND THE OTHER END ADAPTED TO CONTACT THE TONGUE; SAID MEANS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY REARWARDLY FROM THE FRAME PIECE WHEREBY ON MOUNTING THE DEVICE IN THE MOUTH WHEN THE TONGUE IS WITHIN THE MOUTH, THE SAID OTHER END OF SAID MEANS WILL CONTACT THE TONGUE AT A POSITION FORWARD OF THE OESOPHAGUS, AND SAID MEANS
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3132647A
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