CA2296256A1 - Improved customizable mouthpiece for scuba-divers - Google Patents

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CA2296256A1
CA2296256A1 CA002296256A CA2296256A CA2296256A1 CA 2296256 A1 CA2296256 A1 CA 2296256A1 CA 002296256 A CA002296256 A CA 002296256A CA 2296256 A CA2296256 A CA 2296256A CA 2296256 A1 CA2296256 A1 CA 2296256A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/18—Air supply
    • B63C11/186—Mouthpieces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B9/00—Component parts for respiratory or breathing apparatus
    • A62B9/06—Mouthpieces; Nose-clips

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This invention is an improvement to a customized scuba diving mouthpiece (10) having a passageway forming front member (12) extending from a proximal in-mouth end (14) to a distal outside end (16), a U- shaped thermoformable back member (18) having a forward middle portion (20), flanges (24, 25), bite portions (28) configured to provide mold ability at substantially all points of contact between mouthpiece (10), and teeth. The improvement comprises the forming of a concave inner and outer surface (44, 46) on the leg portion (12) in order to reduce jaw fatigue, the rearward termination of the inner upstanding flange (24) substantially lateral to the diver's first molar, and the tapering of the rear portions of the leg members (12) so as to provide a more comfortable fit.
CA002296256A 1997-07-23 1998-06-18 Improved customizable mouthpiece for scuba-divers Expired - Fee Related CA2296256C (en)

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US08/899,466 US5865170A (en) 1997-07-23 1997-07-23 Customizable mouthpiece for scuba-divers
US08/899,466 1997-07-23
PCT/US1998/013052 WO1999004859A1 (en) 1997-07-23 1998-06-18 Improved customizable mouthpiece for scuba-divers

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AT (1) ATE303848T1 (en)
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