Athletic Protective Mouthpiece and Lip Shield Apparatus

摘要

This invention is an athletic protective mouthpiece and lip shield apparatus used in contact sports and is designed to attach to a helmet's chin strap. The mouthpiece, Air Channel, and Lip Shield structures are particularly designed to comfortably protect both upper and lower jaw of the athlete while removing unwanted impact stress from the front teeth (Incisors) and placing such stress to the stronger Cuspid and Molars regions of the athlete's dentures. This invention solves the problems of airflow restriction and impact stress of the front teeth from other athletic mouthpieces by removing the position of the Incisors from atop the breathing orifice to behind said orifice, whereby providing an improved larger non-condensing airway for the passing of unrestricted airflow. The apparatus is designed to pivot and operate by way of an attachment strap affixed to the Lip shield and fitted into an opening on the helmet's chin strap.

主权项

1. An athletic mouthpiece and Lip Shield apparatus for the protection of the lips, and upper and lower teeth of a person wearing a helmet having a chin strap affixed thereto, comprising:
a) a circular midsection or Air Channel structure containing a large breathing orifice extending therethrough for the passing of unrestricted airflow to and from the mouth of said person; b) a protective mouthpiece is formed in a U-shaped appearance, as to correspond to the curvature of the mouth, formed by two resilient Tooth Pad structures connected to and extending from said breathing orifice or Air Channel structure on opposite sides of said orifice upon which the middle and back rows of the user's dentures are protectively positioned while aligned with individualized oval Tooth Mound structures for comfort and individual tooth cushioning; c) a longitudinally curved resilient protective Lip Shield member that curves rearwardly and is affixed on the forward end of said Air Channel structure, wherein said member being of such length and width as to extend fully over the lips and corners of the mouth of said user thereof, in which said Lip Shield is generally oval in shape and thin in nature containing the large breathing orifice of the Air Channel structure; d) a resilient connective Strap member affixed to said Lip Shield member extending downwardly, ending with an attachment member affixed thereto, having attaching means for connection with helmet's chin strap; and e) all parts of said protective mouthpiece and Lip Shield apparatus being formed of a firm but flexible resilient material therein.