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 apparatus for use with a helmet having a chin strap, comprising:
an air channel structure; a shield member disposed adjacent to or extending from the air channel structure; a first tooth pad extending from the air channel structure away from the shield member; a second tooth pad extending from the air channel structure away from the shield member; an air channel extending through the air channel structure and shield intermediate the first and second tooth pads; and a strap extending from a lower portion of the shield and having a foot at an end thereof configured for insertion into an aperture of the chin strap of the helmet.