Impact energy absorbing mouth guard

摘要

An energy absorbing mouth guard is provided with several sets of open spaces. The sets are arranged in the guard at preferred locations. At least some of the sets have arrays of open spaces, where the arrays are arranged in a triangular pattern. Each array in the triangular pattern has three open spaces.

主权项

1. A mouth guard, comprising:
a bite line separating an outer portion and an inner portion, said bite line extending through a line of symmetry of said guard, said line of symmetry dividing guard into a first half and a second half; a first set of open spaces and a second set of open spaces in said first half outer portion, wherein said first set of open spaces and said second set of open spaces are each comprised of three arrays of open spaces, wherein each array is comprised of three open spaces, wherein the arrays are arranged in a triangular pattern, wherein the triangular patterns of the arrays are not the same, wherein said first set of open spaces is located in a first front flap of the guard, and the second set of open spaces is located in a first outer side flap of the guard; and a third set of open spaces and a fourth set of open spaces in said second half outer portion, wherein said third set of open spaces and said fourth set of open spaces are each comprised of three arrays of open spaces, wherein each array is comprised of three open spaces, wherein the arrays are arranged in a triangular pattern, wherein the triangular patterns of the arrays are not the same, wherein said third set of open spaces is located in a second front flap of the guard, and the fourth set of open spaces is located in a second outer side flap of the guard.