Human jaw supportive device for reducing snoring and obstructive sleep apnea

• US 20040187873A1
• Filed: 03/28/2003
• Published: 09/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brown C. Stephen
• Original Assignee: Brown C. Stephen
• Inventors: Brown, C. Stephen
• Application Number:
  US10/401,441
• Publication Number:
  US 20040187873A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/848
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/56 Devices for preventing snoring by influencing the respiratory system by gas treatment A61M16/00

Abstract

A human jaw supportive device consisting essentially of elastic textile products. The supporter has members that encircle the head and apply upward pressure on the lower jaw and the bottom of the chin to stabilize them while the user is sleeping and to keep the jaw in a desired position while sleeping. The supporter is a device for preventing snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.

When the supporter'"'"'s elastic members are placed over the top of the user'"'"'s head with the elastic member under the user'"'"'s chin, the supporter keeps the users mouth closed so that air flows through the nasal passages. The supporter stabilizes the lower jaw and prevents the lower jaw from overextending toward the user'"'"'s neck, and prevents the tongue from falling back and blocking the user'"'"'s airway and breathing passage.

Claims

1. A jaw supportive device for reducing snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, said device comprising:

an elastic and polyester means for holding the lower jaw in a selected position, said elastic and polyester means having front and rear members, of which the front member passes forward of the ears and the rear member passes behind the ears over the top of the head downwardly to below the ears where the front and rear members merge together to form a single member that passes under the chin of the user;

2. The supporter of claim 1 wherein;

the forward and rear members are bound at their edges with polyester borders;

3. The supporter of claim 1 wherein;

the polyester borders encase an elastic strand and are unique to the present invention;

4. The supporter of claim 1 wherein;

the elastic strand in the polyester borders is contiguous through the entire border and are unique to the present invention;

5. The supporter of claim 1 comprises;

an area of the supporter that makes contact with the chin, and said area of the supporter is sufficiently wide enough to make contact with the bottom edge of the users lower lip and extend downward and wrap under the chin and extend back towards the neck of the user;

6. The supporter of claim 1 comprises;

an elastic link strap interconnecting said front and rear members and being spaced above the ears of the user and disposed on top of the head of the user, said link having front and rear opposite ends attached respectively to said front and rear members;

7. The supporter of claim 1 consisting essentially of;

elastic materials that self adjust to the different shapes and sizes of the human head, face and chin;

8. The supporter of claim 1 is comprised;

specifically to support and stabilize the lower jaw and keep the users mouth closed while the user is sleeping;

9. The supporter of claim 1 is comprised:

to provide the user with a r comfortable jaw supporter that prevents the lower jaw from dropping further than its intended range while the user is sleeping.

10. The supporter of claim 1 is comprised of:

lightweight fabrics that inhibit the build up of body heat underneath the materials or fabrics of the supporter.

11. The supporter of claim 1 is comprised of:

Two plys of textile fabrics, similar in shape, placed directly on top of each other and sewn together at the edges.