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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2009
Applicants:
David E. Silverglate, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Brian Gulassa, Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventors:
David E. Silverglate, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Brian Gulassa, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
GOT I, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 43/00 (2006.01); A61J 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus is provided, which includes a plurality of elongated strands having joinder regions uniting adjacent strands at a distance along a length of an outer perimeter of the elongated strands, the elongate strands being configured to couple together for a distance along their lengths. The elongated strands form a surface of a mesh when the joinder regions are coupled. The apparatus may further include a manducable protrusion coupled to the mesh and extending a distance away from an exterior surface of the mesh.