Temporary splint
First Claim
3. A TEMPORARY SPLINT COMPOSED OF MATERIALS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE X-RAY TRANSMISSIBILITY IN ALL PORTIONS THEREOF, COMPRISING A TRANSVERSELY FLEXIBLE BODY PORTION ADAPTED TO BE WRAPPED ABOUT A LIMB, SAID BODY PORTION CONTAINING A PAIR OF SHEETS OF TEXTILE MATERIAL SEWED TOGETHER BY LINES OF LONGITUDINAL STITCHING TO PROVIDE POCKETS THEREBETWEEN, A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED STIFFENING MEMBERS CARRIED IN SAID POCKETS OF THE BODY PORTION WITH THE LONG AXIS OF EACH OF THE STIFFENING MEMBERS HELD IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE LONG AXIS OF THE BODY, A COTTON PADDING COVERING SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE INNER SIDE OF SAID SHEETS AND RETAINED IN PLACE BY SAID STITCHING, A SHEATH OF NON-ABSORBENT, LIQUID IMPERVIOUS FLEXIBLE PLASTIC MATERIAL COMPLETELY AND PERMAMENTLY ENCLOSING AND PROTECTING THE SHEETS AND THE PADDING AND THE STIFFENING MEMBERS, SAID BODY PORTION BEING FORMED WITH AN EXTENSION BEYOND SAID POCKETS FOLDABLE ALONG A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID STIFFENING MEMBERS, A PLURALITY OF EXTERIORLY LOCATED STRAPS HAVING THE CENTRAL PORTIONS THEREOF STITCHED ONTO EXTERIOR FACE OF SAID SHEATH AND BEING ORIENTED TO EXTEND SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LONG AXIS OF THE BODY PORTION AND THE STIFFENING MEMBERS, A STRAP HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF STITCHED ONTO THE EXTERIOR FACE OF THE EXTENSION AND ORIENTED SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE AXIS OF THE EXTENSION, EACH OF SAID TRAPS BEING OF A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO HAVE THE ENDS OVERLAP WHEN THE SPLINT IS WRAPPED AROUND A LIMB, AND PRESSURE SENSITIVE TEXTILE FASTENING MEANS CARRIED ON EACH STRAP FOR SECURING THE STRAPS IN POSITION.
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3. A TEMPORARY SPLINT COMPOSED OF MATERIALS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE X-RAY TRANSMISSIBILITY IN ALL PORTIONS THEREOF, COMPRISING A TRANSVERSELY FLEXIBLE BODY PORTION ADAPTED TO BE WRAPPED ABOUT A LIMB, SAID BODY PORTION CONTAINING A PAIR OF SHEETS OF TEXTILE MATERIAL SEWED TOGETHER BY LINES OF LONGITUDINAL STITCHING TO PROVIDE POCKETS THEREBETWEEN, A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED STIFFENING MEMBERS CARRIED IN SAID POCKETS OF THE BODY PORTION WITH THE LONG AXIS OF EACH OF THE STIFFENING MEMBERS HELD IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE LONG AXIS OF THE BODY, A COTTON PADDING COVERING SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE INNER SIDE OF SAID SHEETS AND RETAINED IN PLACE BY SAID STITCHING, A SHEATH OF NON-ABSORBENT, LIQUID IMPERVIOUS FLEXIBLE PLASTIC MATERIAL COMPLETELY AND PERMAMENTLY ENCLOSING AND PROTECTING THE SHEETS AND THE PADDING AND THE STIFFENING MEMBERS, SAID BODY PORTION BEING FORMED WITH AN EXTENSION BEYOND SAID POCKETS FOLDABLE ALONG A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID STIFFENING MEMBERS, A PLURALITY OF EXTERIORLY LOCATED STRAPS HAVING THE CENTRAL PORTIONS THEREOF STITCHED ONTO EXTERIOR FACE OF SAID SHEATH AND BEING ORIENTED TO EXTEND SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LONG AXIS OF THE BODY PORTION AND THE STIFFENING MEMBERS, A STRAP HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF STITCHED ONTO THE EXTERIOR FACE OF THE EXTENSION AND ORIENTED SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE AXIS OF THE EXTENSION, EACH OF SAID TRAPS BEING OF A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO HAVE THE ENDS OVERLAP WHEN THE SPLINT IS WRAPPED AROUND A LIMB, AND PRESSURE SENSITIVE TEXTILE FASTENING MEANS CARRIED ON EACH STRAP FOR SECURING THE STRAPS IN POSITION.
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Current AssigneeCharles E. Zimmerman
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Original AssigneeCharles E. Zimmerman
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InventorsZimmerman, Charles E.
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Application NumberUS04/267,136Time in Patent Office1,047 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current602/6CPC Class CodesA61F 5/0585 for the legs toe correcting...Y10S 128/15 Hook and loop type fastener
