Pneumatic splint
First Claim
1. A PNEUMATIC SPLINT FOR RENDERING A HUMAN ARM AND THE LIKE SUBSTANTIALLY IMMOBILE, THE SPLINT COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE, INFLATABLE ENVELOPE FABRICATED OF FLUID-IMPERVIOUS SHEET MEANS, THE ENVELOPE HAVING FOUR PERIPHERAL EDGES INCLUDING TWO OPPOSITE EDGES AND A THIRD EDGE EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE ENVELOPE BETWEEN SAID OPPOSITE EDGES, THE PERIPHERAL EDGES OF THE ENVELOPE BEING ARRANGED TO IMPART A TRAPEZOIDAL PLANFORM CONFIGURATION TO THE ENVELOPE, SAID OPPOSITE EDGES DEFINING THE NON-PARALLEL EDGES OF THE TRAPEZOID, A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY OPERABLE FIRST FASTENER MEANS SECURED TO THE ENVELOPE AT SPACED LOCATIONS ALONG ONE OF THE TWO OPPOSITE EDGES, A CORRESPONDING PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY OPERABLE SECOND FASTENER MEANS SECURED TO THE ENVELOPE AT CORRESPONDING SPACED LOCATIONS ALONG THE OTHER OF THE TWO OPPOSITE EDGES, THE FIRST AND SECOND FASTENER MEANS BEING ARRANGED FOR COOPERATION WITH EACH OTHER FOR MAINTAINING SAID OPPOSITE EDGES IN SUBSTANTIAL REGISTRATION WITH EACH OTHER WHEN THE ENVELOPE IS ARRANGED TO ENCOMPASS A SELECTED PORTION OF A HUMAN ARM AND THE LIKE, A PLURALITY OF STIFFENING RIBS DEFINED BY SAID SHEET MEANS EXTENDING IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER BETWEEN SAID TWO OPPOSITE EDGES ALONG THE PARALLEL EDGES OF THE TRAPEZOID AND INTERMEDIATE SAID PARALLEL EDGES, A PORT OF THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE FOR ADMITTING ENVELOPE-INFLATING FLUID INTO THE ENVELOPE FOR INFLATING THE ENVELOPE SUFFICIENTLY TO RENDER SUBSTANTIALLY IMMOBILE AN ARM AND THE LIKE ENCOMPASSED BY THE ENVELOPE, AND VALVE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PORT FOR RETAINING INFLATING FLUID WITHIN THE ENVELOPE.
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1. A PNEUMATIC SPLINT FOR RENDERING A HUMAN ARM AND THE LIKE SUBSTANTIALLY IMMOBILE, THE SPLINT COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE, INFLATABLE ENVELOPE FABRICATED OF FLUID-IMPERVIOUS SHEET MEANS, THE ENVELOPE HAVING FOUR PERIPHERAL EDGES INCLUDING TWO OPPOSITE EDGES AND A THIRD EDGE EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE ENVELOPE BETWEEN SAID OPPOSITE EDGES, THE PERIPHERAL EDGES OF THE ENVELOPE BEING ARRANGED TO IMPART A TRAPEZOIDAL PLANFORM CONFIGURATION TO THE ENVELOPE, SAID OPPOSITE EDGES DEFINING THE NON-PARALLEL EDGES OF THE TRAPEZOID, A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY OPERABLE FIRST FASTENER MEANS SECURED TO THE ENVELOPE AT SPACED LOCATIONS ALONG ONE OF THE TWO OPPOSITE EDGES, A CORRESPONDING PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY OPERABLE SECOND FASTENER MEANS SECURED TO THE ENVELOPE AT CORRESPONDING SPACED LOCATIONS ALONG THE OTHER OF THE TWO OPPOSITE EDGES, THE FIRST AND SECOND FASTENER MEANS BEING ARRANGED FOR COOPERATION WITH EACH OTHER FOR MAINTAINING SAID OPPOSITE EDGES IN SUBSTANTIAL REGISTRATION WITH EACH OTHER WHEN THE ENVELOPE IS ARRANGED TO ENCOMPASS A SELECTED PORTION OF A HUMAN ARM AND THE LIKE, A PLURALITY OF STIFFENING RIBS DEFINED BY SAID SHEET MEANS EXTENDING IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER BETWEEN SAID TWO OPPOSITE EDGES ALONG THE PARALLEL EDGES OF THE TRAPEZOID AND INTERMEDIATE SAID PARALLEL EDGES, A PORT OF THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE FOR ADMITTING ENVELOPE-INFLATING FLUID INTO THE ENVELOPE FOR INFLATING THE ENVELOPE SUFFICIENTLY TO RENDER SUBSTANTIALLY IMMOBILE AN ARM AND THE LIKE ENCOMPASSED BY THE ENVELOPE, AND VALVE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PORT FOR RETAINING INFLATING FLUID WITHIN THE ENVELOPE.
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Current AssigneeWayne Sconce Jerry
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Original AssigneeWayne Sconce Jerry
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InventorsWAYNE SCONCE JERRY
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Application NumberUS04/405,138Time in Patent Office1,043 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current602/13CPC Class CodesA61F 5/05816 Inflatable splintsY10S 128/20 Inflatable splint
