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Clavicle brace

  • US 4,570,619 A
  • Filed: 10/27/1982
  • Issued: 02/18/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A shoulder brace for bracing a wearer'"'"'s shoulders, said brace being of the type having a generally figure 8 configuration with right and left shoulder loops connected together to form said figure 8 configuration, the wearer'"'"'s right and left arms being received through said right and left shoulder loops, respectively, when said brace is worn, said brace comprisinga first shoulder strap that defines one of said brace'"'"'s shoulder loops, and a second shoulder strap that defines the other of said shoulder loops, each of said straps having a shoulder contact section and a doubled back section, each strap'"'"'s shoulder contact and doubled back sections being connected one to the other, and said doubled back section of each strap being adapted to overlie its associated shoulder contact section on the anterior surface of a wearer'"'"'s shoulder between the wearer'"'"'s trapezius muscle and the wearer'"'"'s axilla when said brace is worn,a crossover strap connected to said first and second shoulder straps for maintaining said first and second shoulder straps in said generally figure 8 configuration,a link fixed to said brace with said shoulder straps being slidable relative to said link for increasing or decreasing the size of said shoulder loops, the tightness or looseness of said brace on a wearer'"'"'s shoulders being a result of the decreased size or increased size, respectively, of said shoulder loops, andan adjustable fastener connected with each of said first and second shoulder straps, each fastener being partially carried by a shoulder contact section and partially carried by a doubled back section, said fasteners being connectable on the anterior surfaces of the wearer'"'"'s shoulders between the wearer'"'"'s trapezius muscle and the wearer'"'"'s axilla, said fastener associated with said right shoulder loop being adjustable to permit the size of said right loop to be decreased personally by the wearer by pulling said right loop'"'"'s doubled back section in a direction that includes a forward directional component with the wearer'"'"'s left hand as desired while the brace is being worn, and said fastener associated with said left shoulder loop being adjustable to permit the size of said left loop to be decreased personally by the wearer by pulling said left loop'"'"'s doubled back section in a direction that includes a forward directional component with the wearer'"'"'s right hand as desired while the brace is being worn, the pulling of each loop'"'"'s doubled back section in a direction that includes a forward directional component simultaneously tightening that loop on the wearer'"'"'s shoulder and providing a rearward thrust to the wearer'"'"'s shoulder for pulling the wearer'"'"'s shoulder rearwardly into a desired braced position.

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