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Body support band

  • US 4,991,234 A
  • Filed: 10/10/1989
  • Issued: 02/12/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A flexible support band for encircling a portion of a wearer'"'"'s body, said band comprising:

  • a single band having elastic portions and hook and loop fastener portions, said band having solely two end defining a starting end and a terminating end, and said band having a first surface and a second surface opposite to said first surface;

    said first surface of said band having a plurality of one of said hook and loop fastener portions extending to said terminating end of said band and another one of said same fastener portions being intermediate between said starting and terminating ends of said band;

    said second surface of said band having a plurality of the other one of said hook and loop fastener portions extending to said starting end of said band and another one of said same other fastener portions being intermediate between said starting and terminating ends of said band;

    said band forming a convolute tubular support device encircling a body portion of the wearer, said first surface of said band constituting at said starting end an inner and inward facing end of said convolute tubular support device and said second surface of said band constituting at said terminating end an outer and outward facing end of said convolute tubular support device;

    the intermediate band portion containing said one of said hook and loop fastener portions engaging the starting end portion of said band containing said other one of said hook and loop fastener portions, and said terminating end portion of said band containing said one of said hook and loop fastener portions engaging the intermediate band portion containing said other one of said hook and loop fastener portions;

    whereby the engagement of said intermediate band portion with said starting end portion of said band constitutes a first engagement of said hook and loop fastener portions and the engagement of said terminating end portion of said band with said intermediate band portion constitutes a second engagement of said hook and loop fastener portions, said band being under tension when the second engagement of said hook and loop fastener portions is made.

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