Wrist brace watch

• US 5,749,841 A
• Filed: 06/07/1995
• Issued: 05/12/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jay Gary Moore
• Original Assignee: Jay Gary Moore
• Inventors: Moore, Jay Gary
• Primary Examiner(s): Reichard, Lynne A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): POTHIER, DENISE M
• Application Number:
  US08/478,871
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: 602/5, 602/21, 602/64, 602/20, 368/10, 368/281-283, 368/286, 224/164, 224/167, 224/168, 224/177, 224/180, 2/20, 2/160, 2/161.1
• US Class Current: 602/21
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/088 especially for the wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/0118 for the arms, hands or fingers

Abstract

Time piece incorporated into a wrist brace to allow one to wear the wrist brace and a time piece. The invention comprises a wrist brace having a support web typically secured on the wrist by a strap which has a VELCRO® strip which is secured to a VELCRO® strip on the web. The time piece assembly comprises a looped band which has a two VELCRO® strips, one for engaging the VELCRO® strip on the web, the other for engaging the VELCRO® strip on the strap. The time-piece is operable from a control panel within the reach of the fingers on the hand extending from the wrist on which the wrist brace is worn.

Claims

1. A wrist brace comprising:

a flexible tube having an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface of said tube having sufficient diameter to encompass a wrist of a person wearing said brace, a front open end in said tube through which the fingers of said person may extend and a rear open end in said tube through which the forearm of said person may extend, said tube comprising a web with a first edge and a second edge which, while in an open position said web can loosely cover said wrist, a part of said hand and a part of said forearm, and when said first edge and said second edge of said web are rolled near to each other into a closed position to form said tube, said tube can securely encompass said wrist, a part of said hand and a part of said forearm, a top side of said tube which is generally disposed above said wrist when said wrist brace is being worn by said person and a bottom side of said tube which is disposed generally below said wrist when said wrist brace is being worn by said person;

at least one elongated reinforcement member made of substantially rigid material for supporting said wrist against excessive bending and being housed along said tube outside said inner surface;

a strip of multiple tiny loops attached to said tube;

at least one strap having a proximal end attached adjacent to one of said first edge and said second edge, said strap having a strip of multiple tiny hooks thereon which can securely engage said multiple tiny loops on said tube to attach said strap to said outer surface of said tube to maintain said web in said closed position;

a looped band for receiving a remote end of said strap therethrough, a strip of multiple tiny loops being attached to an interior surface of said looped band for engaging said multiple tiny hooks on said strap to secure said loosed band to said strap, and a strip of multiple tiny hooks being attached to an exterior surface of said looped band for engaging said strip of multiple tiny loops on said tube to secure the looped band to said tube, thereby also securing the remote end of said strap to said tube, said looped band comprising a first band with a proximate end and a remote end and a second band with a proximate end and a remote end;

a time piece attached to an exterior surface of said looped band, said time piece including a first dowel setting supporting a first dowel and a second dowel setting supporting a second dowel each on opposed sides of said time piece, said proximate end of said first band being secured to said first dowel and said proximate end of said second band being secured to said second dowel, a strip of multiple tiny hooks attached to said remote end of said first band which engages a strip of multiple tiny loops on said remote end of said second band, and said proximate end of said first band being split into a first arm and a second arm and said first arm attaches to said first dowel and said second arm attaches to said second dowel.

2. The wrist brace of claim 1 wherein said first arm of said first band is shorter than said second arm of said first band, so that said time piece is set at an angle with respect to an imaginary axis through the longitudinal center of said first and and said second band.

3. The wrist brace of claim 1 wherein said looped band has a proximate end and a remote end, a first arm extends outwardly from said proximate end of said looped band and secures said first dowel and a second arm extends outwardly from said proximate end and secures said second dowel to attach said time piece to said proximate end;

and a strip of multiple tiny hooks being attached to said proximate end of said band to engage a strip of multiple tiny loops attached to said remote end of said band to form a closed loop.

4. The wrist brace of claim 3 wherein said first arm and said second arm are angled with respect to said band, so the time piece is assembled at an angle with respect to said band.

5. A wrist brace comprising:

a flexible tube having an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface of said tube having sufficient diameter to encompass a wrist of a person wearing said brace;

a front open end in said tube through which the fingers of said wrist may extend and a rear open end in said tube through which the forearm of said person may extend, said tube comprising a web with a first edge and a second edge which, while in an open position said web can loosely cover said wrist, a part of said hand and a part of said forearm, and when said first edge and said second edge of said web are rolled near to each other into a closed position to form said tube, said tube can securely encompass said wrist, a part of said hand and a part of said forearm, and a top side of said tube which is generally disposed above said wrist when said wrist brace is being worn by said person;

at least one elongated reinforcement member made of substantially rigid material for supporting said wrist against excessive bending and being housed along said tube outside surface;

a strip of multiple tiny loons affixed on said tube;

at least one strap having a proximal end attached adjacent to one of said first edge and said second edge, a strip of multiple tiny hooks on said strap for securely engaging said multiple tiny loops on said tube to attach said strap to said outer surface of said tube and maintain said web in said closed position;

a looped band for receiving a remote end of said strap therethrough, a strip of multiple tiny loops attached to an interior surface of said looped band for engaging said multiple tiny hooks on said strap to secure said looped band to said strap, and a strip of multiple tiny hooks attached to an exterior surface of said looped band for engaging said strip of multiple tiny loops on said tube to secure the looped band to said tube, said looped band comprising a band with a proximate end and a remote end;

a time piece removably attached to a portion of said looped band, said time piece including a first dowel setting supporting a first dowel and a second dowel setting supporting a second dowel each on opposed sides of said time piece, a first arm extending from said proximate end of said looped band to secure said first dowel and a second arm extending from said proximate end to secure said second dowel to attach said time piece to said proximate end, and a strip of multiple tiny hooks being attached to said proximate end of said band to engage a strip of multiple tiny loops attached to said remote end of said band to form a closed loop.

6. The wrist brace of claim 5 wherein said first arm and said second arm are angled with respect to said band, so the time Piece is assembled at an angle with respect to said band.