Double pull body brace
DCFirst Claim
1. A body brace, comprising:
- a one-piece panel flexibly extending from a back portion to a front portion of the torso of a wearer;
a first cord that sinuously engages a plurality of first cord guide lobes, and is disposed to cross a first sagittal plane of the wearer;
a second cord that sinuously engages a plurality of second cord guide lobes, and is disposed to cross a second sagittal plane of the wearer; and
the cords and cord guides operatively coupled to the body such that pulling on at least one of the first and second cords effectively shortens the panel.
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Abstract
The double pull body brace comprises a one-piece panel which engages around the torso and overlaps at the front. At the overlap, it is attached to itself by means of a hook-and-loop fastener so that a wide range of adjustment is possible. In the back, spaced cord guides are mounted on said panel. Each cord guide carries a plurality of cord guide lobes. An upper cord is engaged around the upper cord guide lobes, and a lower cord is engaged around the lower cord guide lobes. These cords are separately attached to pull tabs. When donned, the user pulls on the pull tabs to separately adjust upper and lower closure tension of the body brace. When in correct adjustment, the pull tabs are attached in place by hook-and-loop fasteners.
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19 Claims
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1. A body brace, comprising:
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a one-piece panel flexibly extending from a back portion to a front portion of the torso of a wearer; a first cord that sinuously engages a plurality of first cord guide lobes, and is disposed to cross a first sagittal plane of the wearer; a second cord that sinuously engages a plurality of second cord guide lobes, and is disposed to cross a second sagittal plane of the wearer; and the cords and cord guides operatively coupled to the body such that pulling on at least one of the first and second cords effectively shortens the panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A body brace, comprising:
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a panel having sufficient length to overlap across a front portion of the torso of a wearer; and left and right cords, each of the cords disposed across a sagittal midplane of the wearer, and operatively engaging the panel such that the left cord pulls to the left to tighten the brace, and the right cord pulls to the right to tighten the brace, wherein each of the left and right cords sinuously engages a plurality of cord guide lobes. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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