Support
AssigneeEpiphany Innovations Limited
InventorWesley Marshall
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Abstract
A support for the trunk or a limb or joint of a human or animal comprises a first band having first and second end portions with respective fasteners which can be fastened together to fix the band in a loop around the trunk or a limb or joint and at least one pad located inwardly of the first band for engaging a surface portion of the trunk or a limb or joint. The second band has a portion located inwardly of the first band and supports said at least one pad for movement independently of the first band when the first band is fixed to apply pressure to said surface portion. An adjustment means is connected to the second band and extends from an inner side to an outer side of the first band to allow operation outwardly of the first band when the first band is fixed for adjusting the position of said at least one pad.
Claims18
A support for a body part of a human or animal comprising:
- a first band configured to at least partially encompass the body part, the first band having a first end portion, a second end portion, an inner side extending along a length between the first and second end portions and configured to face toward the body part, an outer side extending along the length opposite the inner side and configured to face away from the body part, and an aperture surrounded by the first band and disposed along the length between the first and second end portions, the aperture configured to extend through the first band from the inner side to the outer side;
- at least one pad located inwardly of the first band, the at least one pad being configured to engage the body part;
- a second band having a fixed portion non-removably attached to the inner side of the first band, and an inward portion located inwardly of the first band and configured to support the at least one pad, the inward portion configured for movement independently of the first band to apply pressure to the body part with the at least one pad;
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- adjustment means connected to or formed by an adjustment portion of the second band, the adjustment means extending through the aperture in the first band from a location inwardly of the first band to a location outwardly of the first band to allow operation outwardly of the first band to adjust the pressure exerted by the at least one pad on the body part.
A support for a body part of a human or animal comprising:
- a first band configured to at least partially encompass the body part, the first band having a first end portion, a second end portion, a length extending between the first and second end portions, an inner side extending along the length and configured to face toward the body part, an outer side extending along the length and configured to face away from the body part, and an aperture surrounded by the first band and disposed along the length between the first and second end portions, the aperture configured to extend through the first band from the inner side to the outer side;
- at least one pad located inwardly of the first band, the at least one pad being configured to engage the body part;
- a second band having a fixed portion non-removably attached to the inner side of the first band, and an inward portion located inwardly of the first band and configured to support the at least one pad;
- and an adjustment component extending through the aperture in the first band from a location inwardly of the first band to a location outwardly of the first band;
- wherein the adjustment component is configured to permit operation outwardly of the first band to move the inward portion of the second band independently of movement of the first band to adjust pressure exerted by the at least one pad on the body part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.