Pelvic retainer and body clamp
OwnerNoel Edmonds Chaseinventor
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Abstract
The disclosed invention is a human body clamping device. In one significant fashion application as a pelvic retainer principally for female use, it facilitates an open-sided thong-like garment. Whereas all clothing garments that extends from the waist down (bottoms, pants, underpants, skirt, bathing suit bottoms, etc.) must currently wrap entirely around the waist in order to stay up, this invention allows fashion designers to design new styles of garments that allow the hips to be fully exposed. The novel clamping mechanism in this invention, combined with nano-grip fabrics and surfaces, ensures that the invention remains secured to the body. For medical and therapeutic applications, it provides controlled pressure on a body part.
Claims18
A retainer or clamp which is configured to contact the body, that provides a controlled clamping force to maintain grip to the skin or controlled pressure on a specific location, comprising:
- a substantially rigid yet resilient front support;
- a substantially rigid yet resilient back support;
- a substantially curved rigid yet resilient tube, which directly or indirectly joins said front support and said back support;
- a cable tensioner on either said front support or said back support;
- a cable which passes through said tube which is secured at one end to said cable tensioner on either said front support or said back support and at the other end to said other support, and when tensioned, remains substantially tight to the inside curvature of said tube.
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