Precut adhesive body support articles and support system
AssigneeSpidertech Inc.
InventorsRay Arbesman, Kevin Jardine
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Abstract
The invention provides an adhesive support article for supporting a body part of a user. A single-sided stretchable adhesive tape blank is precut into a sheet having a central anchoring portion and a plurality of outwardly extending fingers. The sheet is marked with visual indicators to guide the user of the support article for applying the central anchoring portion onto a first exterior surface of the body part and for stretching the fingers before adhering them at a predetermined distance away from the central anchoring portion. The adhesive support article can also be provided in a support system with at least one corresponding body landmark article, providing further guidance for applying the support article to the desired body part.
Claims9
An adhesive support system for supporting a body part of a user, comprising:
- a) pre-cut stretchable sheet having an adhesive surface, the pre-cut stretchable sheet comprising (i) a central anchoring portion, the central anchoring portion comprising a positioning aid for guiding the user to apply the central anchoring portion to a physiological center to be supported;
- (ii) a first plurality of fingers projecting outwardly from the central anchoring portion in a first direction, wherein the first plurality of fingers are spaced apart from each other and (iii) a second plurality of fingers projecting outwardly from the central anchoring portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and wherein the second plurality of fingers are spaced apart from each other;
- b) a release liner on the adhesive surface, the release liner scored along a first boundary between the central anchoring portion and the first plurality of fingers, and scored along a second boundary between the central anchoring portion and the second plurality of fingers;
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- c) a set of indicators, the set of indicators indicating that the central anchoring portion is to be applied prior to the first plurality of fingers and the second plurality of fingers;
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- wherein the fingers are stretched a predetermined distance away from the central anchoring portion according to the set of indicators to support the body part of the user.
An adhesive support system supporting for a body part of a user, comprising:
- a) a pre-cut stretchable sheet having an adhesive surface, the pre-cut stretchable sheet comprising (i) a central anchoring portion, (ii) at least three fingers projecting outwardly from the central anchoring portion in a first direction, wherein the first plurality of fingers are spaced apart from each other (iii) an absence of fingers projecting outwardly from the central anchoring portion in a second direction opposite the first direction;
- b) a release liner on the adhesive surface, the release liner scored along a boundary between the central anchoring portion and the plurality of fingers;
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- c) a set of indicators, the set of indicators indicating that the central anchoring portion is to be applied prior to the plurality of fingers;
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- wherein the fingers are stretched a predetermined distance away from the central anchoring portion according to the set of indicators to support the body part of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.