# US 10,869,776 B2 · Kinesiology tape

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- Number: US 10,869,776 B2
- Document ID: US10869776B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/830,714
- Filed: 2015-08-19
- Published: 2016-02-25
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2014-08-19
- Assignees: KT Health, LLC
- Applicants: Kt Health, LLC
- Inventors: Gregory C. Hahn; Ryan Dewey; John Mackay
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10869776B2

## CPC

- A61F 5/40: Suspensory bandages
- A61F 13/023: {wound covering film layers without a fluid retention layer}
- C09J 7/21: Paper; Textile fabrics
- C09J 7/29: Laminated material (metallised plastics C09J7/22)
- C09J 2301/122: the adhesive layer being present only on one side of the carrier, e.g. single-sided adhesive tape
- C09J 2301/16: by the structure of the carrier layer
- C09J 2301/302: the adhesive being pressure-sensitive, i.e. tacky at temperatures inferior to 30°C
- C09J 2400/263: in the substrate
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)
- C09J: ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES (preparation of glue or gelatine C09H)

## Abstract

Kinesiology tape may include a first layer of fabric with an adhesive on a first side of the first layer of fabric. The kinesiology tape may also include a second layer of fabric that may be coupled to the first layer of fabric. The first layer of fabric and the second layer of fabric may form a receiving portion and a support may be disposed in the receiving portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Kinesiology tape, comprising:
an application portion comprising:
a first layer of fabric with an adhesive on a first side of the first layer of fabric; and
a second layer of fabric coupled to the first layer of fabric, the first layer of fabric and the second layer of fabric forming a receiving portion, the receiving portion shaped to receive a support;
a backing spanning the first side of the first layer of fabric of the application portion and disposed on the first side of the first layer of fabric; and
the support within the receiving portion and including:
a spine extending longitudinally along a length of the application portion; and
a plurality of teeth extending laterally across the spine and spaced apart from one another, an arrangement of the spine and the plurality of teeth imparting the support with a first bend resistance out of a plane defined by the application portion and a second bend resistance in the plane defined by the application portion, the first bend resistance exceeding the second bend resistance.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The kinesiology tape of claim 1, comprising a plurality of application portions formed from a single length of fabric cut between the plurality of application portions.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The kinesiology tape of claim 2, wherein the backing is formed from a single length of material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The kinesiology tape of claim 3, wherein the backing is partially cut between the plurality of application portions.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The kinesiology tape of claim 2, wherein the cut between the plurality of application portions is a partial cut.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The kinesiology tape of claim 2, wherein the cut between the plurality of application portions is a complete cut such that each of the plurality of application portions is disconnected from other application portions.