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US 10,881,544 B1Granted
Neck brace
AssigneesUniversity College Cardiff Consultants Limited, Cardiff Metropolitan University
InventorsJudith Hall, Stephen Gill, Gareth Loudon, Clara Watkins
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Abstract
The invention concerns a brace, ideally disposable, formed from a blank and, particularly but not exclusively, a neck or limb brace wherein the brace is contoured to fit about a wearer and comprises at least one, or a series of, crease line(s) that mirror(s) the contour of at least one edge of said brace and spaced from same by a selected amount whereby said edge can be folded or torn along at least one selected crease line to fit a wearer.
Claims26
A neck brace, comprising:
- a blank having an axis of symmetry along a mid-line and a front and rear section extending symmetrically from either side of said mid-line, each of said front and rear section comprising:
- i) a lower edge, an upper edge, an inner side edge and an outer side edge wherein said lower edge is fashioned to provide a single wave formation and said upper edge is fashioned to provide at least two wave formations, further wherein an axis of symmetry of said single wave formation is aligned with an axis of symmetry of said at least two wave formations;
- ii) at least one crease line that mirrors a contour of at least said lower edge single wave formation, the at least one crease line being spaced from at least said lower edge by a selected amount whereby at least said lower edge can be folded or torn along said at least one crease line to size the blank to fit a user;
- iii) at least one fastening member attached to or associated with said front and rear section, near or at said front and rear side outer edges;
- and a chin supporting member attached to or associated with said upper edge of said front section.
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