Hilotherapy shoulder wrap and strap assembly
OwnerAnthony Terence Vardainventor
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Abstract
The hilotherapy wrap includes a conventional removable internal water bladder, an exterior cloth cover enclosing the bladder and a detachable strap assembly that allows the wrap to be donned and doffed by the user without assistance and using only one arm. The strap assembly includes a pair of elastic straps detachably connected to the cover by hook and loop fasteners affixed to a strap anchor and one of the strap ends. The strap assembly also includes a quick connect buckles and a slide or D-ring that allows both ends of the straps to be connected to the cover before tensioned snugly around the user.
Claims11
A cold compression shoulder wrap comprising:
- a water bladder configured to overlie one shoulder and adjacent bicep of a user;
- a cover enclosing the bladder;
- and
- a strap assembly detachably connected to the cover for securely holding the wrap snuggly against the one shoulder and adjacent bicep using only the hand and arm of the opposite of the one shoulder,
- the strap assembly includes a torso strap set and a bicep strap set, each of the torso strap set and the bicep strap set includes a ring part, a strap anchor detachably connected to the cover and connected to the ring part, and an elongated length of elastic strapping having one end detachably connected to the cover and the opposite end operatively fitted to the ring part to allow the wrap to be drawn snugly around the user by cinching the opposite end with the hand and arm of the opposite of the one shoulder when the wrap is donned by the user over the one shoulder.
In a cold compression wrap including a water bladder configured to overlie one shoulder and adjacent bicep of a user and a cover enclosing the bladder, where the cover has a pair of first sections adapted to overlie the shoulder and torso of the user and a pair of second sections adapted to overlie the bicep of the user, a strap assembly for securely holding the wrap snuggly against the one shoulder and adjacent using only the hand and arm of the opposite of the one shoulder comprising:
- a torso strap set;
- and a bicep strap set, each of the torso strap set and the bicep strap set include a ring part, a strap anchor detachably connected to the cover, a coupler detachably connecting the strap anchor and ring part, and a length of elastic strapping having one end detachably connected to the cover and the opposite end operatively fitted to the ring part to allow the wrap to be drawn snugly around the user by cinching the opposite end with the hand and arm of the opposite of the one shoulder when the wrap is donned by the user over the one shoulder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.