Knee brace
OwnerDaryl Bodnerinventor
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Abstract
A knee brace includes a support module including a first body, a second body, and a hinge movably coupling the first body to the second body. The hinge includes a pin and a receptacle in the first and second bodies. The pin defines a plurality of teeth thereon and the receptacle defines a plurality of teeth therein. The plurality of teeth on the pin are configured to engage with the plurality of teeth in the receptacle such that the pin is rotatable and translatable within the receptacle. The knee brace also includes a fastener configured to releasably attach the knee brace to a leg. The first and second bodies couples with a first portion of the leg and with a second portion of the leg via the fastener. The first and second portions of the leg are separated by a knee joint of the leg.
Claims16
A knee brace comprising:
- a support module comprising a first body, a second body, and a hinge movably coupling the first body to the second body, the hinge comprising:
- a pin on one of the first and second bodies, the pin defining a plurality of teeth thereon,
- a pinion defining a plurality of teeth thereon, and
- a receptacle on the other of the first and second bodies, the receptacle defining a plurality of teeth therein, and the receptacle being configured to receive the pin and the pinion therein,
- wherein the plurality of teeth on the pinion are configured to engage with the plurality of teeth on the pin and the plurality of teeth in the receptacle in a geared engagement such that the pin is rotatable and translatable within the receptacle;
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- a fastener configured to releasably attach the knee brace to a leg,
- wherein one of the first and second bodies is configured to couple with a first portion of the leg via the fastener, and the other of the first and second bodies is configured to couple with a second portion of the leg via the fastener, the first and second portions of the leg being separated by a knee joint of the leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.