Portable traction device with sling
AssigneeThe Neck Hammock, Inc.
InventorSteven Sudell
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Abstract
A portable traction device can include a sling that is sized to cradle a user's head. The sling can be associated with an anchor that is positioned a height above the floor when the portable traction device is in use. A tensile force vector between the anchor and the sling allows for cervical traction. The portable traction device can additionally include one or more flexible straps between the anchor and the sling that can differentially regulate the amplitude of the tensile force vector by stretching.
Claims19
A portable traction device for providing cervical traction to a user in a supine position, the portable traction device comprising:
- an elongated sling comprising flexible material and sized to cradle and engage a user's head when a first side of the elongated sling extends to a first side of the user's head and a second side of the elongated sling extends to a second side of the user's head while the portable traction device is in use;
- a resonant actuator integrated into the elongated sling;
- an anchor comprising a strap extending between an anchor tab and an anchor connector;
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- an elastic portion having a first end associated with the elongated sling and a second end associated with the anchor connector,
- wherein the elastic portion is strained and at an acute angle relative to a floor while the portable traction device is in use, the strained elastic portion producing a tensile force in a direction of the acute angle.
A cervical traction system comprising:
- a sling extending between first and second ends and configured to cradle a user's head during use;
- an elastic portion associated with the first and second ends of the sling;
- an anchor connector associated with the elastic portion;
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- an anchor comprising a strap and a complementary anchor connector affixed to the strap, the complementary anchor connector configured to selectively engage the anchor connector of the elastic portion,
- wherein the elastic portion is strained and at an acute angle relative to a floor while the cervical traction system is in use, the strained elastic portion producing a tensile force in a direction of the acute angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.