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US 12,364,618 B2Granted
Back support system
AssigneeLeo Ochoa
InventorLeonardo Ochoa
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Abstract
A back support system includes a flexible support formed in the shape of a portion of a spine of a person, the flexible support extending in an “S” shape corresponding to the shape of the spine, a brace portion coupled to the flexible support proximate ends of the flexible support, the brace portion adapted to force the spring portion toward the spine as a wearer bends, and at least one rib extending between the flexible support and the brace portion.
Claims14
A back support system comprising:
- a flexible support formed in a shape configured to correspond to a shape of a portion of a spine of a wearer;
- a lower brace portion coupled to flexible support proximate ends of the flexible support, the lower brace portion adapted to force the flexible support toward the spine as the wearer bends;
- an upper brace portion adjustably coupled to the lower brace portion for adjusting an overall length of the upper and lower brace portions combined;
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- multiple ribs, including a center rib that extends substantially orthogonally from the lower brace portion toward the flexible support, a second rib above the center rib that extends at a downward angle from the lower brace portion toward the flexible support, and a third rib below the center rib that extends at an upward angle from the lower brace portion toward the flexible support.
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A back support system comprising:
- a flexible support formed in the shape of a portion of a spine of a wearer, the flexible support extending in an “S” shape configured to correspond to a shape of the portion of the spine;
- a brace portion coupled to flexible support proximate ends of the flexible support, the brace portion adapted to force the flexible support toward the spine as the wearer bends;
- a pair of segmented pads coupled to the flexible support, wherein the segmented pads are conformable to a selected body part other than a back of the wearer;
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- multiple ribs, including a center rib that extends substantially orthogonally from the brace portion toward the flexible support, a second rib above the center rib that extends at a downward angle from the brace portion toward the flexible support, and a third rib below the center rib that extends at an upward angle from the brace portion toward the flexible support.
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A back support system comprising:
- a flexible support formed in a shape configured to correspond to a shape of a portion of a spine of a wearer;
- a brace portion coupled to flexible support proximate ends of the flexible support, the brace portion adapted to force the flexible support toward the spine as the wearer bends;
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- multiple ribs, including a center rib that extends substantially orthogonally from the brace portion toward the flexible support, a second rib above the center rib that extends at a downward angle from the brace portion toward the flexible support, and a third rib below the center rib that extends at an upward angle from the brace portion toward the flexible, wherein the back support system is configured to follow a movement of the wearer as the wearer bends forward such that the flexible support applies pressure forward and wherein responsive to tension being reduced from the flexible support by the wearer's movement, at least one of the multiple ribs flexes and returns to its original position, reducing the forward pressure of the flexible support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.