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US 12,697,241 B1Granted
Back brace for sitting
AssigneeMagically Pain Free, LLC
InventorCara Walloch
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Abstract
A back brace for sitting is disclosed, having a frame with a back portion hingedly coupled to a seat portion, and a support mechanism coupled to the back portion and able to expand and contract the back portion, changing the distance between the top end of the back portion and the hinge. The brace also includes shoulder straps coupled to the back portion of the frame, looping under a user's arms, as well as an abdominal strap coupled to the back portion and configured to encircle the user. The brace also comprises a seat cushion coupled to the seat portion of the frame. The support mechanism reduces the force exerted on the user's back by supporting the user with the back portion of the frame and driving an upper portion of the user's back away from a lower portion of the user's back.
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A therapeutic back brace for sitting, comprising:
- a frame having a back portion, a seat hingedly coupled to the back portion through a biased hinge biased to a seated position from an extended position, the back portion being flexible, and a vertical extender comprising a gas spring, the vertical extender being a support mechanism connected to the back portion of the frame at a first location and coupled to the seat at a second location, the vertical extender positioned between the back portion and the seat;
- a first pair of shoulder straps releasably coupled to the back portion of the frame and configured to extend over a user's respective left and right shoulders and attach to the back portion after extending beneath the user's respective left and right shoulders;
- an abdominal strap releasably coupled to the back portion of the frame and having respective distal ends configured to extend around a user's midsection at a position between the user's T8 and L2 vertebrae, the respective distal ends configured to releasably couple to each other using hook and loop fasteners;
- a second pair of shoulder straps releasably coupled to the back portion of the frame and having respective distal ends configured to extend over the user's respective left and right shoulders, cross in front of the user and attach to the abdominal strap using hook and loop fasteners on respective right and left sides of the user's midsection;
- wherein the first location at which the vertical extender is coupled to the back portion is located between the abdominal strap and the first pair of shoulder straps, and the vertical extender is configured to lengthen to move the back portion away from the seat and to lift the upper body of the user through the shoulder straps and the abdominal strap;
- and a lumbar cushion releasably coupled to the frame with hook and loop fasteners and configured to be positioned between the frame and the user at a position between the user's T8 and L2 vertebrae;
- wherein the therapeutic back brace has a standing configuration and a sitting configuration, the standing configuration comprising a first angle between the seat and the back portion, the sitting configuration comprising a second angle between the seat and the back portion smaller than the first angle, and wherein the vertical extender is configured to reduce the force exerted on the user's back by supporting the user with the back portion of the frame and driving an upper portion of the user's back away from a lower portion of the user's back when the user is strapped into the therapeutic back brace.
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A therapeutic back brace for sitting, comprising:
- a frame having a back portion, a seat hingedly coupled to the back portion, and a vertical extender being a support mechanism connected to the back portion of the frame at a first location and coupled to the seat at a second location, the vertical extender positioned between the back portion and the seat;
- a first pair of shoulder straps releasably coupled to the back portion of the frame and configured to extend over a user's respective left and right shoulders and attach to the back portion after extending beneath the user's respective left and right shoulders;
- an abdominal strap releasably coupled to the back portion of the frame and having respective distal ends configured to extend around a user's midsection at a position between the user's T8 and L2 vertebrae;
- a second pair of shoulder straps releasably coupled to the back portion of the frame and having respective distal ends configured to extend over the user's respective left and right shoulders, cross in front of the user, and attach to the abdominal strap on respective right and left sides of the user's midsection;
- wherein the first location at which the vertical extender is coupled to the back portion is positioned between the abdominal strap and the first pair of shoulder straps, and the vertical extender is configured to lengthen to move the back portion away from the seat and to lift the upper body of the user through the shoulder straps and the abdominal strap;
- a lumbar cushion releasably coupled to the frame with hook and loop fasteners and configured to be positioned between the frame and the user;
- and wherein the vertical extender is configured to reduce the force exerted on the user's back by supporting the user with the back portion of the frame and driving an upper portion of the user's back away from a lower portion of the user's back when the user is strapped into the therapeutic back brace.
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A therapeutic back brace for sitting, comprising:
- a frame having a back portion, a seat coupled to the back portion and a vertical extender being a support mechanism coupled to the back portion of the frame at a first location and coupled to the seat at a second location, the vertical extender positioned between the back portion and the seat;
- a first pair of shoulder straps coupled to the back portion of the frame and configured to extend over a user's respective left and right shoulders and attach to the back portion after extending beneath the user's respective left and right shoulders;
- an abdominal strap coupled to the back portion of the frame and having respective distal ends configured to extend around a user's midsection;
- wherein the first location at which the vertical extender is coupled to the back portion is positioned between the abdominal strap and the first pair of shoulder straps, and the vertical extender is configured to lengthen to move the back portion away from the seat and to lift the upper body of the user through the shoulder straps and the abdominal strap;
- and wherein the vertical extender is configured to reduce the force exerted on the user's back by supporting the user with the back portion of the frame and driving an upper portion of the user's back away from a lower portion of the user's back when the user is strapped into the therapeutic back brace.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.