Forced ventilated anatomical supports
OwnerLeonard G. Davis, Lytton A. Williams +1inventors
InventorsLeonard G. Davis, Lytton A. Williams, Sui-Kay Wong
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Abstract
An anatomical support (1) for immobilizing or supporting a body portion fitted with a fan (9) for providing controlled airflow in a channel (8) that is located in the side of the anatomical support (1) approximate to the body portion of the user and/or between the anatomical support (1) and the body portion of the user.
Claims38
An anatomical support for immobilizing a body portion comprising:
- one or more support members, having an interior surface and an exterior surface and conforming in contour to the body portion to be immobilized such that at least one channel is formed between the body portion and the interior surface;
- at least one of the support members having at least one opening through the exterior surface;
- at least one air flow device coupled to the at least one opening through the exterior surface to generate air flow though said channel.
An anatomical support for immobilizing a body portion, wherein the support comprises:
- separate front and rear support members, each having an interior surface and an exterior surface and conforming in contour to the body portion to be immobilized such that at least one channel is formed between the body portion and the interior surface;
- at least one of the support members having at least one opening on the exterior surface;
- at least one air flow device connected to at least one corresponding opening on the exterior surface to generate air flow through said channel;
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- at least one releasable mechanism for securing said support members in joined relation.
A protective helmet for protecting the head of the user comprising:
- at least one member, having an interior surface and an exterior surface and conforming in contour to the head of the user such that at least one channel is formed between the head of the user and the interior surface;
- at least one of the members having at least one opening on the exterior surface;
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- at least one air flow device connected to at least one corresponding opening on the exterior surface to generate air flow through said channel.
An anatomical support for immobilizing the neck of a user comprising:
- separate front and rear support members, having an interior surface and an exterior surface, conforming in contour to the body portion to be immobilized;
- wherein the interior surface of the front and rear support members are at least partially covered by a foam material, which is covered by a washable cloth material, such that a channel is formed between the body of the user and the interior surface that lacks the foam material;
- at least one support member having at least one opening through the exterior surface;
- at least one battery-powered fan coupled to at least one opening through the exterior surface to facilitate the removal of air from said channel;
- at least one member having a second opening to further facilitate the flow of air in said channel;
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- two releasable mechanisms for securing said members in joined relation to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.