US 2003/0195447 A1 · Shoulder support device

Abstract

A shoulder supporter that retains the wearer's shoulder in a desired position is constructed so that it is more comfortable to wear and easier to put on and take off. The supporter has a first strap to extend about a shoulder and a second strap coupled to the first strap for anchoring at least a portion of the first strap in an anchoring location whereby the first and second straps cooperate to maintain the shoulder in the desired position. The second strap may be configured as a torso strap. The supporter may also have a release mechanism coupled to one of the straps and is operable from a side adjacent the front of the torso for releasing at least one of the straps. In this manner, the shoulder can move relatively unrestrained from the desired position. The supporter may also include elastic element adapted to exert a variable locating force on a shoulder such that, as the shoulder moves further away from the desired position, the force on the shoulder increases.

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Dependent claims

A shoulder supporter for maintaining a shoulder of a person in a desired position, the supporter comprising:

a first strap adapted to extend about a shoulder, the first strap having two ends;
a second strap coupled to each end of the first strap, at least a portion of the second strap being adapted to lie adjacent a back of the person's torso, the first and second straps together exerting a variable locating force against the shoulder to maintain the shoulder in the desired position;
and
an elastic element cooperating with at least one of the first and second straps, the elastic element adapted to exert the variable locating force on the shoulder such that, as the shoulder moves further away from the desired position, the force on the shoulder increases.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Shoulder support device

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