Back brace
AssigneeWilliam Cavalieri, Sr.
InventorsWilliam Cavalieri, William Cavalieri, Jr.
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Abstract
An application for a back brace for supporting both the abdomen and lower back of the user includes an abdominal support member and a lumbar support member having a convex dome facing inwardly towards the lumbar region of a wearer; the support members joined by two belts. The belts are positioned though a slot on each side of a member and are used to adjust the biasing force between the members. The device further includes sleeves over a central region of the members providing additional comfort.
Claims13
In a brace for supporting a user's abdomen and lumbar region, the brace having an abdominal support member, a lumbar support member connected by a pair of belts and a convex dome located on the lumbar support member, the improvement comprising:
- a first belt of the pair of belts passing through a left slot of the abdominal support member and through a left slot of the lumbar support member and a second belt of the pair of belts passing through a right slot of the abdominal support member and through a right slot of the lumbar support member;
- an outside surface of the first and second belts substantially covered by hook and loop material so that the first and second belts passing through the slots on the abdominal support member and the lumbar support member can be doubled over onto themselves to tighten the back brace around a waist of a user;
- a top central edge and a bottom central edge of the abdominal support member having a straight configuration and a top central edge and a bottom central edge of the lumbar support member having a straight configuration;
- a first sleeve covering a front and back surface of the abdominal support member between the top central edge and bottom central edge of the abdominal support member;
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- a second sleeve covering a front and back surface of the lumbar support member between the top central edge and bottom central edge of the lumbar support member.
In a brace for supporting a user's abdomen and lumbar region, the brace having an abdominal support member, a lumbar support member connected by a pair of belts and a convex dome located on the lumbar support member, the improvement consisting of:
- a left slot at a first end of the abdominal support member and a right slot at a second end of the abdominal support member;
- a left slot at a first end of the lumbar support member and a right slot at a first end of the lumbar support member, a first belt of the pair of belts passing through the left slot of the abdominal support member and through the left slot of the lumbar support member and a second belt of the pair of belts passing through the right slot of the abdominal support member and through the right slot of the lumbar support member;
- an outside surface of the first and second belts substantially covered by hook and loop material so that the first and second belts passing through the slots on the abdominal support member and the slots on the lumbar support member can be doubled over onto themselves to tighten the back brace around a waist of a user;
- a top central edge and a bottom central edge of the abdominal support member having a straight configuration and a top central edge and a bottom central edge of the lumbar support member having a straight configuration;
- a first sleeve covering a front and back surface of the abdominal support member between the top central edge and bottom central edge of the abdominal support member;
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- a second sleeve covering a front and back surface of the lumbar support member between the top central edge and bottom central edge of the lumbar support member.
In a brace for supporting a user's abdomen and lumbar region, the brace having an abdominal support member, a lumbar support member connected by a pair of belts and a convex dome located on the lumbar support member, the improvement comprising:
- a plurality of circular air vents in the lumbar support member;
- a plurality of circular air vents in the abdominal support member;
- a first belt of the pair of belts passing through a left slot of the abdominal support member and through a left slot of the lumbar support member and a second belt of the pair of belts passing through a right slot of the abdominal support member and through a right slot of the lumbar support member;
- an outside surface of the first and second belts substantially covered by hook and loop material so that the first and second belts passing through the slots on the abdominal support member and the lumbar support member can be doubled over onto themselves to tighten the back brace around a waist of a user;
- a top central edge and a bottom central edge of the abdominal support member having a straight configuration and a top central edge and a bottom central edge of the lumbar support member having a straight configuration;
- a first sleeve covering a front and back surface of the abdominal support member between the top central edge and bottom central edge of the abdominal support member;
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- a second sleeve covering a front and back surface of the lumbar support member between the top central edge and bottom central edge of the lumbar support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.