Quick release tourniquet
OwnerSandy Maney, Velda Biddix +1inventors
InventorsSandy Maney, Velda Biddix, Karen Johnson
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Abstract
A tourniquet with a generally hexagonally shaped upper frame. The upper frame has a linear upper frame elements meeting at an upper apex. Linear side frame elements meet a linear upper frame element at an upper side apex. Linear lower frame elements meets one side linear side frame element at a lower side apex wherein the linear lower frame elements extend beyond an overlapping apex. Each linear lower frame element of said linear lower frame elements comprises a terminus with a handle attached to each terminus.
Claims12
A tourniquet comprising:
- a generally hexagonally shaped upper frame comprising:
- linear upper frame elements meeting at an upper apex;
- linear side frame elements wherein each linear side frame element of said linear side frame elements meets a linear upper frame element of said linear upper frame elements at an upper side apex;
- linear lower frame elements wherein each linear lower frame element of said linear lower frame elements meets one said side linear side frame element at a lower side apex wherein said linear lower frame elements extend beyond an overlapping apex wherein each linear lower frame element of said linear lower frame elements comprises a terminus;
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- handles wherein a handle of said handles attached to each terminus.
A method of applying a tourniquet to an appendage comprising:
- providing a tourniquet comprising:
- a generally hexagonally shaped upper frame comprising:
- linear upper frame elements meeting at an upper apex;
- linear side frame elements wherein each linear side frame element of said linear side frame elements meets a linear upper frame element of said linear upper frame elements at an upper side apex;
- linear lower frame elements wherein each linear lower frame element of said linear lower frame elements meets one said side linear side frame element at a lower side apex wherein said linear lower frame elements extend beyond an overlapping apex wherein each linear lower frame element of said linear lower frame elements each comprises a terminus;
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- handles wherein a handle of said handles is attached to each terminus;
- grasping each handle and persuading said handles away from each other thereby forming a passage between said termini sufficiently large to pass said appendage through said passage;
- passing said appendage through said passage;
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- allowing said handles to decrease said passage to secure said appendage within said generally hexagonally shaped upper frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.