Strapping System for Securing an Orthopedic Brace to the Body

A strapping system for retaining a rigid support member of an orthopedic brace in a desired utilitarian position on a body of a wearer, said strapping system comprising:

• a strap having a first strap end, a second strap end and an intermediate strap point between said first strap end and said second strap end;
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• a strap connection member slidably engaging said strap at said intermediate strap point on said strap by threading said strap twice back and forth through said strap connection member thereby doubling said strap over itself a first time at said intermediate strap point;
• wherein said strap is operatively configured to follow a strap path having a first connection point, a second connection point and a third connection point sequentially positioned on said support member, wherein said first strap end of said strap is substantially attached to said first connection point, said strap path extends in a first travel direction from said first connection point around the body of the wearer to said second connection point, wherein said intermediate strap point of said strap is substantially attached to said second connection point by said strap connection member releasably engaging said support member at said second connection point, said strap path is redirected at said second connection point from said first travel direction to a second travel direction opposing said first travel direction, said strap path extends in said second travel direction around the body of the wearer to said third connection point, wherein said second strap end of said strap is substantially attached to said third connection point, and wherein said strap extending from said first connection point to said second connection point defines a first strap segment having a first strap segment length and said strap extending from said second connection point to said third connection point defines a second strap segment having a second strap segment length.

A strapping system for retaining a rigid longitudinal support assembly of an orthopedic hip brace in a desired utilitarian position on a thigh of a wearer, said strapping system comprising:

• a thigh strap having a first strap end, a second strap end and an intermediate strap point between said first strap end and said second strap end, wherein said thigh strap is operatively configured to follow a strap path having a first connection point, a second connection point and a third connection point sequentially positioned on said longitudinal support member, wherein said first strap end of said thigh strap is substantially attached to said first connection point, said strap path extends in a substantially diagonally oriented first travel direction from said first connection point around the thigh of the wearer to said second connection point, wherein said intermediate strap point of said thigh strap is substantially attached to said second connection point, said strap path is redirected at said second connection point from said first travel direction to a substantially horizontally oriented second travel direction opposing said first travel direction, said strap path extends in said second travel direction back around the thigh of the wearer to said third connection point, wherein said second strap end of said thigh strap is substantially attached to said third connection point, and wherein said thigh strap extending from said first connection point to said second connection point defines a first strap segment having a first strap segment length and said thigh strap extending from said second connection point to said third connection point defines a second strap segment having a second strap segment length.