Flex Lock for Orthotic Braces
AssigneeCorflex, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin Glace, Steven Santaniello
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Abstract
A flex lock system for locking an orthotic brace having a push button for adjusting the range of flexion angles and a push button for adjusting the range of extension angles for the orthotic brace. The flex lock system has a tab having a receiving hole configured to fit around a push button and to prevent the push button from being depressed and adjusting the ranges of flexion or extension improperly. The flex lock system is made of a flexible material that has particular elasticity and compressibility to function as a flex lock as described.
Claims6
A flex lock system for orthotic braces, comprising:
- a hinge for an orthotic brace having a center region and an outer edge;
- a push button for adjusting the range of flexion for the orthotic brace, positioned on the outer edge of the hinge;
- a push button for adjusting the range of extension for the orthotic brace, positioned on the outer edge of the hinge;
- a tab having a first end, a second end, and a center region wherein the center region of the tab is affixed to the center region of the hinge either directly or indirectly;
- a pair of receiving holes positioned at the first end and the second end of the tab;
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- a pair of pull tabs positioned at the outermost portion of the first end and the second end of the tab.
A flex lock system for orthotic braces, comprising:
- a hinge for an orthotic brace having a center region and an outer edge;
- a push button for adjusting the range of flexion for the orthotic brace, positioned on the outer edge of the hinge;
- a push button for adjusting the range of extension for the orthotic brace, positioned on the outer edge of the hinge;
- a pair of tabs having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is affixed to the center region of the hinge either directly or indirectly;
- a receiving hole positioned at the first end of the tab;
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- a pull tab positioned at the outermost portion of the first end of the tab.
A flex lock, comprising
- a tab having a first end, a second end, and a center region;
- a pair of receiving holes positioned at the first and second ends of the tab, wherein the receiving holes are configured to fit over a push button on an orthotic brace;
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- a pair of pull tabs positioned at the outermost portion of the first and second ends of the tab, wherein the tab is configured to be attached either directly or indirectly to a hinge on an orthotic brace.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.