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US 2018/0021160 A1Published application
Knee brace
AssigneeFox Head, Inc.
InventorFong S. Yang
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Abstract
A knee brace includes an upper frame portion, a lower frame portion, a hinge pivotally coupling the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion, and a knee cup. The knee cup includes an outer cup and an inner cup. The outer cup has a first portion coupled to the upper frame portion and a second portion coupled to the lower frame portion. The inner cup has an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface is positioned to engage a patella of a wearer of the knee brace.
Claims20
A knee brace, comprising:
- an upper frame portion;
- a lower frame portion;
- a hinge pivotally coupling the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion;
- and
- a knee cup including:
- an outer cup having a first portion coupled to the upper frame portion and a second portion coupled to the lower frame portion;
- and
- an inner cup having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface positioned to engage a patella of a wearer of the knee brace.
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A knee brace, comprising:
- a first frame portion;
- a second frame portion;
- and
- a dual pivoting hinge pivotally coupling the first frame portion and the second frame portion, the dual pivoting hinge including:
- a first pivot coupling the first frame portion to the dual pivoting hinge;
- a second pivot coupling the second frame portion to the dual pivoting hinge;
- and
- a resilient member extending laterally between the first pivot and the second pivot.
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A knee brace, comprising:
- a first frame portion including a first extension, the first extension defining a first hinge interface;
- a second frame portion including a second extension, the second extension defining a second hinge interface;
- a first coupler extending between the first hinge interface and the second hinge interface;
- and
- a second coupler extending between the first hinge interface and the second hinge interface;
- wherein the first hinge interface, the second hinge interface, the first coupler, and the second coupler cooperatively form a four bar linkage that pivotally couples the first frame portion and the second frame portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.