Adjustable arm sling with pouch
AssigneeJung Products, Inc.
InventorsClaudia J. Bihl, Michael C. Molloy
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Abstract
An adjustable arm sling comprising a pair of strap members each joined at one end to a ring adapted to overlie the wearer's chest, the strap members having self-adhering fastening members at their opposite ends adapted to be secured together when the straps are passed upwardly and rearwardly over the wearer's shoulders, crossed diagonally downwardly across the wearer's back, with the ends of the straps drawn around the opposite sides of the wearer's body and joined together across the front of the wearer's body by the fastening members, an arm supporting pouch, and an elongated connector tab for adjustably securing the pouch to the ring member, the connector tab comprising a cohesive fastener.
Claims14
An adjustable arm sling consisting essentially of:
- (a) a ring member adapted to be centrally disposed one the wearer's chest,
- (b) a pair of elongated strap members each secured at one end to said ring member, said strap members being of a length to pass upwardly and rearwardly over the wearer's shoulders and cross diagonally downwardly across the wearer's back, the strap members passing around the opposite sides of the wearer's upper body and meeting across the front of wearer's upper body, said ring and said strap members thereby establishing a figure 8 loop configuration over the shoulders and around the torso of the wearer when said sling is worn,
- (c) fastening means on the ends of said strap members for adjustably joining together their meeting ends,
- (d) an arm supporting pouch, and
- (e) an elongated connector tab for adjustably securing said pouch to said ring member.
An arm sling comprising
- an extended length band comprising a ring member and a pair of strap members, each of said strap members being secured at one end to said ring member, said band having opposed ends and a chest engaging area positioned therebetween, said ring member being located in said band's chest engaging area, said band being of a length to pass upwardly and rearwardly over the wearer's shoulders, to thereafter cross diagonally downwardly across the wearer's back, and to thereafter pass around opposite sides of a user's upper body until said band's opposed ends meet, when said band's chest area is positioned against the user's chest, thereby providing said extended length band in a generally figure 8 loop configuration over the chest, over the shoulders and around the torso of the user when said sling is being worn,
- fasteners on said band's opposed ends for joining together said opposed ends in said figure 8 loop configuration,
- an arm support, and
- a connector means for connecting said arm support to said band at a position located generally at said band's chest area, said connector means being attached to said ring and being connectable to said arm support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.