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US 4,643,173 AGranted
Heated traction belt
OwnerJohn H. Bell, George Spectorinventors
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Abstract
A heated traction belt usable by a user in traction on a bed and including a heater disposed internally in the rear portion of the belt and connected by a wire to a controller that is attached to the belt by VELCRO, VELCRO is also used to keep the belt closed when worn by the user, a heat control switch is disposed in the belt and connected to a weight strap so that when a weight is applied to the traction the weight strap pulls taunt and closes the heat control switch and operates the heater.
Claims1
A heated traction belt for a user comprising:
- a belt;
- heating means mounted in said belt;
- means for activating said heating means;
- and
- a front closure for holding said belt on the user, said heating means being a heater disposed internally in the rear portion of said belt connected by a wire to a controller that is attached to said front closure, said activating means including a heat control switch disposed on said belt and connected to a weight strap so that when a weight is applied to said weight strap the weight strap pulls taut and closes the heat control switch and operates said heater.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.