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US 5,038,779 AGranted
Therapeutic garment
OwnerKevin P. Barry, Dean J. Druliasinventors
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Abstract
A therapeutic garment is adapted to be worn on a human torso for therapeutic treatment of back pain. The garment has at least one pocket in the lower back section of the garment. The pocket is capable of removably receiving a packet to create a thermal change in the pocket. The distance between the pocket and the upper back section of the garment is adjustable so that the garment can be used by persons of different torso length.
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A garment adapted to be worn on a human torso for therapeutic treatment of back pain comprising:
- a) an inner layer of material forming a wearable shirt having a lower back section and an upper back section;
- b) an outer layer of material forming a pocket in the lower back section of the garment, the pocket being capable of removably receiving a packet to create a thermal change in the pocket,
- wherein the inner layer of material at the pocket is heat conductive so that the packet can alter the temperature of the lower back of the user of the garment;
- and
- c) means on the inner and outer layers for adjusting the distance between the pocket and the upper back section of the garment so that the garment can be used by persons of different torso length.
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A garment adapted to be worn on a human torso for therapeutic treatment of back pain comprising:
- a) an inner layer of material forming a wearable shirt having a lower back section and an upper back section;
- b) a lower pocket in the lower back section of the garment and at least one upper pocket in the upper back section, each pocket being capable of removably receiving a packet to create a thermal change in the pocket,
- wherein the inner layer of material at each pocket is heat conductive so that the packet can alter the temperature of the adjacent portion of the torso of the user of the garment;
- and
- c) means on the inner and outer layers for adjusting the distance between the lower pocket and the upper back section of the garment so that the garment can be used by persons of different torso length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.