Adjustable brace
OwnerDavid J. Hoyinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable brace including a trilateral center segment, a first end segment and a second end segment. The first and second end segments include first and second springs respectively. The first and second springs are affixed to the first and second end segments. The first and second springs enable adjustment of the first and second end segments with respect to the trilateral center segment. Each of the end segments also includes channel means to prevent parallel separation of the end segments from the trilateral center segment.
Claims20
A brace comprising a trilateral center segment, a first end segment, and a second end segment, said trilateral center segment includes a first planar lateral portion, a second planar lateral portion, and a substantially planar joining portion, said substantially planar joining portion connecting said first and second planar lateral portions, said first and second planar lateral portions forming obtuse angles with respect to said substantially planar joining portion, and, said first and second end segments adjustably engage said trilateral center segment.
An adjustable brace comprising a trilateral center segment, a first end segment, and a second end segment, said first end segment having a first spring affixed thereto, said second end segment having a second spring affixed thereto, said trilateral center segment having a first lateral portion, a second lateral portion, and a joining portion, said first spring of said first end segment adapted to engage said first lateral portion of said trilateral center segment and said second spring of said second end segment adapted to engage said second lateral portion of said trilateral center segment.
A brace comprising a trilateral center segment, a first end segment and a second end segment, said trilateral center segment includes a first lateral portion, a second lateral portion, and a joining portion, said joining portion connecting said first and second lateral portions, said first and second lateral portions forming obtuse angles with respect to said joining portion, said first and second lateral portions including a plurality of first and second apertures respectively, said first and second end segments including a first and a second body respectively, said first and second end segments including first and second springs respectively, said first and second end segments including a plurality of first and second positioning apertures respectively, said first and second end segments include a first and second retaining aperture respectively, said first and second springs including first and second retaining prongs respectively and a first and second plurality of adjusting prongs, said first and second springs include a first and a second U-shaped notch respectively, said first and second retaining prongs reside in said first and second retaining apertures of said first and second end segments, said first plurality of adjusting prongs and second plurality of adjusting prongs reside in said first plurality of positioning apertures and said second plurality of positioning apertures of said first and second end segments respectively, said first end segment includes a first upper and a first lower channel and said second end segment includes a second upper and a second lower channel, said first upper and said first lower channels of said first end segment engage said first lateral portion of said trilateral center segment preventing parallel separation therebetween, said second upper and said second lower channels of said second end segment engage said second lateral portion of said trilateral center segment preventing parallel separation therebetween, said first plurality of adjusting prongs of said first spring of said first end segment reside in said first plurality of apertures of said first lateral portion of said trilateral center segment preventing relative movement between said first end segment and said first lateral portion of said trilateral segment, said second plurality of adjusting prongs of said second spring of said second end segment resides in said second plurality of apertures of said second lateral portion of said trilateral center segment preventing relative movement between said second end segment and said second lateral portion of said trilateral center segment, said first and second end segments include first and second detents respectively, a first rivet and a second rivet, said first and second rivets reside in said first and second detents, of said first and second end segments respectively, said first and second rivets affix said first and second springs to said first and second end segments respectively, said first spring includes a first adjusting tab and said second spring includes a second adjusting tab enabling adjustment of said first and second end segments with respect to said trilateral center segment and a human limb supported by said brace.
A brace comprising a center segment, a first end segment and a second end segment, a first spring having a U-shaped notch, said first spring affixed to said first end segment, a second spring having a U-shaped notch, said second spring affixed to said second end segment, and means for adjusting said first and second end segments relative to said center segment.
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