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US 6,190,340 B1Granted
Arm, shoulder, and back support
AssigneePhillip and Joanne Borell
InventorJan Borell
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Abstract
A harness that fully supports the user's back, shoulders, and arms while working in a seated position. The harness provides support without restricting the user's freedom of movement. It is fully adjustable and conforms to a wide variety of user body types. Finally, it provides a safe, comfortable, and economic means of supporting the user's back, arms, and shoulders, allowing them to work more comfortably and possibly more efficiently.
Claims7
An arm, back, and shoulder apparatus, comprising
- an upper strap adapted to pass across a person's upper back and adapted to apply pressure thereto;
- a lower strap, in communication with said upper strap, said lower strap adapted to pass under a person's lower arms, elbows, and forearms and adapted to apply pressure thereto;
- and
- at least one spacer strap, positioned between said upper strap and said lower strap;
- wherein said upper strap and said lower strap are adapted to support a person's arms while allowing a person to easily extend, twist, rise, and rotate its hands and arms.
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An arm, back, and shoulder apparatus, comprising
- two upper straps;
- two lower straps, in communication with said upper straps, wherein said upper straps and said lower straps are adapted to support a person's back, arms, and shoulders and are adapted to apply pressure thereto;
- and
- at least one spacer strap, positioned between said two upper straps and said two lower straps.
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An arm, back, and shoulder apparatus, comprising
- a means for applying pressure to a person's upper back;
- a means for applying pressure to a person's lower arms, elbows, and forearms, in communication with said means for applying pressure to a person's upper back;
- at least one spacer strap, positioned between said means for applying pressure to a person's upper back and said means for applying pressure to a person's lower arms, elbows, and forearms;
- wherein a person's arms are free to move laterally;
- and
- wherein said means for applying pressure to a person's upper back and said means for applying pressure to a person's lower arms, elbows, forearms are adapted to support a person's arms while allowing a person to easily extend, twist, raise, and rotate its hands and arms.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.