Supporter

A supporter for an appendage of a human comprising:

• a one-piece elastic means for holding the appendage in a selected position, said elastic means having first and second side members having upper and lower ends, a pair of members joined to the lower ends of the side members, the pair of members having arcuate shapes surrounding an oval opening for accommodating an appendage of a human, said pair of members having adjacent arcuate end portions joined together to the lower ends of the side members, one of said pair of members having a length cooperating with the arcuate end portions to maintain the other of said pair of members on the appendage, and means joined to the upper ends of the side members engageable with a portion of a person to retain the pair of members on the appendage.

A supporter for an appendage of a human comprising:

• a one-piece elastic means for holding the appendage in a selected position, said elastic means having first and second side members having upper and lower ends, a pair of members joined to the lower ends of the side members, said pair of members being spaced from each other to accommodate a portion of an appendage of a human, said pair of members having adjacent arcuate end portions joined together to the lower ends of the side members, one of said pair of members having a length cooperating with the arcuate end portions to maintain the other of said pair of members on the appendage, and means joined to the upper ends of the side members engageable with a portion of a person to retain the pair of members on the appendage, the means joined to the upper ends of the side members comprising a pair of spaced members having arcuate end portions joined to the upper ends of the side members, the arcuate end portions joined to the lower ends of the side members each having an arc of about a 60-degree radial apex angle.

A supporter for holding a person's mouth closed, said person having a chin, face and head, comprising:

• a one-piece elastic means engageable with a person's chin and head to hold the person's mouth closed, said elastic means having first and second elastic side members having elongated convex shapes, each of said side members having upper and lower ends, upper and lower chin members spaced from each other adapted to fit around the person's chin, said chin members having arcuate end portions joined to the lower ends of the first and second side members, said upper chin member having a length which cooperates with the arcuate end portions to maintain the lower chin member forwardly of the person's throat whereby the lower chin member does not interfere with air flow in the person's throat, and means joined to the upper ends of the side members engageable with person's head to retain the chin members about the person's chin to maintain the person's mouth closed.

A supporter for holding a person's mouth closed, said person having a chin, face and head, comprising:

• a one-piece elastic means engageable with a person's chin and head to hold the person's mouth closed, said elastic means having first and second elastic side members, each of said members having upper and lower ends, upper and lower chin members spaced from each other having arcuate shapes surrounding an oval opening adapted to fit around the person's chin, said chin members having arcuate end portions joined to the lower ends of the first and second side members, said upper chin member having a length which cooperates with the arcuate end portions to maintain the lower chin member forwardly of the person's throat whereby the lower chin members does not interfere with air flow in the person's throat, and means joined to the upper ends of the side members engageable with the person's head to retain the chin members about the person's chin to maintain the person's mouth closed.

A supporter for holding a person's mouth closed, said person having a chin, face and head, comprising:

• a one-piece elastic means engageable with a person's chin and head to hold the person's mouth closed, said elastic means having first and second elastic side members, each of said side members having upper and lower ends, upper and lower chin members spaced from each other adapted to fit around the person's chin, said chin members having arcuate end portions joined to the lower ends of the first and second side members, said upper chin member having a length which cooperates with the arcuate end portions to maintain the lower chin member forwardly of the person's throat whereby the lower chin member does not interfere with air flow in the person's throat, and means joined to the upper ends of the side members engageable with the person's head to retain the chin members about the person's chin to maintain the person's mouth closed, the means joined to the upper ends of the side members comprises a pair of spaced members having arcuate end portions joined to the upper ends of the side members, each of said pair of spaced members joined to the upper ends of the side members having releasable connectors for selectively changing the lengths of the pair of spaced members thereby altering the size of the supporter to fit different sized human heads.