Portable foldable splint

A foldable, adjustable splint comprising a plurality of segments, each segment having first and second ends and front and rear faces, cooperating retaining means at said first and second ends which permit the first end of one segment to be connected to the second end of an adjacent segment so that an endless number of segments may be connected together and folded into side-by-side relationship with respect to each other, said retaining means including a plurality of fingers projecting outwardly from said front face at the first end of said segment and having radially extending retaining lugs, an opening through the segment at the second end thereof, a counterbore extending into said opening from said front face and providing an annular shoulder, the fingers at the first end of one segment passing through the opening at the second end of an adjacent segment to engage said lugs against said shoulder, cooperating locking means at said first and second ends which permit the first end of one segment to be angularly adjusted with respect to the second end of an adjacent segment and then locked in a desired adjusted position, and means for fastening said segments to a part of a body.

A foldable adjustable splint comprising a pair of side assemblies, each assembly including a plurality of segments, each segment having first and second ends and front and rear faces, cooperating retaining means at said first and second ends which permit the first end of one segment to be rotatably connected to the second end of an adjacent segment so that an endless number of segments may be connected together and folded with respect to each other with the front face of one segment lying in side-by-side relationship with the rear face of an adjacent segment, cooperating locking means at said first and second ends which permit the first end of one segment to be rotatably angularly adjusted with respect to a second end of an adjacent segment and then locked in a desired adjusted position, and a plurality of straps for fastening said side assemblies on opposite sides of a part of a body.

A foldable adjustable splint comprising a pair of side assemblies, each assembly including a plurality of segments, each segment having first and second ends and front and rear faces, cooperating retaining means at said first and second ends which permit the first end of one segment to be connected to the second end of an adjacent segment so that an endless number of segments may be connected together and folded into side-by-side relationship with respect to each other, said retaining means including a plurality of fingers projecting outwardly from said front face at the first end of said segment and having radially extending retaining lugs, an opening through the segment at the second end thereof, a counterbore extending into said opening from said front face and providing an annular shoulder, the fingers at the first end of one segment passing through the opening at the second end of an adjacent segment to engage said lugs against said shoulder, cooperating locking means at said first and second ends which permit the first end of one segment to be angularly adjusted with respect to a second end of an adjacent segment and then locked in a desired adjusted position, and a plurality of straps for fastening said side assemblies on opposite sides of a part of a body.