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US 7,300,410 B1Granted
Arm support in sling, with coded strap and/or connections
AssigneeWeber Orthopedic Inc.
InventorJames J Weber
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Abstract
An arm supporting pillow in sling apparatus, comprising in combination a flexible sling, with a first strap having connection to the sling to be supported by a user, an insert pillow received in the sling, to be retrievable from the sling, the sling and pillow dimensioned to receive a user's forearm alongside the pillow, in the sling.
Claims29
An arm supporting pillow in sling apparatus, comprising in combination
- a) a flexible arm sling, with a first strap having connection to the sling, and to be supported by a user's shoulder area,
- b) an insert pillow received in the sling, and retrievable from the sling, the pillow having elongated block shape, and the sling and inner side of the pillow each having adjustable hook and loop configurations adapted for attachment of the pillow to the inner side of the sling,
- c) the sling and pillow dimensioned to receive a user's forearm alongside the pillow, in the sling,
- d) the sling having forwardly extending panels which are foldable to be connectable together along upper extent of the sling, spaced above the pillow, to close the sling over the user's forearm and pillow, and to allow upward opening of the sling to release the user's forearm and the pillow,
- e) there being a user's forearm receiving pocket formed between the pillow in the sling and outer extent of the sling facing inwardly toward the pillow, and defining one of said panels,
- f) elongated body strap structure having first connection to the pillow proximate one end of the sling, and also having second connection to the opposite end of the sling for holding the sling and pillow proximate the user's body, said first strap connection having color material of a first color and said second strap connection having material of a second color.
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An arm supporting pillow in sling apparatus, comprising in combination
- a) a flexible arm sling, with a first strap having connection to the sling, and to be supported by a user's shoulder area,
- b) an insert pillow received in the sling, and retrievable from the sling, the pillow having elongated block shape, and the sling and inner side of the pillow each having adjustable hook and loop configurations adapted for attachment of the pillow to the inner side of the sling,
- c) the sling and pillow dimensioned to receive a user's forearm alongside the pillow, in the sling,
- d) the sling having forwardly extending panels which are foldable to be connectable together along upper extent of the sling, spaced above the pillow, to close the sling over the user's forearm and pillow, and to allow upward opening of the sling to release the user's forearm and the pillow,
- e) there being a user's forearm receiving pocket formed between the pillow in the sling and outer extent of the sling facing inwardly toward the pillow, and defining one of said panels,
- f) elongated body strap structure having connection to the pillow proximate one end of the first sling, and also having second connection to the opposite end of the sling for holding the sling and pillow proximate the user's body, said first strap connection having material of a first color and said second strap connection having material of a second color,
- q) and wherein said connections include loops having said second color.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.