Arm sling with backpack straps
AssigneeTop Shelf Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsRobert J. McCune, Jeffrey L. Telles
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Abstract
A sling with straps configured in a manner similar to those of a backpack. The sling includes a waist strap connected at one end to an anterior portion of the sling pouch and at a second end to a posterior second portion of the sling pouch. The sling include first and second straps that are worn over respective shoulders of the body. One of the straps is connected at one end a first end of the pouch and at an opposite end to a second (opposite) end of the pouch. The second strap is connected at one end to the first end of the pouch and at an opposite end to the waist strap. The sling can also include an abduction pillow.
Claims21
A sling, comprising:
- a pouch having a first end and a second end opposite said first end;
- an abduction pillow connected to said pouch;
- a waist strap having a first end connected to said first end of said pouch and a second end connected said second end of said pouch;
- a first strap having a first end connected to said first end of said pouch and a second end connected to said second end of said pouch;
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- a second strap having a first end connected to said first end of said pouch and a second end connected to said waist strap.
A sling, comprising:
- an abduction pillow;
- a pouch connected to said abduction pillow;
- a waist strap having a first end and a second end;
- a first strap having a first end and a second end;
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- a second strap having a first end and a second end, wherein:
- said abduction pillow and said pouch form an assembly having a first portion and a second portion opposite said first portion;
- said first end of said waist strap is connected to said first portion of said assembly and said second end of said waist strap is connected to said second portion of said assembly;
- said first end of said first strap is connected to said first portion of said assembly and said second end of said first strap is connected to said second portion of said assembly;
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- said first end of said second strap is connected to said first portion of said assembly and said second end of said second strap is connected to said waist strap.
An arm sling, comprising:
- an abduction pillow having an anterior portion and a posterior portion;
- a pouch connected to said abduction pillow;
- a waist strap having a first end connected to said anterior portion of said abduction pillow and a second end connected said posterior second portion of said abduction pillow;
- a first strap having a first end connected to said anterior portion of said abduction pillow and a second end connected to said posterior portion of said abduction pillow;
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- a second strap having a first end connected to said anterior portion of said abduction pillow and a second end connected to said waist strap.
A sling, comprising:
- a pouch having a first end and a second end opposite said first end;
- a waist strap integrated with the pouch and having a first end connected to said first end of the pouch and a second end connected to the second end of the pouch;
- a first strap having a first end connected to said first end of said waist strap and a second end connected to another portion of said waist strap, wherein the first strap is connected to the waist strap by passing through respective slots in the waist strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.