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US 9,802,381 B2Granted
Closure element for an abdominal belt
AssigneeBauerfeind AG
InventorStefanie Hertel
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Abstract
A flexible closure element for a closure of a medical or orthopedic product or sports product includes a first and second elastic cover layer and a sheet-type stabilizing element therebetween. The sheet-type stabilizing element is slotted over a least half of a length of the stabilizing element on at least one of two longitudinally running edges.
Claims22
An orthotic comprising:
- at least one abdominal closure including two flexible closure elements, each of the flexible closure elements including:
- first and second elastic cover layers;
- and
- a sheet-type stabilizing element for stabilizing the abdominal closure element, the sheet-type stabilizing element located between the first and second elastic cover layers, the sheet-type stabilizing element having first and second longitudinally running edges, wherein the sheet-type stabilizing element is slotted over at least half of a length of the stabilizing element on both of the first and second longitudinal running edges.
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An orthotic comprising:
- at least one abdominal closure including two flexible closure elements, each of the flexible closure elements including:
- first and second elastic cover layers;
- and
- a sheet-type stabilizing element for stabilizing the abdominal closure element, the sheet-type stabilizing element located between the first and second elastic cover layers, the sheet-type stabilizing element having first and second longitudinally running edges extending between a first end and a second end, at least one of the first and second longitudinally running edges being arcuate, both of the first and second longitudinally running edges slotted over at least half a respective first and second length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.