Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1997-03-28
1999-01-19
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
2 44, 482124, A61F 502
Patent
active
058609440
ABSTRACT:
A back support apparatus includes a pair of shoulder straps and a pair of heel connectors interconnected by a pair of support lines each with a resilient section, and further includes a cover pad with a belt for coupling around the user's waist and for positioning the pad over the user's lower back. In preferred forms, the apparatus includes a pair of spaced tubular guides coupled with the pad for guiding the support lines.
REFERENCES:
patent: 401223 (1889-04-01), Smith
patent: 406663 (1889-07-01), McKinney
patent: 452206 (1891-05-01), Aaron
patent: 637156 (1899-11-01), Potts
patent: 654173 (1900-07-01), Mendenhall
patent: 658662 (1900-09-01), Loving
patent: 781544 (1905-01-01), McMurtry
patent: 807908 (1905-12-01), Bradstreet
patent: 836802 (1906-11-01), Daniel
patent: 903403 (1908-11-01), Quick et al.
patent: 1008500 (1911-11-01), Thornton
patent: 1202851 (1916-10-01), Kelly
patent: 1371690 (1921-03-01), Kelly
patent: 1384299 (1921-07-01), Brown
patent: 1409326 (1922-03-01), Williamson
patent: 1544162 (1925-06-01), La Vigne
patent: 1553874 (1925-09-01), Nivens
patent: 1618273 (1927-02-01), Davidson
patent: 1634621 (1927-07-01), Martinez
patent: 1678584 (1928-07-01), Branson
patent: 2097376 (1937-10-01), Marshman
patent: 2613932 (1952-10-01), Manners
patent: 2906260 (1959-09-01), Myers
patent: 3162442 (1964-12-01), Karlik
patent: 3295517 (1967-01-01), Stevens
patent: 4065814 (1978-01-01), Fox
patent: 5186701 (1993-02-01), Wilkinson
patent: 5259833 (1993-11-01), Barnett
patent: 5306222 (1994-04-01), Wilkinson
patent: 5647827 (1997-07-01), Gutkowski et al.
patent: 5716307 (1998-02-01), Vadher
Apley Richard J.
Hwang Victor K.
LandOfFree
Back support apparatus does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Back support apparatus, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Back support apparatus will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1243482