Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1994-07-01
1996-04-02
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
1281001, 1281011, 128876, 2310, 2311, 2321, A61F 500
Patent
active
055036201
ABSTRACT:
A back support belt comprising a primary support belt including fasteners for fastening the same generally at the frontal area of the waist of the wearer, and a secondary tensioning belt comprising fasteners for fastening the same around the primary support belt generally at the frontal area of the waist of the wearer is provided, and includes back support belt color tensioning indicators on the secondary tensioning belt which are visible only from the rear and side areas of the waist of the wearer, and thus not by the wearer, and which are operable to indicate both when the back support belt is properly tensioned around the waist of the wearer, and when the back support belt is not properly tensioned around the waist of the wearer. The back support belt color tensioning indicators are operable to indicate proper and improper tensioning of the support belt independently of the relationship between the size of the support belt and the waist size of the wearer to thus be virtually foolproof in operation. For use in instances wherein the wearer of the back support belt is forced to work in the absence of anyone qualified to observe the color tensioning indicators on the secondary tensioning belt, the back support belt will further include an additional color tensioning indicator taking the form of non-obscurable alignment marks formed on one of the primary support belt fasteners and co-operable with one of the secondary tensioning belt fasteners to indicate proper back support belt tensioning. The additional color tensioning indicator is not, however, operable independently of the relationship between the size of the support belt and the waist size of the wearer, and are thus not foolproof in operation.
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Apley Richard J.
Charm-Tex Inc.
Lee Kim M.
Romano, Jr. James J.
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