Apparel – Garment supporters and retainers – Torso or limb encircling
Patent
1982-04-19
1985-07-09
Hunter, H. Hampton
Apparel
Garment supporters and retainers
Torso or limb encircling
128 85, 128 90, A41F 300, A61F 504
Patent
active
045272891
ABSTRACT:
A brace for supporting or immobilizing a portion of the human body. The brace may take the form of a waist belt for weight lifting incorporating a pulley arrangement for tightening the belt. The waist belt includes a heavy leather belt having first and second ends. First and second rectangular metal loops are secured proximate the first and second ends, respectively, of the leather belt, each of the rectangular metal loops including a cylindrical roller rotatably mounted thereto. A nylon strap is secured at a fixed end to the leather belt proximate the second end thereof, and the free end of the strap is wound over the rollers of the first and second metal loops to form a pulley arrangement for drawing the ends of the leather belt together. First and second complementary fastening surfaces are secured to the free end of the strap and to the leather belt, respectively, for removably attaching the free end of the strap to the leather belt after the belt has been sufficiently tightened. Alternatively, the brace may take the form of a joint immobilizer having a pulley arrangement for tightening the immobilizer and prevent articulation of the joint.
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