Chairs and seats – Bottom or back – Contoured back
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-18
2007-09-18
McPartlin, S. B. (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Bottom or back
Contoured back
C297S230100, C297S452320, C297S452330, C297S452410
Reexamination Certificate
active
10178845
ABSTRACT:
Many law enforcement officers have lower back problems arising from the habitual wearing of what is generally known as a “Sam Browne” duty belt. Workmen's Compensation now presumes any lower back ailment suffered by a law enforcement officer was caused by a duty belt; and consequently, automatically covers such back problem. A duty belt seat accessory for minimizing excessive pressure on the lower back of a law enforcement officer when he wears a duty belt is disclosed. The seat accessory comprises: a lower back portion having a minimal thickness; an upper back portion having a thickness generally exceeding the thickness of the lower back portion and the equipped duty belt; and, a strap to maintain the back portion in an upright position adjacent to a seat. When the officer leans back his back is supported largely by the upper back portion of the seat accessory and there is no excessive back pressure on his lower back as a result of the equipped duty belt he is wearing.
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Schmitz Jack D.
Todd Robert M.
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
McPartlin S. B.
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