Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Rigid support or attaching means looped around neck or...
Patent
1988-12-28
1990-03-06
Cusick, Ernest G.
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Rigid support or attaching means looped around neck or...
128DIG6, 224148, 224181, 224201, A45F 500
Patent
active
049058827
ABSTRACT:
A neck engaging support for a medical device or appliance that engages and is thus supported from the neck of a medical practitioner. More specifically, the present invention is a rod-like support device having a downwardly opening, generally U-shaped hook member dimensioned to fit around the neck of a user with the open area positioned in front of the chest region with one leg of the U-shaped member having a smaller hook for engagement with an IV bag in order to support the IV bag in elevated position without using the hands such as is frequently necessary during emergency situations when a patient is being conveyed on a stretcher from the site of the emergency to an ambulance, hospital or the like. The support of this invention enables the user of the device to actually carry one end of the stretcher while at the same time supporting an IV bag in an elevated position. The rod-like support is constructed of thermoplastic material which can be obtained in straight condition and heated to a temperature that enables it to be deformed to fit individual users with the thermoplastic rod then becoming set in the desired shape when the rod cools thereby enabling the device to be custom fitted to individual users although they can be constructed of standard sizes since the plastic rod will have some degree of flexibility to enable it to be quickly and easily positioned around the neck of the user.
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