Adjustable Back Brace and Methods for Use Thereof
US-2020093629-A1 · Mar 26, 2020 · US
Sternal pad mount for spine brace
US2023000658A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2023000658-A1 |
| Application number | US-202217899726-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2022 |
| Priority date | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Publication date | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Grant date | — |
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The disclosure provides a brace having a brace panel; a pad having an adjustment post with adjustment apertures; and an adjustable mount integrated with the panel for adjustably mounting the pad onto the panel, the adjustable mount including wedged levers operatively associated with a retaining arm having pins and located within a channel configured to receive the adjustment post of the sternal pad and the adjustment apertures.
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1 . A brace for supporting a spine of a patient, the brace comprising: an brace panel; a pad having an adjustment post with adjustment apertures; and an adjustable mount integrated with the panel for adjustably mounting the pad onto the panel, the adjustable mount including wedged levers operatively associated with a retaining arm having pins and located within a channel configured to receive the adjustment post of the sternal pad and the adjustment apertures. 2 . The brace of claim 1 , wherein the panel is an anterior panel and the pad is a sternal pad. 3 . The brace of claim 1 , wherein the brace is a spine brace. 4 . A brace, comprising: a brace panel; a pad having an adjustment post; and an adjustable mount integrated with the brace panel for adjustably mounting the pad onto the brace panel, the adjustable mount including wedged levers operatively associated with a retaining arm and located within a channel configured to receive the adjustment post of the pad. 5 . The brace of claim 4 , wherein the adjustment post includes uniformly spaced adjustment apertures. 6 . The brace of claim 5 , wherein the retaining arm has uniformly spaced pins located to be received by the adjustment apertures of the adjustment post. 7 . The brace of claim 4 , wherein the panel is an anterior panel and the pad is a sternal pad. 8 . The brace of claim 4 , wherein the brace is a spine brace. 9 . A height adjustment system, comprising: an adjustment post with adjustment apertures; and an adjustable mount having wedged levers operatively associated with a retaining arm having pins and located within a channel into which the adjustment post is received, wherein the adjustment apertures are engaged by the pins of the retaining arm to lock the adjustment post in position and the adjustment post is adjustably positionable relative to the adjustable mount by pinching the wedged levers to move the retaining arm and the pins of the retaining arm out of engagement with the adjustment apertures to enable adjustment of the position of the adjustment post in the adjustable mount, and the adjustment post is again locked in position by releasing the wedged levers to engage the pins of the retaining arm with the adjustment apertures.
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- What does patent US2023000658A1 cover?
- The disclosure provides a brace having a brace panel; a pad having an adjustment post with adjustment apertures; and an adjustable mount integrated with the panel for adjustably mounting the pad onto the panel, the adjustable mount including wedged levers operatively associated with a retaining arm having pins and located within a channel configured to receive the adjustment post of the sternal…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Deroyal Ind Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61F5/022. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Jan 05 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).