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Asterisk.asterisk, LLC

David D Castillo

James D Castillo

Daniel Castillo

Provided is a brace including upper and lower frame members and upper and lower cuff members. An upper adjuster is coupled to the upper frame member and upper cuff member and is configured to enable selective adjustment of the distance between the upper frame member and the upper cuff member. An upper connector is coupled to the upper frame member and the upper cuff member and is configured to enable selective engagement between the upper frame member and the upper cuff member. A lower adjuster is coupled to the lower frame member and the lower cuff member and is configured to enable selective adjustment of the distance between the lower frame member and the lower cuff member. A lower connector is coupled to the lower frame member and the lower cuff member and is configured to enable selective engagement between the lower frame member and the lower cuff member.

Knee brace

A joint protecting brace includes a cuff member. The cuff member includes a pair of upper lateral and lower lateral tightening portions positioned on opposed sides of a cuff longitudinal axis. The cuff member further includes a liner disposed between and coupled to the upper lateral tightening portions and lower lateral tightening portions and extending along the cuff longitudinal axis. The cuff member further includes a connector coupled to a latitudinal strap. The cuff member further includes a first adjuster coupled to the upper lateral tightening portions and the connector. The cuff member further includes a second adjuster coupled to the lower lateral tightening portions and the connector. The first and second adjusters are disposed in tension for adjusting a distance between the upper and lower lateral tightening portions respectively. The first and second adjusters are communicable via the connector.

One piece brace liner having multiple adjustment zones

The invention provides a device for protecting ligaments in a knee joint of a user. The device includes a knee brace positionable about a knee joint of a user and a boot wearable on a foot of a user. Additionally, the device includes a flexible tether member including a first coupling element coupled to the knee brace and a second coupling element coupled to the boot. The boot and knee brace are attachable and detachable via the first and second coupling elements. The flexible tether member is adjustable in length to dispose the flexible tether member in tension at least in a portion of a maximum foot range of rotation, where the maximum foot range of rotation of the user's foot relative to the knee joint causes hyperextension of a knee ligament.

Flexible tether member connecting a knee brace to a boot

Tether member connecting a knee brace to a boot

Patella cup protector

A support for suspending a plurality of paint brushes in a solvent filled bucket. The support includes a pair of inverted, U-shaped members attached at their midpoints in a crossing relationship. Suspended from the top of each of the members is one or more hooks for holding a paint brush by its handle above the bottom of the bucket. Special carriers may also be suspended from the hooks for holding paint rollers in the bucket as well.

Paint brush support

Dental pick brush apparatus includes a shaft with a toothpick portion at one end and a bristle portion at the other end. The bristle portion includes a ball secured to the shaft and relatively short bristles extending outwardly from the ball in virtually all directions. The relatively short bristles, and the directions at which they extend from the ball, are particularly adapted to clean between teeth and around braces secured to the teeth, from virtually any orientation of the brush apparatus and regardless of the proximity of the braces to the teeth.

Dental pick brush apparatus

Hand grip apparatus for weightlifting bar includes a pair of double conical elements secured to the bar to compensate for the anatomical bone structure in the wrists to allow the bones of the hand to be substantially aligned with the bones in the forearm while doing press and curl weightlifting exercises.

Grip apparatus for weightlifting bar

Movable jaw measuring apparatus usable for measuring widths across the flats of bolts includes a fixed jaw and a movable jaw, and reference marks for indicating the measurements may be in both inch and metric units. The movable jaws can also be used to measure the diameter of the bolts. Apparatus includes linear measurement indicia for measuring the length of various elements, also in both inch and metric units, if desired. Peripheral surfaces may include serrations for measuring the pitch of threads, or thread measuring indicia may be printed on surfaces.

Movable jaw measuring apparatus

Exercise apparatus for the lifting of weights includes horizontal movement of a bar, and the movement of the horizontal bar is connected through mechanical linkage to weights which are lifted vertically. The mechanical linkage is illustrated in different embodiments, including pivoting levers, a combination of pivoting levers and cables and pulleys, and gears connected with a cable and a pulley. Two sets of the apparatus may be linked together for joint movement, as for example doing vertical pushups, or the two sets may be used separately, as for doing alternate exercises in which the arms and hands are alternated in horizontal movement.

Horizontal force exercise apparatus

Exercise apparatus includes a pair of spaced apart discs journaled for rotation on a frame with adjustable tension elements for varying the force required to rotate the discs. Handles are used to rotate the discs and the handles may be secured to the discs at varying locations to vary the distance between the handles and the axis of rotation of the discs.

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Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

David D Castillo