Becker Orthopedic Appliance Company, Inc.

Ryerson University

Devin James Ostrom

Stephen Naumann

Alexander Ferworn

Kevin Terrence Barnum

Ivan D Samila

A reusable parcel harness for securing a parcel to a dog's chest generally includes at least one pin bar having first and second mounting pins extending therefrom towards a latch housing, a spring-loaded latch to releasably secure the pin bar to the latch housing or pin bar in a closed configuration, a latch release mechanism, and a harness attached to the latch housing to secure the apparatus on a dog. The spring-loaded latch biases the pin bar and the latch housing towards an open configuration. A latch release processor actuates the latch release mechanism upon receipt of a locally or remotely generated latch release signal. A parcel to be secured to the harness includes a parcel body and straps extending from opposing sides of the parcel body. Each strap terminates in a mounting loop that can be secured about a mounting pin on the harness.

Remote parcel deployment system

A coupling, for example, for an orthotic brace has a cam member with a first planar bearing face journalled for rotation on a planar bearing surface of a first coupling portion, and a second planar bearing face inclined to the first face and journalled to rotate relative to a planar bearing surface of a second coupling portion. A clamping device urges the faces and surfaces together to exert a frictional reaction retaining the cam member in a selected rotational position and retains the coupling portions rigidly opposed towards the cam member.

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Toronto, Canada

Devin James Ostrom