University of Iowa Research Foundation

Chase Ergonomics Inc.

Gary D Shumate

David D Chase

Vijay K Goel

Joel A Joslin

Malcolm H Pope

David G Wilder

Paul K Meunchen

An improved support belt, support apparel, along with a process for creating such products. A mechanism by which support belts provide protection to the user is disclosed, which mechanism is generally applicable to all human joints.

Support apparel such as back support and system

A back support for a human user includes an elastic support belt having first and second free ends, members secured to the support belt for releasably joining the free ends for maintaining the belt in a closed position in which it forms a closed surface adapted to encircle a human user, and structure secured to the support belt for releasably maintaining the belt in an open position in which the support belt free ends are unattached to each other. A related back support garment includes a garment body having a garment front and a garment back defining an inside and an outside of the garment, the garment body being suitably sized for a human wearer. An elastic support belt is disposed inside the garment body and secured thereto. The elastic support belt has first and second free ends and also has structure for releasably joining the free ends for maintaining the support belt in a closed position in which the support belt forms a closed surface adapted to encircle the human wearer.

Back support with means to secure the belt on the wearer while in an

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Albuquerque, NM, United States of America

Gary D Shumate