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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
William E. Nordt, Iii, Charles City, VA (US);
Ian D. Kovacevich, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jason Huneycutt, Charlotte, NC (US);
Thomas J. Philpott, Charlotte, NC (US);
William E. Nordt, III, Charles City, VA (US);
Ian D. Kovacevich, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jason Huneycutt, Charlotte, NC (US);
Thomas J. Philpott, Charlotte, NC (US);
NORDT DEVELOPMENT CO., LLC, Charles City, VA (US);
Abstract
A support for an area of a body having a hinge joint includes: a flexible, elastically stretchable framework configured to extend across the hinge joint of the area of the body; and a hinge mechanism affixed to the framework. The hinge mechanism includes a strut component and a first arm component connected to the strut component such that the first arm component is rotatable relative to the strut component only about a first pivot axis. A second arm component is connected to the strut component such that the second arm component is rotatable relative to the strut component only about a second pivot axis. The strut component is configured to extend with the framework across the hinge joint such that the first pivot axis is located on a first side of the hinge joint and the second pivot axis is located on a second, opposite side of the hinge joint.