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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2012
Saebo, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Henry B. Hoffman, Charlotte, NC (US);
Freek Tonis, Enschede, NL;
Saebo, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A support assembly for a portion of a user's body includes a pivotable frame with a top elongated member, a bottom elongated member, a first side member and a second side member, the top elongated member and bottom elongated members each having first and second ends that are pivotably connected to top and bottom ends of the first side member and the second side member, respectively. A support element is operatively connected to the pivotable frame and a tensioner mechanism is adapted to adjust an amount of force required to move the support element relative to the first side member. The tension member is disposed within one of the top and the bottom elongated member and exerts a tensile force parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the one of the top and the bottom elongated member.