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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
May. 13, 2019
Nordt Development Co., Llc, Charles City, VA (US);
Richard E. Gildersleeve, Escondido, CA (US);
William E. Nordt, III, Charles City, VA (US);
Ian Kovacevich, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A support for an area of a body that includes a hinge joint includes a flexible, elastically stretchable framework comprising an integrally molded network of interconnected, elastomeric segments defining a plurality of permanent openings; a structural hinge mechanism affixed to a first side of the framework, and a secondary hinge mechanism affixed to a second side of the framework. The structural hinge mechanism is larger than the secondary hinge mechanism so as to bias the application of pressure towards one side of the hinge joint when the support is secured to the area of the body. The elastomeric segments of the framework are designed in such a way as to asymmetrically assert pressure on the hinge joint when the support is secured to the area of the body. The structural hinge mechanism and the framework work together to bias application of pressure generally in the same direction.