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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
May. 10, 2022
Townsend Industries, Inc., Bakersfield, CA (US);
Marie Camille DuPont, Bakersfield, CA (US);
John Patrick Martin, Oceanside, CA (US);
Townsend Industries, Inc., Bakersfield, CA (US);
Abstract
A cross-strap tensioning apparatus is disclosed for use with a brace having a proximal portion engageable above a joint of a user and an opposing distal portion engageable below the joint. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides first and second cross-straps each extending between and interconnecting the proximal and distal portions of the brace. A terminal end of each of a first anterior strap portion and a spaced apart first posterior strap portion of the first cross-strap, along with a second anterior strap portion and a spaced apart second posterior strap portion of the second cross-strap, provides a cord channel configured for allowing a cord from a tensioning mechanism to extend therethrough in series. During use, as the tensioning mechanism is selectively tightened, the cord urges each of the first anterior strap portion, first posterior strap portion, second anterior strap portion and second posterior strap portion closer together.