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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Rubber City Bracing Company Llc, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Dustin Ducharme, Littleton, CO (US);
Annunziato Amendola, Durham, NC (US);
Bryan Den Hartog, Urbandale, IA (US);
David B. Kay, Akron, OH (US);
Anthony Perera, Cardiff, GB;
Brian Milliff, Kirtland, OH (US);
Patrick Brown, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
RUBBER CITY BRACING COMPANY LLC, Akron, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A63B 71/12 (2006.01); A63B 71/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0127 (2013.01); A61F 5/0111 (2013.01); A63B 71/12 (2013.01); A63B 71/1225 (2013.01); A63B 71/14 (2013.01); A63B 2071/125 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1233 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1258 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1275 (2013.01); A63B 2209/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention comprises an elastomeric athletic or orthopedic brace, support for a joint complex and is a network of interlinking elastomeric bands that extend radially from a hub member to support a joint in tension but provide for controlled hinging about an axis defined through the hub member. In particular, the brace is provided for an ankle.