Clavicle brace

Abstract

A shoulder brace of the type having a generally figure-8 configuration with right and left shoulder loops. Each of the shoulder straps that define the brace's right and left loops are provided with a cushioned inner surface adapted to extend over the wearer's trapezius muscle, over the anterior surface of the wearer's shoulder, and under the wearer's axilla so that the strap does not tend to bite into the wearer's body when the brace is worn. Each shoulder strap also is provided with an adjustable fastener connectable on the anterior surface of the wearer's shoulder between the wearer's trapezius muscle and the wearer's axilla, the fastener permitting the tightness or looseness of the shoulder loop to be adjusted by the wearer as desired while the brace is being worn. Each fastener is in the form of a hook and loop fastener with one of a hook fabric and a loop fabric being fixed to the shoulder strap in a position that overlies the anterior surface of the wearer's shoulder in the before mentioned area when the brace is being worn, and the other of the hook fabric and loop fabric being fixed to the free end of the strap. The free end of the strap is passed through a closed loop link that permits the size of the shoulder loop formed by the strap, and thereby the tightness of the brace on the wearer, to be tightened or loosened simply by drawing the strap through the link in one direction or the other. When the desired tightness of the shoulder loop is achieved, the hook fabric and loop fabric are simply pressed together by the wearer on the anterior surface of the wearer's shoulder.