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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ralph M Chitwood, Kalispell, MT (US);
Assignee:
Glacier Cross, Inc., Kalispell, MT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602 18 ; 602 13 ;
Abstract
The cervical traction or stretch device comprises: an inflatable bladder or bellows having a central U-shaped space so that the bladder or bellows can extend at least part way around the neck of a user, and a pumping mechanism coupled to the bladder or bellows and operable by a user for pumping air into the bellows. The bladder or bellows has an upper side and a lower side. The lower side is constructed and arranged to be positioned adjacent a user's shoulders and exert pressure thereagainst when inflated. And the upper side is constructed and arranged to engage and exert pressure against the base of a user's head.