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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:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1996
Stefan G Bodenschatz, Buxtchude, DE;
Sherry A Hinds, Goshen, OH (US);
Thorsten Stradt, Hamburg, DE;
Richard G Taylor, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John R Truitt, Cincinnati, OH (US);
S Michael Wiesemann, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Futuro, Inc., Wilton, CT (US);
Abstract
A support brace for knee or elbow is provided that includes a sleeve of elastic material that is unidirectionally elastic in a transverse direction across the width of the brace to provide compressive support to the joint on which the brace is worn. The sleeve includes a front portion across which is disposed one or more slightly spiral shaped, or 'S' shaped, support straps. The support straps are unidirectionally elastic in a longitudinal direction along their lengths to provide lift support to the joint on which the brace is worn.