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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2002
Applicants:
Gary Furman Bradley, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Carroll Leon Rhodes, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Gary Furman Bradley, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Carroll Leon Rhodes, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Simula, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D013/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A support collar having a bladder and a shell. The bladder is adapted to be inflated by a fluid. The shell is adapted to be attached to a harness. When inflated, the bladder is shaped by the shell to form an air chamber. The air chamber is characterized by a cross-section having a center of gravity and a dimension through the center of gravity. The dimension is larger at an open end than at the close end.