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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2009
Chia-chang Chao, Taipei, TW;
Chia-Chang Chao, Taipei, TW;
Huntex Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A tourniquet includes a first and a second elements and a strap having one end winding around a human body and threading through the first element. The first element has a latch slot and a latch element. The second element has a coupling element at one end latchable with the latch element and the other end fastened to the strap. The first element has an upper and a lower cases and a brake unit inside. The upper and lower cases have respectively an upper and a lower openings threaded through by the strap. The brake unit has a detent edge at one end and an axle at the other end extended to form an actuating member movable with the brake unit about the axle, and an elastic element provides a force for the detent edge to butt the strap from the upper opening to the lower opening.