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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
William E. Nordt, Iii, Charles City, VA (US);
Ian D. Kovacevich, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kevin J. Dahlquist, Charlotte, NC (US);
Thomas J. Philpott, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jason Huneycutt, Charlotte, NC (US);
William E. Nordt, III, Charles City, VA (US);
Ian D. Kovacevich, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kevin J. Dahlquist, Charlotte, NC (US);
Thomas J. Philpott, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jason Huneycutt, Charlotte, NC (US);
Nordt Development Co., LLC, Charles City, VA (US);
Abstract
A body support for spanning a hinge joint of the body comprises an elastically stretchable framework. The framework includes an integrally molded network of interconnected elastomeric segments. A first subset of the interconnected, elastomeric segments extends along a perimeter of the framework, and a second subset of the interconnected, elastomeric segments located within the perimeter of the framework bounds and defines a plurality of permanent openings in the framework. One of the plurality of permanent openings comprises an alignment opening. None of the interconnected, elastomeric segments of the first subset are part of the second subset.