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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Implus Footcare, Llc, Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
David Patrick McCrane, Napa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Implus Footcare, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 21/06 (2006.01); A63B 69/00 (2006.01); A63B 23/02 (2006.01); A63B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 69/0059 (2013.01); A63B 21/4009 (2015.10); A63B 21/4025 (2015.10); A63B 23/0205 (2013.01); A63B 23/0238 (2013.01);
Abstract
A support belt for stabilizing lower back and abdominal muscles during heavy lifting, comprising: an elongated body that wraps about the waist of a person, with overlapping abdominal support sections toward the ends of the body and a lumbar support section midway between the ends, stiffener panels on the lumbar and abdominal support sections, a strap on the outer side of the body for securing the body about the waist, and means for limiting vertical movement and pivotal movement and/or skewing between the overlapping sections without impairing lengthwise movement between them.