Patent ID: 9289640
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A hinged arm assembly for a resistance brace, comprising: first and second plates movably coupled with one another in an opposing spaced-apart relationship so that the first and second plates are selectively movable toward one another and away from one another, the first and second plates cooperating with one another to define a first pivot point and a second pivot point separated from the first pivot point by a first distance; a first splint having a first limb-attachment portion and a first geared end positioned between the first and second plates and pivotably coupled with the first and second plates at the first pivot point; and a second splint having a second limb-attachment portion and a second geared end positioned between the first and second plates and pivotably coupled with the first and second plates at the second pivot point, the second geared end matingly engaging the first geared end so that the first and second splints are movable in unison with one another relative to the first and second plates, wherein the first and second plates and the first and second geared ends are coupled to and contact each other in a way that movable resistance between the first and second plates and the first and second geared ends is applied in all movement directions and such that the resistance between the first and second plates and the first and second geared ends is substantially constant and independent of the position of the first and second splints relative to the first and second plates.