Patent ID: 8128585
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A vibration dampening device for wrapping a human body part, comprising: a strap defining a central axis, having a nominal width and having a body contacting surface and an outer surface; a step member engaged to the strap, wherein said step member has a length and a width, and the length of said step member is longer than the width of said step member, and further wherein the length of the step member is longer than the width of the strap and the proximal and distal ends of the step member are free from a fastener, and further wherein said step member is formed from a stretchable material, and still further wherein said step member defines an axis along its length, and said step member is engaged to the body contacting surface of the strap so that its axis is at an angle with respect to the axis of the strap, said angle ranging between 15 and 165 degrees.