Patent ID: 6783506
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A trochanter belt comprising:an inelastic front portion that exerts a continuous inward compression upon a wearer, the front portion containing a soft inner surface which conforms to the body of the wearer and an outer surface, the front portion having right and left sides and a width; right and left elastic side portions having a width being approximately the same as the width of the inelastic front portion respectively extending from the right and left sides of the inelastic front portion; an inelastic, comformable back portion of a width approximately equal to the width of the front and side portions; the right and left elastic side portions also connecting to the right and left side of the inelastic back portion, the front portion and right and left side portions and the back portion creating over their width a continuous support which does not require disassembly to remove; and right and left straps that provide an adjustable length that are attached to the right and left sides of the inelastic front portion, respectively, the front, side and back portions being serially connected forming an unbroken loop before and during deployment and thereby cooperating to provide an uninterrupted, inwardly-directed pressure on the wearer.