Patent ID: 6890314
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A knee brace, comprising: an upper portion; a lower portion; a plurality of straps for securing said upper portion to a person's thigh and said lower portion to a person's calf; medial and lateral hinges for pivotally coupling said upper and lower portions together; and a hinge deflector adapted to be worn between the person's knee and said medial hinge, said hinge deflector having an inner side adapted for facing the knee and an outer side opposite from the inner side and facing said medial hinge, said outer side being formed with a first projection extending around a front edge of said medial hinge, said projection having a curved surface along a front edge of said hinge deflector, said curved surface sloping in a rearward direction from said inner side of said hinge deflector toward an outer side of said medial hinge for deflecting an object away from said medial hinge.