Patent ID: 6387067
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A shoulder support device for facilitating correct posture of shoulders of a wearer, the shoulder support device comprising:an elongate base member having first and second opposed free ends, each of the first and second opposed free ends having a mating attachment component to facilitate releasable attachment of the first and second opposed free ends with one another, and a spine support area being provided along an intermediate portion of the elongate base member for overlying a spine of the wearer; and a first shoulder strap member having first and second opposed ends and a second shoulder strap member having first and second opposed ends, the first end of each shoulder strap member being secured to the elongate base member adjacent the spine support area, and the second end of each of the shoulder strap members being secured to an intermediate portion of the elongate base member such that the second end of each of the shoulder strap members is located to communicate with an arm pit of the wearer, during use, without either the first or the second shoulder strap member overlapping one another or a spine of a wearer during use of the shoulder support device whereby each of the pair of spaced apart shoulder strap members exerts a resulting rearward and downward basing force on each shoulder of the wearer to influence each shoulder of the wearer into a correct posture position.