Patent ID: 6447468
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable cervical traction apparatus, comprising:a head receiving member having a generally U-shaped configuration for receiving the back of a person's head and having opposed ends adapted to be positioned behind a person's ears, said head receiving member having a protruded section adapted to engage and bear against the occipital bone of the person's head; a chin strap attached to said opposed ends of said head receiving member and adapted to extend about a person's chin for selectively securing said head receiving member to the person's head; a base member having a neck receiving portion contoured to receive the back of a person's neck and a pair of support portions connected to opposed ends of said neck receiving portion adapted to rest atop a person's shoulders, said base member having a generally U-shaped configuration with said support portions being tapered to rest partially upon the upper chest of a person; an air cylinder fixedly attached to said base member and having a shaft reciprocatively positioned therein for selectable extension therefrom, said shaft having a free end pivotally coupled to said head receiving member such that said head receiving member is selectively movable in forward and rearward directions; and an air pump connected by tubing to said air cylinder for incrementally pumping air into said air cylinder so as to selectably extend said shaft, whereby extension of said shaft causes said head receiving member to move away from said base member.