Patent ID: 6923779
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A process of manufacturing a belt that is designed to be located on the torso of an individual to assist in attaining a desired posture, including the steps of: sewing a plurality of strips of a first material together to create a plurality of vertical seams and define a center section that transitions into first and second side sections having a desired length wherein the length of each of said center section and first and second side sections are about equal to define an outer member for said belt; placing a layer of an intermediate second material over said outer member and sewing along said plurality of vertical seams to define a corresponding plurality of vertical slots in said center and side sections; inserting staves in said slots; placing a first layer of an intermediate third material over said intermediate second material, said layer of intermediate third material having a resiliency that is compressible on the application of a force thereto; placing a fourth material over said layer of intermediate third material to define an inner member for said belt, said fourth material having perforations therein to allow the communication of air there through; covering the peripheral surface of said first, second, third and fourth materials with a strip of a fifth material to define a binding cuff; sewing the fifth material to secure the inner member to the outer member such that the plurality of staves are retained in a vertical position with respect to the length of the belt; attaching a first fastener to said first side section of said outer member; and attaching a second fastener member to said second side section of said outer member such that on positioning said belt on a torso of the individual and joining said first fastener with said second fastener a force may be applied through said plurality of staves to support an underlying area of the torso adjacent the inner member.