Patent ID: 8715212
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A neck/back support system comprising: a belt having a first end, a second end and a center, the belt having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the belt being positionable around a lower back of a wearer; a neck support, the neck support having a base in a generally cylindrical configuration with a generally horizontal axis, the base being fabricated of a rigid material, a padding layer of a closed cell elastomeric foam material covering the base; a tube assembly formed of an upper tube and a lower tube, the upper and lower tubes each having an upper end and a lower end, a lower bracket coupled to the exterior surface of the belt at the center, the lower end of the lower tube including a lower pivot pin pivotably coupled to the lower bracket, an upper bracket attached to the base of the neck support at an axial central extent, the upper end of the upper tube including an upper pivot pin pivotably coupled to the upper bracket; and a contraction assembly constructed of an inner layer of elastic bands and an outer layer of elastic bands, the inner and outer layers having first ends secured to the exterior surface of the belt adjacent to the first end of the belt, the inner and outer layers having second ends secured to the exterior surface of the belt adjacent to the second end of the belt, the inner and outer layers having a relaxed state reducing the circumference of the belt when not in use, the inner and outer layers having a tensioned state extending the circumference of the belt when worn to brace the lower back of the wearer.