Patent ID: 6790191
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A hyperextension back brace system for applying pressure to the pubic area below and to spaced pectoral areas above and to the back thereby tending to extend the spine of a user comprising:a cruciform structure having an integrally formed upper vertical arm and a lower vertical arm and having an integrally formed left horizontal arm and a right horizontal arm coupled together in a central area, the upper and lower vertical arms each having a longitudinal slot therethrough and the horizontal arms each having a pair of threaded apertures therethrough, an extender arm for each of the arms of the cruciform structure, the extender arms for each of the vertical arms having a pair of threaded apertures with a pair of bolts extending through one of the longitudinal slots for the adjustable coupling with respect to the vertical arms, the extender arms for each of the horizontal arms having a longitudinal slot with bolts therethrough for the adjustable coupling with respect to the horizontal arms; a pubic pad formed of a rigid aluminum material with an inwardly facing resilient foam fixedly coupled to the lower end of the lower extender arm of the lower vertical arm with a horizontal pivot pin there between; a V-shaped intermediate plate secured at its central extent to the upper end of the extender arm of the upper vertical arm with a pair of diamond-shaped pectoral pads fabricated of a rigid aluminum material with an inwardly facing resilient foam extending outwardly therefrom, each pectoral pad adjustably coupled to a free end of the V-shaped intermediate plate through a foam rubber disc, a surface of the disc is glued to one of the pectoral pads and another surface includes a pile fastener for coupling the pectoral pads to the V-shaped intermediate plate; a pair of side pads formed of a rigid plastic material with an inwardly facing resilient foam fixedly coupled to an exterior end of the horizontal extender arms, each of the side pads having a vertical slot at their free ends; a belt of a pile material attached at one end through one of the vertical slots of one of the side pads and a free end adapted to be adjustably threaded through one of the vertical slots of the other of the side pads for releasably securing the belt around the torso of a wearer; and a back pad fabricated of a semi-rigid plastic material with a resilient foam facing inwardly therefrom, the back pad having vertical slots at laterally disposed end locations adjacent edges of the back pad for the passage of an intermediate portion of the belt there through, the back pad also including a pile fastener and with an intermediate extent of the belt adapted to be releasably secured to the pile fastener on the back pad for the releasable securement there between to thereby preclude lateral shifting of the back pad or the belt.