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Patent US7993293 - Neck brace - Google Patents
A neck brace (10) is disclosed which comprises two sections (12, 14) which are releasably connected to one another along a split line (18). The ring has upwardly facing surfaces (30, 76.1, 20.2) which limit tilting movement of a helmeted head in all directions. The brace further has a column (68, 70)...http://www.google.com/patents/US7993293?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7993293 - Neck brace
Publication number US7993293 B2
Application number US 11/440,576
Also published as CA2547855A1, CA2547855C, CN1886101A, CN1886101B, DE602004025975D1, EP1696842A2, EP1696842B1, EP2113231A1, EP2113231B1, US8002723, US8562551, US20070010771, US20070156072, US20120203157, WO2005051251A2, WO2005051251A3
Publication number 11440576, 440576, US 7993293 B2, US 7993293B2, US-B2-7993293, US7993293 B2, US7993293B2
Inventors Christopher James LEATT
Original Assignee Xceed Holdings Cc
Patent Citations (73), Non-Patent Citations (52), Referenced by (4), Classifications (12), Legal Events (4)
US 7993293 B2
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U.S. Classification 602/18, 2/422, 602/5
International Classification A42B1/24, A61F5/055, A61F5/00
Cooperative Classification A41D13/0512, A61F5/055, A42B3/0473, A41D2600/102
European Classification A61F5/055, A42B3/04B8