Patent ID: 8740830

Claim:
A cervical collar brace comprising: a main body collar; a first chin side support pivotally mounted relative to the main body collar; a second chin side support pivotally mounted relative to the main body collar; a cable adjuster for adjustably securing the first and second chin side supports relative to the main body collar, the cable adjuster comprising a rotatable wheel, one or more cables operated by the rotatable wheel, one or more lift effectors coupled to the first and second chin side supports for lifting the chin side supports in response to rotation of the rotatable wheel in a first rotation direction, and one or more capstans positioned above the lift effectors for reversing a movement of at least one end of the one or more cables; and a chin piece for supporting a wearer's chin and supported by the chin supports wherein the one or more capstans comprise one or more rotatable pulleys.