Patent ID: 7878998

Claim:
A support for positioning a first portion of a person's body relative to a second portion of the person's body, the support comprising: (a) a first section configured to receive a first portion of a person's body; (b) a second section configured to receive a second portion of the person's body; (c) a bridging section extending between and connecting together the first section and the second section; and (d) an adjustment system including a device and a line depending from the device, the line extending between the first section and the second section, the device operable to adjust the length of the line thereby adjustably positioning the second section relative to the first section, whereby the first portion of the person's body is adjustably positioned relative to the second portion of the person's body; (e) wherein the bridging section comprises an elastomeric material that serves as a continuous hinge between the first section and the second section, the bridging section configured to span a hinge joint of the person's body.