Patent ID: 8196588

Claim:
A restraining device, comprising: a first strap that is adapted to be releasably attachable to a first limb of a user, said first strap comprising a first magnet; a second strap having a first end and a second end, wherein the ends are releasably attached to each other by a connector to form a loop that is adapted to be releasably attachable to a location on the user other than the first limb; a third strap connected to said first end of said second strap to said first strap, said third strap holding a second magnet; wherein said first magnet and said second magnet are releasably attached by attractive forces, such that in operation the magnets are not in direct metal-to-metal contact with each other to restrain the position of the first limb, wherein said first strap is capable of rotation relative to said third strap about the point that said first magnet and said second magnet are interconnected.