Patent ID: 8728018

Claim:
A hinge brace comprising: a central hub of a hinge; a range of motion indicator; a first toothed hinge plate; a second toothed hinge plate; a first setting arm; and a second setting arm, wherein the first setting arm and second setting arm are attached to the central hub such that the first setting arm and second setting arm can rotate about the central hub and along the range of motion indicator for controlling extension and flexion of a joint, the first setting arm is biased in a first direction towards the central hub of the hinge to engage the first toothed hinge plate, the second setting arm is biased in a second direction towards the central hub of the hinge to engage the second toothed hinge plate, the first setting arm can be disengaged from the first toothed hinge plate when said first setting arm is pulled in a third direction radially outward from the central hub of the hinge, and the second setting arm can be disengaged from the second toothed hinge plate when said second setting arm is pulled in a fourth direction radially outward from the central hub of the hinge; the hinge brace further comprising: a first bar with a first set of receiving teeth; and a first sliding member with a first flexible area and a first projecting part on the first flexible area, wherein the first sliding member is a single piece of material and configured to slide over the first bar, the first projecting part is configured to engage the first set of receiving teeth in a first lateral direction away from a centerline of a longitudinal length of the first bar, and is biased in said first lateral direction to the first set of receiving teeth, and the first projecting part is movable in a direction opposed to the first lateral direction toward the centerline of the longitudinal length of the first bar in order to disengage the first projecting part from the first set of receiving teeth.