Patent ID: 7329231

Claim:
A brace for supporting a user's abdomen and lower back, comprising: an abdominal support member, contoured to comfortably support the abdominal region of the user, said member having a first end and a second end, and including a plurality of adjustment slots adjacent to each of said first and second ends; a lumbar support member, contoured to comfortably support the lumbar spine region of the user, said member having a first end and a second end, and including a plurality of adjustment slots adjacent to each of said first and second ends; said lumbar support member incorporating a convex circular dome having a vertically bisecting oblong elliptical protrusion of equal depth, said circular dome and said oblong protrusion being sized for protrusion into the central lumbar region of the user for supporting and aligning the skeletal and muscular structure of the user's lower back; and first and second elastic belts of a connective material attached to said adjustment slots at said first ends and said second ends respectively of said lumbar and said abdominal support members for increasing pressure of said abdominal support member and said lumbar support member against the abdominal and lumbar regions of the user.