Patent ID: 7282039

Claim:
A device releasably securable to a user body support for self administration of spinal traction to a supine user, comprising in combination: (a) an upper body harness having an elongate chest encircling strap with first and second opposed ends, the chest encircling strap carrying a compound buckle for releasably adjustably securing the ends of the chest encircling strap together about the user's torso and a releasable anchor connector; (b) a lower body harness having a belt with first and second ends each carrying a portion of a belt buckle for releasably adjustably securing the ends together with the belt about the user's waist, two side straps carried by and extending from the belt, each side strap having a first upper end portion defining a first loop carrying the belt, a second lower end portion with a side strap buckle immovably carried at a medial position and the second lower end portion extending upwardly upon itself through and beyond the side strap buckle, a connecting strap, having a first upper end portion and a second lower end portion, depending from interconnection with each side strap buckle and carrying a releasable snap connector in the second lower end portion, an elastic tensioning member depending from the connecting strap and having a first upper end portion defining an orifice engaged with the releasable snap connector of the connecting strap and a second lower end portion defining an orifice carrying a releasable snap connector, an anchor connecting strap depending from the elastic tensioning member and having a first upper end portion defining a loop carrying the releasable snap connector engaged with the orifice defined in the second lower end portion of the elastic tensioning member and a second lower end portion defining a loop carrying a releasable snap connector, (c) means carried at the second lower end portions of the anchor connecting straps for anchoring the lower body harness to a support outwardly of a user's feet to adjustably restrain movement of the lower body harness; and (d) means engagable with the releasable anchor connector carried by the chest encircling strap for anchoring the upper body harness to a support outwardly of the user's head to prevent movement of the upper body harness.