Patent ID: 8657768

Claim:
A cervical collar to support a chin, neck and head of a wearer, said collar comprising: a front collar portion made from injection molded incompressible material in an essentially flat configuration, said front collar portion having a sufficient length to bend into a semi-circular shape; a flexible chin support having distal ends integrally coupled with said front collar portion and a central chin support between the distal ends, said chin support comprising a thin strip made from a flexible material so that said chin support readily conforms to the chin of the wearer, wherein support for said chin support is only provided by the distal ends, wherein said chin support has a thickness which is smaller than a thickness of said front collar portion; a back collar portion made from injection molded incompressible material in an essentially flat configuration, said back collar portion having a sufficient length to bend into a semi-circular shape; and, a fastener for removably coupling said front collar portion to the back collar portion to encircle the neck of the wearer.