Patent ID: 8784391

Claim:
A support assembly for a therapeutic compress system, the assembly comprising: a) a deformable frame disposable upon an eye region of a human user and comprising an inner side and an outer side, a first frame section joined to a second frame section at a central bridge, and means for attachment to a gel pack disposable on the inner side of the frame; b) a strap assembly comprising: i) a first V-subassembly comprised of a first inelastic upper member joined at an inner end thereof to an upper lateral portion of the first frame section, and including an outer end, and a first elastic lower member joined at an inner end thereof to a first lower lateral portion of the first frame section and joined at an outer end thereof to a first location on the first inelastic upper member anterior to the outer end of the first inelastic member, the first inelastic upper member and the first elastic lower member forming a first apex located at the junction of the first location and the outer end of the first elastic lower member; and ii) a second V-subassembly comprised of a second inelastic upper member joined at an inner end thereof to an upper lateral portion of the second frame section, and including an outer end, and a second elastic lower member joined at an inner end thereof to a second lower lateral portion of the second frame section and joined at an outer end thereof to a second location on the second inelastic upper member anterior to the outer end of the second inelastic member; wherein during use of the assembly by the user, the first and the second upper lateral frame sections are superior to the level of the eyes of the user, and the first and the second lower lateral frame sections are inferior to the lever of the eyes of the user when the therapeutic compress system is positioned against an eye region of the user.