Patent ID: 8261384

Claim:
A back support device comprising: a flexible support rib having a first end and a second end; padding around at least a portion of the support rib with a pocket configured within the padding, the pocket configured to house a thermal cell; an adjustable buckle having a first side and a second side and configured to connectively and releasably connect to at least one strap to adjust a curvature of the back support device such that the at least one strap includes; a first strap having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to or near the first end of the support rib and the second end of the first strap connected to a first side of the adjustable buckle; and a second strap having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to or near the second end of the support rib and the second end of the second strap connected to a second side of the adjustable buckle.