US 12,220,339 B2
Back brace with height adjustable rigid panel
Albert V. Romo, Lakewood, CA (US); Geoffrey Wong, Costa Mesa, CA (US); and Jane Price, Anaheim, CA (US)
Assigned to Aspen Medical Products, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Aspen Medical Products, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/687,574.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/157,590, filed on Mar. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0280324 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/024 (2013.01) 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A height adjustable back brace, comprising:
a belt;
first and second rear panels coupled to the belt; and
a fastener adjustment guide,
wherein the first rear panel comprises an upper region, a first plurality of columns extending downward from the upper region and at least a first fastener positioned as part of a first column of the first plurality of columns and a second fastener positioned as part of a second column of the first plurality of columns;
wherein the second rear panel comprises a lower region, a second plurality of columns extending upward from the lower region, and a plurality of locking members including at least a first locking member configured to engage with the first fastener and a second locking member configured to engage with the second fastener; and
wherein the first and second rear panels are configured to move vertically relative to each other to position at least the first fastener to engage (1) the first locking member at a first height or (2) the second locking member at a second height, and
wherein the fastener adjustment guide is a tensioning element communicatively coupled to at least the first fastener and the second fastener, wherein the tensioning element traverses over the upper region of the first rear panel and terminates at both the first fastener and the second fastener, and upon applying a force to a segment of the fastener adjustment guide, the first fastener disengages from the first locking member and the second fastener disengages from the second locking member.