US 12,268,626 B2
Comfort harness for orthotic brace
Rita Carney, Auburn, NH (US); and Steve Santaniello, Milford, NH (US)
Filed by Orthocare Medical Equipment, LLC, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/085,826.
Application 18/085,826 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/830,353, filed on Mar. 26, 2020, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/823,795, filed on Mar. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0123217 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 5/37 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/3738 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A comfort harness for an orthotic, comprising:
a single pad comprising
an upper rounded end portion located between a user's neck and a user's shoulder when worn;
a middle portion located over a user's pectoral muscle when worn supporting a fixed ring, the fixed ring being configured to connect to at least one cross-body strap;
a lower rounded end portion located proximal to a user's arm pit when worn; and
a pair of parallel curves extending between the upper rounded portion and the lower rounded portion such that the single pad has an equal width from end to end, a first parallel curve forming a convex edge located adjacent a user's chest when worn, and a second parallel curve forming a concave edge located spaced away from a user's shoulder when worn;
the upper rounded end portion reversibly attachable to an upper back strap and the lower rounded end portion reversibly attachable to an under arm strap;
the single pad further comprising:
a single top layer facing away from a user's body when worn;
a single bottom layer facing toward a user's body when worn, the single bottom layer being sized and shaped to match the top layer; and
a rigid single middle layer that is sandwiched between the single top layer and the single bottom layer; and
a multi-strap connector located on a back of a user when worn having two or more slots for receiving and orienting straps and reversibly attachable to the upper back strap and the under arm strap;
the at least one cross-body strap being reversibly attachable to an orthotic.