US 12,138,192 B1
Back brace with padded sleeve
Albert V. Romo, Lakewood, 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. 17/687,562.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/157,597, filed on Mar. 5, 2021.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/028 (2013.01) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A back brace, comprising:
a belt;
upper and lower panels coupled to the belt, wherein at least one of the upper and lower panels is configured to move superiorly and inferiorly relative to the other panel;
a slot at least partially formed by the upper panel and the lower panel;
a pad disposed within the slot and positioned to allow at least one of the upper and lower panels to slide relative to the pad; and
a fastening mechanism including (i) a plurality of height adjustment fasteners deployed along column members of the upper panel, (ii) a fastener adjustment guide being a wire coupled to and extending from a first height adjustment fastener of the plurality of height adjustment fasteners to a second height adjustment fastener of the plurality of height adjustment fasteners, and (iii) a plurality of locking members deployed along column members of the lower panel to engage with the plurality of height adjustment fasteners,
wherein the plurality of height adjustment fasteners are placed into an unlocked state to disengage from the plurality of locking members in response to applying tensioning forces to the fastener adjustment guide.