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 Title: |
US4014327:
Tennis elbow splint
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Spiro, Irving; North Bay Village, FL 33141
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1977-03-29
/ 1976-04-16
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| Application Number: |
US1976000677831
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 13/10;
Core:
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IPC-7:
A61F 13/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F13/10T;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
602/062;
473/213;
Original:
128/165;
273/189.A;
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| Field of Search: |
128/087,89,165,DIG. 15,77
273/189 A
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| Priority Number: |
| 1976-04-16 |
US1976000677831 |
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| Abstract: |
A tennis elbow splint having a metal bar encased in an elongated pocket that is fastened at each end to a band, one band adapted to extend about the wrist of the user and a second band adapted to extend about the forearm with the metal bar engaging the palm side of the forearm. Each of the bands being provided with a metal loop at one end and a Velcro fastening strap at the other end whereby the bands rimly engage the wrist and forearm of the user while playing tennis to provide relief to the user having tennis elbow as well as preventing the user from developing tennis elbow.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Militana, Salvatore G. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Yasko, John D.;
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None
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| Claim |
What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:
1. A splint for the prevention of tennis elbow and for the relief from its pain comprising a pair of pliable bands adapted to be positioned about the wrist and forearm of a person, a loop secured at one end of each of said bands, a strap secured to the other end of each of said bands, said straps having interengaging fastening surfaces whereby upon said straps extending through said loops and being folded upon themselves for interengagement, said pliable bands are held firmly in position about said wrist and forearm, an elongated and pliable member forming a pocket extending between said bands and an elongated and substantially slightly resilient member received in said pocket extending along and pressing against said forearm.
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| Forward References: |
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