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US6279577:
Supporter
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Savaiano, Carl A.; St. Louis Park, MN 55416
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2001-08-28
/ 1999-12-20
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| Application Number: |
US1999000467338
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 5/56;
IPC-7:
A61F 5/56;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F5/56;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
128/848;
128/857;
602/902;
Original:
128/848;
128/857;
602/902;
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| Field of Search: |
128/846,848,859-862
602/902,17,18
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| Priority Number: |
| 1999-12-20 |
US1999000467338 |
| 1998-12-21 |
US1998000113073P |
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| Abstract: |
A human body appendage supporter has elastic members that apply pressure to the appendage to retain the appendage in a desired position. The supporter is a one-piece structure having elastic side straps joined to one or more elastic top members and a pair of elastic bottom members. The supporter when placed on a person's head with the elastic members around the chin and the top members over the top of the person's head biases the person's mouth closed so that air flows through the nasal airway passages.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Brown, Michael A.;
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| Parent Case: |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of and claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/113,073 filed Dec. 21, 1998.
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A supporter for an appendage of a human comprising: a one-piece elastic means for holding the appendage in a selected position, said elastic means having first and second side members having upper and lower ends and elongated convex shapes, a pair of members joined to the lower ends of the side members, said pair of members being spaced from each other to accommodate a portion of an appendage of a human, said pair of members having adjacent arcuate end portions joined together to the lower ends of the side members, one of said pair of members having a length cooperating with the arcuate end portions to maintain the other of said pair of members on the appendage, and means joined to the upper ends of the side members engageable with a portion of a person to retain the pair of members on the appendage.
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