Double pull body brace

摘要

The double pull body brace comprises a one-piece panel which engages around the torso and overlaps at the front. At the overlap, it is attached to itself by means of a hook-and-loop fastener so that a wide range of adjustment is possible. In the back, spaced cord guides are mounted on said panel. Each cord guide carries a plurality of cord guide lobes. An upper cord is engaged around the upper cord guide lobes, and a lower cord is engaged around the lower cord guide lobes. These cords are separately attached to pull tabs. When donned, the user pulls on the pull tabs to separately adjust upper and lower closure tension of the body brace. When in correct adjustment, the pull tabs are attached in place by hook-and-loop fasteners.

主权项

1. A tightening system for a body brace, comprising:
a first cord system having a first cord that sinuously engages a first set of cord guide lobes, wherein the first cord is disposed to cross a medial sagittal plane of a wearer at least two times when worn; a second cord system having a second cord that sinuously engages a second set of cord guide lobes, wherein the second cord is disposed to cross the medial sagittal plane of the wearer at least two times when worn; and wherein the first cord is positioned to engage the first set of cord guide lobes and the second cord is positioned to engage the second set of cord guide lobes such that, when worn by the wearer, the tightening system can be separately tensioned at the first cord system by pulling the first cord in a first direction, and at the second cord system by pulling the second cord n a second direction different from the first direction.