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1. An orthotic joint stabilizing assembly, comprising:
an assembly hinge; a first support and a second support carried by and pivotal with respect to each other about the assembly hinge; a hinge tension adjusting assembly including:
an eccentric tension adjusting cam carried by the assembly hinge, the eccentric tension adjusting cam adjustable between a plurality of tensioning positions, the eccentric tension adjusting cam comprises a wide cam side, a narrow cam side and a pair of intermediate cam sides; anda cam adjustment knob carried by the eccentric tension adjusting cam, the cam adjustment knob selectively engageable and disengageable with respect to the eccentric tension adjusting cam and operable to selectively lock the eccentric tension adjusting cam in a selected one of the plurality of tensioning positions; a hinge tensioning spring carried by the first support and the second support and engaging the eccentric tension adjusting cam of the hinge tension adjusting assembly, the hinge tensioning spring applying tension to the assembly hinge; and wherein the eccentric tension adjusting cam can be adjusted to a maximum tensioning position such that the hinge tensioning spring engages the wide cam side of the tension adjusting cam to maximize tension the hinge tensioning spring applies to the assembly hinge and the eccentric tension adjusting cam can be adjusted to a minimum tensioning position such that the hinge tensioning spring engages the narrow cam side of the tension adjusting cam to minimize tension the hinge tensioning spring applies to the assembly hinge. |
