Corrective posture device
US4995383A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/143
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A corrective posture device attachable to a person's body for indicating to a person wearing the device when the person has an undesirable posture. The device includes two body attachment elements for attaching the device to the person at two spaced-apart locations and an adjustment member extends between the two elements for adjusting a distance between the two locations that the device can be extended without providing discomfort to the person wearing the device. The attachment elements include adhesive on one side thereof for adhering the device to skin of the person's body at the two locations and the adjustment member is removably attached to the two elements. The attachment elements and the member are removably secured together by a "VELCRO" type attachment.
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