Patent · US Expired

Improved flexible fastening strap

US5492133A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 4, 1993
Grant dateFeb 20, 1996
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/27
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved ankle support system including first and second support side walls and attaching straps which have an elongated hook portion pivotally attached to the side wall support and which has an elongated loop portion integrally formed with the hook portion and having a width wider than the loop portion such that when the strap is wrapped around the leg, the loop portion entirely covers the hook portion.

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