Patent · US Expired

Knee strap

US6485448B2 · kind B2 · utility

73Cited by

4References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

BEIERSDORF AG · DE

Inventors

Cindy Lamping · Cincinnati, US
Sherry A. Hinds · Loveland, US
Suzanne Mernyk · Stamford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 25, 2001
Grant date	Nov 26, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 25, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F13/062
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A knee strap comprised of an elongated flexible member having a tubular member secured to one surface thereof in a cloth pouch, a buckle on one end of the strap which cooperates with the other end of the strap to secure the strap around a human leg, the tubular member being positioned to enable the tubular member to bear immediately below the patella while the buckle bears on the side of the knee, and not the front or back.

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