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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7118008 | Label tag dispenser A label tag dispenser has a base, a cassette mount for placing a paster cassette and two semi-shells symmetrical with each other. The cassette has an outer periphery and at least one groove is defined in the outer periphery. Each semi-shell has an open end, an inner... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7090588 | Golf swing training device Golf swing training devices are disclosed. The swing training devices can be used during practice, during play, or both. In one non-limiting embodiment, the swing training device can be used by the golfer to ensure that he or she stands the correct distance from the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7048704 | Orthotic device An orthotic device has first and second, elongated support members. The support members are pivotally connected at their respective proximal ends. The device further includes a tensioning member. There are also first, second and third pairs of guides, each pair adap... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6077241 | Forearm transaxial compression band A device adapted to be circumferentially fitted around the forearm to alleviate symptoms of overuse injuries, such as tennis elbow. The device is an elongate band composed of two elongate arcuate compression plates detachably and adjustably linked end to ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5672150 | Wrist brace with palm support An opposing force wrist brace is provided that immobilizes the wrist while permitting full use of the fingers and hand. The brace is preferably a two component brace with a top and bottom member positioned and held in place on the wrist by a suitable clam... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5201874 | Bowling ball support for the forearm A bowling device that consists of a molded plastic slightly curved rectangle, approximately 4"×5" and 1" thick, which is attached with an adjustable Velcro strap to either lower arm, immediately above the wrist to act as a support for a bowling ball. The... | 04/13/1993 |
| 4919425 | Shooting and training aid for basketball players A training and shooting aid for basketball players to eliminate and prevent interference by the guide arm and guide hand when shooting a basketball. The training and shooting aid includes a pair of adjustable interconnected stretchable sleeves adapted to ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4911728 | Throwing aid The "Throwing Aid" consists of a base of a flexible but substantially rigid material, approximately the width and length of the thrower's forearm. It is attachable to the back of the arm, centered at the elbow, and contoured to fit the arm snugly but with... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4682776 | User worn arm bend control device An arm-straightening device for selectively locking an arm in a straight position, so that a bowler, or the like, is prevented from bending the arm during delivery, but which automatically allows the arm to bend during follow-through. A pair of semicircul... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4660829 | Body joint position monitoring system A body joint monitoring system employs a pair of members adapted to be attached to a pair of adjacent body portions interconnected by a body joint. A position sensing arrangement generates an electrical signal indicative of the position of the first membe... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4605227 | Athlete's arm restrainer For holding a bowler's arm rigid after it is straightened, an automatically locking hinge acts between an upper strap that is worn on the upper arm and a lower strap that is worn on the forearm. The hinge has an upper hinge structure which presents a circ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4600191 | Bowlers aid A bowler's aid comprising a plastic, relatively stiff shell forming a segment of a cylinder mounted on the inside of the user's arm adjacent his elbow. The shell has a sufficient stiffness to lock the bowler's elbow in a straight position during the back ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4579341 | Shooting guide for basketball player A shooting guide for a basketball player including a body harness for fitting about the torso of the player, an elongated transverse support member fixed to the back of the body harness, and an L-shaped arm guide member including a forward projecting arm ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4504054 | Elbow brace for bowlers and golfers A limb restraint device (10) which is particularly adapted to be utilized by participants in the sports of bowling and golf. The device comprises a pliable member (12) to be wrapped around a user's elbow and an elongated reinforcing member (14) removably ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4367872 | Athletic accessory An athletic accessory, which serves to permit an athlete normally to bend a jointed limb at will, but, at a critical time, to lock the limb in a fully extended, straight position, such as a bowler's arm during delivery of the ball, comprises two rigid mem... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4359221 | Method for assisting bowlers in maintaining an optimum follow-through angle A strap, preferably elastic, extends between the middle of a bowler's back and the upper portion of the bowler's free arm. It inhibits rearward movement of the bowling shoulder and/or rotational movement of the shoulders that could result in a follow-thro... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4333647 | Arm control device for athlete An athletic hand movement restricting device intended for attachment to the forearm and wrist of a bowler. The intent of the device is to restrict the said bowler's hand from rotating inwardly over on top of the bowling ball into an undesireable release p... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4330123 | Devices and methods for improving bowling skills Devices for assisting persons in developing and/or improving manual skills such as bowling, which devices comprise apparatus for attaching the device to a user's arm; a first sensor which makes or breaks an electrical circuit; a second sensor which makes ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4257597 | Bowling arm training device A bowling arm training device including a cuff or support member adapted to be detachably secured about the bowling arm of the bowler, a yieldable elastic trigger member mounted on the cuff to extend circumferentially around the inside of the cuff member ... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4254953 | Elbow movement restricter The described apparatus is adapted to strap to the arm of a bowler or golfer to restrict the "breaking" of the player's elbow on making the bowling delivery or in completing the golf stroke so as to enable repetitive deliveries and/or strokes to be duplic... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4247101 | Weighted arm band for bowlers A device for improving motion, extension and control of an arm of a person playing a game such as bowling comprising a band of flexible material having an inner surface which is in firm contact with the arm of the person in the area of the wrist and above... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4132407 | Bowling training device A hinged frame, having attachment straps for mounting the frame on the inside of a user's elbow, and a drop lock which permits an initial bending of a user's arm then locks the arm straight on the user straightening his arm for bowling ball delivery.... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4059267 | Follow through indicator for bowlers A follow through indicator for bowlers comprising a planar base element on a wristband for fastening to a bowler's arm, preferably adjacent the wrist, such that the base element is disposed in a plane parallel to the plane of the path of the bowler's arm ... | 11/22/1977 |
| 3975015 | Arm restraining device An arm restraining device adapted to be attached over the frontal surface of an arm including a rigid support member adapted to partly surround the elbow section of the arm, an inner and outer flexible membrane disposed in sandwiching relationship on eith... | 08/17/1976 |
