Head restraining device for cervical support brace

Patent 4571757 Issued on February 25, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date:

July 10, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Zolecki, Donald L.

Application

No. 06/629520 filed on 07/10/1984

US Classes:

5/628, With restraining means128/869, Restrainers and immobilizers (e.g., strait jackets, etc.)5/922WITH HOOK AND LOOP TYPE FASTENER

Examiners

Primary: Grosz, Alexander

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Lind; Charles F.

International Classes

A61F 5/058 (20060101)
A61F 5/04 (20060101)
A61G 13/00 (20060101)
A61G 13/12 (20060101)
A61G 7/05 (20060101)
A61G 7/07 (20060101)

Abstract

A device for restraining the head of an injured person carried on a cervical support board, the device having a pair of L-shaped side frames each defining a base portion and a brace portion. The brace portion is sized approximately 6-8 inches long (in the direction of the base portion) and 4-6 inches high (in the direction transverse to the base portion). Velcro-type hook-loop fasteners are fixed to the base portion of the side frames and to the support board where the injured person's head is located. The brace portion of the side frame is adapted then to be snugged against the side of the person's head, extending from close to the neck upwardly beyond the ears; with the base portion then being secured onto the support in this position. Straps are then trained over the person's head, at the forehead and/or chin, and secured again by Velcro-type hook-loop fasteners to the brace portions of the side frames. Openings in the guide portions of the side frames expose the person's ears for visual and touch access thereof; and padding on the brace portion surrounds the access opening to cushion the snugging action against the person's head.