Therapeutic post-operative arm elevator/sling

Description

FIG. 1 is a right side elevation of the therapeutic post-operative arm elevator/sling, with the elongated strap shown in FIG. 8 omitted for ease of illustration;

FIG. 2 is a top plan thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an isometric view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation of the therapeutic post-operative arm elevator/sling, with the short straps shown in FIG. 8 omitted for ease of illustration; and,

FIG. 8 is a right side elevation of the therapeutic post-operative arm elevator/sling, showing my new design.

The left side of the therapeutic post-operative arm elevator/sling has substantially the appearance of the right side illustrated in FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the figures is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

The broken away showing of the straps in FIGS. 6 and 8 is for ease of illustration.

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D358891 May 30, 1995 Miller
D399968 October 20, 1998 Petersen
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4136858 January 30, 1979 Petersen
4289122 September 15, 1981 Mason et al.
5571077 November 5, 1996 Klearman et al.
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Other references
  • DePuy Corporation Advertisement, "Success Through Innovation--Carter Arm Elevation Pillow" (undated).
Patent History
Patent number: D422362
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 17, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 4, 2000
Inventor: Elliot L. Ames (Cherry Hill, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney: Charles N. Quinn
Application Number: 0/89,528