Support brace for knee or elbow

- Futuro, Inc.

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Description

FIG. 1 is a right side elevational view of a support brace for knee or elbow, showing our new design, the broken line showing of the knee is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof, the broken line showing of the person and the elbow is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D389582
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 10, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 20, 1998
Assignee: Futuro, Inc. (Milford, OH)
Inventors: Stefan G. A. Bodenschatz (Buxtchude), Sherry A. Hinds (Goshen, OH), Thorsten Stradt (Hamburg), Richard G. Taylor (Cincinnati, OH), John R. Truitt (Cincinnati, OH), S. Michael Wiesemann (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Law Firm: Frost & Jacobs
Application Number: 0/59,465
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Body Attached Restraint, Support Or Guard (e.g., Cast, Sling, Orthotic Device, Etc.) (54) (D24/190)
International Classification: 2404;