CA1067371A - Posture training neck support - Google Patents
Posture training neck supportInfo
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- CA1067371A CA1067371A CA261,525A CA261525A CA1067371A CA 1067371 A CA1067371 A CA 1067371A CA 261525 A CA261525 A CA 261525A CA 1067371 A CA1067371 A CA 1067371A
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- support
- neck
- hump
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
- A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
- A61F5/04—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints
- A61F5/05—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints for immobilising
- A61F5/055—Cervical collars
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Abstract
A B S T R A C T
This invention consists of a posture training and therapeutic neck support consisting of an upper and lower band made of plastic foam material which are spaced and joined together by a plurality of spaced flexible plastic stays.
The support is provided with a centrally located upwardly exten-ded hump and a corresponding opposite downwardly extended hump, so that the upper hump supports the neck by making contact with the lower part of the back of the head just above the top ter-minal of the neck, while the lower hump and the bottom of the support makes contact with the back of the body just below the bottom terminal of the neck, and the shoulders. The sup-port is wrapped around the neck and the ends are joined to-gether by a "Velcro" Trade Mark type of tape. The ends of the support fit comfortably at the front of the neck but do not provide any support to the chin. For wear during sleeping hours, a support is provided with the said humps removed; the bands are replaced by a solid body of a thin foam plastic to the outer face of which are cemented the stays; and in which holes are cut for ventilation.
This invention consists of a posture training and therapeutic neck support consisting of an upper and lower band made of plastic foam material which are spaced and joined together by a plurality of spaced flexible plastic stays.
The support is provided with a centrally located upwardly exten-ded hump and a corresponding opposite downwardly extended hump, so that the upper hump supports the neck by making contact with the lower part of the back of the head just above the top ter-minal of the neck, while the lower hump and the bottom of the support makes contact with the back of the body just below the bottom terminal of the neck, and the shoulders. The sup-port is wrapped around the neck and the ends are joined to-gether by a "Velcro" Trade Mark type of tape. The ends of the support fit comfortably at the front of the neck but do not provide any support to the chin. For wear during sleeping hours, a support is provided with the said humps removed; the bands are replaced by a solid body of a thin foam plastic to the outer face of which are cemented the stays; and in which holes are cut for ventilation.
Description
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This invention relates generally to neck supports "~
used in the therapeutic treatment where such supports are :
prescribed. :.
Conventional neck supports used at the present time ~` -are notorious for the discomfort they cause to the persons who are wearing them Primaril~ the discomfort is caused b~ ~uch ~upports being heavy~ unven~ilated, subject to soiling, and -.
generally being poorly fitted.
It is therefore one of the primary ob~ect~ of this 10 invention to provide a neck support which considerably reduces :
: discom~ort by be1ng light in weight~ by being almost fully ventila-ted~ easily washable1 and which allows itself to be ; easily fitted to the indiv~dual who is going to wear it. ~ :
Another important object of thi~ invention is to ~ 15 provide the ~ollowlng advantages from a medical standpoint,-i 1. More protection of upper and lower neck joint.
q 2. Preventsiback movement of all neck joints. `: :
.~ 3. Avoids pressure on circulation of nerve to arms .. . .
(thoracic outlet), through curving of design over the shoulder, l 20 4 Avoids mu~cle weakne~s. 30~o o~ neck movament6 are .~ allowed and, therefore, muscle atrength ls rstained. :.
5 Avoids dependency or habituation. Becau~e the chin free, the ussr learns to avoid bending th~ neck or moving t~ it into the painful range o~ ~ide or back ~ovements. This encourages maintaining good neck po~ure and makes it easy to r3 di~card the collar.
In describing tha invention reference will be made ~ .
to the attached drawings in which, ~`
~3 Figure 1 is a ~ront view of the invention, :
~ 3~ Figurs 2 is an end view o~ the lnvention with ~ome : :
.~ o~ the component~ omltted for clarity, :~.
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Figure 3 shows a detail o~ the invention, ~igure 4 shows a rear view o~ the ;nvention, as it is being worn, Figura 5 shows a side view of Figure 4, and Figure 6 shows a ~ariation in the invention.
In the drawings, the neck support is shown consisting of an upper band 1 and a lower band 2, which are mor~ or less identical~ but opposite. The band 1 has an upward, centrally located hump 3, while the band 2 has a corresponding downward hump 4. ~he two bands are spaced but joined together at the narrowed-down ends 5, and 6, by means of a plastic foam rec-tangular pad 7 and 8, respectively. The bands 1 and 2, are `~ pre~erably made o~ a folded strip o~ foam material~ such as, ~!1 for example, polyurethane foam material. The pads 7 and 8 are also made of that material, but somewhat thicker.
The bands 1 and 2 are also joined together by a pair ~ o~ spaced, centrally located stays 9,9, which are made o~ a ?~! ~solid but flexible plastic material, and which are connected to the said bands by having their ends inserted and cemented into~ the fold of said bands, as shown in Figure 3. A pair o~
similar but sho~e~intermediate stays 10,10, join the bands 1 and 2, in the manner described abo~e, and are located at the ends of the hump 3 and 4. Still another pair o~ end stays 1: :
11, made o~ the same plastic material as the stays 9 and 10, join the bands 1 and 2, and are l~cated immediately behind the pads 7 and 8.
Attached to one of the end stays 11 are a pair of tapes 12,12, of the "Velcro" Trade Mark type which adhere to ' ~-;,~ their companion"~01¢rol'T~M.padl3,1Ocated on the ~ace o~ the 3 other end stay 11.
- In Figures 4 and 5, is shown the manner in which the neck support is worn, The support i8 wrapped around the neck, with the ~a~d humps in the rear of the head. The support i~
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This invention relates generally to neck supports "~
used in the therapeutic treatment where such supports are :
prescribed. :.
Conventional neck supports used at the present time ~` -are notorious for the discomfort they cause to the persons who are wearing them Primaril~ the discomfort is caused b~ ~uch ~upports being heavy~ unven~ilated, subject to soiling, and -.
generally being poorly fitted.
It is therefore one of the primary ob~ect~ of this 10 invention to provide a neck support which considerably reduces :
: discom~ort by be1ng light in weight~ by being almost fully ventila-ted~ easily washable1 and which allows itself to be ; easily fitted to the indiv~dual who is going to wear it. ~ :
Another important object of thi~ invention is to ~ 15 provide the ~ollowlng advantages from a medical standpoint,-i 1. More protection of upper and lower neck joint.
q 2. Preventsiback movement of all neck joints. `: :
.~ 3. Avoids pressure on circulation of nerve to arms .. . .
(thoracic outlet), through curving of design over the shoulder, l 20 4 Avoids mu~cle weakne~s. 30~o o~ neck movament6 are .~ allowed and, therefore, muscle atrength ls rstained. :.
5 Avoids dependency or habituation. Becau~e the chin free, the ussr learns to avoid bending th~ neck or moving t~ it into the painful range o~ ~ide or back ~ovements. This encourages maintaining good neck po~ure and makes it easy to r3 di~card the collar.
In describing tha invention reference will be made ~ .
to the attached drawings in which, ~`
~3 Figure 1 is a ~ront view of the invention, :
~ 3~ Figurs 2 is an end view o~ the lnvention with ~ome : :
.~ o~ the component~ omltted for clarity, :~.
.~ .
37~
Figure 3 shows a detail o~ the invention, ~igure 4 shows a rear view o~ the ;nvention, as it is being worn, Figura 5 shows a side view of Figure 4, and Figure 6 shows a ~ariation in the invention.
In the drawings, the neck support is shown consisting of an upper band 1 and a lower band 2, which are mor~ or less identical~ but opposite. The band 1 has an upward, centrally located hump 3, while the band 2 has a corresponding downward hump 4. ~he two bands are spaced but joined together at the narrowed-down ends 5, and 6, by means of a plastic foam rec-tangular pad 7 and 8, respectively. The bands 1 and 2, are `~ pre~erably made o~ a folded strip o~ foam material~ such as, ~!1 for example, polyurethane foam material. The pads 7 and 8 are also made of that material, but somewhat thicker.
The bands 1 and 2 are also joined together by a pair ~ o~ spaced, centrally located stays 9,9, which are made o~ a ?~! ~solid but flexible plastic material, and which are connected to the said bands by having their ends inserted and cemented into~ the fold of said bands, as shown in Figure 3. A pair o~
similar but sho~e~intermediate stays 10,10, join the bands 1 and 2, in the manner described abo~e, and are located at the ends of the hump 3 and 4. Still another pair o~ end stays 1: :
11, made o~ the same plastic material as the stays 9 and 10, join the bands 1 and 2, and are l~cated immediately behind the pads 7 and 8.
Attached to one of the end stays 11 are a pair of tapes 12,12, of the "Velcro" Trade Mark type which adhere to ' ~-;,~ their companion"~01¢rol'T~M.padl3,1Ocated on the ~ace o~ the 3 other end stay 11.
- In Figures 4 and 5, is shown the manner in which the neck support is worn, The support i8 wrapped around the neck, with the ~a~d humps in the rear of the head. The support i~
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held in position by the -tapes 12 which are hooked onto the pad 13.
The extended upper and lower hump design o~ the invention provides additional support to the lower part o~
the back o~ the head D and to the back o~ the body9 a short distance below the shoulders. This provides protection to the upper and lower neck jointæ, and limits the bending of neck and head to a greater degree than the ~reedom of movement al-lowed by ~oonv~ntional supports or braces, as can be seen in Figure 4 and 5. This also provides a greater degree o~ relief and at ~he same -time is more effective therapeutically. Further-more, the band and stay design o~ the sup~ort prQYides greater com~ort to the wearer because of its open construction which reduces the total weight of the support to a minimum, and al-lows ventilation, coolness, and dryness to the neck.
Thiæ support, is designed primarily ~or wear duringdaytime, because~ of the greater amount of activlty during that period of the day. H~wever, because o~ the added head and necX
movement restri~tion, some persons may find it uncomfortable ~or wear during the sleeping hours. Thi~ situation is remedied by providing a aompanion support, for the above inven~ion, as shown in Figure 6.
~i In this case, the main body 14 of the support consist of a plastic foam materialJ the same as but thicker than that 25 used ln band6 1 and 2~ The upper and lower humps have bean ~;
~ eliminated to make thi~ ~upport narrower than the one in '3~: Figure 1, in order to make it more com~ortabla during the sleeping period. This, o~ ~ourse~ reduces the restriction to the movement of the head and neok~ however, the therapeutic value of the support i8 thereb~ not reduced to the fact that such movement is practically nil ~uring the greater part o~
sl~ep.
To provide a degree o~ 8ti~fnes8 to -thi~ suppo~t~
held in position by the -tapes 12 which are hooked onto the pad 13.
The extended upper and lower hump design o~ the invention provides additional support to the lower part o~
the back o~ the head D and to the back o~ the body9 a short distance below the shoulders. This provides protection to the upper and lower neck jointæ, and limits the bending of neck and head to a greater degree than the ~reedom of movement al-lowed by ~oonv~ntional supports or braces, as can be seen in Figure 4 and 5. This also provides a greater degree o~ relief and at ~he same -time is more effective therapeutically. Further-more, the band and stay design o~ the sup~ort prQYides greater com~ort to the wearer because of its open construction which reduces the total weight of the support to a minimum, and al-lows ventilation, coolness, and dryness to the neck.
Thiæ support, is designed primarily ~or wear duringdaytime, because~ of the greater amount of activlty during that period of the day. H~wever, because o~ the added head and necX
movement restri~tion, some persons may find it uncomfortable ~or wear during the sleeping hours. Thi~ situation is remedied by providing a aompanion support, for the above inven~ion, as shown in Figure 6.
~i In this case, the main body 14 of the support consist of a plastic foam materialJ the same as but thicker than that 25 used ln band6 1 and 2~ The upper and lower humps have bean ~;
~ eliminated to make thi~ ~upport narrower than the one in '3~: Figure 1, in order to make it more com~ortabla during the sleeping period. This, o~ ~ourse~ reduces the restriction to the movement of the head and neok~ however, the therapeutic value of the support i8 thereb~ not reduced to the fact that such movement is practically nil ~uring the greater part o~
sl~ep.
To provide a degree o~ 8ti~fnes8 to -thi~ suppo~t~
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two spaced, central stays 15,1~; two intermediate stays 16,16;
and two end stays 17,17, are cemented to the outside of the main body 14. All these stays are of the same type as the stays 9,9; they cover the greater part o~ the width of the body 14, but Pall short of reaching the top and bottom edges of said ma;n bodyg so that the said stays do not come in direct contact with the head or neck. Holes 18 are provided in the bodyl4, between the various stays for ventillation purposes.
To one end stay are attached a pair of "Velcro" Trade Mark tapes 19,19, which engage and adhere to a "Velcro" Trade Mark pad 20 attached to the face of the other end stay, for holding the support when wrapped around the neck.
; It can also be seen from the above description of the two supports that they can be manufactured at a very low cost, thereby making them available to a greater number of users.
It is important to note that the invention was de-signed to discourage as much as possible backward movement of the neck and head, by causing theneck to bend as a whole rather than in the middle. However, the rigidity of the support has been greatly reduced by the absence of chin control, which is considered insignificant in the treatment of most cases~
Furthermore, this in~ention is greatly superlor to the permanent rigidity type of support used at the present time~ in that it provides controlled rigidity which can be increased when so required, and which can be reduced as the wearer progresses towards recovery, simply by changing the number or thickness of the stays. This gradual reduction of rigidity is extremely be-neficial to the wearer, because it eliminates the reaction to the sudden change from wearing the support to discarding it, 3 and it provides greater comfort to the wearer as he is recovering _4_
two spaced, central stays 15,1~; two intermediate stays 16,16;
and two end stays 17,17, are cemented to the outside of the main body 14. All these stays are of the same type as the stays 9,9; they cover the greater part o~ the width of the body 14, but Pall short of reaching the top and bottom edges of said ma;n bodyg so that the said stays do not come in direct contact with the head or neck. Holes 18 are provided in the bodyl4, between the various stays for ventillation purposes.
To one end stay are attached a pair of "Velcro" Trade Mark tapes 19,19, which engage and adhere to a "Velcro" Trade Mark pad 20 attached to the face of the other end stay, for holding the support when wrapped around the neck.
; It can also be seen from the above description of the two supports that they can be manufactured at a very low cost, thereby making them available to a greater number of users.
It is important to note that the invention was de-signed to discourage as much as possible backward movement of the neck and head, by causing theneck to bend as a whole rather than in the middle. However, the rigidity of the support has been greatly reduced by the absence of chin control, which is considered insignificant in the treatment of most cases~
Furthermore, this in~ention is greatly superlor to the permanent rigidity type of support used at the present time~ in that it provides controlled rigidity which can be increased when so required, and which can be reduced as the wearer progresses towards recovery, simply by changing the number or thickness of the stays. This gradual reduction of rigidity is extremely be-neficial to the wearer, because it eliminates the reaction to the sudden change from wearing the support to discarding it, 3 and it provides greater comfort to the wearer as he is recovering _4_
Claims (4)
1. A posture training and therapeutic neck support comprising an open structured collar of plastic material shaped so that its upper part supports the bottom of the back of the head just above the upper terminal of the neck; its bottom part makes contact with the shoulders and rear of the body to pro-vide support just below the bottom terminal of the neck; and the front end of the collar is closed at the rear of the chin.
2. A posture training neck support comprising a top narrow band of plastic foam or similar material having a cen-trally located upward hump therein; a similar bottom band having a central downward hump therein; said top and bottom bands being spaced and joined together by a plurality of partly flexible plastic stays which are symmetrically spaced about the center of said bands; a rectangular pad of plastic foam material at each end of said support, which joins the spaced ends of the top and bottom bands; means for connecting and dis-connecting the ends of the support when it is wrapped around the neck of the person wearing it; the total width of the sup-port being such that the upper hump makes contact with the lower part of the back of the head just above the upper ter-minal of the neck, and the lower hump makes contact with the back and shoulders just below the bottom terminal of the neck;
and the ends of the support are just wide enough to fit com-fortably at the front of the neck without providing support to, or interfering with the free movement of the chin.
and the ends of the support are just wide enough to fit com-fortably at the front of the neck without providing support to, or interfering with the free movement of the chin.
3. A support such as described in Claim 2 in which the upper and lower bands are made of folded plastic foam material, and in which the ends of said stays are inserted into said folds and cemented therein.
4. A support such as described in Claim 2 in which the means for connecting and disconnecting the ends of said support consists of a pair of "Velcro" Trade Mark type tapes attached to one end of the support and a corresponding "Velcro" Trade Mark pad attached to the other end of said support.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA261,525A CA1067371A (en) | 1976-09-20 | 1976-09-20 | Posture training neck support |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA261,525A CA1067371A (en) | 1976-09-20 | 1976-09-20 | Posture training neck support |
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| CA1067371A true CA1067371A (en) | 1979-12-04 |
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| CA261,525A Expired CA1067371A (en) | 1976-09-20 | 1976-09-20 | Posture training neck support |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0301368A1 (en) * | 1987-07-28 | 1989-02-01 | Dieter Dr. Heimann | Cervical support |
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1976
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0301368A1 (en) * | 1987-07-28 | 1989-02-01 | Dieter Dr. Heimann | Cervical support |
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