US1345148A - Truss - Google Patents

Description

G. H. EDDLEMAN..

muss.

JAN. 7, I920.

2,1914- RENEWED Patented June 29, 1920.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- I Si-gi 11 g a2 62 1 5/ l 32 6 J A III/0E :C/ I

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Specification of Letters Patent, 7 'Patented June 29, 1920,

Application filed September 1 2, 1914, Serial No. 861,454. Renewed January 7, 1920. Serial No. 350,056.

To all whomz't may concern:

Be it-known that L'Gnonen H. ,EDnLnMArT, a citizenof the United'States', and a res1- dent of Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented an Improvement in. Trusses, of which the following is a specification.

y present invention relatesto trusses of that nature used in cases of rupture and hernia, and my object is to provide an arrangement whereby the truss when once adjusted and placed in proper position may be permanently worn and all necessity for lts removal, for instance in the bath, may be eliminated. A V

A further object of my invention is to provide an arrangement including various adjustments by which the pad may be properly and comfortably seated in the dGSITG Cl position and thereafter locked in such position so as to permit the wearer free body movement without danger of displacing the truss.

v These and other objects, with their resulting advantages, will be clearly apparent from the following description in which reference is made to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete truss.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the pad and adjacent parts.

Fig. 3 is a cross section therethrough taken substantially on line 3.-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the rear end of the body spring and its inclosing envelop.

Referring to these figures, the pad A is adjacent the forward end of the body spring 13, the latter being adapted to extend around the side of the body of the wearer over one hip, as is usual and being in the form of a spring rod or heavy spring wire, with its rear end flattened slightly and bent to form an end loop and an increased bearing point as shown in dotted lines at b in Fig. 4, this latter end of the body spring also having an outwardly projecting stud b. i

That portion of the body spring B including its rear end which in use lies in close contact with the body of the wearer, is inclosed in a leather envelop C, having a slit 0 through which the stud b may project, and the parts of which are connected along one side of the envelop by means of socket or like fasteners C. One portion ofthe envelop adjacent its forward end may also be provided with a tab 0 by which the parts may be more readily disconnected when desired inorder that the envelop may be removedfrom the body spring for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

The forward end of the body spring 13 extends into a transverse aperture of a post D, into the outer end of which is threaded a set screw 03 engageable with the body spring to lock the same in adjusted position, the inner end of the post Dhaving a threaded stem d projecting loosely through an aperture in one end of a plate E and receiving a milled nut D by which the post may be secured, the adjacent end of plate E being turned outwardly as clearly seen in Fig. 2 and provided with a threaded aperture through which is extended a set screw 6 engaging the side of the post D to additionally hold the latter. 3

As will be clearly seen by reference to Figs. 1 and 2, the plate E is. provided with an intermediate longitudinal slot 6 and has a stud or button 6 at its end opposite to that through which the set screw 6 operates, said stud or button 6 forming connection for one end of the body encircling strap F, the opposite end of which connects to the stud b of the body spring before mentioned.

A .pad A which may be formed of various materials is provided with a back plate A having a central socket a and secured to the pad by screws a. A ball 9 at the inner end of a substantially central stem G is disposed in a socket a upon the inner surface of the plate A and the inner portion of this ball is in turn engaged by a bearing plate H, the ends of which are connected to the back plate A by screws 72, and h, the former of which has a milled head by which the bearing plate H may be readily adjusted toward and awayfrom theback plate A to more or less tightly engage the ball 9 of the stem G.

The outer end of the stem- G has a threaded extension 9 extending through the slot 6 of the plate E, this latter plate bein thus seated upon the outer end of the stem and held in adjusted position with respect thereto by means of a nut G engaging the threaded extension g. I

In the use of my improved truss, the set screws 41 and e and the milled screws h and tained at all times except where through accident or otherwise further adjustment is necessary.

To secure the greatest remedialefi'ect by means of a truss of this character it should be worn at all times and not removed either when retiring for the night or when bathing. In the latter case it is at once appar cut that with my improved truss the strap F and the'fiexible envelop C of the body spring may be readily removed thus leaving for the time being only such vparts as are unaffected by'water.

Furthermore it will be noted that the plate E to which the forward ends'of the pressure. exerting parts, namely strap F and body spring B are'connected, is spaced away and a strap detachably connected at one end to said pad, and extending in opposite directions from vthe pad to embrace opposite sides of the body the opposite end of the'spring having a flattened end loop provided with a projecting stud for engagementby the op-.

posite end of the strap, and a fiexible en velop for the said body spring and consisting of detachable parts providing for its ready removal, andione of which parts has a an opening exteriorly through which said stud projects when the envelop is in use. GEORGE H. EDDLEMAN.

\Vitnesses: t MYRON G. CIIEAR,

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