US1360476A - Truss - Google Patents

Description

C. VERNIAUD.

TRUSS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19, x920.

Patenfped Nov. 30, 1920.

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CLAUDIUS VERNIAUD, OF QUINCY, ILLIN01S.-

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Be it known that I, CLAUDIUS VnnNiaUn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Quincy, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTrusses; and I do declare the following to be a, ran; clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art' to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to improvements in trusses. The principallobject ofthe invention is to provide a truss which is of suchconstructionthat it will" exert an equal pressure against the rupture at all times regardless of the various novements' of the' p'atients body, thereby'insuring' that the hernia or rupture win'be retainedin thep'rop'er position with'outl'iahility of any injurious eflects' from its constant use whether sleeping or not; \w j r Aln'other object of the invention isto provide a truss which is simple in construction,

inexpensive to manufacture, yet highly chi clent in use, one whlchwill conform to the shape of the b'ody j with which it is designed to contact, andon'e in which the body'engaging pads may" be adjusted to comfortably fit people oi various sizesiand' builds.

Other objects" and advantages of the invent'ionwill become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings'forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same; I

Figure lis an 'el'evatioifol a truss constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View on the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the pad supporting springs.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred form of my invention, the'numeral 1 designates a substantially resilient, but normally stationary strip of metal provided at its opposite ends with apertures 2. Connected in any suitable manner to the strip 1 adjacent one end thereof is an arcuate spring strip 3, and

TRUSS.

ner shown. These springs serve to carry a pair of wooden body engaging pads In many instances the truss will not fit some people, so, in order toimake it efiicient in every way, I make the pads 5 adjustable. To this end, I provide each of the strips 3 and 4 adjacent its free end with a series of longitudinally disposed holes (5, and, as I retain the pads in position by means of screws 7, which pass through these holes, I am enabled to Specificationof Letters Patent. 'lPLijQl'l'fiQdNOf. 39;1920; Ap plication filed January 19,1920.' Serial No. 352,376.

place them in positions corresponding to.

any one of the holes 6 to obtain the proper adjustment-and permit effective use of the device by people of various sizes and builds. By shaping and arranging the springs in the manner set forth, it will be seen fthat their point of fulcrum will change from time to.

time according .to'the amount of pressure.

to which they are subjected. Inother words,

when the belt 8 is drawntight the tension of these springs will' be greater and whenit is slack, the tension is less, so it will be seen that the pressure with which the pads bear against the rupture may be regulated to suit the patient by loosening or tighteningthe belt; I desire to lay emphasis on the construction and arrangement of the springs 3 and et, because they exert an equalfpressure on the pads 5, which in turn bear with an eq'ual'pressure against the rupture or hernia. Because of the equal pressure acquired by this arrangement, the truss. may be \VOllI at all times, regardless of themany twists and turns oi?" the body during sleep or at other times, and there will be none but beneficial results obtained'from its constant use. In a prior Patent No. 528,04L6 granted to me on Oct. 23-, 1894;, I disclose atrusshavingsome similarity to the present one; however, the latter is lightcr,less expensive, a great deal more comfortable, the pads are longitudinally adjustable, and the pressure which they provide is always equal, so that none but the best andmost beneficial results will be established- The retaining belt 8 has quickdetachable connection at its opposite ends with the angularly adjustable arms 9, each of which carries a headed stud 10 with which the keyhole-openings of the plates 11 have ivotal and detachable connections. The arms9 are interposed between the spring strip 1 and the metal disks 12. To retain these parts together I employ small fasten ing bolts 16 each of which passes through the apertures 2 in the spring 1, through the apertured arms 9, disks 12 and 13, and the leather stiffeningmember 1 1 which is disposed between the disks 12 and 13 and serves as a guard to protect the clothing and also increases the attractiveness of the truss.

In use, I also desire to employ understraps similar to those disclosed in the aforesaid patent, so, I provide short straps 15 which carry buckles, to which one of the ends of the understraps may be connected, while the other ends maybe connected to the belt 8, in any manner, such as for instance by the device shown in any patented device. In use the understraps will be connected to the straps 15 which may then be bent down in front of the stiffening piece 1 1, brought rearward between the legs and secured to the portion of the belt which passes across the back of the user.

Particular emphasis is to be laid on the fact that the construction which I employ is entirely novel in that all the parts, 1, 9, 12, 13, and 1 1 are secured together by two fastening bolts 16. This construction is compact, strong, neat, and useful, in that these bolts not only serve as retaining bolts for the aforesaid parts, but they also serve as the means for retaining the arms 9 in various adjusted positions.

Proceeding to describe the feature of the arms 9, it is to be said that the pressure of the pads may be regulated by their use. To accomplish this, it is only necessary to loosen the nuts 17, whereupon these arms may be angled with respect to the spring strip 1, thus drawing the belt higher or lower from the center line and making it tighter or loosening it according to the movement of the arms, thereby bringing more or less pressure on the rupture. The nuts 17 may then be tightened and the truss placed in use. The above set forth feature will be found advantageous because it will permit the tension of the springs 3 and 4 to be effectively and quickly regulated, as is ob vious. I a

The manner of using, regulating and attaching my truss is thought to be obvious from the foregoing description, therefore description along this line is deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred form of the same, and that various minor changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A truss comprising a substantially arcuate fiat spring, a second arcuate spring having one of its ends rigidly secured thereto adjacent one end of the latter, its free end being provided with a longitudinal series of alined holes, a third arcuate fiat spring of a length lessthan the second named spring, one end thereof being rigidly secured to the second spring adjacent the innermost hole in the latter, the free end of said third spring being also provided with a longitudinal series of holes, and a pair of body engaging pads longitudinally shiftable on the second and third named springs, and fastening screws for the pads, said screws being adapted to be inserted through the aforesaid holes.

2. A truss comprising a plurality of metal disks, a stiffening member disposed between the disks, a spring metal strip, a pair of angularly adjustable arms, each arm being interposed between one of the disks and the strip, bolts passing through the strip, arms, metal disks, and stiffening member, serving to retain these parts together and to retain said arms in various adjusted positions, the arms being provided at their free ends with lateral studs with which the ends of the belt have pivotal connection, and spring supported body engaging pads carried by the metal strip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CLAUDIUS VERNIAUD.

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