Appeal No. 96-1830
Application 08/101,668
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1
through 5 and 23, all of the claims pending in the
application.
The invention relates to “a back support belt to be worn
by a worker to reduce the risk of back injury during lifting
activities” (specification, page 1). Claim 1 is illustrative
and reads as follows:
1. In a brace for preventing back injuries to a wearer
of the brace during lifting activities, the improvement
comprising:
(a) a back section adapted to generally extend across
the back of the wearer of the brace;
(b) a left side section and a right side section secured
to the opposite ends of said back section such that said left
side section is adapted to extend around the left side of the
wearer and the right side section is adapted to extend around
the right side of the wearer during use;
(c) said back section, said left side section and said
right side section forming a first support belt having a
supporting configuration wherein said left side and right side
sections are secured together and said support belt is adapted
to encircle a user and support the back of a user and a
nonsupporting configuration wherein said left side and said
right side sections are not secured together and said support
belt does not encircle a user; said support belt, when in the
supporting configuration thereof, having an inward facing
surface adapted to snugly encircle a user;
(d) adjustable fastening means for adjustably fastening
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