Emanuel Jeremiah Jackson

US Patent:

45040540, Mar 12, 1985

Filed:

Sep 16, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/302741

Inventors:

Emanuel L. Jackson - Washington DC
Berlin F. Myers - Upper Marlboro MD

International Classification:

A63B 6936
A63D 500

US Classification:

273 54B

Abstract:

A limb restraint device (10) which is particularly adapted to be utilized by participants in the sports of bowling and golf. The device comprises a pliable member (12) to be wrapped around a user's elbow and an elongated reinforcing member (14) removably housed in an open-ended casing within the pliable member. The reinforcing member (14) is padded on one side, and is designed to extend longitudinally along the back of the elbow. The pliable member (12) can be releasably fastened so as to maintain the restraint device in position to prevent unwanted elbow movement during movement of the entire arm. The pliable member can take any number of different configurations, and may include, for example, either a continuous strap or multiple straps, for example, wide, medium, and narrow straps, fastened by complimentary hook and pile fasteners such as Velcro. RTM.