US2017224357A1PendingUtilityA1
Barrel Inflatable Belt
Est. expiryFeb 10, 2036(~9.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract
An inflatable belt 100 for use in a BFR system with an outer belt material 102 hermetically sealed to an inner belt material 101 along a perimeter, thereby forming at least one inflatable chamber 103, the inflatable chamber having an input port 104 for accepting a gas into the chamber, the inflatable belt further comprising a first fastening means 110 in communication with the outer belt material, for attaching to a second fastening means 111 in communication with the outer belt material, thereby locking a circumference of the inflatable belt, when wrapped around a user's limb.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modifiedWe claim:
1 ) A belt for securing to a body segment wherein:
the belt may form a loop sized for positioning around the body segment in an open position, the belt comprising at least a first inflatable chamber and a second inflatable chamber, and at least one of the first or second inflatable chambers being inflatable to move the belt from the open position to a closed positon.
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4 ) The belt of 1 wherein the belt is used for developing a muscle.
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8 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
the belt has a length when in the open position and the length decreasing when the belt moves from the open to the closed position.
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11 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
the belt is secured to the body segment and the belt is movable from the closed position to a working position, the working position being a position in which the body segment expands within the loop due to contraction of musculature constrained by the loop when in use.
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13 ) The belt of claim 11 , wherein:
The belt is movable from the closed position to the working position and a circumference of the loop in the working position is greater than a closed position circumference of the loop and less than or equal to an open position circumference of the loop.
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15 ) The belt of claim 11 , wherein:
the belt increases in circumference when moving from the closed position to the working position due to a change in shape of at least one of the first or second inflatable chambers.
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17 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
The inflatable chambers are formed with substantially non-stretch material.
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21 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
At least one inflatable chamber has a height greater than its width in the open position.
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25 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
at least one cutout is made along a length of the belt.
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27 ) The belt of claim 1 wherein an edge of the belt is non-linear.
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31 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
At least one inflatable chamber is comprised of an elastic inner belt material coupled to a substantially non-stretch outer belt material.
32 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
At least two of the inflatable chambers are interconnected for pressure communication there-between.
33 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
the belt itself increases in elasticity in the longitudinal direction when one or more of said inflatable chambers are inflated.
34 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
the belt further comprises an optional body interfacing component.
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44 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
At least one inflatable chamber is located along a length of the belt in order to compress a target compression zone on the body segment.
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47 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
at least one of the inflatable chambers are formed from an integrally formed component.
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50 ) The belt of claim 1 , wherein:
The inflatable chambers may be configured to encompass less than 90% the body segment.
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61 ) A method of securing a belt to a body segment comprising:
Providing a belt which forms a loop sized to be positioned around the body segment in an open position, the belt having at least a first inflatable chamber and a second inflatable chamber, and inflating at least one of the first or second inflatable chambers to move the belt to a closed positon.
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64 ) The method of 61 wherein the belt is used to develop a muscle.
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68 ) The method of claim 61 , wherein:
the belt has a length when in the open position and the length decreases when the belt moves from the open to the closed position.
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81 ) The method of claim 61 , wherein:
At least one inflatable chamber has a height greater than its width in the open position.
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90 ) The method of claim 61 , wherein:
the belt itself increases in elasticity in the longitudinal direction when one or more of said inflatable chambers are inflated.
91 ) The method of claim 90 wherein:
the inflation of the inflatable chambers positions the belt at an original inflated length, an inflated portion of the belt may enclose a fixed amount of a gas, and an external force may be exerted on the belt to increase a length of the belt by altering a shape of the inflated portion and increasing a pressure of the gas, and subsequent removal of the external force results in a substantial restoration of the belt to the original inflated length and corresponding reduction in the pressure of the gas.
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108 ) The method of claim 61 , wherein:
The inflatable chambers may be configured to encompass less than 90% of the body segment.
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