Esther E Kaletzky

US Patent:

45864993, May 6, 1986

Filed:

Mar 19, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/591273

Inventors:

Esther Kaletzky - New York NY

International Classification:

A61F 1300
A44B 2100

US Classification:

128171

Abstract:

An arrangement for supporting a limb wound bandage includes a waist belt and couplers extending from the belt to the bandage, each coupler including a pair of clamp jaws with confronting intermeshing ridges and valleys sandwiching and gripping the bandage upper border. Bands extend upwardly from each pair of jaws and are superimposed and joined at their tops and engage a connector which in turn directly or indirectly engages the belt. A locking slide member slidably engages the superimposed bands and includes depending tongues slidably engaging the clamp jaw outside faces to releasably lock the clamp jaws in closed position.