112 results about "Shoulder rest" patented technology

An end member for use with a bone fusion implant is disclosed. The end member has a first portion, a second portion, and a shoulder connecting the two portions. The second portion is sized to fit within the interior of the bone fusion implant in such a fashion that the shoulder rests on the edge of the implant. The top surface of the first portion has at least one slot to receive a surgical instrument such as an inserter and/or distractor to facilitate implantation of the end member and bone fusion implant. The top surface may also have teeth to provide initial mechanical stability between the bone and end plate and promote bone fusion.

The improved shoulder brace of the present invention includes a support having a cup-shaped central portion adapted to receive and support a human shoulder, a front portion adapted to extend over the chest area of a person wearing the brace, a lower portion depending below the central portion and adapted to encircle and support the upper portion of the arm adjacent the shoulder, and a rear portion adapted to extend over the scapular area adjacent the shoulder. The support can be a single piece of flexible sheet material, with or without padding, and preferably is porous, or can be separate pieces interconnected to form a unitary whole. Preferably, the support is of a porous mesh material or an elastomeric material with spaced openings. The brace also includes a first elongated strap connected at one end to the rear portion of the support and bearing on its opposite free end a conector which releasably secures to a connector on the front portion of the support for releasably and adjustably holding the brace around the torso. A second strap has one end connected to the lower portion of the support and an opposite free end bearing a connector which releasably secures to a connector on the lower portion, thus enabling the lower portion to be releasably secured around the arm to be supported.

Shoulder rest for use with violin is disclosed. The rest includes a base including two half portions each including a central channel, a guide rail along either side of the base, a rack rail at either side of the channel, and two half sections each comprising clamping means; a support including a leg inserted into the channel, two latched members slidably fastened at underside of the channel, and two toothed stops engaged with the rack rail; and pivotal means comprising a body having a top hole for receiving a threaded stem of the clamping means, a parallel snapping element, and a bar interconnected the body and the snapping element, the bar being pivotal about a cavity of the support having a bifurcation sandwiched by the body and the snapping element. Two side flanges of the support are mounted to the guide rails. Thus, the support is moveable along the channel.

A locking hinge especially used in a folding shoulder rest for paintball guns. The locking hinge comprises a first hinge plate and a second hinge plate in relative rotation. The first hinge plate has a hinge joint axis, a plurality of symmetric mounting holes, and a counter bore for receiving the locking mechanism. The counter bore in the first hinge plate contains a spring and a locking cylinder. The locking cylinder has a taper on the end directed toward the second hinge plate. The second hinge plate has a relative hinge joint axis, a plurality of tapered circular cavities or notches, and a means for symmetric mounting. The locking mechanism sufficiently aligns with the tapered circular cavities or notches at plurality of predetermined positions thereby preventing rotation of the hinge plates. A minor misalignment between the locking mechanism and tapered circular cavities further provide rigid locking of the hinge plates.

An adjustable and collapsible shoulder rest for a violin or like instrument that comprises an elongated single piece body with a first and second end being vertically extended at both ends by vertical guards which protect and prevent injury to the user when attempting to collapse the left and right gripping members. Vertical guards may be positioned at a fixed tilted angle to improve and train users to apply a proper playing posture. Left and right gripping members are comprised of a plurality of flexible separated gripping appendages that increase the surface area gripping of the instrument body and reduce or negate completely, any unwanted movement or slippage of the instrument body. Left and right gripping members are securely attached to left and right collapsible inserts by stems. Stems may be horizontally adjusted by placing the left and right collapsible inserts on different positioning holes located on the top ends of both collapsible inserts. Both left and right collapsible inserts have at least one pivot point which are adapted to allow pivotal movement of the respective collapsible insert from where a longitudinal axis of each of said first and second stems are at a generally perpendicular angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated single piece of body, to a position where said first and second stems are substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said elongated single piece of body. Both said collapsible inserts are pivotably coupled to both vertical guards by at least one pivot point.

The present disclosure provides an exercise device comprising a base that is attached onto an exercise machine and a rolling rod, which is cradled into the base. The apparatus can be attached either into the jumpboard connection located near the footbar or into the shoulder rests depending on the reformer model. The attachment site allows the user to perform a wide variety of movements or exercises in a manner depending on level or special considerations. Related methods of exercise are also provided. A DVD, instructional manual, or programming exercises may optionally be included.

The invention relates to an auxiliary frame for image shooting, which solves the problems that: in the traditional image recording equipment, built-in batteries are not suitable for shooting for a long time due to the limited capacity, and a lens is not provided with a hood; when a shooting function is used, an optical lens is difficult to focus, zoom and adjust an aperture, and the image recording equipment lacks of a part convenient to hold, resulting in poor shooting stability, picture judder and blur; and a liquid crystal monitor of the image recording equipment is not favorable for observation due to small display area and the like. The essential technical points are as follows: the image recording equipment is movably connected with the hood, a filter frame, an auxiliary focusing device, an external power supply, a monitor, a holding handle, a shutter extension release, a shoulder rest, a liquid crystal monitor eyepatch and other auxiliary devices by guide rails and movable connecting components in accordance with the actual needs, so that the image recording equipment is fully charged, the optical lens is not interfered by ambient light, the focusing, zooming and aperture adjusting are convenient, the image recording equipment is convenient to hold in operation, the stability is improved, and users can conveniently and clearly observe the image quality.

The invention specifically relates to a sideward-rolling machine and belongs to the technical field of sports equipment. The machine comprises a rolling rack, a seat and a shoulder rest device; the seat and the shoulder rest device are arranged in the rolling rack; the shoulder rest device is located directly above the seat; the rolling rack comprises two steel wheels and a connecting cross bar between the two steel wheels; the seat is laterally fixed in the rolling rack; the seat comprises a backrest, a seat plate and supporting legs; the backrest is parallel to the steel wheels; the shoulder rest device is symmetrically fixed on the steel wheels on the rear side of the backrest. According to the sideward-rolling machine, the practice in the seat is pushed to practice sideward rolling by use of the rolling of the rolling rack; besides, the shoulder rest device is applied to fixing the shoulders and the neck is prevented from any pressure of the body during sideward rolling and is effectively protected; besides, the effect of sideward rolling by use of the machine is good and the incompletion of the action due to poor direction is avoided.

A shoulder brace for supporting a person's injured or post-operated shoulder, the brace comprising: a support for the person to wear; and an arm connected to the support, the arm being adapted for supporting the person's arm in a raised position, wherein the arm is movable with respect to the support and is resiliently biased against downward movement with respect to the support. A method of treating a person's injured or post-operated shoulder, the method comprising the steps of: (a) wearing the shoulder brace described above; and (b) having the person use their arm, which has the injured or post-operated shoulder, to apply a force against the resilient bias of the arm of the shoulder brace.

A violin support which fits around the neck of a musician and holds a violin in the playing position when used with a conventional shoulder rest, avoiding the need for the musician to hold the instrument by cradling it between the shoulder and chin. The violin support is light weight and low in profile.

A pole vault swing-up rack includes a frame body with upper hooks and a lower push bracket. The rack is designed to hang vertically from a horizontal bar—as a pull-up bar—by the hooks. An athlete hanging from the pull-up bar in an upright vertical position may kick his/her legs and torso up to an inverted vertical position to simulation movement of a pole vault. The athlete's shoulder rests against vertical uprights of the rack to maintain the athlete's shoulders and body in front of a vertical plane as in a pole vault. A trainer can use the lower push bracket to assist the athlete in the kicking motion. The parts of the rack that come into contact with the athlete may be covered in foam padding and a rubber coating.

A refuse carrying device with a variety of handling features includes a container, an attachable secondary handle, an attachable wheel assembly, and a shoulder resting recess. The durable container has an open top adapted for receiving refuse. Opposing sides of a top edge of the container include a pair of handles. The selectably attachable secondary side handle and the selectably attachable wheel assembly are positioned along an outer lower perimeter edge of the container. The shoulder recess is an indentation along the lower perimeter edge opposite the secondary handle and includes an attachable padded cushion to line the recess. A user places the shoulder rest in contact with the shoulder and grips the secondary handle to carry the container upon the shoulder region.

A shoulder rest for a stringed instrument includes a resting element configured to rest on a shoulder or chest of a player. The resting element has a base which is made of compressed wood. The base of the resting element is formed by a workpiece cut from a block of compressed wood having a cross direction which is substantially normal to a fiber orientation of the block of compressed wood.

A viola/violin shoulder rest includes a first pad and a second pad made of soft foamed plastic material. A retainer is fixed between the first pad and the second pad. Each of the first pad and the second pad is formed with a sound reflection area which is a through hole. The sound reflection area of the first pad is alternatively stuffed with a natural sponge block. The sponge block is selectively coated at its top a gold foil. A number of feet made of silicon gel are fixed on the first pad in delta arrangement. A number of fastening posts are disposed on an upper surface of the retainer. A resilient band extends through where between the retainer and the second pad for the viola/violin player to deliver optimal sound color and quality.

The invention relates to an artificial arm, which is especially suitable for the disabled without both arms. A shoulder rest is sequentially hinged with an upper arm, a lower arm and a bracket, a stretching line is used for controlling the flexion and extension of the lower arm, a thumb, a forefinger, a middle finger, a ring finger and a little finger are respectively fixed on the bracket, the upper end of a driving arm of the forefinger is hinged with the middle and lower parts of the second knuckle of the forefinger, the lower end of the second knuckle of the forefinger is hinged with the middle and upper parts of the third knuckle of the forefinger, the upper end of the forefinger is hinged with the upper end of the first knuckle of the forefinger, the lower end of the first knuckle of the forefinger is hinged with the upper end of the third knuckle of the forefinger, and the lower end of the knuckle of the forefinger is hinged with the bracket. The structures of the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger are the same as that of the forefinger. The inventive artificial arm is only controlled by one stretching line; and has the advantages of pure mechanism structure, simple structure, easy production and maintenance, low cost, easy operation, and convenient use.

The invention relates to a locatable and adjustable cervical spine traction pillow, belonging to the technical field of health care and rehabilitation device manufacturing. The pillow comprises a heteromorphic pillow, a shouldering, a slide bar, a sleeve seat, a fastening screw and a traditional Chinese medicine bag, wherein, the shouldering is connected with the slide bar; the heteromorphic pillow is connected with the sleeve seat; the slide bar is penetrated into the sleeve seat, and is fixed by the fastening screw; the heteromorphic pillow is filled with the traditional Chinese medicine bagwith the function of relaxing the muscles and stimulating the blood circulation; when in use, the fastening screw is loosened; the slide bar is adjusted back and forth according to the size of head and neck of a user to lead the distance between the heteromorphic pillow and the shouldering to be suitable for the user; the user lies on a bed, both sides of the shoulders are against the shouldering, and the head pillows on the heteromorphic pillow; the special mould of the pillow leads the neck to generate a drawing force, and ensures the use position not to offset, thus being conducive to rehabilitation of cervical spondylosis. The pillow has the advantages of reasonable design, simple structure and convenient use and the like.

The present invention relates to a shoulder rest, and in particular to an adjustable shoulder rest. The adjustable shoulder rest comprises a fixing bracket assembly, an adjustable shoulder rest assembly and an elastic assembly. According to the adjustable shoulder rest, a distance between two shoulder rests and the angles of the two shoulder rests can be adjusted to suit people of different sizesin using the adjustable shoulder rest; when the shoulders of a human body lean against the adjustable shoulder rest, the two shoulder rests will be separated from each other, so that the two shoulderrests can better wrap the shoulders of the human body; the magnitude of elastic forces applied by the shoulder rests can be adjusted; the middle of the upper end of a crossbar is fixedly connected with a vertical support plate; the upper end surface of the vertical support plate is rotatably connected with two rotating wheels; the lower end of a slider sliding bar is fixedly connected with the lower end of the front end surface of the vertical support plate; a slider is slidably connected onto the slider sliding bar; the left end and right end of the slider are hinged to supporting rods; the lower end of the crossbar is connected with a lower n-shaped rod through screws; and the front end of the lower n-shaped rod is fixedly connected with an L-shaped connecting frame; the upper end of theL-shaped connecting frame is fixedly connected with a horizontal limiting plate; and the other ends of the supporting rods are both arranged on the upper end of the horizontal limiting plate.