Tennis elbow support comprising tendon pad
A tennis elbow support comprising a main body having an opening and a tendon pad having a pad base and a raised portion that projects from the pad base. The tendon pad is inserted into the opening so that the raised portion projects outwardly from a bottom surface of the main body. The main body can be releasably secured in a substantially circular configuration so that the support can be placed around the forearm of a user and the tennis elbow support can be tightened around the arm of the user with tendon pad in contact with the arm so that straight-line pressure is applied across the extensor muscle and tendon.
1. A tennis elbow support comprising
a) a main body having an upper surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end and an opening,
b) a tendon pad having a pad base and a raised portion having a center with the raised portion projecting from the pad base, wherein the tendon pad is inserted into the opening so that the raised portion projects outwardly from the bottom surface and through the opening, and
c) a top cover assembly secured to the upper surface of the main body at about the first end with the top cover assembly having at least one end folded over itself defining an inner opening with a buckle protector and a buckle loop within the inner opening.
2. The tennis elbow support of claim 1 , wherein the tendon pad further comprises a protrusion that projects substantially about the center from the raised portion.
3. The tennis elbow support of claim 2 , wherein the protrusion is compressible material.
4. The tennis elbow support of claim 1 , wherein the tendon pad is secured to the top cover assembly so that the pad base is inserted into the opening and the raised portion projects outwardly from the bottom surface.
5. The tennis elbow support of claim 4 , wherein the tendon pad is secured to the top cover assembly by a tendon pad attachment means.
6. The tennis elbow support of claim 5 , wherein the tendon pad attachment means is selected from the group consisting of RF welding, stitching and adhesives.
7. The tennis elbow support of claim 1 , wherein the tendon pad is secured to the main body.
8. The tennis elbow support of claim 7 , wherein the tendon pad is secured to the main body by second attachment means selected from the group consisting of RF welding, stitching and adhesives.
9. The tennis elbow support of claim 1 , further comprising a hook tab secured to the main body at the second end, the hook tab comprising one or more pieces of textile material and one or more brand labels.
10. The tennis elbow support of claim 9 , wherein the textile material extends from the second end of the main body and has a releasable fastener on at least one side of the textile material that extends from the upper surface and the brand label is substantially parallel to the upper surface.
11. The tennis elbow support of claim 1 , wherein the main body is a laminate comprising all or part of a releasable fastener.
12. The tennis elbow support of claim 11 , having the upper surface hook engagable and the lower surface orthowick or tricot material.
13. The tennis elbow support of claim 1 , wherein the pad base is a semi-rigid or non-stretch material and the raised portion is compressible material.
14. The tennis elbow support of claim 13 , wherein the compressible material is foam.
15. The tennis elbow support of claim 1 , wherein the end of the top cover assembly has a taper.