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US 11,413,183 · App. 16/739,641 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Double soft cervical collar and method of use thereof

Inventor: Kumara Venkatanarayana Nibhanipudi (Scarsdale, NY)

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Patent No.: US 11,413,183
App. No.: 16/739,641
Granted: Aug 16, 2022
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A method of using a double soft cervical collar including placing a first soft cervical collar around a neck of a wearer; securing the first soft cervical collar around the neck of a wearer with a sticky portion that extends from a first end of the first soft cervical collar and attaches to a second end of the first soft cervical collar; placing a second soft cervical collar surrounding the first soft cervical collar; and securing the second soft cervical collar surrounding the first soft cervical collar with a sticky portion that extends from a first end of the second soft cervical collar and attaches to a second end of the second soft cervical collar.

Claims (40)

1. A method of using a double soft cervical collar comprising:

placing a first soft cervical collar around a neck of a wearer;

securing the first soft cervical collar around the neck of a wearer with a first sticky portion that extends from a first end of the first soft cervical collar and attaches to a second end of the first soft cervical collar;

placing an inner surface of a second soft cervical collar entirely surrounding an outer surface of the first soft cervical collar; and

securing the second soft cervical collar entirely surrounding the first soft cervical collar with a second sticky portion that extends from a first end of the second soft cervical collar and attaches to a second end of the second soft cervical collar.

2. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 wherein the double soft cervical collar creates a subjective feeling of tightness and inability in moving the neck.

3. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 2 wherein the subjective feeling of tightness perceived by the wearer is equal to or greater than a subjective feeling of tightness perceived while wearing a hard collar and the inability in moving the neck perceived by the wearer is equal to or greater than the inability in moving the neck perceived while wearing the hard collar.

4. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 wherein the first and second sticky portions of the first and second soft cervical collars, respectively, have a length of between 5% and 70% the length of the first and the second soft cervical collar, respectively.

5. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 4 wherein the first and second sticky portions of the first and second soft cervical collars, respectively, have a length of between 10% and 50% the length of the first and the second soft cervical collar, respectively.

6. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 further comprising:

securing the first soft cervical collar around the neck of the wearer in a reverse manner with the first sticky portion of the first soft cervical collar attached to the second end of the first soft cervical collar at a front of the neck of the wearer; and

securing the second soft cervical collar surrounding the first soft cervical collar in a traditional manner with the second sticky portion of the second soft cervical collar attached to the second end of the second soft cervical collar at a back of the neck of the wearer.

7. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 further comprising:

securing the first soft cervical collar around the neck of the wearer in a traditional manner with the first sticky portion of the first soft cervical collar attached to the second end of the first soft cervical collar at a back of the neck of the wearer; and

securing the second soft cervical collar surrounding the first soft cervical collar in a reverse manner with the second sticky portion of the second soft cervical collar attached to the second end of the second soft cervical collar at a front of the neck of the wearer.

8. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 further comprising:

securing the first soft cervical collar around the neck of the wearer in a first sideways manner with the first sticky portion of the first soft cervical collar attached to the second end of the first soft cervical collar at a first side of the neck of the wearer, said first side being between the front and the back of the neck of the wearer; and

securing the second soft cervical collar surrounding the first soft cervical collar in a second sideways manner with the second sticky portion of the second soft cervical collar attached to the second end of the second soft cervical collar at a second side of the neck of the wearer, said second side being between the front and the back of the neck of the wearer opposite said first side.

9. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 wherein the first sticky portion of the first soft cervical collar attaches to the outer surface of the second end of the first soft cervical collar.

10. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 wherein the first sticky portion of the first soft cervical collar attaches to an inner surface of the second end of the first soft cervical collar.

11. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 wherein the second sticky portion of the second soft cervical collar attaches to an outer surface of the second end of the second soft cervical collar.

12. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 wherein the second sticky portion of the second soft cervical collar attaches to the inner surface of the second end of the second soft cervical collar.

13. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 wherein the first and second sticky portions of the first and second soft cervical collars, respectively, are rectangular, circular, triangular, cylindrical, or combinations thereof.

14. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 wherein the first and second sticky portions of the first and second soft cervical collars, respectively, have a width of between 10% and 99% the width of the first and the second soft cervical collar, respectively.

15. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 wherein the first and second sticky portions of the first and second soft cervical collars, respectively, have a width of between 20% and 80% the width of the first and the second soft cervical collar, respectively.

16. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 1 wherein the first soft cervical collar and the second soft cervical collar have angled edges, rounded edges, or a combination thereof.

17. A method of using a double soft cervical collar comprising:

positioning an inner surface of a first soft cervical collar around a neck of a wearer;

extending a first sticky portion of the first soft cervical collar between a first end and a second end of the first soft cervical collar;

attaching the first and second ends of the first soft cervical collar together with the first sticky portion and securing the first soft cervical collar around the neck of the wearer;

positioning an inner surface of a second soft cervical collar entirely surrounding an outer surface of the first soft cervical collar;

extending a second sticky portion of the second soft cervical collar between a first end and a second end of the second soft cervical collar; and

attaching the first and second ends of the second soft cervical collar together with the second sticky portion and securing the second soft cervical collar entirely surrounding the first soft cervical collar.

18. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 17 further comprising:

positioning the first soft cervical collar in a reverse manner around the neck of the wearer with the first sticky portion of the first soft cervical collar arranged at a front of the neck when the first and second ends of the first soft cervical collar are attached together and secured around the neck of the wearer; and

positioning the second soft cervical collar surrounding the first soft cervical collar in a traditional manner with the second sticky portion of the second soft cervical collar arranged at a back of the neck when the first and second ends of the second soft cervical collar are attached together and secured surrounding the first soft cervical collar.

19. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 17 further comprising:

positioning the first soft cervical collar in a traditional manner around the neck of the wearer with the first sticky portion of the first soft cervical collar arranged at a back of the neck when the first and second ends of the first soft cervical collar are attached together and secured around the neck of the wearer; and

positioning the second soft cervical collar surrounding the first soft cervical collar in a reverse manner with the second sticky portion of the second soft cervical collar arranged at a front of the neck when the first and second ends of the second soft cervical collar are attached together and secured surrounding the first soft cervical collar.

20. The method of using a double soft cervical collar of claim 17 wherein the first soft cervical collar and the second soft cervical collar have angled edges, rounded edges, or a combination thereof.

Priority Claims (1)

IN 34/CHE/2015 · Jan 2, 2015 · national

Continuity (2)

Continuation In Part 14980595 · Dec 28, 2015

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