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The neck curvature alignment device comprises: a framework including a base portion adapted to be supported on a generally planar surface and having an upper surface and a pivot portion having an outer surface and being pivotally connected to the base portion; a moving mechanism situated between the

The neck curvature alignment device comprises: a framework including a base portion adapted to be supported on a generally planar surface and having an upper surface and a pivot portion having an outer surface and being pivotally connected to the base portion; a moving mechanism situated between the base portion and the pivot portion for moving the pivot portion away from the base portion; a device for actuating the moving mechanism; a head and neck receiving device mounted on the upper surface of the base portion and having structure for engaging and bearing against the occipital bone of a patient's head, whereby operation of the moving mechanism will cause the pivot portion to move away from the base portion to cause the head and neck receiving portion to act in an arcuate direction against a patient's neck and head.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A neck curvature alignment device for use by a person and comprising:a framework including a base portion which is supported on a generally planar surface and which has an upper surface and a pivot portion which has an outer surface and which is pivotally connected at one end by a p

[ I claim:] [1.] A neck curvature alignment device for use by a person and comprising:a framework including a base portion which is supported on a generally planar surface and which has an upper surface and a pivot portion which has an outer surface and which is pivotally connected at one end by a pivot connection to said base portion;a moving mechanism situated between said base portion and said pivot portion for moving said pivot portion away from said base portion;means for actuating said moving mechanism;a head and neck receiving device having an outer end and an inner end, a neck receiving portion and a head receiving portion between said neck receiving portion and said outer end and being mounted on said outer surface of said pivot portion, said neck receiving portion having a top and a U-shaped surface extending dowardly for receiving a persons neck and said head receiving portion also having a top, a U-shaped surface extending dowardly for receiving the back of a persons head, a ridge separating said head receiving portion from said neck receiving portion and support structure in the form of an adjacent contoured lift surface for engaging and bearing against the occipital bone of a patient's head with an arcuate force, said pivot connection being located outwardly of said outer end and of said head receiving portion, whereby operation of said moving mechanism will cause said pivot portion to move away from said base portion to cause said head and neck receiving portion to act in an arcuate direction upwardly toward a patients forehead and against the patient's neck and head; and,the radius of the arcuate force from said pivot connection to the area where said support structure acts against the person's head being between three inches and ten inches.