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A posture support system, which may alternatively act as a structural support for a backpack and/or be incorporated in a body garment or undergarment, employs a pair of contoured cap sleeves which cradle the humeral heads so as to extend over the scapulas and down over the humerus. The forward end e

A posture support system, which may alternatively act as a structural support for a backpack and/or be incorporated in a body garment or undergarment, employs a pair of contoured cap sleeves which cradle the humeral heads so as to extend over the scapulas and down over the humerus. The forward end extends as a strap under one of the armpits and connects at its end to the top of a vertically extending central strap extending over the spine. The central strap connects to a waist encircling lumbar support strap. The posterior strap-like ends of the shoulder caps extend over the back and also connect to the top of the spinal strap. By use of adjustable connections to a central disk at the top of the back strap and elastic fabrics in the straps, the shoulders are pulled rearwardly and downwardly so that the body weight is supported over the hips.

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1. A posture support brace comprising: a pair of contoured cap sleeves formed of an elastic material shaped to be centered over the acromio-clavicular joints of a user's shoulders, wherein each cap sleeve is formed of a first section and a second section joined together at a seam configured to rest

1. A posture support brace comprising: a pair of contoured cap sleeves formed of an elastic material shaped to be centered over the acromio-clavicular joints of a user's shoulders, wherein each cap sleeve is formed of a first section and a second section joined together at a seam configured to rest over one of the acromio-clavicular joints of the user with the first section of each sleeve adapted to terminate over an end of the clavicle and the second section of each sleeve extending at an obtuse angle to said first section and adapted to terminate over the top of the humerus bone, the obtuse angle being formed by the central axes of the first section and the second section and being in the range of about 100-160 degrees, with each cap sleeve having an anterior section with a lower end terminating in straps adapted to extend under the respective axillas, and each cap sleeve having a posterior section with a lower end terminating in straps adapted to extend across the user's back, with the ends of each posterior extending strap being joined together at points adapted to rest over the user's spine below the user's neck and drawn toward a central portion of the user's waist by being joined to a top end of a central strap which is adapted to extend over the user's spine and terminates at its top end below the shoulders and at its lower end in a waist strap adapted to rest on the user's iliac crests, the straps being formed of a fabric having elasticity and being supported under tension to urge the shoulders rearwardly and downwardly toward the user's waist to center the user's weight over the user's spine to improve the user's posture. 2. The posture support brace of claim 1, wherein the brace is integrated in a garment and the ends of each strap are drawn toward the user's waist by drawing the waist of the garment under a belt adapted to surround the user's waist. 3. The posture support brace of claim 1, wherein the brace is integrated in a bodysuit and the ends of the straps are drawn toward the user's waist by the fit of the bodysuit. 4. The posture support brace of claim 1, wherein the ends of each of the straps are joined together through separable fasteners. 5. The posture support brace of claim 4, wherein the separable fasteners comprise hook-and-loop sections. 6. The posture support brace of claim 4, wherein the separable fasteners comprise clips. 7. The posture support brace of claim 1, wherein the brace is secured within a garment so that the brace is fitted to the user when the garment is donned. 8. The posture support brace of claim 1, wherein a backpack is secured to the straps so that the backpack is carried on the user's body when the brace is worn by the user. 9. A posture retaining back brace, comprising: a pair of complementary contoured cap sleeves formed of elastic material, shaped to be centered over the two acromio-clavicular joints of a user's shoulders, each sleeve having a first section adapted to terminate over a user's clavicle along a first axis, and a second section adapted to terminate over the top of the humerus bone along a second axis, the two sections being joined together along seam adapted to extend over an acromio-clavicular joint so that the first and second axes form an obtuse angle in the range of about 100-160 degrees, the anterior and posterior sides of each cap sleeve terminating in an elongated strap with the strap on the anterior side being adapted to extend under the user's armpit to the posterior side and the strap on the posterior side adapted to extend over the user's back with the two straps formed on each cap sleeve being secured to points adapted to rest over the user's spine and below the shoulders and neck, the points being at the top end of a central strap adapted to extend over the user's spine and connecting at its lower end to a waist strap, all of the straps of the brace being formed of a fabric having elasticity and all of the straps being sized to be under tension to draw the user's shoulders rearwardly and downwardly toward the user's waist to center the user's weight over the user's spine to improve the user's posture. 10. The posture retaining back brace of claim 9, secured to the interior of a garment so that the user donning the garment is fitted with the brace.