초록 ▼

A shoulder strap is provided with raceway provisions for medical tubing. The shoulder strap has opposite ends provided with male and female side-squeeze buckles. The raceway provisions are formed by an inner leaf and outer leaf which fold and fasten together for safely enclosing the medical tubing.

A shoulder strap is provided with raceway provisions for medical tubing. The shoulder strap has opposite ends provided with male and female side-squeeze buckles. The raceway provisions are formed by an inner leaf and outer leaf which fold and fasten together for safely enclosing the medical tubing. The medical tubing extends between a nose piece and a connector end, wherein excess length of the medical tubing is usually coiled up in coils near the connector end. The shoulder strap further includes tubing traps which safely secure the coils. The tubing trap can be formed from snaps, buttons and/or hook-and-pile fastener material. The inner and outer leaves of the shoulder strap can be formed of any suitable material, such as that used in book bags except also provided with foam (cushion) cores.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A shoulder strap provided with a raceway through which medical tubing is extended, comprising: a first elongated leaf and a second elongated leaf, each extending longitudinally between opposite ends and laterally between opposite edges, wherein the second leaf is shorter than the first leaf;a buc

1. A shoulder strap provided with a raceway through which medical tubing is extended, comprising: a first elongated leaf and a second elongated leaf, each extending longitudinally between opposite ends and laterally between opposite edges, wherein the second leaf is shorter than the first leaf;a buckle directly or indirectly connected to or connectable to the opposite ends of the first leaf;the first and second leafs being connected by a seam along one respective edge of each of the first and second leaf, whereby the second leaf can be opened apart from and then closed shut with the first leaf to define an interior raceway with respect to the first leaf; andfastening provisions proximate each of the other edge of the first and second leaf for fastening shut the raceway, whereby medical tubing can be inserted into the raceway when the second leaf is opened apart from the first leaf and then safely secured therein by the fastening provisions. 2. The shoulder strap of claim 1, further comprising: a portable, battery-powered oxygen concentrator;flexible medical tubing, comprising oxygen supply tubing utilized by patients who carry portable, battery-powered oxygen concentrators;a carrying case for the oxygen concentrator; andsnap provisions directly or indirectly connected to or connectable to the opposite ends of the first leaf, said snap provisions removably carrying the carrying case for the oxygen concentrator;whereby the shoulder strap is wearable by a wearer thereof such that the oxygen concentrator is hung along one hip thereof. 3. The shoulder strap of claim 2, further comprising: said flexible medical tubing is elongate between one end, comprising a permanently formed nosepiece, and, another end comprising a permanently attached connector for connecting to the oxygen concentrator. 4. The shoulder strap of claim 3, wherein: said one end of the flexible medical tubing further comprises a single conduit that diverges at a wye to form a headset or lanyard loop, with the nosepiece formed therein, whereby oxygen is supplied to the horizontal nosepiece from both a left-side inlet port and a right-side inlet port. 5. The shoulder strap of claim 1, further comprising: a portable, pressurized oxygen bottle;flexible medical tubing, comprising oxygen supply tubing utilized by patients who carry portable, pressurized oxygen bottles;a carrying case for the portable, pressurized oxygen bottle; andsnap provisions directly or indirectly connected to or connectable to the opposite ends of the first leaf, said snap provisions removably carrying the carrying case for the portable, pressurized oxygen bottle;whereby the shoulder strap is wearable by a wearer thereof such that the portable, pressurized oxygen bottle is hung along one hip thereof. 6. The shoulder strap of claim 5, further comprising: said flexible medical tubing is elongate between one end, comprising a permanently formed nosepiece, and, another end comprising a permanently attached connector for connecting to the portable, pressurized oxygen bottle. 7. The shoulder strap of claim 6, wherein: said one end of the flexible medical tubing further comprises a single conduit that diverges at a wye to form a headset or lanyard loop, with the nosepiece formed therein, whereby oxygen is supplied to the horizontal nosepiece from both a left-side inlet port and a right-side inlet port. 8. A shoulder strap provided with a raceway through which medical tubing is extended, comprising: an inner elongated leaf and an outer elongated leaf, each extending longitudinally between a respective front-side end and back-side end, and laterally between opposite edges, whereby the shoulder strap is worn by a wearer thereof over-slung across one shoulder and with the front-side and back-side ends of the inner leaf converging alongside a hip of the wearer on the opposite side of the over-slung shoulder;the inner and outer leafs being connected by a seam along one respective edge of each of the inner and outer leaf, whereby the outer leaf can be unfolded apart from and then folded back shut with the inner leaf to define an interior raceway with respect to the inner leaf;a portable oxygen source;flexible medical tubing, comprising oxygen supply tubing utilized by patients who carry such portable oxygen sources;a carrying case for the portable oxygen source; anda pair of snap provisions directly or indirectly connected to or connectable to one front-side end of either the inner or outer leaf and one back-side end of either the inner or outer leaf, said snap provisions removably carrying the carrying case for the portable oxygen source;whereby the outer leaf can be unfolded apart from the inner leaf while said shoulder strap is being worn by the wearer, so as to allow opportunity to insert said flexible medical tubing into the raceway while the outer leaf is unfolded apart from the inner leaf, and thereafter allow the outer leaf to fold back shut with the inner leaf thereby closing said flexible medical tubing in the raceway;said shoulder strap further comprising: a front-side strap portion, and, a back-side strap portion;wherein the front-side end of the inner leaf is connected to the front-side strap portion;the back-side end of the inner leaf is connected to the back-side strap portion; andone of the pair of snap provisions is connected to the front-side strap portion as the other of the pair of snap provisions is connected to the back-side strap portion. 9. The shoulder strap of claim 8, further comprising: fastening provisions proximate each of the other edge of the inner and outer leaf for fastening shut the raceway. 10. The shoulder strap of claim 9, wherein: both leafs are constructed of soft flexible materials including a foam core; andsaid fastening provisions comprise hook and pile fasteners. 11. The shoulder strap of claim 8, further comprising: a strap shortening provision provided on at least one of the front-side strap portion or back-side strap portion, whereby said shoulder strap overall is adjustable for wearer size and comfort. 12. The shoulder strap of claim 8, further comprising: an excess-length tubing trap;wherein said back-side strap portion extends between a distal end and a proximal end connected to the back-side end of the inner leaf;said excess-length tubing trap is connected to one or the other of the back-side strap portion or the inner leaf proximate the proximal end or the back-side end of each respectively; andsaid excess-length tubing trap configured to secure excess tubing length in loose coils behind the back of the wearer. 13. The shoulder strap of claim 12, wherein: said excess-length tubing trap comprises an elongated strap that is elongate along a longitudinal axis that is parallel to a counterpart longitudinal axis for the inner leaf; andsaid excess-length tubing trap comprising spaced hook and pile fasteners on one face whereby said excess-length tubing strap can be folded to mate the hook and pile fasteners provisions. 14. The shoulder strap of claim 8, further comprising: a strain-relief tubing trap;wherein said flexible medical tubing is elongate between one end, comprising a permanently formed nosepiece, and, another end terminating in an attached connector for connecting to the portable oxygen source;said front-side strap portion extends between a distal end, and, a proximal end connected to the front-side end of the inner leaf;said strain-relief tubing trap is connected to one or the other of the front-side strap portion or the inner leaf proximate the proximal end or the front-side end of each respectively; andsaid strain-relief tubing trap securing the tubing proximate the nose-piece such that tension on the tubing towards the connector end is relieved at the strain-relief tubing trap whereby the nose-piece is not ripped off the wearer. 15. The shoulder strap of claim 14, wherein: said strain-relief tubing trap comprises an elongated strap that is elongate along a longitudinal axis that is parallel to a counterpart longitudinal axis for the inner leaf; andsaid strain-relief tubing trap comprising spaced hook and pile fasteners on one face whereby said strain-relief tubing strap can be folded to mate the hook and pile fasteners provisions.