Flexible sling with delineation markings
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Jul 5, 2022
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Abstract
A flexible sling includes two oppositely disposed attachment points defining a first end and a second end of the sling, and an elongate flexible body extending in a lateral dimension from the first end to the second end, the body having a top side and a bottom side. Each of the top side and the bottom side includes a center line marking a center of the body, a first pair of lines symmetrically disposed about the center line, a second pair of lines symmetrically disposed about the center line between the first end and the second end, and the first pair of lines, and a third pair of lines symmetrically disposed about the center line between the first end and the second end, and the second pair of lines.
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- 2021 Application Filing Year
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- 381 Applications Filed
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Puracchio, Louis E | Wilmington, US | 1 | 0 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 0 |
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