Patent 6926685 was granted and assigned to DeRoyal on August, 2005 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A strap system for use with a brace of the type having a first shell generally conforming to a first body part of a user and a second shell generally conforming to a second body part of the user. The strap system includes a first strap and a first buckle located on the first strap, a second strap and a second buckle located on the second strap, a plurality of slides securable to the second shell for receiving the straps, a first latch member securable to a first portion of the first shell, and a second latch member securable to a second portion of the first shell.