JPH10225471A - Finger protecting tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To distribute external force applied on fingers after limiting the bending of finger joints and to protect the joints in the roots of the fingers, especially, from a twist and a fracture, etc., by providing a finger protecting tool consisting of a plural number of cylindrical parts provided with thickness being almost equal to that of the human fingers and connecting parts for connecting the cylindrical parts. SOLUTION: The finger protecting tool 1 is constituted of the three horizontally lined cylindrical parts 2 (2a-2c) and the connecting parts 3a and 3b for connecting the cylindrical parts 2. The cylindrical parts 2 are formed by cylindrically rolling a thick cloth material and sewing both ends. In the meantime, the connecting parts 3a and 3b connect the cylindrical parts 2 in a horizontal line and a non-extension/contraction cloth material is used. At the time of usage, the cylindrical parts 2 are respectively fitted to the forefinger, a middle finger and a third finger so as to execute restraining. When external force to an unnatural direction is added to the fingers, external force is supported by distributing it to the other adjacent fingers and the twist and the fracture, etc., in the finger is prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a finger protector, and more particularly, to the protection of a knuckle at the stage when a wound such as a sprain or fracture of a finger is healing, or when playing sports or in daily life. The present invention relates to a finger protector which can be suitably used for the purpose of preventing injury of a finger joint.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a finger joint is severely sprained or injured, such as a fracture, a metal plate is applied to the fracture site, and then the fractured finger and other adjacent fingers are put together. They are tied up with casts and bandages to fix their fingers and treat. Also, when a slight sprain is applied to a finger, the finger is tightly fixed with taping or a supporter to prevent deterioration. This treatment method is also used for the purpose of preventing injuries to the knuckles in daily life, especially when playing sports, even when no injury such as a sprain has occurred.

[0003]

As described above, the conventional finger protection method involves fixing and protecting a plurality of fingers together by using a cast or bandage or by taping each finger. Was to do. However, if a plurality of fingers are collectively fixed and fixed with a cast or a bandage, the fingers cannot be moved separately, and it becomes almost impossible to use the hands in daily life. Since it is not preferable to take a cast or bandage until the patient is completely cured, he or she cannot move other fingers even at the stage of healing, which is very inconvenient for daily life.

However, if the cast or bandage is removed while healing for the convenience of the injured or for the purpose of rehabilitation, the finger of the hand is a frequently used part in daily life and the external force is applied to the finger. In many cases, an external force is applied to the diseased part in an unreasonable direction, and the wound may worsen. In addition, there is a great deal of anxiety that a patient who has just removed a bandage or a cast may fear aggravation of the wound. In such a case, although the fracture or sprain is completely cured, the person often behaves as if to cover the diseased part, and there is an inconvenience that the behavior of the person is restricted.

[0005] In the method of fixing the joint by taping each finger, the inconvenience of daily life can be solved because each finger can be moved individually, but the joint at the base of the finger called the base skeleton is sprained. If so, this method cannot be applied. In addition, even if taping is applied to individual fingers in order to prevent injury to the fingers when playing sports, external forces in unexpected directions are applied only to certain fingers because the base of the fingers is not fixed. There is a problem that the base skeleton is sometimes sprained or fractured.

[0006]

In view of the above-mentioned problems,
The finger protection device of the present invention is characterized by comprising a plurality of tubular portions having a thickness substantially equal to the thickness of a human body finger, and a connecting portion connecting the tubular portions. In this finger protection device, connecting portions are connected to tubular portions arranged side by side, and fingers adjacent to the tubular portions are fitted and locked, respectively. Therefore, the plurality of fingers can be simultaneously protected by the tubular portions, respectively, and even if an external force in an unreasonable direction is applied to one of the plurality of connected fingers, the connected fingers are not affected. The power can be distributed and received. or,
Since each finger can be freely moved within the movable range of the connecting portion, it does not hinder daily life.

When the protective device constructed as described above is attached to the joints of the fingers, the bending of the finger joints called the middle phalanx and the distal phalanx is restricted by the cylindrical portion, and the external force applied to the fingers is dispersed. Can be protected. In addition, if a finger protector is mounted between the joints, the external force applied to the fingers can be distributed to each finger and protected without hindering the bending of the joint.

Further, in the finger protection device of the present invention, it is preferable that the tubular portion is formed of a stretchable cloth member.
By configuring the tubular portion with the elastic cloth member in this manner, the tubular portion can be fitted to each finger, so that the tubular portion can be attached to any finger having a different thickness. Can be. Also, regardless of whether your individual finger is thick or thin,
Cylindrical parts of the same standard can be applied, and production costs can be reduced. Further, when the cylindrical portion is attached to the joint portion of the finger, the joint can be suitably tightened to restrict the movement.

Further, the finger protector of the present invention may be configured such that the tubular portion is made of a non-stretchable cloth-like member so that the thickness can be adjusted. Even if a non-stretchable cloth member is applied to the tubular portion of the finger protection device so that the thickness thereof can be adjusted, it is almost the same as the above-described tubular portion using the stretchable cloth member. The effect can be obtained.

Further, in the finger protection device of the present invention, it is preferable that the connecting portion is formed in a sector shape or a tapered shape. When the fingers of the hand are opened, the fingers form a fan shape. Therefore, by forming the connecting portion in a fan shape or a tapered shape, it is possible to protect the fingers and to almost eliminate the hindrance of the operation.

The finger protector according to the present invention may further comprise a bag-like member for covering the wrist, back of the hand and palm, and function as a glove as a whole. As described above, if the finger protector of the present invention is provided with a function as a glove, it is easy to put on and take off the finger protector, and it is particularly suitable when the finger is injured. It is.

Further, in the finger protector having a function as a glove according to the present invention, the tip of the cylindrical portion may be opened. In this way, by opening the tip of each tubular part, when this finger protector is put on the hand, the tip of the finger comes out, and the tubular parts connected by the connecting part While protecting the joints of the fingers inserted into the finger, the finger protectors do not interfere with daily work.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing the configuration of a first embodiment of the finger protection device according to the present invention,
FIG. 1B is a diagram showing a state where the finger protection device 1 is mounted on a hand. As shown in FIG. 1, a finger protector 1 according to the present embodiment has three horizontally-arranged tubular portions 2 a, 2 b, and 2 c.
And connecting portions 3a and 3b connecting these tubular portions 2. The tubular portion 2 is formed by winding a thick cloth material into a tubular shape and sewing both ends thereof, and has a diameter of about 1-2.
cm. A rubber thread is woven into a part of the cloth material, and the diameter of the cylindrical portion 2 can be expanded and contracted with a width of about 5 mm (not shown). The length of the cylindrical portion 2 is determined according to the purpose of use, but is preferably about 2 to 5 cm.

On the other hand, connecting portions 3a and 3b are cylindrical portions 2a and 2a.
b and 2c are connected side by side. That is, the connecting portion 3
a is the cylindrical portions 2a and 2b, and the connecting portion 3b is the cylindrical portions 2b and 2b.
c. These connecting portions 3 use a non-stretchable cloth material, and the length (distance between the tubular portions 2a-2b or 2b-2c) is set to about 1 to 3 cm. The width of the connecting portion 3 covers the entire length of the cylindrical portion 2 to be applied.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the finger protector 1 of the present embodiment is used by fitting and locking three fingers to the cylindrical portions 2a, 2b and 2c, respectively. That is, the tubular portion 2a is fitted to the index finger, the tubular portion 2b is fitted to the middle finger, and the tubular portion 2c is fitted to the ring finger, and locked. Since the tubular portion 2 is configured to be extendable and contractible, it is possible to lock fingers having different thicknesses. When the finger protection device 1 is mounted on a hand, the connecting portion 3 can be slack because a cloth material is used, and the length is formed to be about 1 to 3 cm. It can move freely within a range of about 0 to 3 cm from an adjacent finger.

At the same time, in a hand wearing the finger protection device 1, one finger cannot be separated from an adjacent finger by 3 cm or more. That is, when an external force is applied to only one finger in an unexpected direction, the adjacent finger is pulled in a chain when the finger is separated from the adjacent finger by 3 cm. Therefore, when an external force is suddenly applied to one finger in the direction of the back of the hand (the direction in which the finger warps) or in the lateral direction, the external force can be dispersed and supported by the other two fingers. The joint at the base of the finger can be prevented from bending in an unreasonable direction. Wearing the finger protector of the present invention can prevent a finger from being broken or sprained in daily life, especially when playing sports. or,
If worn by a patient who has already suffered an injury such as a sprain, the injuries can be prevented from worsening. In addition, healed fractures, etc.
Alternatively, by wearing this finger protector on the patient after healing completely, the anxiety about the recurrence and deterioration of the injury can be reduced.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the finger fixing device according to the present invention. In the finger protection device 4 of the second embodiment, a non-stretchable cloth material such as nylon is applied to each of the tubular portions 5a, 5b, and 5c. These cloth materials are not sewn at both ends, and when the cloth material is wound into a cylindrical shape, a large number of needle-like projections each having a width of about 1 cm are provided outside one end and inside the other end. A pair of cloth-like members (trade name magic tape) 6 having one mounting surface and another mounting surface having a large number of fine loops and detachable from each other are provided. Since the magic tapes 6 are detachable from each other and the attachment position can be adjusted, each cylindrical portion 5 of the finger protection device 4 of the present embodiment can be opened and the thickness can be adjusted. By configuring the tubular portion 5 in this way, it is possible to fit each of the fingers having different thicknesses without using an elastic member, and to easily perform the operation of attaching to the fingers. it can. The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted here.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the finger protector according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the finger protection device 7 of the present embodiment has a connection portion 8 when worn on a hand.
Each of a and 8b has a narrow tapered side and a wide fingertip side. Therefore, the finger protection device 7 of the present embodiment is formed in a fan shape as a whole. Usually, when the fingers are opened, the five fingers spread in a fan shape. By configuring the finger protector 7 in this manner, the finger protector 7 does not hinder the movement of the finger to get closer to the shape of the hand. Note that the structure of the cylindrical portion is the same as that of the first or second embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

Each of the finger protectors 1, 4 and 7 of the above-described embodiment protects the three cylindrical portions by fitting and locking them to the index finger, the middle finger and the ring finger. When one or two are added and connected, and the little finger or / and even the thumb is locked at the same time, these fingers can be protected as well. Separate the five fingers into two and three fingers, or divide the four fingers except for the thumb into two fingers, and wear the finger protectors with two or three tubular parts, respectively. May be protected. These combinations vary depending on the location of the injury and the situation of using the hand.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the connecting portions are sewn to the tubular portion and connected to each other, but any other method can be applied as long as it can be connected securely. For example, you may make it connect with a fastener or a buckle. When the connecting portion and the tubular portion are connected by a fastener or the like, since these portions are configured to be detachable, the number of tubular portions can be arbitrarily increased or decreased. Therefore, the number of fingers to be protected can be freely changed to two, three, four or the like according to the purpose. Alternatively, the cylindrical portion and the connecting portion may be connected by thermocompression bonding. Further, the tubular portion and the connecting portion may be formed by sewing both ends of a single band-shaped cloth member and then sewing the same at several places in the short direction of the member.

When the finger protection device of the present invention is worn, each tubular portion may be arranged between the joints of the fingers, or may be locked over the joints. When placed between the joints, it hardly hinders the movement of the middle and distal phalanx,
You can move your finger freely. Alternatively, by disposing the tubular portion over the joint, the bending of the internode can be limited to protect the finger. These choices will depend on the intended use of the finger protector.

Similarly, the length of the cylindrical portion may be changed according to the purpose of use. If it is not desired to hinder the movement of the joint, the length is set to be as short as about 1 to 1.5 cm, and the cylindrical portion is arranged between the joints. When both the middle and distal phalanx joints of the finger are to be fixed to protect the finger, the diameter is set to about 3.5 to 5 cm so that the cylindrical portion covers both joints simultaneously.

Further, the connecting portion is not limited to the member applied to the above-described embodiment, and various members and structures having little elasticity and softness can be applied. For example, the tubular portions may be connected to each other by using a string-like member, or a rubber plate or the like having little elasticity may be applied. In this case, by using a rubber sheet with little elasticity, when a sudden external force is applied to the finger, the rubber plate connecting portion absorbs the impact,
The burden on the finger can be reduced.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a fourth embodiment of the finger protector according to the present invention. As shown in FIG.
The finger protection device 10 of the present embodiment includes a bag-like member that can cover a part of the human body from the wrist, and has a glove function as a whole. This finger protector 10 is a cylindrical part 1 for inserting five fingers.
1, each of which is formed so as to fit the corresponding five fingers such as the thumb, forefinger... A connecting portion 12a is sewn between the cylindrical portion 11a for inserting the index finger and the cylindrical portion 11b for inserting the middle finger. Similarly, a connecting portion 12b is provided between the cylindrical portion 11b and the cylindrical portion 11c into which the ring finger is inserted.
c and a cylindrical portion 11d into which the little finger is inserted.
c are sewn. These connecting members 12
Non-stretchable cloth materials are used for a, 12b, and 12c, and the width is set so that the distance between the fingers is opened up to about 3 cm.

With the finger protection device 10 configured as described above, a hand is inserted through the opening 13 at a position corresponding to the wrist. When the finger protection device 10 is attached to the hand, the connecting portion 12
Since the fingers connected by a, 12b, and 12c can move only within a range of about 0 to 3 cm from the adjacent fingers, it is the same as the mounting of the finger protectors of the first to third embodiments described above. The effect can be obtained. That is, even if an external force is applied to one finger in an unreasonable direction, the external force can be dispersed to the adjacent finger, and the finger is broken or sprained in daily life or when playing sports. Can be prevented. Also, to limit the movement of the finger joints,
When worn by a person who has a finger injury, it is possible to prevent the injuries from worsening, and to reduce the anxiety about the worsening of the injuries and the recurrence of those who have healed or healed completely.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a modification of the finger protector of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the example shown in FIG. 5 (finger protection device 20), the distal ends of the cylindrical portions 21 into which five fingers are inserted are cut off and opened. Thus, the cylindrical portion 2
When the hand is inserted into the finger protector 20, the tip of each finger is exposed to the outside when the hand is inserted into the finger protector 20, so that daily fine work can be performed while the finger protector 20 is worn on the hand. Even if it does, the protective equipment does not become a particular obstacle. The structure other than the tip of the tubular portion 21 is the same as the component of the finger protection device 10 shown in FIG. 4, and a description thereof will be omitted.

In the above-described fourth embodiment and its modifications, the material of the finger protector is not particularly limited, and any material can be used as long as it is a cloth member. In each of the above-described embodiments, the connecting portion 12 is formed of a non-stretchable cloth material extending from the base of the adjacent finger (tubular portion) to the vicinity of the distal osteotomy. As in the case of the connecting portion of the finger protection device of the third embodiment, various modifications can be considered. In other words, the material and shape of the connecting portion, the finger to be connected and its site, and the like are changed according to the injured site, the site to be protected, the situation in which fingers are used, and the like.

[0028]

As described in detail above, by using the finger protector of the present invention, when an external force is applied to a finger in an unreasonable direction, the force is dispersed to another adjacent finger. It is possible to prevent the joint of the base of the finger called the base phalanx from being sprained or broken. In addition, if the finger protector is applied to a patient who has already suffered an injury such as a sprain, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the injury.
Also, by attaching the tubular part of the finger protection device so as to straddle the joint according to the purpose, the movement of the middle phalanx and the distal phalanx can be restricted, and the injury can be prevented or treated. Furthermore,
By wearing a finger protector that can exert these effects, it is possible to remove anxiety about the worsening of injuries etc. to the applied patient, and perform rehabilitation involving fractures and sprains to give the patient a sense of security Can be used as an auxiliary tool for

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a finger protector of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a state in which the finger protector is attached to a hand. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the finger protection device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a finger protection device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a finger protection device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a modification of the finger protector of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 4, 7, 10, 20 finger protector 2, 5, 11, 21 tubular part 3, 8, 12 connecting part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A finger protection device comprising: a plurality of cylindrical portions having a thickness substantially equal to a thickness of a human body finger; and a connecting portion connecting the cylindrical portions. 2. The finger protection device according to claim 1, wherein the tubular member is made of a stretchable cloth member. 3. The finger protection device according to claim 1, wherein the tubular member is made of a non-stretchable cloth member, and is configured to be adjustable in thickness. 4. The finger protection device according to claim 1, wherein said connecting portion is formed in a tapered shape. 5. The finger protection device according to claim 1, further comprising a bag-like member covering a wrist, a back of a hand, and a palm, and functioning as a glove as a whole. 6. The finger protection device according to claim 1, wherein a tip of said tubular portion is open.