CN2889215Y - Abdomen supportive band - Google Patents

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CN2889215Y
CN2889215Y CN 200520127488 CN200520127488U CN2889215Y CN 2889215 Y CN2889215 Y CN 2889215Y CN 200520127488 CN200520127488 CN 200520127488 CN 200520127488 U CN200520127488 U CN 200520127488U CN 2889215 Y CN2889215 Y CN 2889215Y
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The utility model discloses an abdominal belt which comprises a ring belt and at least one shoulder belt. The ring belt consists of a supporting portion and a binding portion. When in use, the supporting portion supports the lower abdomen of a user and the binding portion is twisted around the waist of the user. Two ends of the shoulder belt are fixed with the binding portion in a way that it crosses over user's shoulder, so as to share the loads. The utility model also discloses an abdominal belt which comprises a ring belt consisting of a supporting portion and a binding portion, a supporting sheet located over user's shoulder and connected to the upper edge of the binding portion, and two shoulder belts each configured such that one end connected to the upper edge of the supporting sheet and the other end is crossed over user's shoulder and fixed to the supporting portion, so as to share the loads.

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The holder bellyband
Technical field
This utility model is about a kind of holder bellyband, particularly about a kind of holder bellyband with shoulder belt.
Background technology
The women was from conceived four months, and belly just has bearing down, and along with the growth of fetus tends towards stability rapidly, abdominal part is can very fast change big and heavy, and the vertebra that makes anemia of pregnant woman's abdominal part and waist is toward antecurvature, so caused the symptom of sore waist and aching in the waist and the back easily.The anemia of pregnant woman had health and supported waist and hold up the posture of abdominal part toward layback, palm this moment, and is straight and upright and relax the problem of the soreness of waist to keep waist.
For symptom that relaxes the soreness of waist and the phenomenon that prevents malpresentation, uterine prolapse, the doctor can advise that usually the anemia of pregnant woman at conceived about five months, just brings into use the holder bellyband.Because the holder bellyband can slow down the gravity burden of anemia of pregnant woman's abdominal part,, reduce the phenomenon of sore waist and aching in the waist and the back to avoid the unnatural posture of anemia of pregnant woman's health to layback.
Shown in Figure 1A, existing holder bellyband 10 by supporting part 11, cover 12,13 of bands and constitute.Supporting part 11 has the support body of a broad, by two side extension seams of supporting part 11 be provided with width less cover band 12, the outside seam that covers band 12 is provided with female adhesive buckle 121 of cotton-shaped portion, and another interior latasuture that covers band 13 ends is provided with public adhesive buckle 131.See also Figure 1B again, when using existing holder bellyband 10, earlier supporting part 11 is overlayed on anemia of pregnant woman's hypogastric region, that supporting part 11 2 sides are extended covers the waist that band 12 and 13 is walked around the anemia of pregnant woman again, come adhesive buckle in the female adhesive buckle 121 that covers band 12 outsides at the back with the band 13 that covers, in order to reach the effect of holder abdomen with public adhesive buckle 131.
But should existingly hold in the palm bellyband, its supporting part is by the rubber-like cloth is not made with covering band, as the effect of desiring to reach the holder abdomen need impose suitable strength will hold in the palm bellyband by anemia of pregnant woman's hypogastric region adhesive buckle to waist, so have the sensation of similar " corset ", cause anemia of pregnant woman's abdominal part to be oppressed, produce uncomfortable sensation, and it is poverty-stricken that fetus is subjected to.However, still can hold in the palm the puzzlement of bellyband landing, and after anemia of pregnant woman's prestowage and sit, when squatting, the problem that belt body turns up can take place.
In addition, existing holder bellyband only provides the function of support abdominal part, there is no the structural design that supports waist, and the anemia of pregnant woman still need provide the strength of support abdominal part by lumbar spine, therefore can't effectively reduce the burden of anemia of pregnant woman's waist.So the necessity that is improved is arranged.
The utility model content
Main purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of holder bellyband of novelty, and the design by shoulder belt provides supporting force upwards to share the load of lumbar spine, strengthens the effect of support anemia of pregnant woman abdominal part, and alleviates the constriction of anemia of pregnant woman's abdominal part.
A kind of holder bellyband that this utility model provides comprises: an endless belt, have a supporting part and a cover restraining part, and during use, this supporting part support one is worn the hypogastric region that carries the person, and this cover restraining part is worn around this and is carried person's waist; At least one shoulder belt, the one end is connected in this cover restraining part, and during use, the other end strides across this and wears year person's shoulder and be fixed in this supporting part.Holder bellyband of the present utility model, this endless belt is worn the hypogastric region that carries the person in order to support one, and wears year person's waist around this; This shoulder belt is striden and is around in this and wears and carry person's shoulder, and its two end is worn the abdominal part and the back of carrying the person in order to connect this endless belt and to lay respectively at this, provides this endless belt support underbelly strength by shoulder.
The another kind holder bellyband that this utility model provides comprises: an endless belt, comprise a supporting part and a cover restraining part, and during use, this supporting part support one is worn the hypogastric region that carries the person, and this cover restraining part is worn around this and is carried person's waist; One support chip is connected in this cover restraining part upper limb, and during use, this support chip is supported in this and wears a year person back; Two shoulder belts have an end separately and are connected in this support chip upper limb, and during use, the other end strides across this and wears year person's shoulder and be fixed in this supporting part.
Another holder bellyband that this utility model provides, comprising: an endless belt comprises that a supporting part connects a cover restraining part, wherein this supporting part has a pocket, and has the width greater than this cover restraining part, during use, this supporting part support one is worn the hypogastric region that carries the person, and this cover restraining part is worn around this and carried person's waist; One support chip is connected in this cover restraining part upper limb, comprises that an elasticity strip component is lining in the interlayer of a cloth sheet, and during use, this support chip is supported in this and wears a year person back; One cushion is arranged in this cloth sheet interlayer, and is positioned at this elasticity strip component below; Two shoulder belts have an end separately and are connected in this support chip upper limb, and the other end has a glutinous sheet, and during use, the end span with this glutinous sheet is crossed this and worn and carry person's shoulder and be attached to this supporting part.This kind of the present utility model holder bellyband, the central authorities of this cover restraining part comprise that more a cushion wears and carry a person back to prop up this, and a support chip is connected in this cover restraining part central authorities upper limb and wears and carry a person back to support this; The function of support chip is that the supporting ridge vertebra is to avoid it injured; When the function of cushion is that the anemia of pregnant woman sits, crouches, it is felt comfortably cool and the function at this position of protection is arranged; And the supporting part of endless belt and cover restraining part are designed to disassembled structure, and both adopt an end to bind, and the combination that fastens of the other end, with the position of endless belt and length adjustment to optimum state.
This utility model has more and gets row characteristic and advantage ready compared with prior art:
1. shoulder belt can provide another supporting force that makes progress, and therefore can effectively reduce the burden of anemia of pregnant woman's waist.
2. have the structural design that supports the back, it is injured to exempt from vertebra.
3. endless belt length can suitably be adjusted in order to avoid anemia of pregnant woman's abdominal part is oppressed.
4. do not hold in the palm the puzzlement of bellyband landing, and after anemia of pregnant woman's prestowage and sit, belt body turns up when squatting problem.
5. many cushion designs are worn to carry and are comforted.
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Figure 1A is the axonometric chart of existing holder bellyband structure.
Figure 1B is the user mode sketch map of existing holder bellyband.
Fig. 2 is the axonometric chart of holder bellyband basic structure of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 is the axonometric chart of first preferred embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 4 A is the second preferred embodiment exploded view of the present utility model.
Fig. 4 B is the second preferred embodiment constitutional diagram of the present utility model.
Fig. 5 is the axonometric chart of the 3rd preferred embodiment of the present utility model.
Front view when Fig. 6 A carries holder bellyband of the present utility model for the anemia of pregnant woman wears.
Side view when Fig. 6 B carries holder bellyband of the present utility model for the anemia of pregnant woman wears.
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10 holder bellybands (having now), 41 supporting parts
11 supporting parts, 411 pockets
12 cover restraining parts, 412 glutinous sheets
121 female adhesive buckle 413 pin thread components
13 cover restraining parts, 42 independent components
131 public adhesive buckle 421 cover restraining parts
20 holder bellybands, 4211 cushions
21 endless belt, 4212 circle rings
211 supporting parts, 4213 box components
212 cover restraining parts, 422 support chips
22 shoulder belts, 4221 elasticity strip components
221 neckline 423a shoulder belts
30 holder bellyband 423b shoulder belts
31a shoulder belt 4231 glutinous sheets
31b shoulder belt 43 endless belt
311 glutinous sheet 50 holder bellybands
312 adjustable ring 51a shoulder belts
32 support chip 51b shoulder belts
40 holder bellybands, 52 bracelets
The specific embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 2, be holder bellyband basic structure of the present utility model.Holder bellyband 20 wear be stated from overweight people or anemia of pregnant woman on one's body can be in order to support its protrude abdominal part and alleviate the weight loading of its waist.The basic module of holder bellyband 20 comprises an endless belt 21 and at least one shoulder belt 22.Endless belt 21 can be a supporting part 211 and a cover restraining part 212 formed soft belt bodies.Dotted line shows that supporting part 211, cover restraining part 212 separate with the thick portion of shoulder belt 22 among the figure.The hypogastric region that carries the person is worn in order to support in supporting part 211, and cover restraining part 212 connects supporting part 211 and form a ring-type integral body to walk around the waist both sides and the rear of wearing year person.One end of shoulder belt 22 is connected in cover restraining part 212, and the other end is connected in supporting part 211 and carries person's shoulder to stride to be around in to wear.Shoulder belt is subjected to the support of shoulder and provides pulling force that supporting part 211 1 makes progress to reach the underbelly purpose of support.
Unlike the prior art be, this utility model not exclusively relies on supporting part 211 is carried person's waist both sides and pulled to supporting force is provided behind by wearing, as long as so endless belt 21 be adjusted to close and carry person's waistline in wearing, restraint the sense of discomfort of covering to reduce.In addition, as long as endless belt 21 width are enough to the support abdominal part, not necessarily to divide into supporting part 211 or cover restraining part 212.
In the holder bellyband 20 shown in Figure 2, endless belt 21 and shoulder belt 22 can be that same cloth is cut out and one-body molded.For example, cover restraining part 212 central authorities of endless belt 21 extend upward and form shoulder belt 22, so need not between shoulder belt 22 rear ends and the cover restraining part 212 to sew up.Yet, also can select between shoulder belt 22 rear ends and the cover restraining part 212 to link together in modes such as glutinous, buttons.In addition, supporting part 211 and cover restraining part 212 can be also that same cloth is cut out and molding or select to link together in modes such as glutinous, button or stitchings.Similarly, the connected mode of shoulder belt 22 front ends and supporting part 211 also can be modes such as glutinous, button or stitching.In order to make two shoulders on average share underbelly weight, two shoulders all need have shoulder belt 22 stride around, be shoulder belt 22 bifurcateds to be two form a neckline structure 221 and carry person's head and be inserted in and make two side shoulder harness 22 fall within two shoulders top in the present embodiment for wearing.
Please refer to Fig. 3, be first preferred embodiment of the present utility model.Holder bellyband 30 comprises two shoulder belt 31a and 31b, and every shoulder belt 31a or 31b have a glutinous sheet 311 and be positioned at the one end for being bonding on supporting part 211.In addition, every shoulder belt 31a or 31b also have an adjustable ring 312 and carry a person and adjust its length to provide to wear.211 surfaces, supporting part can be provided with another glutinous sheet (not shown) and bind mutually with glutinous sheet 311 on shoulder belt 31a or the 31b, or directly use can be by the material of glutinous 311 adherent materials of sheet as 211 surfaces, supporting part.In a preferred implementation, shoulder belt 31a and 31b are connected to a support chip 32, and support chip 32 is connected to cover restraining part 212 central upper limbs again.Because wear and carry a person and enduring pregnantly, the easy habituation of vertebra bends backward supporting belly weight, support chip 32 was positioned at and wore the vest position of carrying the person and support its vertebra to alleviate spinal load this moment.
Please refer to Fig. 4 A, be the second preferred embodiment exploded view of the present utility model.In the present embodiment, holder bellyband 40 comprises a supporting part 41 and an independent component 42.Independent component 42 comprises that a cover restraining part 421 tops connect a support chip 422, and support chip 422 tops connect two shoulder belt 423a and 423b again, and in other words, support chip 422 is located between cover restraining part 421 and these shoulder belts 423a and the 423b.The structure that cover restraining part 421, support chip 422 and two shoulder belt 423a and 423b may be formed in one or be connected to each other by stitching.The free end of shoulder belt 423a and 423b has glutinous sheet 4231 for sticking 41 any part of sticking in the supporting part.The supporting part 41 and the cover restraining part 421 of present embodiment are disassembled, and both make up the back and form endless belt 43.
Shown in Fig. 4 A, support chip 422 is that cloth sheet interlayer lining is with one or more elasticity strip components 4221, for example duroplasts bar or hard rubber bar etc.The interlayer of cover restraining part 421 central parts can be set up a cushion 4211 and be positioned at elasticity strip component 4221 belows.Supporting part 41 outside central authorities set up a pocket 411 to put small-sized carry-on object.
In a better embodiment, supporting part 41 adopts an end to bind with cover restraining part 421, and the combination of other end fastening.For example, the glutinous sheet 412 that an end setting of 41 such as devil glue in the supporting part, the other end is provided with a pin thread component 413.Establish a circle ring 4212 glutinous sheets 412 for supporting part 41 at the end seam of cover restraining part 421 and pass, the other end then is provided with a box component 4213 with corresponding pin thread component 413.Again for example, the glutinous sheet that another has continuous cotton-shaped surface is set, or has continuous cotton-shaped surperficial cloth material with one and make cover restraining part 421 and adhere to its surface for glutinous sheet 412 at an end of cover restraining part 421; The other end then is provided with a plurality of box components 4213 with a plurality of pin thread components 413 of correspondence.Subsidiary one carry be, holder bellyband 40 is the object that carries of wearing next to the shin, its material is preferably made with soft clothes such as ventilative, absorbing sweats, circle ring 4212 can be stainless steel material, glutinous sheet 412 can be the sticking glutinous face with the overhead kicks of many hair shapes.
Please refer to Fig. 4 B, be the second preferred embodiment constitutional diagram of the present utility model.The compound mode of supporting part 41 and independent component 42 is described below.The glutinous sheet end of the supporting part 41 shown in Fig. 4 A is passed the circle ring 4212 back opisthotonos of cover restraining part 421 and sticking sticking in himself, the other end penetrates the hole of box component 4213 with pin thread component 413, adjusts endless belt 43 by opisthotonos length and carries person's (shown in single arrow) to adapt to wearing of different waistlines.In addition, buckling piece is located at a plurality of positions shown in Fig. 4 A, fastens to meet to wear again and carries person's waistline and adjust supporting part 41 over against hypogastric region (shown in double-head arrow) but move left and right is adjusted to the appropriate location.Then, shoulder belt 423a and 423b are bonding on 41 surfaces, supporting part by glutinous sheet 4231.
Please refer to Fig. 5, be the 3rd preferred embodiment of the present utility model.Holder bellyband 50 has the structures such as endless belt 43, support member 422 and cushion 4211 shown in Fig. 4 B, but its two shoulder belts 51a and 51b after intersecting earlier, are connected to supporting part 41 again.The crossover sites of two shoulder belt 51a and 51b is strapped in two shoulder belt 51a and 51b together with a bracelet 52, so, can prevent landing on shoulder belt 51a and 51b are by shoulder when carrying in wearing.
Please refer to Fig. 6 A, is that an anemia of pregnant woman wears front view when carrying holder bellyband of the present utility model.When wearing the holder bellyband 40 that carries shown in Fig. 4 B, the cover restraining part 421 and the support chip of endless belt 43 placed (seeing Fig. 6 B) behind, cover restraining part 421 two ends are drawn toward both sides, the left and right sides by the waist rear respectively.As shown in the figure, fasten the box component 4213 of cover restraining part 421 with the pin thread component (not shown) of supporting part 41, supporting part 41 glutinous sheets (not shown) pass the circle ring 4212 of cover restraining part 421 the back opisthotonos are sticking and stick in self.The length of opisthotonos part is longer, and then endless belt 43 is more fitted with waistline.If fail over against hypogastric region at the wideest position of supporting part 41 central authorities, then can pass through to adjust the length of opisthotonos part, and select the pin thread component and the box component 4213 of appropriate location to adjust 41 positions, supporting part.After having adjusted the position of supporting part 41, shoulder belt 423a and 423b by walking around the shoulder top behind, are intersected at the front again toward drop-down, be adjusted to and stickingly again behind the suitable length stick 41 outer surfaces, make support chip and cushion be erected in the back simultaneously in the supporting part.
Please refer to Fig. 6 B, is that an anemia of pregnant woman wears side view when carrying holder bellyband of the present utility model.As shown in the figure, the back curve of human body slightly caves in and S-shaped curve in the waist rear.After wearing year holder bellyband of the present utility model, the strength of carrying on the supporting part 41 there are two parts, shown in the direction of arrow.At this moment, support chip 422 just is supported in the back, and cushion 4211 just props up the slightly waist rear of depression.The function of support chip 422 is that the supporting ridge vertebra is to avoid it injured.When the function of cushion 4211 is that the anemia of pregnant woman sits, crouches, it is felt comfortably cool and the function at this position of protection is arranged.
But the above is preferred embodiment of the present utility model only, is not in order to limiting claim of the present utility model, does not allly break away from the equivalence that this utility model skill spirit done and implements or change, all should be contained in the claim of the present utility model.

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1. a holder bellyband is characterized in that, comprising:
One endless belt has a support and wears year underbelly supporting part of person and around wearing the cover restraining part that carries person's waist;
At least one shoulder belt, the one end is connected in this cover restraining part, and the other end strides across this and wears and carry person's shoulder and be fixed in this supporting part.
2. holder bellyband as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this shoulder belt bifurcated is two and constitutes a neckline structure.
3. holder bellyband as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, an end of this supporting part has a glutinous sheet, and the other end has a pin thread component.
4. holder bellyband as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, an end of this cover restraining part has a circle ring, and the other end has a box component, and this glutinous sheet passes this circle ring back opisthotonos and sticking sticking in himself, and this box component is connected with this pin thread component.
5. holder bellyband as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this shoulder belt is connected to a support chip, and this support chip is connected to this endless belt again.
6. holder bellyband as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned shoulder belt comprises two, and every shoulder belt is positioned at the one end and has a glutinous sheet, and this glutinous sheet is for being bonding on this supporting part.
7. a holder bellyband is characterized in that, comprising:
One endless belt comprises that a support is worn to carry the underbelly supporting part of person and around wearing the cover restraining part that carries person's waist;
One is supported in this wears the support chip that carries the person back, is connected in this cover restraining part upper limb;
Two shoulder belts have an end separately and are connected in this support chip upper limb, and the other end strides across this and wears year person's shoulder and be fixed in this supporting part.
8. holder bellyband as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, this support chip comprises that a cloth sheet and is lining in the elasticity strip component in this cloth sheet interlayer.
9. holder bellyband as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this elasticity strip component below has a cushion.
10. a holder bellyband is characterized in that, comprising:
One endless belt comprises that a support is worn to carry the underbelly supporting part of person and connect one and wear the cover restraining part that carries person's waist around this that wherein this supporting part has a pocket, and has the width greater than this cover restraining part;
One is supported in this wears the support chip that carries the person back, is connected in this cover restraining part upper limb, comprises that an elasticity strip component is lining in the interlayer of a cloth sheet;
One cushion is arranged in this cloth sheet interlayer, and is positioned at this elasticity strip component below;
Two shoulder belts have an end separately and are connected in this support chip upper limb, and the other end has a glutinous sheet, and the end span with this glutinous sheet is crossed this and worn and carry person's shoulder and be attached to this supporting part.
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