Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A42—HEADWEAR
  • A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
  • A42B3/00—Helmets; Helmet covers ; Other protective head coverings
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
  • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
  • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
  • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
  • A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
  • A61G7/05738—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with fluid-like particles, e.g. sand, mud, seeds, gel, beads
  • A61G7/05753—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with fluid-like particles, e.g. sand, mud, seeds, gel, beads air-evacuated, e.g. in order to adapt to the form of the patient
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
  • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
  • A63B71/12—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders
  • A63B71/1225—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet
  • A63B2071/1258—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet for the shin, e.g. shin guards
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
  • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
  • A63B71/12—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders
  • A63B71/1225—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet
  • A63B2071/1266—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet for the calf
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
  • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
  • A63B71/10—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the head
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
  • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
  • A63B71/12—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders
  • A63B71/1225—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the body or the legs, e.g. for the shoulders for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a body protection / support device for arrangement on a body part with a molded body filling made of individual molded bodies accommodated in a receiving shell.
• a body protection / support device of the type mentioned is known from DE 296 1 1 929 U I.
• the known device has a molded body filling made of individual elastic molded bodies in a receiving case designed as a film bag and is used for integration into so-called protectors, which are used to protect against sports injuries as shin guards, elbow guards, protective helmets, etc.
• the intended protective effect can only be achieved by combining it with the protector designed as a separate component, which, in contrast to the flexible plastic bag, is designed as an impact-resistant plastic shell.
• the object of the present invention is to propose a body protection / support device which is of one-piece design compared to the known devices. This object is achieved by a body protection / support device with the features of claim 1.
• the supporting “shell function” achieved in the known device by an additional component is quasi integrally implemented in the receptacle the desired protective function is possible without the need to combine the receptacle with another component, namely the protector shell.
• This not only enables a significant improvement in terms of cost-effective manufacture of such a protective device, but also increases the reliability of such devices in the event of a load, since the problem existing in the known protective devices of the connection between the outer protector shell and the receptacle sleeve which also adheres securely in the event of a load in the invention Proper protective device is not required.
• the outer part and the inner part of the receptacle be continuously merged into one another from a common carrier material in order to achieve the differentiated stiffness between the outer part facing the load side and the inner part facing the body part
• a carrier material which has undergone different material treatment in the area of the outer part and in the area of the inner part.
• this mechanically reinforcing material such as glass, carbon, aramid fibers, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, also in the form of flat structures, in the area of the carrier material intended for the outer part of the receiving shell, and that for the Area of the carrier material in the original part to leave the jump state. It is also possible to achieve different material stiffnesses in the area of the outer part and the inner part of the receptacle casing by subjecting the corresponding areas to different thermal effects.
• the outer part and the inner part of the receptacle are made of different materials.
• a material connection for example an adhesive or welded connection, is particularly advantageous as a connection of the material layers in the transition area.
• thermobond connection in which overlapping edge areas of the material layers are pressed against one another under the influence of temperature.
• a particularly advantageous integration of the shell function into the receptacle shell, which is equivalent to an outer, separate protector shell in terms of its protective effect and resilience, is possible if at least the outer part of the receptacle shell is designed as a molded part with a dimensionally stable wall.
• both the outer part and the inner part with a dimensionally stable wall, the inner part preferably being designed to be less dimensionally stiff compared to the outer part of the receptacle to enable a shape adaptation to the body part to be covered therewith.
• An embodiment of the body protection / support device which is particularly advantageous with regard to the desired body protection function and from the point of view of wearing comfort is achieved if the outer part has a dimensionally stable wall and the inner part is provided with a resilient wall.
• the body protection / support device can be designed in such a way that the outer part and the inner part form an overall cup-like receptacle.
• an overall annular design of the receiving sleeve formed by the outer part and the inner part has also proven to be advantageous. This is especially true if the body protection Z-support device is to be used on a person's knee or head.
• the ring-shaped design of the receptacle offers particularly advantageous ventilation options which further increase the wearing comfort.
• An embodiment which is particularly advantageous with regard to a further increase in the wearing comfort and also the adaptation of the inner part to the contour of the body part to be covered, which adaptation reduces the effects of external loads, is made possible if a vacuum, that is to say a, is formed in the interior of the receptacle shell when the inner part is given a form-conforming design relative negative pressure relative to the ambient pressure is present.
• a vacuum that is to say a
• the vacuum being able to be generated by the person wearing it before or when the body protection Z-support device is put on, in particular if a check valve penetrates the receiving sleeve.
• the body protection Z-support device may also be sufficient to provide a venting possibility for the interior of the receptacle when the body protection Z-support device is put on, in order to allow the inner part to be adapted to the contour of the body part to be covered, without this If the shape of the molded body filling has been reached, it would have to be frozen by a vacuum, that is to say the venting only facilitates adaptation, and ventilation is possible again after the adaptation has taken place.
• the presence of a vacuum or the creation of a vacuum when the body protection Z-support device is put on has the advantage, which has an effect on the wearing comfort, that when the device is put on or put on, a force directed away from the body part is generated which adjusts the inner part allows the body part much more comfortably.
• the body protection Z-support device can be used as a support rail device on a body part.
• the focus is less on the protective function than on the support function that is necessary, for example, for splinting a broken bone or for supporting a joint.
• the rigid, supporting structure of the outer part then takes over the actual support rail function, and the shape-compliant design of the inner part facing the affected body part takes on the function of cushioning or a uniform introduction of the pressure force introduced into the body part by the supporting outer part by adapting to the body contour .
• the body protection Z-support device As a head protection device. This is because, as described in detail at the beginning, it is not only possible to dispense with a separate protector shell which is connected to the actual receptacle shell in order to achieve a simplified construction, but also a particularly lightweight design of a head protection device is possible by integrating the protector shell function into the outer part of the receptacle shell . This advantageous effect can be further increased if the above-described annular design of the receiving sleeve is selected for use as a head protection device.
• Fig. 1 is a body protection Z-support device in an imple mentation form as a head protection device in side view;
• FIG. 2 shows the head protection device shown in FIG. 1 according to the section line II - II in FIG. 1;
• FIG. 3 shows a partial view of a head protection device provided with a check valve compared to the head protection device shown in FIG. 2;
• Fig. 4 shows a body protection Z-support device in one embodiment as a support rail device.
• FIG. 1 shows a body protection Z-support device in one embodiment as a head protection device 10, which is shown to explain the arrangement on the head of a person wearing the head protection device 10 arranged on a head.
• the head protection device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is, by its nature, a lightweight bicycle helmet with an overall annular receiving sleeve 11, which has an inner part 12 and an outer part 13.
• the inner part 12 and the outer part 13 each consist of a material layer 14 or 15 cut according to the intended ring shape of the receiving sleeve 11 1 and 2, the material layer 15 forming the outer part 13 is located in the outwardly directed region of the receptacle cover 1 1, which comes into obstacle contact if the person wearing the head protection device 10 falls.
• the outer part 13 formed by the material layer 15 is designed as a molded part with a dimensionally stable wall 16, whereas the inwardly directed material layer 14, which comes into contact with the head of the person wearing the head protection device 10, is a wall which has a more flexible shape than the material layer 15 17 forms the above in the present case can also be designed flexibly and allows a snug contact between the wall 17 and the head.
• the inner part 12 is also formed as a molded part in the present case.
• the molded bodies 20 can be formed from polysterol, polyethylene, polypropylene, more or less elastically, and also from plastic or rather unyielding materials, in the latter case the damping effects being brought about essentially by the relative movement of the molded bodies 20 with respect to one another.
• the same type of material can be used for the material layers 14 and 15, as long as the desired different stiffnesses of the walls 16 and 17 are achieved.
• a hard PVC material can be used for the material layer 15 of the outer part 13 and a soft PVC material for the material layer 14 of the inner part 12.
• Polyurethanes can also be used, in which case the differentiated stiffness between the inner part and outer part can be achieved, for example, using different material thicknesses.
• the material layers 14, 15, which form the inner part 12 and the outer part 13, are flange-like in each case in outer and inner edge regions 23, 24, and 25, 26, respectively, to form transition regions 27, 28 connected with each other.
• the transition areas 27, 28 are in a thermal bonding process Ren manufactured, which is part of a thermal molding process for forming the overall molded part formed by the inner part 12 and the outer part 13 and takes place during the formation of the inner part and the outer part by pressing the mold part halves together in the parting plane of a two-part mold.
• Such a method, in which two layers of material are thermally connected to one another during the shaping to form a one-piece overall molding in the molding plane is known in technical terms under the term “twin-sheet” molding method.
• FIG. 3 serves to explain an alternative to the head protection device 10 shown in FIG. 2, designed as a head protection device 29, the outer part 13 being formed from a dimensionally stable material layer 15, which, as already explained in detail, in accordance with the head protection device 10 shown in FIG. 2 , for the realization of the shell function integrated in the receptacle 1 1.
• the head protection device 29 according to FIG. 3 has a flexible, flexible material layer 30 for forming the inner part 12.
• a non-return valve device 3 1 In the transition area 27 between an edge area 23 of the inner material layer 30 and the edge area 25 of the outer material layer 13 there is a non-return valve device 3 1 at one point, which enables the interior 18 of the receiving sleeve 1 1 to be vented.
• the check valve device 3 1 has a handle 32 which is connected to a valve body 33 and, contrary to the action of a valve spring 34, enables the interior 18 to be vented in cooperation with elastic restoring forces of the material layer 30.
• FIG. 4 shows a body protection Z-support device in use as a support rail device 35, with an arrangement of support elements 36, 37, 38 and 39 in the present case in multiple numbers.
• the individual Support elements 36 to 39 are of the same type in the present case and have the same shape as that shown in FIG.
• Head protection device 10 designed body protection Z support device on a receiving sleeve 40 formed from two layers of material 14, 1 5, which in the application case shown in Fig. 4 of the body protection Z support device essentially has an elongated cushion format, in accordance with that in Fig. 2 shown embodiment of the receptacle 11 in the left-hand support element 36 in FIG. 4, a receptacle 40 is provided with a dimensionally stable material layer 15, which provides the support effect required for the rail application, and a resilient material layer 14, which allows a good fit to the body part.
• the receiving sleeve 11 shown in FIG. 2 the receiving sleeve 40 is filled with shaped bodies 20 which are chosen with regard to their elastic or plastic properties so that the desired conformity is achieved with the least possible impairment of the support effect by the outer material layer 15.
• the right support element 39 in FIG. 4 has an evacuable receiving sleeve 41 which, in accordance with the embodiment of the head protection device 10 shown in FIG. 3, is provided with a check valve device 3 1.
• the evacuable design of the support element 39 enables uniform compression of the molded bodies 20 arranged in an interior space 42, so that the transfer of the support effect of the dimensionally stable outer material layer 15 to the body part can take place more directly and effectively.
• the support rail device 35 As shown with the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 4, it is possible to assemble the support rail device 35 both from non-evacuable support elements and from evacuable support elements in order to form the most favorable configuration of the support rail device 35 for the given application. It can be used in areas of the body part that need to be supported to a lesser extent than other, non-evacuable support elements become.
• the individual support elements 36 to 39 are arranged in a mechanical connection, which in the present case is produced by Velcro strips 43, 44.
• these can be connected at least partially to foot straps 45 which are carried out under the foot and connect the support elements to one another.
• the receiving sleeves 40 and 41 used to form the support elements 36 to 39 in FIG. 4 can be filled with moldings 20 and, with appropriate dimensioning, can also serve as mattresses (not shown here), as can be used, for example, for decubitus prophylaxis.
• the conformity of the material layer 14, which is obtained with or without vacuum, serves to adapt to the patient's body lying on the mattress.
• the dimensionally stable material layer 50 forms an outer, dimensionally stable frame, which makes it unnecessary to provide a dimensionally stable frame for receiving the mattress.
• the integration of the stiffening "shell function" in a material layer enables a significant advantage over known solutions.

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