JP2001299805A - Supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a supporter which enables a user to well regulate tightening force and to well reduce the burden, fatigue, etc., of muscles and joints. SOLUTION: This supporter includes a cylindrical supporter body 2 and a belt-like member 3 disposed on the outer periphery of this supporter body 2. The belt-like member 3 has broad stretchability to cover approximately the entire area of the lesion of the elbows, knees, etc., and is so adapted that the tightening force of the supporter 1 to the lesion may be regulated by winding the member to the outer periphery of the supporter body 2 while imparting tension thereto.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a supporter suitably mounted on a knee, an elbow, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as a supporter of this kind, there is a supporter to be attached to a receiving part such as a knee or an elbow for the purpose of reducing muscle fatigue and pain of an affected part and expecting a heat retaining effect. is there. As a configuration of a conventional supporter, the supporter includes a belt-shaped supporter main body wound around a worn portion such as a knee or an elbow, and a plurality of strap-shaped fixing belts attached to the supporter main body. After the main body is wound around a mounting portion and temporarily fixed, the main body is fixed with a fixing belt.

[0003]

However, in this type of supporter, since the supporter body is a belt-shaped supporter, even if the supporter is temporarily fixed by using a fastening part such as a hook-and-loop fastener, the supporter may move violently. When the accompanying exercise is performed, there is a problem that the supporter body is easily detached or slipped.
In addition, a fixed belt is used to fix and hold the part to be worn, such as an elbow or a knee.However, the method of tightening the fixed belt is complicated. It was very difficult to achieve. In addition, since the fixing belt is a narrow strap, it is very difficult to adjust the tightening force, for example, if the tightening is excessive, the mounted portion may be congested.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a method of wrapping a supporter around a cylindrical supporter body and an outer periphery of the supporter body so as to cover at least the entire affected area. It is constituted by a belt-like member which can adjust the tightening force by itself.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS That is, the present invention comprises a cylindrical supporter main body and a band-shaped member provided on the outer periphery of the supporter main body, and the band-shaped member covers at least substantially the entire affected area. A supporter having a wide elasticity and capable of adjusting a tightening force of the supporter body against an affected part by winding the supporter body around the outer periphery thereof while applying tension. It is about.

In such a configuration, when the supporter is to be mounted on a mounted portion such as a knee or an elbow, first, a hand or foot is inserted from one end of a cylindrical supporter body to remove the mounted portion. Attach to cover. Thereafter, by applying appropriate tension to the belt-shaped member and wrapping it around the outer periphery of the supporter body, the tightening force can be adjusted arbitrarily according to the state and preference of the user's muscles, thereby giving the user an appropriate feeling of oppression. Can be added at least to a worn part such as an elbow or a knee, particularly to an affected part such as a joint part where movement is rapid. Also, since the supporter body is cylindrical, it can be used even when performing relatively intense exercise, covering the mounted part better than when the end is stopped by winding it with a fastening part in a band shape. It is possible to reliably prevent the supporter main body from being detached from the mounted portion during the operation.
Furthermore, since the band-shaped member is wide enough to cover at least substantially the entire area of the affected part, the covering area for covering the affected part becomes large, and a tightening force is applied to a narrow part as compared with the conventional strap-shaped fixing belt. Is not concentrated, and it is possible to effectively prevent the affected part from congesting. In this specification, the attached portion refers to a portion covered by the supporter body, and the affected portion refers to a portion to which at least a tightening force needs to be applied. Also,
It can be used not only for medical and sports purposes, but also for other fields.

[0007] In order to be able to cope well with different thicknesses of the user's knees and elbows when the supporter is mounted on a part to be mounted such as a knee or an elbow, the supporter body must be provided with: It is desirable to have elasticity.

[0008] In order to be able to maintain the tightening position of the band-like member in a good condition, it is desirable to provide a fastening portion capable of holding the band-like member at a predetermined tightening position.

In a preferred embodiment in that case, the fastening portion is a hook-and-loop fastener.

In order to be able to hold the fastening position of the belt-shaped member at an arbitrary position according to the user's preference with a simple structure, the fastening portion is a hook-and-loop fastener, and A first element element provided substantially over the entire surface,
It is preferable that a second element element provided on the other surface of the strip-shaped member to be engaged with the first element element is provided.

[0011]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the supporter 1 is attached to an elbow. The supporter 1 has a tubular supporter body 2 and a band-like member 3 attached to the supporter body 2.
And

The supporter body 2 is made of a rib material having elasticity in the vertical and horizontal directions.

The band-shaped member 3 is made of a cloth material having elasticity in the vertical and horizontal directions, and its width is set substantially equal to the width of the supporter body 2 in the axial direction. That is, it is wide enough to cover substantially the entire area of the joint of the elbow, which is the affected part. The base end 3a, which is one end, is sewn to the outer periphery of the supporter body 2. The surface 31 of the belt-shaped member 3 is made of a wool-like material that forms the female portion 41 as the first element element of the hook-and-loop fastener 4 over substantially the entire surface. On the back surface 32 on the side of the distal end portion 3b which is the other end portion of the band-shaped member 3, a male element which is a second element element of the surface fastener 4 which engages with the female portion 41 of the surface fastener 4 provided on the front surface 31 is provided. A part 42 is provided. The male part 42
Is formed by folding the tip of a hard resin into a hook shape. By changing the fastening position at which the male portion 42 of the hook-and-loop fastener 4 is fastened to the female portion 41, it is possible to finely adjust the fixing and the compression.

Next, a case where the supporter 1 having such a structure is mounted on the elbow will be described. First, the supporter body 2
An arm is inserted from one end of the supporter, and the supporter main body 2 is mounted at a position covering the joint of the elbow. Thereafter, the belt-shaped member 3 is wound around the outer periphery of the supporter body 2 while applying tension thereto, and then the female part 41 and the male part 42 of the hook-and-loop fastener 4 are arranged at desired positions.
Are engaged to fasten.

With such a configuration, by applying an appropriate tension to the belt-shaped member 3 and wrapping it around the outer periphery of the supporter body 2, the tightening force can be set to an arbitrary value according to the state and preference of the user's muscles. In this case, the user can add at least a moderate feeling of pressure, which is preferred by the user, to at least the affected part, such as a joint part where the movement is particularly severe, in the wearing part such as the elbow or the knee. In addition, since the supporter body 2 is cylindrical, it is possible to cover the mounted portion better and perform relatively intense exercise compared to a case where the end portion is stopped by being wound with a fastening portion in a belt shape. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent the supporter main body 2 from being detached from the mounted portion during use. Furthermore, since the band-shaped member 3 is wide enough to cover at least substantially the entire area of the affected part, the covering area for covering the affected part increases, and the band-shaped member 3 is tightened to a narrower part than a conventional strap-shaped fixing belt. It is possible to effectively prevent the affected part from congestion without concentration of power. The attached part in the present embodiment refers to the entire elbow covered by the supporter main body 2, and the affected part refers to at least a joint to which a tightening force needs to be applied. It is.

The configuration of the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration. For example, the supporter of the present embodiment is for the elbow, but may be of the type to be worn on the knee or hand. Other configurations can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0018]

The present invention is embodied in the above-described configuration and has the following effects.

That is, the present invention comprises a cylindrical supporter main body and a band-shaped member provided on the outer periphery of the supporter main body, and the band-shaped member is wide and stretchable so as to cover at least substantially the entire affected area. It is possible to adjust the tightening force of the supporter body to the affected part by winding the supporter body around the outer circumference thereof while applying tension. The tightening force can be arbitrarily adjusted according to the conditions described above, so that the user can appropriately apply an appropriate feeling of pressure to the affected part such as an elbow or a knee.

If the supporter main body has elasticity, the supporter main body can be mounted on a part to be mounted such as a knee or an elbow even if the thickness of the knee or the elbow of the user is different. It can respond well by expanding and contracting.

If a fastening portion capable of holding the band-like member at a predetermined tightening position is provided, the tightening position of the band-like member can be held at an arbitrary position according to the user's preference.

If the fastening portion is a hook-and-loop fastener, the above configuration can be realized simply and inexpensively.

The fastening part is a hook-and-loop fastener, and a first element element provided on substantially the entire surface of one surface of the band-shaped member, and a first element provided on the other surface of the band-shaped member engaged with the first element element. If it has two element elements,
With a simple structure, the fastening position of the band-shaped member can be held at an arbitrary position according to the user's preference.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where a supporter is mounted in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the belt-shaped member is wound around a supporter main body.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where the band-shaped member is developed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Supporter 2 ... Supporter main body 3 ... Band-shaped member 4 ... Surface fastener

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A supporter comprising: a tubular supporter main body; and a band-shaped member provided on an outer periphery of the supporter main body, wherein the band-shaped member has a wide elasticity covering at least substantially the entire affected area. A supporter characterized by being able to adjust the tightening force of the supporter body against an affected part by winding the supporter body around the outer circumference thereof while applying tension. 2. The supporter according to claim 1, wherein the supporter body has elasticity. 3. The supporter according to claim 1, further comprising a fastening portion capable of holding the band member at a predetermined tightening position. 4. The supporter according to claim 1, wherein the fastening portion is a hook-and-loop fastener. 5. A first element element provided on substantially the entire surface of one of the belt-shaped members, and a second element element provided on the other surface of the band-shaped member engaged with the first element element. 5. The supporter according to claim 4, comprising: