JP2004229781A - Waist protecting belt - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a waist protecting belt freely changing the position, the direction, the distribution and the supporting strength of a reinforcing member according to a body shape, a necessary part and a symptom of a user. <P>SOLUTION: This waist protecting belt 1 is so formed that a longitudinal central part 21 comprises a nonfluxible sheet material, at least one face the central part 21 is provided with one face formed into a belt body 2 of which whole face is an engagement object face 21a of a hook-and-loop fastener, and bag portions 3a and 4a storing a rod-shaped or a plate-shaped reinforcing members 5 and 6, and a single or a plurality of small bag bodies 3 and 4 having engagement surfaces 3b and 4b of the hook-and-loop fastener disengagingly engaged with the engagement object surface 21a in their one faces are constituted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a lumbar protection belt used for protecting the lumbar region and alleviating lower back pain.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The lumbar protection belt is generally made of a wide and highly stretchable material, and is wrapped around the lumbar region to tighten and stabilize the lumbar region, reduce the burden on the lumbar spine, and alleviate pain. Too tight to obtain it can impair blood circulation and worsen the symptoms.
[0003]
In view of this, mounting a reinforcing member called a stay on a portion corresponding to the waist has been performed to increase the supporting capacity while avoiding excessive tightening of the belt (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2). The stay is made of metal, plastic, or the like and has a suitable elasticity, so that the stay can be elastically changed along the body. However, not only the body circumference differs depending on the physique, but also the parts that need to be supported differ. In addition, the supporting force that feels comfortable changes according to the degree of symptoms and the degree of recovery, but since the stay is fixed to the belt body in the conventional belt, it is impossible to change the position and the supporting force, There was a problem that could not hit the part of the body and could not adapt to the movement of the body.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-238932 (FIG. 2 on page 2)
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-10-14959 (Fig. 1 on page 2)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points of the conventional waist protection belt, and provides a waist protection belt capable of freely changing the position, direction, distribution, and support strength of the reinforcing member according to the user's physique, necessary part, and symptoms. It is done for the purpose of.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the waist protection belt of the present invention is configured such that a central portion in a longitudinal direction is formed of a non-stretchable sheet material, and at least one surface of the central portion is entirely engaged with a surface fastener. A belt body capable of accommodating a rod-shaped or plate-shaped reinforcing member, and at least one surface having an engaging surface of a hook-and-loop fastener detachably attached to the engaged surface. Alternatively, it was composed of a plurality of small bags. Further, it is preferable that a plurality of bag portions capable of accommodating one reinforcing member each are formed in the small bag body. Further, it is preferable that a cover is provided at the central portion of the belt main body so as to cover the surface to which the small bag is engaged.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a waist protection belt 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a waist protection belt 1 is housed in a belt body 2, small bags 3, 3, 4, 4 composed of two long and two short, four diameters, and the small bags 3, 3, 4, 4. It is composed of a plurality of stays 5, 6 (reinforcing members).
[0008]
The belt body 2 has a central portion 21 in the longitudinal direction and both end portions 22 and 23 made of a non-stretchable sheet material, and at least one surface of the sheet material is entirely engaged with the fastening surfaces 21a and 22a of the hook-and-loop fastener. , 23a, and has a large number of air holes 24 to ensure air permeability in the thickness direction. Further, the one end 22 is provided with an engagement surface 22b of a hook-and-loop fastener that can be engaged with the engagement surface 23a of the other end 23.
[0009]
Further, intermediate portions 25 and 26 between the central portion 21 and both end portions 22 and 23 are formed of a net-like fabric having elasticity in the belt longitudinal direction, and the peripheral edge of the belt body 2 including the intermediate portions 25 and 26. The part 27 is covered with an elastic tape-like cloth. Although the sewn edge of the peripheral portion 27 is indicated by a broken line in the illustrated example, it is sewn by zigzag stitching so as not to hinder the elasticity of the intermediate portions 25 and 26.
[0010]
A cover 28 having substantially the same shape as that of the central portion 21 is provided on the surface of the engaging surface 21 a of the central portion 21 of the belt body 2. The side peripheral edge 27 is sewn to the belt main body central portion 21, while the side edges of the cover 28 and the both side edges of the belt main body central portion 21 are respectively provided with an engaging surface 28 a and an engaged surface 21 b of the hook-and-loop fastener. Thus, the cover 28 can be opened and closed almost entirely.
[0011]
The small bag bodies 3 and 4 are formed with three bag parts 3a and 4a so as to accommodate three stays 5 and 6, respectively, and one side of the bag parts 3a and 4a (upper side in the illustrated example). Is open, and the stays 5, 6 can be freely inserted and removed. On one surface (the back surface in the illustrated example) of each of the bags 3 and 4, there are provided engaging surfaces 3b and 4b of hook-and-loop fasteners which can be engaged with the engaged surface 21a of the central portion 21 of the belt main body.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 1, the waist protection belt 1 configured as described above is configured such that the engagement surfaces 3 b, 4 b of four small pouch bodies 3, 4 each containing three stays 5, 6 are connected to the belt body. The central portion 21 is fixed by being engaged with the surface 21a to be engaged, and further covered with a cover 28, and the cover 28 is wound around the human waist with the cover 28 side facing the body. It is attached to the body by engaging the engaging surface 22b with the engaged surface 23a of the other end 23.
[0013]
Then, the waist is protected by the wide belt body 2, and in the illustrated example, the waist is stabilized by being supported by the total of 12 stays 5 and 6, so that the burden on the waist is reduced, and the symptoms of back pain are reduced. Be relaxed.
[0014]
Usually, two small pouches 3 containing the longer stays 5 are arranged on both sides of the lumbar spine as shown in FIG. 1 and the lumbar spine is supported from both sides while stimulating the back muscles, or as shown in FIG. As shown, one pouch 3 is placed in the center to directly support the lumbar spine. Such a change in the supporting form, and the movement and increase / decrease of the pouches 3 and 4 can be easily performed because the pouches 3 and 4 are detachably fixed by the hook-and-loop fasteners (3b, 4b-21a). Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the pouches 3 and 4 can be arranged obliquely.
[0015]
Further, when the support by the stays 5 and 6 is felt too strong, as shown in FIG. 6, if only two (or one) stays 5 and 6 are accommodated in one small bag body 5 and 6, The arrangement of the stays 5 and 6 becomes sparse, and a more flexible supporting force can be obtained.
[0016]
Since the plurality of (three) stays 5 and 6 are arranged as a set and arranged in one small bag body 3 and 4 as described above, each of the small bag bodies 3 and 4 has a planar shape. There is also an advantage of being stably fixed to the main body central portion 21.
[0017]
In each of the above embodiments, three bags 3a, 4a are formed in each of the small bags 3, 4, but the number of bags 3a, 4a formed in one small bag 3, 4 is shown. May be other than that. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where both side edges of the cover 28 are fixed with the hook-and-loop fasteners (27a-21b) is shown, but the cover 28 may be permanently fixed to the belt main body 2 by sewing or the like. In these cases, since the cover 28 has a pocket shape, other articles inside the cover 28, such as a warmer, can be accommodated. Further, when only the upper edge or only both side edges are fixed by sewing or the like, the cover 28 may be detachably fixed only by the hook-and-loop fastener without a seam portion to the belt body 2. Can also be omitted. Further, the engagement surfaces 3b, 4b, 22b, 28a and the engagement surfaces 21a, 21b, 22a, 23a of the hook-and-loop fastener show only the correspondence, and the shape of the locking member formed on the hook-and-loop fastener surface is shown. Does not mean that they may be opposite to each other.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, the waist protection belt of the present invention is configured such that the central portion in the longitudinal direction is formed of a non-stretchable sheet material, and at least one surface of the central portion is entirely the surface to which the surface fastener is engaged. One or more of a belt body and a bag portion capable of accommodating a rod-shaped or plate-shaped reinforcing member, and at least one surface having an engaging surface of a hook-and-loop fastener detachably attachable to the engaged surface. , It is possible to freely change the position, direction, distribution, and support strength of the reinforcing member according to the user's physique, necessary parts, and symptoms.
[0019]
Further, since the pouch has a plurality of pouches each capable of accommodating one reinforcing member, the pouch has a planar shape even when a bar-shaped reinforcing member is used, and the center of the belt main body is formed. In addition to being able to reliably and stably fix to the portion, the supporting strength can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the number of reinforcing members to be accommodated.
[0020]
Further, since the central portion of the belt body is provided with a cover covering the surface to which the small bag is attached, a plurality of small bags are provided in the central portion of the belt body, and even if the arrangement thereof is changed, the belt may be changed. Since the surface of the cover is flatly covered with the cover, the feeling of use is good and other articles such as a warmer can be accommodated inside the cover.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which a cover of a waist protection belt according to an embodiment of the present invention is partially opened.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of an essential part showing a state in which the arrangement and the number of pouches of the waist protection belt according to the embodiment of the present invention are changed.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of an essential part showing a state in which the arrangement of the pouches of the waist protection belt according to the embodiment of the present invention is changed to an oblique direction.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part showing a case where the number of reinforcing members housed in the small bag body of the waist protection belt according to the embodiment of the present invention is different.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Waist protection belt 2 Belt main body 3, 4 Small bag body 3a, 4a Bag part 3b, 4b, 22b, 28a Engaging surface (surface fastener)
5,6 stay (reinforcing member)
21 Central part 21a, 21b, 22a, 23a Engagement surface (surface fastener)
22, 23 End 25, 26 Intermediate 27 Peripheral 28 Cover

Claims (3)

A central portion in the longitudinal direction is formed of a non-stretchable sheet material, and at least one surface of the central portion can entirely accommodate a belt body and a rod-shaped or plate-shaped reinforcing member that is a surface to which a hook-and-loop fastener is attached. A waist protection belt comprising: a small bag portion, and at least one surface having at least one small bag body having a hook-and-loop fastener engaging surface detachably attachable to the engaging surface. . The waist protection belt according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of bag portions capable of accommodating one reinforcing member each are formed in the small bag body. The waist protection belt according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a cover at a central portion of the belt main body, the cover covering a surface to which the small bag is engaged.

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