JP2006124874A - Sock - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sock designed so as to be wearable with proper wearing pressure through correctly disposing corresponding part of the sock on the heel position of a wearer's body. <P>SOLUTION: The sock 11 comprises a foot-covering part 12 ranging from the toe side to the ankle side of the wearer's body through the instep, the sole and the heel of the wearer's body, and a second thigh covering part 32 connectedly ranging from the foot covering part 12 to at least the lower thigh of the wearer's body. A heel covering surface 15 arranged at the foot covering part 12 and expected to cover a heel position when worn is provided with a position teaching part 16 for positioning the sock to the heel position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a sock that can be properly worn by accurately positioning a corresponding portion at a heel position of a human body.

Among socks, there are elastic socks used for medical purposes, etc., which have been used for the purpose of suppressing expansion of varicose veins and alleviating leg swelling by applying compressive force to the lower limbs of the human body. Has been. Further, in such elastic socks, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, the ratio when the compression force of the ankle cover portion covering the ankle of the leg is used as a reference and the compression force of this ankle cover portion is 100 is used. Accordingly, the respective compressive forces in the calf covering portion and the thigh covering portion are set, and based on the set compressive force, it is knitted so that a predetermined wearing pressure can be generated at each position at the time of wearing.
JP-A-2-19501

  On the other hand, some of the elastic socks are worn for prevention of deep vein thrombosis, and in the case of elastic socks for such use, they are usually knitted under a white or beige background, It is often worn in the hospital during and after surgery.

  In addition, the elastic socks worn in the hospital during or after the operation are provided with a monitor hole used for blood sampling on the toe side or the back of the foot, or the toe side is opened. Many things are used.

  In the case of elastic socks that are knitted under a white or beige background and have a monitor hole or opening as described above, the eyelid covering portion that has been determined in advance when wearing the socks may be lost, or the monitor hole or opening may be lost. There is a problem that the toe side protrudes more than necessary through the neck, and the ankle covering portion is accurately positioned with respect to the ankle which is the reference position of the compressive force and cannot be properly worn.

  And when the elastic socks cannot be worn under the correct positional relationship in this way, it is impossible to obtain the required pressure because it is impossible to apply an appropriate compressive force that differs from part to part. Therefore, not only the therapeutic effect is reduced, but also, depending on the site, an unnecessary pressure or an unnecessary pressure is generated, which in turn causes an adverse effect of worsening the symptoms.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems found in the prior art, and has an object to provide a sock that can be worn under proper wearing pressure by accurately positioning a corresponding portion at the position of the human heel. .

  The present invention is made to achieve the above-described object, and includes a foot cover portion that extends from the toe side of the human body to the instep side that passes through the instep, the sole, and the heel, and at least the foot cover portion continuously. In a sock including a shin covering part that extends to the lower leg side of the human body, the heel covering surface that is planned to cover the heel position when worn on the foot covering part is for aligning with the heel position. The main feature is that a position teaching unit is provided.

  In this case, the position teaching unit divides the heel-covering surface into a one-side boundary edge and an other-side boundary edge that can be identified visually and / or tactilely, and the left and right sides of the foot are positioned when worn. It can be formed as a continuous frame-shaped identifying portion so as to meet at the meeting portion, and can be formed by visual and / or tactile identification in a substantially V-shaped side view. Further, in that case, the position teaching portion is formed including a linear identification portion spanned between one encounter portion and the other encounter portion in the frame-shaped identification portion, and is substantially Y-shaped in a side view. It is also possible to form a visual and / or tactile identification. Furthermore, the frame-shaped identifying portion can be formed so that the entire surface within the surrounding frame can be identified visually and / or tactilely.

  In addition, at least the ankle portion and the shin cover portion of the foot covering portion according to the present invention are provided with elasticity to obtain a compression force that can generate a required wearing pressure according to the position at the time of wearing. Is desirable.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the heel cover surface of the foot cover portion of the sock that is intended to cover the heel position when worn is used to align the heel position. Since the position teaching part is provided, the position teaching part can be used as a clue so that the corresponding part of the foot covering part can be accurately positioned at the heel position of the human body or can be worn by a caregiver or nurse. it can.

  Further, according to the invention according to claim 2, since the position teaching unit is formed as a frame-shaped identification unit that can be visually and / or tactilely identified as a substantially V-shaped side view, Even a person who is inferior in judgment or a blind person can wear the heel cover surface, which is planned to cover the heel position at the time of wearing, by correctly positioning the heel position.

  Furthermore, according to the invention according to claim 3, the position teaching portion is formed as a frame-shaped identification portion that can be visually and / or tactilely identified as a substantially Y-shaped side view. By positioning the shape identification part on the back side of the foot, it is possible to wear the heel cover surface that is expected to cover the heel position more easily at the heel position.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 4, the frame-shaped identification portion is formed so that the entire surface in the surrounding frame can be visually and / or tactilely identified. Even a handicapped person can wear the heel cover surface, which is scheduled to cover the heel position when worn, more easily and correctly positioned in the heel position.

  Furthermore, according to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, the compression force which can generate | occur | produce the required wearing pressure according to the position at the time of the wearing at least with respect to each of the ankle part and the shin covering part in the said foot covering part is obtained. Even when worn to prevent deep vein thrombosis, etc., it is possible to obtain a prescribed therapeutic effect by wearing it while always generating appropriate wearing pressure under the correct positional relationship. You can definitely get it.

  FIG. 1 is a left side view showing an example of the present invention in a non-wearing state, and FIG. 2 is a main part explanatory view showing the example shown in FIG.

  According to these drawings, the sock 11 shown under the outer shape of the crew socks or the high socks extends from the toe portion 13 located on the toe side of the human body to the instep side passing through the instep, the sole and the heel. The foot covering portion 12 and a shin covering portion 32 that continues to the foot covering portion 12 and reaches the lower leg side of the human body are knitted as a whole.

  Among these, the foot cover part 12 is provided with a monitor hole 14 on the upper surface side of the toe part 13, and the necessary inspection and treatment such as blood sampling can be smoothly performed through the monitor hole 14 when worn. It is like that.

  Further, the foot covering portion 12 is knitted by reciprocating knitting or the like, and a position teaching portion 16 for aligning the heel position of the human body with the heel covering surface 15 that is planned to cover the heel position when worn. Is provided.

  In this case, the position teaching unit 16 is colored with an appropriate color so as to be visually identifiable, and the heel cover surface 15 is partitioned by the one-side boundary edge 18 and the other-side boundary edge 19 so Between the frame-shaped discriminating portion 17 that is continuous so as to meet at the encounter portion 20 of the part where both sides are located, and between the left-side dating portion 20 and the right-side dating portion (not shown) in the frame-shaped discriminating portion 17 Similarly, it is formed of a linear identification portion 21 that is colored and bridged. For this reason, the position teaching unit 16 can be visually identified as a substantially Y-shaped side view.

  Further, the position teaching unit 16 is colored with an appropriate color so that it can be visually identified as shown in FIG. 3, and the heel covering surface 15 is partitioned by one side boundary edge 18 and the other side boundary edge 19. It is possible to form only the frame-like identification part 17 that is continuous so as to meet at the encounter part 20 of the part where the left and right both sides of the foot are located when wearing, so that it can be visually identified as a substantially V-shaped side view. it can.

  On the other hand, the shin covering portion is knitted with an appropriate length that extends continuously from the foot covering portion 12 to the lower leg side through the ankle of the human body. In addition, the code | symbol 33 in a figure shows a mouth rubber part.

  In addition, the region from the ankle portion to the shin covering portion 32 in the foot covering portion 12 is knitted with elasticity that provides a compression force capable of generating a required wearing pressure according to the position at the time of wearing. Yes.

  Next, the usage of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 2 as an example shown in FIG. 1. For example, before a surgery is performed on a patient, a thrombus is prevented from occurring on the lower limb side in advance. It is necessary to apply necessary pressure as a measure to do so, socks 11 are worn for this purpose.

  Specifically, the toe side of the human body is fed from the gum rubber part 33 side of the shin covering part 32 and worn so that the toe part 13 reaches the tip of the foot covering part 32. At this time, since the position teaching unit 16 including the frame-shaped identification unit 17 and the line-shaped identification unit 21 is provided in advance on the sock cover surface 15 side, the sock 11 has the position teaching unit 16 as a clue to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the heel covering surface 15 can be accurately positioned on the heel side of the human body and worn by a caregiver or a nurse.

  Thus, when the wearing position of the socks 11 is accurate, the compression force of the ankle cover portion covering the ankle of the leg is used as a reference, and the shin cover portion and the thigh cover portion are expanded based on the compression force of the ankle cover portion. Due to the elasticity set by each compression force, it is possible to generate an appropriate pressure on each site, and to obtain a predetermined effect such as prevention of deep vein thrombosis as planned. become.

  In addition, even if the foot cover portion 12 has the monitor hole 14 as shown in FIG. 2, the position teaching portion 16 should be visually checked for inappropriate wear such as wearing a toe protruding from the monitor hole 14. Thus, it can be surely avoided.

  The above is the description of the present invention based on the illustrated examples, and the specific contents thereof are not limited thereto. For example, as long as the sock 11 to which the present invention is applied has at least the foot cover 12 and the shin cover 22, the sock 11 may have an outer knee sock or stocking other than the illustrated example. Good. Further, the monitor hole 14 can be formed at a position other than the illustrated example, and can be omitted if necessary. Furthermore, the sock 11 to which the present invention is applied may be opened so that the toe side is exposed to the human body when worn.

  In addition, the position teaching unit 16 can be formed with a thickness that is thicker than other parts such as mole knitting or layer knitting so that it can be identified by tactile sensation instead of visual sense, It can also be formed by providing an appropriate structure whose position can be confirmed. Furthermore, the position teaching unit 16 may be formed so that it can be identified both visually and tactilely. Therefore, in this case, even a person with poor judgment or a blind person can wear the socks 11 under the correct positional relationship.

  Further, the position teaching unit 16 can be formed by enabling visual discrimination by knitting colored yarn or forming it as a printed pattern.

  The above is an example in which the present invention is applied to an elastic sock for preventing medical or swelling. However, the present invention may be applied to a general consumer wearing the sock according to the present invention on a daily basis. it can.

The left view which shows an example of this invention under the state at the time of non-wearing. Explanatory drawing of the principal part shown in the state which wore the example shown in FIG. The principal part explanatory drawing which shows the other example of this invention corresponding to FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Socks 12 Foot cover part 13 Toe part 14 Monitor hole 15 Cover part 16 Position teaching part 17 Frame-shaped identification part 18 One side boundary edge 19 Other side boundary edge part 20 Encounter part 21 Linear identification part 32 Tibial cover part 33 Rubber band

Claims (5)

A sock including a foot cover portion extending from the toe side of the human body to the instep side passing through the instep, sole, and heel, and a shin cover portion extending continuously to the lower leg side of the human body. In
A sock characterized in that a position teaching part for aligning with the heel position is provided on the heel cover surface of the foot cover part that is intended to cover the heel position when worn.   The position teaching part is a meeting part of a part where the right and left both sides of the foot are located when the heel cover surface is partitioned by a one-side boundary edge and an other-side boundary edge that can be identified visually and / or tactilely The sock according to claim 1, wherein the sock is formed as a continuous frame-like identification portion so as to meet at a position, and can be identified visually and / or tactilely in a substantially V shape in a side view.   The position teaching unit includes a linear identification unit spanned between one encounter unit and the other encounter unit in the frame-shaped identification unit. 3. The sock according to claim 2, wherein identification by tactile sense is possible.   The sock according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the frame-shaped identifying portion is formed so that the entire surface within the surrounding frame can be identified visually and / or tactilely. 5. The elastic member according to claim 1, wherein at least the ankle portion and the shin covering portion of the foot covering portion are each provided with elasticity that provides a compressive force capable of generating a required wearing pressure according to the position at the time of wearing. Socks according to crab.

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