JP2009050418A - Foot supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foot supporter having superior wearing operability, not impairing normal movements and capable of appropriately suppressing abnormal movements. <P>SOLUTION: This sock-type supporter having elasticity is so formed that a belt-like region surrounding the heel from the ankle back part via an inner ankle part, a sole arch part and an outer ankle part and returning to the ankle back part, and a cylindrical region covering from the heel part to the ankle front face part via the inner and outer ankle parts are formed into such parts as stopping their extension at a distance shorter than that of other regions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a supporter, and more particularly to a foot supporter that can reduce foot fatigue by accurately supporting and controlling the movement of the ankle and heel during walking and exercise.

  Joint control by taping is generally used to prevent abnormal movements of muscles and joints during walking and exercise, or to treat and correct disorders caused by such abnormal movements. There was difficulty. Therefore, as a device that is more easily mounted, a foot supporter provided with a cup-shaped patch that wraps the heel and a mounting band that passes through the vicinity of the inner and outer heels and hangs on the back of the foot (for example, see Patent Document 1). ) Has already been reported.

However, since the foot supporter merely supports the ankle using the tension of the rubber band attachment band, if the tension is weak, abnormal movement cannot be suppressed, while the tension is strong. There was a problem that it interfered with normal exercise.
JP 2003-299684 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the conventional problems as described above. In addition to being excellent in ease of wearing, the present invention is not limited to normal movement of ankles and heels, and by properly suppressing abnormal movements, walking An object is to provide a foot supporter that can reduce fatigue of the foot during exercise.

  As a result of various studies to solve the above problems, the present inventor made socks-type supporters, and a portion that stopped growing at a short distance by a part of the socks-type supporter, that is, a portion that simply had a strong stretching force. Rather, it was found that if it was stretched to a predetermined distance if it was pulled with a force equal to or greater than the stretching force, a very good result could be obtained by forming a portion where the elongation stopped, and the present invention was completed. .

  That is, the present invention is a sock-type supporter having elasticity, and a band-like region surrounding the heel so as to return from the back of the ankle to the back of the ankle through the inner heel, the sole arch, and the outer heel, The above-mentioned problem is solved by a foot supporter characterized in that it is a part that stops growing at a shorter distance than other regions.

  Further, the present invention is a sock-type supporter having elasticity, and a cylindrical region covering from the heel portion to the front surface of the ankle through the inner and outer heel portions stops at a shorter distance than other regions. The above problem is solved by a foot supporter characterized by being a part.

  Further, the present invention is a sock-type supporter having elasticity, a band-like region surrounding the heel so as to return from the back of the ankle to the back of the ankle through the inner heel, the sole arch, and the outer heel, and The above problem has been solved by a foot supporter characterized in that a cylindrical region covering from the buttocks to the front of the ankle through the inner and outer buttocks is a portion that stops extending at a shorter distance than the other regions. Is.

  Since the foot supporter of the present invention has a sock-type configuration, it can be mounted in the same manner as the operation of putting on the sock, so that the mounting is very easy.

  In addition, according to the foot supporter of the present invention, the portion surrounding the buttocks or the portion covering the buttocks, or both of them are portions that stop growing at a shorter distance than the other portions. When added, each part also extends in the same manner as the other parts, and as a result, excessive tightening force is not applied, so that normal movement of the ankle and heel is not hindered. On the other hand, when an abnormal movement in which excessive force is applied to the ankle or heel occurs, the other parts extend, but each part stops at a short extension distance, so the abnormal movement of the ankle or heel is accurately suppressed. be able to. As a result, foot fatigue during walking and exercise is further reduced.

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

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, reference numeral 10 denotes a supporter body, which is entirely stretchable and configured in a sock-type form. The form of the supporter body 10 may be any of a closed type with a toe portion as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 or an open type without a toe portion as shown in FIG. Moreover, if the raw material of the supporter main body 10 can also provide a stretching property, it will not be specifically limited.

P is a band-like region, and is formed so as to surround the heel part 15 so as to return from the ankle back part 11 to the ankle back part 11 through the inner heel part 12, the sole arch part 13 and the outer heel part 14. More specifically, the band-like region P corresponds to the inner medulla, the inner side of the talus, the inner side of the scaphoid bone, the inner protrusion of the rib, the wedge-shaped bone, the first to fifth metatarsals, the cubic bone, and the external fruit. Formed through the outer surface of the foot.
The width of the belt-like region P is appropriately selected within a range of 2 to 6 cm. In particular, the width at the sole arch portion 13 is widened to 5 to 6 cm and the other portion is narrowed to 2 to 3 cm. It is preferable to do this.

  Q is a cylindrical region, and is formed so as to cover from the heel part 15 to the ankle front part 16 through the inner heel part 12 and the outer heel part 14.

The belt-like region P and the cylindrical region Q are portions that stop growing at a shorter distance than the other regions of the supporter body 10.
As a specific method for forming such a non-stretching portion, for example, a method of sewing a separately formed part base of a non-stretching portion to a supporter body, a method of forming a supporter main body with a knitted fabric using yarns having different non-stretching properties. In particular, it is simple and efficient to form a portion that stops stretching in the supporter body by heat treatment after the supporter body 10 is formed of a knitted fabric using a heat-bonding yarn.

  In the above embodiment, both the belt-like region P and the cylindrical region Q are portions that stop growing at a shorter distance than the other regions, but only one of them is the other region. Even as a portion that stops stretching at a shorter distance, abnormal motion can be accurately suppressed without impairing normal motion more than when the strength of the stretch force is only partially applied.

The inward perspective view of this invention leg supporter. The outward perspective view of this invention leg supporter. The rear perspective view of this invention leg supporter. The inward perspective view of other supporters for legs of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

10: Supporter body 11: Ankle dorsal part 12: Inner heel part 13: Foot arch part 14: Outer heel part 15: Butt part 16: Ankle front part P: Belt-like area Q: Cylindrical area

Claims (4)

  A sock-type supporter having elasticity, and a band-like region surrounding the heel so as to return from the back of the ankle to the back of the ankle through the inner heel, the sole arch, and the outer heel is shorter than the other regions. Foot supporter, characterized by the fact that it stops at a distance.   It is a sock-type supporter with elasticity, and the cylindrical area that covers from the heel to the front of the ankle through the inner and outer heels is a part that stops at a shorter distance than other areas. Supporter for the foot characterized by.   A sock-type supporter having elasticity, a band-like region surrounding the heel so as to return from the back of the ankle to the back of the ankle through the inner heel, the sole arch, and the outer heel, and from the heel to the inner and outer heel A foot supporter, characterized in that a cylindrical region covering the front part of the ankle through the region is a portion that stops growing at a shorter distance than other regions.   A band-like region passes through the lateral surface of the foot corresponding to the internal medulla, medial talus, medial scaphoid, medial rib-projecting medial, wedge-shaped bone, first to fifth metatarsals, cubic bones, and external genus The foot supporter according to claim 1 or 3, characterized by the above.

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