JP2010158319A - Elastic supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a person weak in the muscle force of the tip of a finger or a person weak in grip strength can not well pull, tighten and fix a supporter by proper power and, further, from the aspect of characteristics such that the supporter is used by a person feeling a pain or a person of weak frame, operation for pulling an elastic supporter while pinching or gripping both end parts thereof accompanies serious difficulty. <P>SOLUTION: The elastic supporter for fixing or supporting a knee, the waist, a hip joint or the like has a body part 2 formed of an elastic material, and a male surface fastener 6 is provided to one end part of the body part 2 while a female surface fastener 7 is provided to the other end part or whole of the body part 2 and a pocket 4, in which at least four fingers excepting the thumb and the palm of the hand can be inserted, is provided to one end part, which is provided with the male surface fastener 6, of the body part 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  In the present invention, when a knee, a waist, a hip joint, etc. are tightened and fixed, or a stretchable belt or corset is supported, a person with weak fingertip muscle strength, a person with weak grip strength, a person with a damaged fingertip, Pockets are provided at the ends so that even people who have difficulty in picking and pulling with their fingertips can pull and tighten with the appropriate strength and can be done very easily It is about the supporter which can be extended and contracted.

  Conventionally, the upper belt is formed from a stretchable material and is attached to the front and side surfaces of the waist, and the lower belt is formed from a stretchable material and is attached to the front and side surfaces of the pelvis. And a central portion that is connected to the upper belt and the lower belt and is provided so as to cover a rear surface of the waist and the pelvis, the central portion being in the bending direction of the waist There is a low back pain supporter (see, for example, Patent Document 1) including a plurality of slit-shaped cut portions extending in a direction intersecting with the above.

JP 2002-65710 A (see claims, detailed description of the invention, and FIGS. 1 to 9)

However, with the low back pain supporter disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-65710, which is the prior art, a person with weak fingertip muscle strength, a person with weak grip strength, a person with a damaged fingertip, a person with a finger disorder, etc. Those who had difficulty picking and pulling with their fingertips could not pull or fasten properly.
In particular, people with rheumatism, illnesses, and elderly people, such as those with weak fingertips, can not pull while pinching the Magic (registered trademark) fastener provided at the tip of the supporter, There is a problem that the supporter cannot be tightened and fixed with an appropriate strength.
Furthermore, because of the characteristic that the supporter is used by a person with pain or a weak body, there is a problem that the operation of pulling while grasping and grasping both ends of the extendable supporter is very difficult.
The present invention solves these problems. In the present invention, a pocket portion into which a hand can be inserted is provided at both ends or one end of a stretchable supporter, and at least the thumb is removed from the pocket portion. Since the force of the arm can be applied by putting fingers and palms, it is possible to provide a stretchable supporter in which the force is applied to the hand and the stretchable supporter can be easily clamped and fixed.

The first invention of the present invention capable of achieving the above object is a stretchable supporter as described in claim 1, and is as follows.
In a supporter that fixes or supports knees, hips, hip joints, etc., a main body part made of a stretchable material, and a male surface fastener is provided at one end part of the main body part, and the other end part of the main body part Alternatively, a female hook-and-loop fastener is provided on the entire body, and at least one finger other than the thumb and a pocket into which the palm can be inserted are provided at one end of the main hook provided on the main body.

The second invention of the present invention capable of achieving the above object is a stretchable supporter as described in claim 2, and is as follows.
In addition to the invention described in claim 1, the pocket is configured to allow a fingertip to protrude by making a hole in the bottom.

A third invention of the present invention capable of achieving the above object is a stretchable supporter as described in claim 3, and is as follows.
In a supporter that fixes or supports knees, hips, hip joints, etc., a main body part made of a stretchable material, and a male surface fastener is provided at one end part of the main body part, and the other end part of the main body part Alternatively, a female hook-and-loop fastener is provided on the entire body, and a pocket on which at least four fingers excluding the thumb and the palm can be inserted is provided at one end of the main hook provided on the main body. With respect to the hook-and-loop fastener, at least four fingers excluding the thumb and a pocket into which the palm can be inserted are provided at the other end corresponding to the opposite side, so that pockets are provided at both ends of the supporter body.

A fourth invention of the present invention capable of achieving the above object is a stretchable supporter as described in claim 4, and is as follows.
In addition to the invention described in claim 3, the pockets at both end portions are configured to allow a fingertip to protrude by making a hole in the bottom portion.

The fifth invention of the present invention capable of achieving the above object is a stretchable supporter as described in claim 5 and is as follows.
The pocket according to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention has a configuration in which a pocket with an oblique opening or a pocket itself is provided obliquely so that a hand can be inserted obliquely.

Since the stretchable supporter according to the present invention has the configuration as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Even a person with weak pinching or gripping force can insert and pull his / her hand into the pocket provided at the end of the supporter, so he can apply the force of his arm, and more force will be applied to his / her hand. Can be pulled and fixed easily.
(2) Supporters with pockets at both ends, especially when pulling and fixing female and male hook-and-loop fasteners, put your hands in the pockets so that your hands are not related to the fasteners. The supporter can be tightened and fixed easily.

It is a schematic plan view which shows an example of the extendable supporter which provided the pocket in the end of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows an example of the extendable supporter which provided the pocket in the end of this invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the state which inserts a hand in the pocket provided in the one end part of this invention, and mounts | wears an elastic supporter to a waist | hip | lumbar part. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the state which inserts a hand in the perforated pocket provided in the one end part of this invention, and mounts | wears with a stretchable supporter to a waist | hip | lumbar part. It is a schematic plan view which shows an example of the extendable supporter which provided the pocket in the both ends of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the elastic supporter which provided the pocket at both ends which is the other Example of this invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the state which mounts | wears the waist | hip | lumbar with the elastic supporter which provided the pocket at both ends which is the other Example of this invention.

  In a supporter that fixes or supports knees, hips, hip joints, etc., a main body part made of a stretchable material, and a male surface fastener is provided at one end part of the main body part, and the other end part of the main body part Or it is a telescopic supporter provided with female hook-and-loop fasteners on all sides, and further provided with a pocket into which at least four fingers excluding the thumb and the palm can be inserted at one end provided with the male hook-and-loop fastener provided on the main body. .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an example of a stretchable supporter provided with a pocket at one end of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a stretchable supporter provided with a pocket at one end of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view showing a state in which a hand is inserted into a pocket provided at one end of the present invention and a stretchable supporter is attached to the waist, and FIG. 4 is a perforated pocket provided at one end of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view showing a state in which a fingertip is inserted and a stretchable supporter is attached to the waist, and FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an example of a stretchable supporter having pockets at both ends in another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a stretchable supporter having pockets at both ends, and FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory view showing a state in which the stretchable supporter having pockets at both ends is attached to the waist. .

Here, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the Example which provided the pocket at the one end part first is demonstrated.
A belt-like supporter will be described as an example of an elastic belt or corset that fixes or supports the knee, waist, hip joint, and the like.
A telescopic supporter 1 having a pocket 4 and a male hook-and-loop fastener 6 at one end of the main body 2 and a female hook-and-loop fastener 7 at a part or all of the other end of the main body 2. is there.

A specific example will be described with reference to the drawings.
A stretchable supporter 1 having a pocket at one end to be worn around the waist of the human body, a pocket 4 at one end of the main body 2 and the main body surface side 3, a male hook-and-loop fastener 6 at the main body back side 5, and the main body The surface side 3 of the part 2 is provided with a female surface fastener 7 on the other end or on the whole.
The main body 2 is formed of an elastic knitted fabric that is thick and rich in air permeability. The mounting portion to be fastened and fixed is provided with a male surface fastener 6 at one end portion on the back surface side 5 of the stretchable supporter body, and on the back surface side 3 of the stretchable supporter 1 at a position facing the male surface fastener 6. , Pockets 4 are provided. The male surface fastener 6 and the female surface fastener 7 provided on the back surface side 3 of the supporter main body 2 are engaged with each other while pulling the both ends of the elastic supporter 1 corresponding to the attachment portion, so that the elastic surface can be expanded and contracted. A supporter can be fastened and fixed to the waist or the like.
At this time, even if the person with weak fingertip muscle strength or weak gripping force cannot pull or tighten with proper strength, the user can insert the hand into the pocket 4 and pull it. Not only can the force of the arm be applied, it can be easily pulled and fixed.
FIG. 3 shows a state where the stretchable supporter is fastened and fixed to the waist.
Note that FIG. 4 shows an elastic supporter that shows a pocket 4 corresponding to a pocket 4 that has a hole so that the fingertip can be protruded only by changing the shape of the pocket 4. The elastic supporter is fastened to the waist. It shows the state of wearing.

Next, another embodiment in which pockets are provided at both ends of a stretchable supporter will be described with reference to FIGS.
As an embodiment in which pockets are provided at both ends, in a supporter for fixing or supporting a knee, a waist, a hip joint, etc., a main body portion 2 formed of a stretchable material, and one end portion on the back surface side 5 of the main body portion 2 Is provided with a male surface fastener 6, a front surface side 3 of the main body portion 2 is provided with a female surface fastener 7 at the other end or all, and a male surface fastener provided on the back surface side 5 of the main body portion 2. A pocket 4 into which at least four fingers excluding the thumb and a palm can be inserted is provided on the surface side 3 of one end portion provided with 6, and the female surface fastener 6 provided on the surface side 3 of the main body 2 is A pocket 4 into which at least four fingers excluding the thumb and a palm can be inserted is provided at the other end corresponding to the opposite side (the back side 5). The technical idea is the same , The provision of the pocket 4 on both ends of the telescopic supporter, in which more supporters of fastening operation has to be easy.
Since others are the same as those in which the pocket 4 is provided at the one end described above, detailed description thereof is omitted.

In the above embodiment, the finger does not protrude from the pocket 4 as shown in FIG. 7, but the type in which the finger protrudes from the pocket 4 or the type of the pocket 4 partitioned from two to five fingers is shown. It goes without saying that it can be done.
It goes without saying that various pockets can be adopted as long as the pocket 4 can be inserted into the hand.

The pockets can be attached at different angles at the left and right ends. For example, the right end is provided with a pocket opening on the right side so that the hand can be inserted from the side, and the left end is provided with a pocket opening on the top so that the hand can be inserted from above.
Furthermore, it is also possible to provide the opening portion obliquely so that the hand can be inserted obliquely from above.
Further, the position where the pocket is attached can be selected and formed regardless of the front or back of the main body.
Furthermore, it goes without saying that the male surface fastener 6 and the female surface fastener 7 may be formed on the entire body portion 2 or partially.

In addition, it is also conceivable that a cushion-like, for example, sponge-like sheet member is interposed between the front and back surfaces of the main body 1 of the stretchable supporter.
In addition, the width and length can be changed depending on the wearer's physique, and the female surface fastener 7 is provided on the entire surface of the main body so that the length can be adjusted according to the physique. Since there is no need to do this, versatility is enhanced.

  Any supporter can be used as long as it is attached to a part of the body by pulling an elastic belt or corset with appropriate strength.

1... Stretchable supporter having a pocket at one end 2... Main body 3... Main body surface side 4... Pocket 5. Hook fastener 7 ... Female hook and loop fastener

Claims (5)

In a supporter that fixes or supports knees, hips, hip joints, etc., a main body part made of a stretchable material, and a male surface fastener is provided at one end part of the main body part, and the other end part of the main body part Alternatively, a female hook-and-loop fastener is provided for all, and at least one finger other than the thumb and a pocket into which the palm can be inserted are provided at one end of the main hook provided on the main body. Free supporter. The stretchable supporter according to claim 1, wherein the pocket is formed with a hole at the bottom so that a fingertip can protrude. In a supporter that fixes or supports knees, hips, hip joints, etc., a main body part made of a stretchable material, and a male surface fastener is provided at one end part of the main body part, and the other end part of the main body part Alternatively, a female hook-and-loop fastener is provided on the entire body, and a pocket on which at least four fingers excluding the thumb and the palm can be inserted is provided at one end of the main hook provided on the main body. The pocket fastener is provided with pockets at both ends of the supporter body by providing pockets into which at least four fingers excluding the thumb and palms can be inserted at the other end corresponding to the opposite side of the surface fastener. Supporter. The stretchable supporter according to claim 3, wherein the pockets at both ends are formed with holes at the bottom so that the fingertips can protrude. The pocket according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the pocket is provided with an oblique opening or a pocket itself so that the hand can be inserted obliquely. Supporter.

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