JP2022051606A - Mat for balance-up training - Google Patents

Abstract

To develop and provide a training mat in which, for example, in the training mat being laid simply and used on a floor when a person sits down and lies down in a facing upward or sideways-facing or face-down position, the person having a disease in a backbone part such as the herniated intervertebral disk or a person of a sterile figure with some backbone or coccyx/sacrum being pushed out can keep its posture for a long time without feeling pain in the tail bone, coccyx, sacrum, backbone, etc., and in addition, a physical posture is kept for a long time, and the whole body can be kept in a constant body type in a good balance.SOLUTION: A mat for balance-up training is the mat on a sheet comprising the material having cushioning properties. In the vicinity of a central part of the mat, there is provided a recess groove of a trapezoidal shape. The recess groove is configured such that the tail bone or the coccyx or the sacrum is dropped and the whole body is supported in a good balance when the person lays down on the mat on one's back.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention is mainly related to a training mat laid on the floor during yoga and muscle training, and a sheet that can be used to support the coccyx, coccyx and sacrum by dropping them into dents, especially when sleeping, to maintain the balance of the body. Regarding the shape of the mat.

In general, when doing yoga or strength training, people should not sit directly on the board floor, lie on their backs or lie on their side, but lay a slightly cushioned mat (training mat) on it. many. It goes without saying that training mats come in a variety of thicknesses and sizes.

Although the present invention will be described mainly using this training mat, there are various mats for nursing care, children, sleeping, treatment, etc., and the present invention limits the use to training mats. Rather, we consider these possible uses of mats in general as the scope of rights. However, in this explanation, it is referred to as "training mat" for convenience.

The above training mat is used for various purposes in this way, but basically, when a person sits on his / her back or lies on his / her back or lies on his / her back, he / she simply puts it on the floor to avoid pain due to the hardness of the floorboard. It is used by laying it down. However, at the time of this use, those who have a disease in the lumbar region such as a herniated disc, or those who have a thin body with a slightly protruding coccyx or coccyx / sacrum, can still use it even on a training mat. It is often difficult to maintain the body shape for a long time due to pain in the coccyx, coccyx, sacrum, etc.

In addition, if you feel the above pain, it is difficult to keep your body posture on your back or sideways for a long time. For example, in the case of physical treatment or yoga practice, the whole body is well-balanced and constant. It is not easy to keep your body shape. In response to such problems or issues, technical studies on various mats have been made as follows.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a cushion including a sheet layer is formed on a support portion that supports a user and the support portion that supports the user, and the hardness of the sheet layer is higher than the hardness of the support portion. Low, the width of the support is wider than the distance between the user's two ischial tuberosities, and the width of the seat layer is wider than the width of the user's buttocks.

However, the technical idea of Patent Document 1 is a technique of providing a support layer harder than the surrounding cushioning material in the central layer of the part where the affected part of the person using the cushion hits, and there is no function of successfully dropping the affected part into the cushion and supporting it. .. In other words, it does not function as a cushion to support the body in order to maintain the balance of the body.

Further, in Patent Document 2, it is a cushioning material having a structure in which a second resin layer is laminated on a first resin layer, and the first resin layer has at least one bottomed or bottomless hole portion. Each of the second resin layer is composed of at least three linear through-cut grooves that penetrate in the thickness direction of the second resin layer in a region facing the hole and intersect with each other at a predetermined intersection. A cantilever-shaped projecting piece consisting of a region between the linear through-cutting grooves adjacent to the cutting pattern and a peripheral portion of the projecting piece region continuous with the root of the cutting piece are elastically deformed. The projectile and / or the peripheral portion of the projectile region are configured to be possible, and at least one of the opening edge portion of the hole portion and / or the inner wall of the hole portion when a vertical load is applied to the notch pattern. A technical idea regarding a cushioning material, which is configured to be elastically deformed toward the hole portion so as to cover the portion, is disclosed.

However, in this technical idea, a notch line is made in the intermediate layer of the cushion material so that the portion is easily subducted, and it is merely a technique for adjusting the cushioning ability. In addition, there is no function to hold and support a certain part of the body, and no mention is made of that point. In other words, it does not provide a fundamental solution to the above problem.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-11956 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2020-31981

As mentioned above, the conventional techniques or technical ideas regarding cushions and training mats do not provide sufficient solutions to conventional problems and problems. A person with a disease in the lumbar region such as a herniated disc or a person with a thin body with a slightly protruding coccyx or coccyx / sacrum cannot sleep because the coccyx hits the floor when sleeping on his back. That is, there has been a demand for a mat in which the coccyx sinks well and the waist is softly supported when sleeping.

For example, in yoga practice, when doing yoga, lying on the floor, or in training muscles, when training the abdominal muscles, those who have a coccyx or sacrum have pain in that part. There was a problem that it was difficult to exercise. A mat that eliminates the discomfort of being unbalanced and causing pain in the weight-bearing areas when doing yoga and strength training, and makes it easier to continue yoga and training in a well-balanced manner. The invention was desired.

Basically, when a person sits, lies on his back, lies sideways, or lies on his back, he simply lays it on the floor to avoid pain due to the hardness of the floorboard. Those who have a disease in the coccyx, or those who have a thin body with a slightly protruding coccyx or coccyx / sacrum, can still have the coccyx, coccyx, sacrum, left and right coccyx, etc. even on a training mat. It is often painful and difficult to maintain that position for long periods of time.

In addition, if you feel the above pain, it is difficult to keep your body posture on your back or sideways for a long time. For example, in the case of physical treatment or yoga practice, the whole body is well-balanced and constant. It is not easy to keep your body shape.

The present invention is intended to solve such problems in the prior art, and basically, when a person sits, lies on his back, lies sideways, or lies on his back, he / she is placed on the floor in response to such problems. For example, in a training mat that is simply laid and used, those who have a disease in the lumbar region such as herniated disk, or those who have a lean body shape with the coccyx or coccyx / sacrum slightly protruding are the coccyx, coccyx, sacrum, etc. We will develop and provide a training mat that can maintain the posture for a long time without feeling pain in the coccyx, etc., and also keep the posture of the body for a long time and keep the whole body in a well-balanced and constant shape. The purpose.

In order to solve such a problem, the balance-up training mat according to the present invention is a mat on a sheet made of a material having cushioning properties, and has a trapezoidal dent groove in the vicinity of the central portion of the mat, and the dent. The groove is characterized in that when a person lies on his back on the mat, the coccyx, the coccyx, or the sacrum is dropped to support the entire body in a well-balanced manner.

That is, the balance-up training mat according to the present invention is a cushioned sheet-like mat that can be used for muscle training, yoga, nursing care, childcare, gymnastics, bedtime, and prevention of bedsores, and a person lies on his back or faces sideways. -A sheet-like mat with a certain area and thickness that allows you to lie down or sit on your stomach. The size and thickness are not limited, but the most preferable size is in the range that can be naturally estimated in consideration of the form used by humans.

More specifically, the balance-up training mat according to the present invention is generally 60 cm wide and 61 cm wide in commercially available yoga mats (including overseas brands and domestic ones), and is slightly larger. A size of 66 cm can be seen, and a slightly smaller size of 30 cm x 36 cm can be accommodated when examined with Abmat (registered trademark).

Although the material is not limited, since it is a mat having cushioning properties, the materials are foamed PP (polyurethane), PVC (vinyl chloride resin), TPE (thermoplastic elastomer), TPR (thermoplastic elastane), etc. EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate), foamed polyethylene, NBR (acrylonitrile butadiene rubber), AIREX (airex mat registered trademark), EVA resin (ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resin), urethane, TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane), ultra-high density EVA , PU (polyurethane resin coated natural leather) sponge, synthetic leather, urethane foam, polyester, cotton, etc. can be used.

In the balance-up training mat according to the present invention, for example, urethane foam material, which is a material used as a yoga mat, has elasticity and shock absorption. In addition, it can be washed with water even if you sweat. The coccyx and sacrum fit and are supported in the central recessed groove, so no pain occurs. It can wrap and support the above bones softly so as to keep the balance of the body constant.

A substantially trapezoidal concave groove is provided in the vicinity of the central portion of the balance-up training mat according to the present invention, and when the user lies on his back, the coccyx, coccyx or sacrum is applied to the concave groove. By dropping it softly, the pain of the above-mentioned bones and the like can be greatly reduced. The same is true when sitting or sleeping sideways.

For example, when sleeping sideways, the entire body can be made to stand still in a well-balanced manner by dropping one of the left and right hip bones of the pelvis into a trapezoidal recess and supporting it on the outer circumference. The trapezoidal recessed groove in the center of the mat eliminates the pain of the sacrum by fitting the sacrum in this recess. For example, if you are in a position like a yoga boat pose or a crunch on your abdominal muscles, you can prevent the sacrum from being overloaded and rubbing against the floor and getting out of balance or being unable to concentrate on your abdominal muscles due to pain. Can be done.

The number of sacrums varies from person to person, with 3 〜 6 pieces, and those who have this sacrum part get in the way when they are in this position. As an example of the image, it feels like putting one marble between the waist and the floor.

Further, in the balance-up training mat according to the present invention, the mat has a notch line of a vertical slit and a horizontal slit having a cross from the surface to the vicinity of the central portion, and the mat has a lower surface without the notch line. By partially having the layer or the upper surface layer, it is possible to take an embodiment in which the mat can be folded by using the notch line while being connected.

That is, the balance-up training mat according to the present invention can be arbitrarily folded in two directions by having a notch that crosses substantially the entire sheet shape in the vicinity of the central portion (see FIG. 2). The portion having the notch slit is, for example, the mat main body layer which is the upper layer portion of the balance-up training mat according to the present invention, and for example, the laminated material portion forming the lower surface layer of the mat is connected without having the notch slit. Since there is a part where the bottom layer is connected, the entire sheet can be neatly folded to a certain size without falling apart. Of course, there may be a laminated layer on both the surface layer and the lower surface layer, and it goes without saying that the material may be connected without the laminated layer and may not be separated as long as the material does not come apart. The form of the balance-up training mat according to the present invention, for example, which is folded while being connected to four folds, can be arbitrarily configured and utilized depending on various aspects such as the depth, length and position of the notch slit.

The balance-up training mat according to the present invention is, for example, folded in half and laid under the hips during yoga zazen poses, or under the elbows or knees during plank poses or crescent poses. As a result, cushioning can be increased and pain and load on the elbows and knees can be reduced.

That is, since this mat has a structure that can be folded and divided along a line centered on the recessed groove, it can also function as a mat in which the recessed groove does not get in the way by folding. It can also be folded in four and used like a yoga block. And again, because it folds small and becomes compact, it functions as a training mat that is convenient to carry and handle.

For example, it can be folded in half for abdominal muscle training in muscle training. The user can arbitrarily select whether to use a mat that does not fold or to fold it according to the purpose. It can be used not only for training but also as a bedridden bed sore prevention mat by changing the material.

Next, the size of the balance-up training mat according to the present invention will be referred to. The length of the trapezoidal lower base of the trapezoidal recessed groove is about 6 cm to about 11 cm, preferably about 7 cm, the trapezoid. The length of the upper bottom of the trapezoid of the shape is about 4 cm to about 8 cm, preferably about 5 cm, and the height of the trapezoid is about 11 cm to about 29 cm, preferably about 20 cm. The depth is about 0.7 cm to about 2 cm, preferably about 1.3 cm, and when a person lies on his back, the trapezoid or coccyx or sacrum or the left and right lumbar bones are dropped to cover the entire body. It can also have the characteristics of supporting it in a well-balanced manner.

The size of the trapezoidal recessed groove is a size that the inventor, who is 153 cm tall and has a medium back, has determined to be suitable. The above dimensions are the optimum dimensions that allow the coccyx, coccyx, or sacrum to fit into the recessed groove and sink when the person lies on his back on the mat, allowing the body to maintain a stable balance. Needless to say, it is necessary to have a sense of size with a little width, such as a person who is tall or a large person may feel small.

The balance-up training mat according to the present invention has a trapezoidal concave groove in the vicinity of the central portion of the mat, and has an elliptical concave groove or a triangular concave groove of substantially the same size, a rectangular concave groove, or an isotropic triangular shape. When a person lies on his back, the coccyx, the coccyx, or the sacrum can be dropped to support the entire body in a well-balanced manner.

The balance-up training mat according to the present invention claims that the shape of the recessed groove portion is not limited to the trapezoidal shape, but may be a square shape, a triangular shape, or an elliptical shape as a scope of rights. The dimension of the recessed groove portion of the balance-up training mat according to the present invention is, in the case of a triangular shape, the side length is about 3 cm to about 29 cm, preferably about 7 cm, and in the case of an elliptical shape, the length of the major axis. It is recommended that the length is about 13 cm to about 29 cm, preferably about 20 cm, and the length of the minor axis is about 3 cm to about 10 cm, preferably about 6 cm. Similarly, it may be an isosceles triangle.

As described above, the balance-up training mat according to the present invention can be in any form, and can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the gist of the present invention. All of these claim to be part of this technical idea.

According to the present invention, a person having a disease in the coccyx such as a herniated disk, or a coccyx in a training mat, which is simply laid on the floor when a person sits, lies on his back, lies sideways, or lies on his back. Alternatively, a lean person with a slightly protruding coccyx / sacrum can maintain his / her posture for a long time without feeling pain in the coccyx, coccyx, sacrum, and lumbar bone, and in addition, keep his / her body posture for a long time. , We can develop and provide a training mat that can keep the whole body in a well-balanced and constant body shape.

Moreover, since the present invention can be dealt with by only slightly modifying a normally used training mat, it is possible to significantly improve the manufacturing workability in manufacturing, and at the same time, to significantly improve the cost and economic efficiency. A training mat is realized. Therefore, a fundamental solution will be given to the current situation where the problems and problems already mentioned have been forced.

It is a perspective conceptual diagram which showed the whole image of the balance-up training mat which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which showed the folding image of the mat for balance-up training which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which showed the image of the dimension of the recessed groove of the balance-up training mat which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which showed the image of the elliptical concave groove of the balance-up training mat which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, the scope necessary for the explanation for achieving the object of the present invention will be schematically shown, and the scope necessary for the explanation of the relevant part of the present invention will be mainly explained. It shall be based on known technology.

FIG. 1 is a perspective conceptual diagram showing an overall image of a balance-up training mat according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the balance-up training mat 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a substantially square sheet mat, and has a trapezoidal concave groove portion 10 in a substantially central portion. The thickness of the sheet mat is not limited, but may be, for example, composed of an upper mat main body layer 11 and a lower surface layer 12, and the lower surface layer 12 may be a thin laminated sheet. Although omitted in the figure, there may be a laminated sheet layer on the surface.

As shown in FIG. 1, the balance-up training mat 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a cushioned sheet-shaped mat that can be used for muscle training, yoga, nursing care, childcare, gymnastics, bedtime, and prevention of bedsores. A person can lie on his back or lie on his side or face down on it.

The trapezoidal recessed groove portion 10 in the substantially central portion is an embodiment in which the mat body layer 11 is hollowed out in a substantially trapezoidal shape. This trapezoidal concave groove 10 is thin when a person lies on his back or lies sideways or lies down, for example, a person having a disease in the lumbar region such as a herniated disk, or a lumbar bone or a coccyx / sacrum slightly protruding. By taking a form in which the coccyx, coccyx, sacrum, lumbar bone, etc. are dropped and supported by a person with a body shape, the body shape can be maintained for a long time without feeling pain, and in addition, the posture of the body can be maintained for a long time. You can keep your entire body in a well-balanced and constant shape.

The trapezoidal concave groove portion 10 in the substantially central portion has a depth up to a substantially intermediate portion of the thickness of the mat body layer 11, and is in a hollowed-out manner, and the inclination of the cut slope thereof may be arbitrary. That is, the inclination of the cut surface may be an inclination perpendicular to the bottom surface 17 of the recessed groove portion, a positive inclination, or a negative inclination.

Although the material and size of the balance-up training mat 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention have already been described, they are preferable embodiments and do not particularly narrowly limit the present invention. However, in claim 3, the dimensions are claimed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the balance-up training mat 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a notch in a vertical slit 14 and a horizontal slit 15 that cross at substantially the center. The depth of the notch slit is up to the mat main body layer 11, and the lower surface layer 12, which is a thin layer, has a portion in the form of a connected sheet without slit cutting. Therefore, the balance-up training mat 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be folded by utilizing the notches of the vertical slit 14 and the horizontal slit 15. For example, if there is a slit from the surface layer, the lower surface layer does not penetrate without a notch. If there is a slit from the lower surface layer, the surface layer does not penetrate without a notch. This may be a vertical slit in the surface layer, a horizontal slit in the lower surface layer, or vice versa, and can be folded in four by penetrating either the vertical or horizontal slit half. This can be arbitrarily applied, and in the present invention, whether it is vertical or horizontal, and the presence or absence of penetration is not limited as a position or a dimension. The vertical and horizontal slit lines and their depths drawn in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are merely formal examples, and an embodiment of the present invention includes a case where the surface layer has a laminated layer. Needless to say, various folding methods are possible to form vertical and horizontal slits that can be folded in four without disassembling the entire balance-up training mat.

Again, a laminating layer equivalent to the lower surface layer 12, which is a thin layer, may be laminated on the upper surface of the mat body layer 11, but in that case, the laminating layer on the upper surface is the vertical slit 14 and the horizontal slit 15. The notch should be considered as described above.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a folded image of a balance-up training mat according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the balance-up training mat 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the A side and the B side shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are folded in two by the horizontal slit 15 for explanation, and similarly. The C surface and the D surface can be folded by the vertical slit 14. Since it can be folded small and compact, it functions as a training mat that is convenient to carry and handle.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an image of the dimensions of the recessed groove of the balance-up training mat according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the length of the trapezoidal lower base 21 of the trapezoidal recessed groove of the balance-up training mat according to the embodiment of the present invention is about 6 cm to about 11 cm, preferably about 7 cm. The length of the trapezoidal upper base 22 is about 4 cm to about 8 cm, preferably about 5 cm, and the height of the trapezoid is about 11 cm to about 29 cm, preferably about 20 cm.

The depth of the trapezoidal recess is about 0.7 cm to about 2 cm, preferably about 1.3 cm, and when a person lies on his back, the coccyx, coccyx, or sacrum is dropped to cover the entire body. Can be supported in a well-balanced manner. It has good cushioning and is soft and can wrap the coccyx, coccyx, sacrum, hip bone, etc. and fix the whole body softly.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an image of an elliptical recessed groove of a balance-up training mat according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the trapezoidal recessed groove portion 10 of the balance-up training mat according to the embodiment of the present invention may be a substantially elliptical recessed groove portion 16 regardless of the trapezoidal shape. As for the dimensional depth, the length of the elliptical major axis is preferably about 13 cm to about 29 cm, preferably about 20 cm, and the length of the minor axis is about 3 cm to about 10 cm, preferably about 6 cm.

Similarly, the shape of the recessed groove portion of the balance-up training mat according to the embodiment of the present invention may be a quadrangular shape, a triangular shape, or an isosceles triangular shape. The illustration and description of elements having the same structure as the above description but not particularly necessary for the description of the present embodiment will be omitted.

As described above, the balance-up training mat according to the embodiment of the present invention can be in any form, and may be modified in various ways within the range not deviating from the gist of the present invention. Is possible. All of these are within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, according to the invention according to the present application, basically, when a person sits, lies on his back, lies sideways, or lies on his back, for example, in a training mat that is simply laid on the floor and used, for example, a herniated disk. Those who have a disease in the lumbar region or those who have a thin body with a slightly protruding coccyx or coccyx / sacrum can maintain their body shape for a long time without feeling pain in the coccyx, coccyx, sacrum, and lumbar bone. In addition, it is possible to provide a training mat that can maintain the posture of the body for a long time and keep the whole body in a well-balanced and constant body shape.

Further, since the present invention can be applied only by slightly modifying a normally used training mat, it is possible to significantly improve the manufacturing workability in manufacturing, and also to significantly improve the cost and economic efficiency. A possible training mat is realized.

Therefore, the present invention is not limited to yoga and training, but can be used and applied to all uses such as nursing care, treatment, and childcare. Therefore, the present application brings great benefits to various industries.

1 Balance-up training mat 10 Trapezoidal recessed groove 11 Mat body layer 12 Bottom layer 13 Mat surface 14 Vertical slit 15 Horizontal slit 16 Elliptical recessed groove (part)
17 Bottom of the recessed groove (part) 21 Trapezoidal dimensions (lower bottom)
22 Trapezoidal dimensions (upper base)
23 Trapezoidal dimensions (height)

Claims (4)

A mat on a seat made of a cushioning material,
It has a trapezoidal recessed groove near the center of the mat.
A balance-up training mat characterized in that when a person lies on his back on the mat, the coccyx, the coccyx, or the sacrum is dropped into the recessed groove to support the entire body in a well-balanced manner. The mat has a notch line of a vertical slit and a horizontal slit having a cross from the surface to the vicinity of the central portion.
Further, claim 1 is characterized in that the mat has a lower surface layer or an upper surface layer having no cut line, so that the mat can be folded by using the cut line while the mat is connected. The listed balance-up training mat. The length of the trapezoidal lower base of the trapezoidal recessed groove is 6 cm to 11 cm, preferably 7 cm.
The length of the upper bottom of the trapezoidal trapezoid is 4 cm to 8 cm, preferably 5 cm.
The height of the trapezoidal shape is 11 cm to 29 cm, preferably 20 cm.
The depth of the trapezoidal recess is 0.7 cm to 2 cm, preferably 1.3 cm, and when a person lies on his back, the coccyx or coccyx or sacrum or lumbar region is dropped to cover the entire body. The balance-up training mat according to any one of claims 1 and 2, which is characterized by supporting in a well-balanced manner. The trapezoidal concave groove near the center of the mat is changed to an elliptical concave groove, a triangular concave groove, a square concave groove, or an isosceles triangular concave groove of substantially the same size, and a person lies on his back. The balance-up training mat according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is characterized in that the coccyx, the coccyx, or the sacrum is dropped to support the entire body in a well-balanced manner when sleeping.

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