JP2515430Y2 - Supporter - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a winding type supporter for protecting joints of arms and legs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Supporters are often used because it is effective to keep the affected area warm in order to alleviate the pain of joints and muscles caused by cold air or moisture. There are two types of supporters, a tubular type and a wound type, both of which are often used for affected areas where flexion and extension are frequently performed, such as joints of arms and legs, and therefore elastic Of course, various measures are taken not to hinder the motor function of the joint.

In the conventional tubular type supporter, edge portions having a diameter smaller than that of the tubular main body and further stretchability are formed at both open ends of the main body of the supporter, and the displacement is caused by bending and stretching of the tubular main body. Is devised to prevent this. For this reason, the edge structure for preventing displacement, which is formed at both open ends of the tubular main body, not only does not fit on the skin, but also has a problem that a part is excessively pressed and the wearing feeling is bad.

Further, as a conventional winding type supporter, as shown in FIG. 5, a supporter comprising a main body 1 having a letter-like shape and a covering member 2 having one end sewn on the main body is known. At the time of use, the center of the main body 1 of the supporter is brought into contact with the back side of the joint 3 such as a knee (FIG. 5A), and the extending portions 1a extending to the upper and left sides of the upper portion of the main body 1 are used. 1b is wound around the upper part of the joint portion 3, and the extending portion 1b
The velvet fastener 4a at the tip is overlapped on the extending portion 1a to lock the extending portions 1a and 1b (FIG. 5B), and the extending portions 1c and 1d extending to the left and right of the lower portion of the main body portion 1 are jointed. The velvet fastener 4 at the tip of the extending portion 1d is wound around the lower portion of the portion 3.
b on the extending portion 1c and lock the extending portions 1c and 1d (FIG. 5C), and then overlaying and covering the main body portion 1 while contacting the covering member 2 on the joint portion 3. The velvet fastener 4c at the tip of the member 2 is locked on the main body 1 (see FIG.
D) It is to be attached.

However, when this type of wrapping type supporter is mounted and the joint portion 3 is strongly bent and stretched, the covering member 2 does not follow the bending and stretching of the main body portion 1, and the upper and lower edges 2a of the covering member 2 are 2b and the main body 1 have a gap, and the upper and lower edges 3 on the joint 3 side formed by the extending portions 1b and 1d
a, 3b cross over the upper and lower edges 2a, 2b of the covering member 2,
The phenomenon such as forming extra wrinkles without returning to the old state was observed. Also, if the locking force at the time of mounting is not enough, the mounting position may shift or the locking may be released during use of the supporter. Conversely, if the locking force is increased, a feeling of pressure will be generated at the mounting site. Various problems such as the above were recognized.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to obtain a new winding type supporter that complements the disadvantages of the conventional tubular type supporter and the winding type supporter. And

[0007]

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] A tubular knitted fabric having both ends which are stretchable and which has extension portions at upper and lower side ends is provided in the longitudinal direction at the center of a stretchable work-shaped main body portion. The tubular knitted fabric was arranged and sewn to the main body portion at least at one place, and a locking member was provided at the tip of the extending portion on at least one of the left and right sides of the main body portion.

[0008]

Since the supporter of the present invention has the above-described structure, when the joint is bent and stretched, the extending portions of the main body wound around the upper and lower positions of the joint hold the upper and lower ends of the tubular knitted fabric. It acts as a binding force to prevent the supporter itself from slipping due to bending and stretching, and the tubular knit fabric expands and contracts following bending and stretching to fit the joints well, and fully protects the joints and keeps them warm.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a supporter 10 of the present invention is formed by vertically sewn a tubular knitted fabric 12 in the center of a main body 11 of a letter-shaped character. Body 1
1 is a French pile fabric 16 in which a stretchable pile knitted fabric 14 is laid on one surface of a stretchable fabric 13 and the periphery thereof is sewn 15
Is formed from. Of the extending portions 11a, 11b, 11c and 11d of the main body portion 17a and 17b, the extending portion 1 is provided.
Velvet fasteners provided at the tips of 1b and 11d,
It is a locking member such as a hook.

The tubular knitted fabric 12 is stretchable, and has a tightening portion 18 knitted with threads having extension portions at both upper and lower end portions as a main portion, and an elastic member made of rubber thread or the like inside as necessary. A so-called knitted portion 19 in which a yarn is woven is formed as a peripheral edge portion of the upper and lower openings. In the supporter 10 of the present invention, the tubular knitted fabric 11 is placed on the pile surface of the central stretchable pile knitted fabric 14 of the main body 11 of the letter-like shape, and the tubular knitted fabric 12 is placed on the contact surface between the two. It is sewn to the main body 11 at at least one position.

As described above, the tubular knitted fabric 12 may be provided with means for increasing elastic properties by knitting elastic yarn such as rubber yarn by flow knitting, if necessary. Of the elastic yarn is controlled or weakened to adjust the tightening force of the knitted tubular knitted fabric 12. The tightening force can be adjusted at any position on the tubular knitted fabric 12. In addition, by changing the stitch size of the knitted fabric when the tubular knitted fabric 12 is knitted, the size of the knitted loop can be changed, for example, the tubular knitted fabric 12
It is possible to change it into an appropriate shape such that the vertical centerline of the is bent in a V shape.

The tubular knitted fabric 12 has a portion to be protected which is tubular knitted fabric 12.
When used on a bending part such as a knee or an elbow, it is difficult to bend the elbow etc. when the cloth inside the bending part has the same thickness as the other parts. Therefore, it is necessary to make the portion thin, and when knitting the tubular knitted fabric 12 in the supporter of the present invention, when changing the yarn to be knitted at an arbitrary position during knitting and knitting a wale that should be thin, The yarns up to are replaced with fine yarns and the portion is knitted with the fine yarns.

The above-mentioned yarn replacement is not limited to the different yarns such as the thick yarn and the thin yarn, and it is also possible to switch from a material such as cotton nylon or cotton acrylic to an elastic yarn such as cotton stretch yarn. The above-mentioned means can be adopted for the purpose of preventing the slip-off. It should be noted that the above-mentioned thread switching is not to cut the yarn in the course of the course, but to splice different types of yarn and continue knitting in the same course, so cutting the knitting yarn in the middle of the course By doing so, the defect that the cut yarn end projects and the knitted fabric, that is, the product is loosened does not occur. Needless to say, the pattern can be freely knitted by switching the yarns.

The supporter 10 of the present invention having the above structure
When using, the central portion of the main body portion 11 is placed on the back side of the joint portion such as a knee, and the joint portion is inserted into the tubular knitted fabric 12 to Of the extending portions 11a and 11b extending, first, the extending portion 11a is wound around the upper portion of the joint (FIG. 2), and the extending portion 11b is superposed on the extending portion 11a, and the locking member 17a such as a velvet fastener is formed. The extension parts 1a and 1b are locked by the (FIG. 3), and similarly, the extension part 11d is superposed on the extension part 11c wound around the lower part of the joint part, and the end part of the extension part 11d is engaged. Both are locked by the stop member 17b (FIG. 4), and the attachment to the joint is completed.

In the above embodiment, the locking members 17a, 1
7b has been described as being provided at the tips of the extending portions 11b and 11d, but it may be provided at the tips of the extending portions 11a and 11c. In that case, first, the extending portions 11b and 11d.
After winding, 11a and 11c are superposed and locked on it. Further, when the locking member is provided at the distal end portion of the entire extending portion, it does not matter whether the winding member is wound from the left side or the right side, but the supporter is attached to the joint portion more reliably.

When the supporter 10 of the present invention is used, the mesh knitted portion 18 of the tubular knitted fabric 12 is directly viewed in front of the joint portion when mounted, and when the joint portion is bent and stretched, the main body portion 11 has both upper and lower ends of the tubular knitted fabric 12. The tubular knitted fabric 12 expands and contracts following bending and stretching, and fits well to the joints. However, in order to further improve the heat retention property, when knitting the tubular knitted fabric 12, even if the mesh density of the front side of the mesh knitting portion 18 forming the tubular knitted fabric 12 is higher than that of the back side, Alternatively, it is needless to say that the far-infrared radiator may be arranged on the inner surface on the front surface side of the mesh knitting portion 18 to enhance the heat retaining property.
Furthermore, there is no problem even if the far-infrared radiator is arranged on the entire inner surface of the mesh knitted portion 18 and the mesh density on the front surface side is made higher than that on the back surface side.

[0018]

As described in detail above, the supporter of the present invention uses a stretchable tubular knit fabric with both ends open.
It is arranged in the longitudinal direction at the center of a work-shaped main body which has stretchability and has extension portions at both upper and lower end portions, and a tubular knit fabric is sewn to the main body portion at least at one location, Since the locking member is provided at the tip of the extending portion on at least one of the left and right sides of the main body portion, the tightening portion of the tubular knitted fabric 12 is directly viewed in front of the joint portion, and when the joint portion bends or extends. The extension parts of the main body, which are wound around the upper and lower positions of the joints, act as a gripping binding force at the upper and lower ends of the tubular knitted fabric to prevent the supporter itself from being displaced due to bending and stretching, and the tubular knitted fabric is Following flexion and extension, it expands and contracts and fits well to the joints, and can fully protect the joints and keep them warm. Further, since the winding by the extending portion of the main body portion can be arbitrarily performed by the wearer,
It is possible to adjust and prevent discomfort due to tight binding and displacement due to bending and stretching as needed according to the sense of the wearer.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a supporter of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a first stage of mounting the supporter of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the second stage of the above.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state when the mounting is completed.

5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D are explanatory views showing a mounting sequence of a conventional winding type supporter.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 11 Main body 2 Covering member 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 11a, 11b, 11c, 1
1d Extension part 10 Supporter 12 Cylindrical knitted fabric 17a, 17b Locking member

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A stretchable tubular knitted fabric having both ends opened is vertically arranged at the center of a work-like main body having stretchability and extending portions at both upper and lower ends. -Shaped knitted fabric is sewn to the main body portion at least at one place, and a locking member is provided at the tip of the extending portion on at least one of the left and right sides of the main body portion. .