JP2902368B2 - Posture correction tool - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a posture correcting device for correcting the posture of an upper body by mounting it on the upper body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, due to the spread of personal computers (personal computers) and word processors (word processors), it is often the case that long hours of input work are performed while looking at a display while sitting on a chair. More and more people are complaining of stiff shoulders and fatigue. One of the causes of such stiff shoulders is that the posture during work is bad and the fatigue of the shoulder due to the weight of the arm is considered, and it is particularly called a stoop slightly rounded compared to the normal posture. A person who is in a posture that is not in a normal posture, or a posture that is called a pigeon breast that is somewhat chested compared to a normal posture, is likely to have a poor posture during work.

As described above, a bad posture during work is considered to be one of the causes of stiff shoulders, fatigue, and the like. Therefore, if the bad posture can be corrected, fatigue can be reduced. As a conventional example for correcting a bad posture, various posture correcting tools described below are known.

A "scapula brace" disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 4-71914 is a flat backrest that can be attached to the left and right scapulas, and a pair of axles that are worn around the shoulders and underarms. An undergarment is provided, and by including a core plate and a reinforcing arm in the backrest, a posture in which the back is rounded can be corrected. Further, the "posture correction belt" disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 4-50018 discloses a waist belt and a backrest belt having an inverted T-shape, and a shoulder strap attached to both upper end portions of the backrest belt. It has a belt main body consisting of a belt, and is provided with a correction reinforcing tool inside the above-mentioned backrest belt, and can also correct a posture in which the back is rounded. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 4-105649 discloses a "manipulative tool" in which a shoulder joint adjusting belt formed of a pressurized body formed in an annular shape is crossed on the back side, and is worn in a state of crossing between left and right shoulders. It has the effect of adjusting the shoulder joints and stimulating lymphatic lines.

[0005]

The positional relationship between the front and back of the orthopedic scapula orthosis disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-71914 and the posture correction belt disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-50018 is determined in advance. Because of this, it is possible to correct a posture that tends to bend forward or a posture with a rounded back,
Conversely, he had no effect on postures that were somewhat chestier than normal postures. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-105649
Although the manipulative device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. H11-27139 can adjust the shoulder joint itself around the shoulder with the shoulder joint adjustment belt, it does not restrain this when the upper body tries to bend forward, and the effect of posture correction Was few.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a purpose thereof is to correct a posture in both a posture with a rounded back and a posture in which a chest is stretched. The purpose is to provide tools.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a posture correcting device according to the present invention has an elastic belt and two connecting belts. The belt is attached in a crossed state, and a connection belt is used to connect a portion under the side of the annular belt and a fixture near the waist. For example, in the case of a posture in which the back is rounded by a natural body, the posture is corrected by crossing the annular belt on the back side, thereby applying a tension in a direction of stretching the chest. On the other hand, if you are in a natural, full-hearted posture,
By intersecting the annular belts on the chest side, tension is applied in the direction in which the back is rounded, and the posture is corrected. As described above, only by changing the position at which the annular belts intersect, different posture correcting effects can be provided using the same posture correcting tool.

In the posture correcting device of the present invention, the connecting belt connects the underarm portion of the annular belt and the fixing device in the vicinity of the waist, and pulls the annular belt from under the armpit. The tension generated in the part where it is located increases. In particular, when a part of the annular belt is connected to the fixing device using the connecting belt, the annular belt is relatively restrained with respect to the fixing device. The reaction force applied to the body increases, and the effect of posture correction increases.

The above-mentioned annular belt is formed in an annular shape by engaging the hook-and-loop fasteners at both ends of one cord-like belt with each other. Therefore, the length of the annular belt can be easily changed by changing the engagement position of the hook-and-loop fastener, and the tension at the time of wearing the annular belt is arbitrarily adjusted according to the physique and the degree of posture correction of the wearer. be able to. The same applies to the case where a mechanism for adjusting the length of the annular belt is provided.

[0010] Further, stoppers are provided at both ends of the above-mentioned connecting belt, and are detachable from the annular belt and the fixing member. Therefore, the engagement position with the annular belt can be freely changed, and the connecting belt can always be attached to an optimal position even for a wearer having a different physique. In addition, there is an advantage that the annular belt and the connecting belt can be disassembled and stored, and the portability is excellent.

[0011] As a fixture for attaching the connecting belt,
Trousers or skirts worn by the wearer can be used. In particular, pants and the like with a crotch portion are optimal as a fixing device because the pants and the like are not pulled up to the shoulder side due to tension generated in the connecting belt. Also,
If the user cannot wear the connecting belt near the waist, the waist belt may be used.

When the connecting belt is attached to the pants or the skirt as described above, the pants or the like are lifted by the connecting belt, so that the posture correcting tool of the present invention can be used as a hanging string. Alternatively, the mobile phone housing may be attached to any of the connection belts. Usually, a predetermined space is formed under the armpits with both arms hung, and by using this space, the mobile phone can be stored without disturbing work or the like.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a posture correcting tool according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a detailed shape of a posture correcting tool according to one embodiment, and shows a state of being mounted on a body. The posture corrector 10 shown in FIG. 1 has an annular belt 12 crossed between shoulders so as to intersect on the back side, and two left and right connections for connecting an underarm portion of the annular belt 12 and an upper end of pants 14. And belts 16 and 18. Each of the annular belt 12 and the connecting belts 16 and 18 is formed of an elastic member having elasticity, and extends and contracts at least in the longitudinal direction.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the detailed shapes of the above-mentioned annular belt and connecting belt. As shown in FIG.
The annular belt 12 includes a single cord-shaped belt 20 and a pair of hook-and-loop fasteners 22 and 24 provided near both ends thereof. These one set of hook-and-loop fasteners 22, 24
, One string-shaped belt 20 is used as the annular belt 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, each of the connecting belts 16 and 18 is constituted by a string-shaped belt 30 and stoppers 32 and 34 and length adjusters 36 provided at both ends thereof. These stoppers 32 and 34 are for detachably attaching the string-shaped belt 30 to another member. For example, one end of the string-shaped belt 30 is connected to another member by opening and closing to sandwich the other member. A member having a structure for connecting the members and a member having a simple structure which can be hooked through the belt passing of the annular belt 12 or the pants 14 are conceivable. By changing the position of the length adjuster 36, the lengths of the connecting belts 16 and 18 can be adjusted.

When the posture correcting device of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 or the like is to be worn on the body, first, a string-shaped belt 20 shown in FIG. Alternatively, by engaging the hook-and-loop fasteners 22 and 24 in front of the left shoulder, the annular belt 12 is crossed. At this time, by changing the position where the hook-and-loop fasteners 22 and 24 are engaged, the length of the annular belt 12 can be adjusted, and the tension can be adjusted to the physique and posture correction of the wearer.

At least one of the hook-and-loop fasteners 22 and 24 is set to have a length such that the engagement position can be adjusted for wearers of different sizes (for example, children and adults). Alternatively, at least one of the hook-and-loop fasteners 22 and 24 may be divided into a plurality of pieces, and different pieces may be used according to wearers of different sizes.

As described above, instead of engaging the hook-and-loop fasteners 22 and 24 after attaching the cord-shaped belt 20 to the body, the hook-and-loop fasteners 22 and 2 at both ends of the cord-shaped belt 20 are used.
After the belt 4 is engaged to form the annular belt 12, the annular belt 12 may be worn by crossing the shoulder between the shoulders of the wearer.

Next, the stoppers 32 and 34 of the connecting belts 16 and 18 are attached to the underarm portion of the annular belt 12 and the upper end portion of the pants 14, respectively. The connecting belts 16 and 18 are attached while being pulled in the armpit direction. At this time, the length adjusters 3 of the connecting belts 16 and 18 are used.
The position of No. 6 is appropriately changed, and adjustment is performed in consideration of the physique of the wearer, the upper end position of the pants, and the like.

As described above, the posture correcting tool 1 of the present embodiment
0 corrects the posture of the wearer who has a rounded back because the annular belt 12 is worn between the shoulders on the left and right so as to intersect on the back side, so that the shoulders are pulled backward. be able to. In particular, in the posture correcting tool 10 of the present embodiment, the lower side portions of the annular belt 12 are connected to the connecting belts 16 and 1.
8, the tension generated in the annular belt 12 can be increased. In addition, by using these connecting belts 16 and 18, a part of the annular belt 12 is relatively restrained to the upper end of the pants 14, and when the posture of the upper body is shifted during work such as a word processor input, Since a tension corresponding to the deviation of the posture is generated in the annular belt 12, the forcing force of the posture can be increased.

Further, the above-described posture correcting tool 10 merely changes the engagement position of the hook-and-loop fasteners 22 and 24 at both ends of the annular belt 12 or only changes the position of the length adjusting tool 36 of the connecting belts 16 and 18. In each belt 12, 16, 18
Can be adjusted, and changes can be easily made according to differences in different physiques and degrees of posture correction. Since the annular belt 12 and each of the connecting belts 16 and 18 are only locked by the stoppers 32, they can be easily separated and are portable. In addition, since the annular belt 12 is formed of an elastic member having elasticity, fine adjustments can be made when the physique and muscle strength of the wearer are different.

FIG. 3 is a view showing another example of mounting the posture correcting tool 10 of the present embodiment. The posture correcting tool 10 is mounted on a person who tends to be in a more stretched state than a normal posture. The case is shown. As shown in the figure, in the posture correcting tool 10 described above, the crossing position of the annular belt 12 to be crossed can be set to the chest side. In this case, both shoulders are pulled forward, so that the normal posture is obtained. You can return to your posture. Moreover, since the connecting belts 16 and 18 are used, the forcible force when the posture is shifted can be increased as in the case of the mounting example shown in FIG.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, in FIG. 1 and the like, the pants 14 are considered as a fixture for attaching one ends of the connecting belts 16 and 18, but a skirt may be used instead of the pants 14. Further, when there is no portion for attaching the stoppers 34 of the connecting belts 16 and 18, a dedicated waist belt 40 as shown in FIG. 4 may be attached and used as a fixing device.

FIG. 2 shows a pair of hook-and-loop fasteners 22 and 2.
4 is partially formed near the end of the cord-shaped belt 20, but one of the hook-and-loop fasteners 22, 24 is formed on the entire surface of one face of the cord-shaped belt 20, or over a wide area. You may make it.

The posture correcting tool 1 shown in FIGS.
Reference numeral 0 indicates that one end of each of the connection belts 16 and 18 is locked to the pants 14 and the upper end of the skirt, so that the connection belts 16 and 18 are lifted by the connection belts 16 and 18 when viewed from the pants 14 and the like. Therefore, the above-described posture correcting tool 10 can also be used as a suspension string for lifting pants or the like.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The mobile phone holder 42, which is a storage section for the mobile phone, may be attached to any of the mobile phones 6 and 18. In this way, by utilizing the space formed under the armpits with both arms hanging down, the mobile phone can be stored without disturbing work or the like.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, different posture correcting effects can be provided by using the same posture correcting tool only by changing the positions where the annular belts intersect. In addition, since the connecting belt connects the lower part of the annular belt to the fixing device near the waist and pulls the annular belt from the lower side, the tension generated at the intersection of the annular belt increases and the relative position of the annular belt increases. The position can be fixed, and the effect of posture correction increases.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a state in which a posture correcting tool according to an embodiment is mounted.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing shapes of various belts constituting the posture correcting tool in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating another example of mounting the posture correcting tool according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which a connecting belt is attached to a waist belt.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which a mobile phone holder is attached to a connection belt.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 10 posture correcting tool 12 annular belt 16, 18 connecting belt 20, 30 string-like belt 22, 24 surface fastener 32, 34 stopper 36 length adjusting tool

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. An annular belt which has elasticity and is attached in a state of crossing between left and right shoulders, and a part of the annular belt which has elasticity and is located under right and left armpits and near a waist. A posture correcting device, comprising: two connecting belts for connecting a fixing device attached to the device; and using the annular belt in a state of being crossed on the back side or the chest side. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the length of the annular belt is adjustable within a predetermined range, and the tension when the annular belt is mounted is adjusted by changing the length. Posture correction tool. 3. The annular belt according to claim 1, wherein the annular belt is formed in an annular shape by engaging surface fasteners provided at both ends of a single cord-shaped belt with each other. A posture correcting tool for adjusting a tension when the annular belt is mounted by changing an engagement position. 4. The connecting belt according to claim 1, wherein at both ends of the connecting belt, stoppers for detachably locking the connecting belt to the annular belt or the fixing member are provided. A posture correcting device, wherein the stopper provided at one end of the connecting belt is engaged with pants or a skirt used as the fixing device. 5. The connecting belt according to claim 1, wherein at both ends of the connecting belt, stoppers for detachably locking the connecting belt to the annular belt or the fixing tool are provided. A posture correcting device, wherein the stopper provided at one end of the connecting belt is engaged with a waist belt used as the fixing device. 6. The posture correcting device according to claim 4, wherein the posture correcting device is used as a suspension string for lifting the pants or skirt. 7. The posture correcting tool according to claim 1, wherein a mobile phone housing is attached to one of the two connecting belts.