JP3183370U - Wrapping type supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a wrapping type supporter that has a simple configuration and that can disperse a tightening force applied to a mounting portion and reduce an uncomfortable feeling of pressure on a user.
A wrapping-type supporter includes a base portion 100 disposed at or near a joint portion, an extension portion 110 provided at an end portion in a length direction of the base portion 100, and connection means 200 attached to the extension portion 110. The extension part 110 is arranged along the length direction, and the extension part 110 is connected to the other extension part 110 provided at the opposite end part in the length direction of the base part 100 by the connecting means 200. By connecting, the whole becomes a ring shape.
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Description

The present invention relates to a supporter that is attached to or near a joint part, and more particularly, to a wrapping type supporter that is used by wrapping around a knee part of a leg.

As an auxiliary tool for smoothly moving an inflamed elbow, knee, and the like, a supporter that is worn at or near the inflamed site has been developed. Among them, a knee supporter mainly made of a fabric having elasticity is used for walking obstacles such as knee arthritis. As this knee supporter, a wrapping type knee supporter is used which is made of an elongated fabric with a hook-and-loop fastener or the like at the end and covers the entire leg by overlapping the fabric end on the front side of the knee. .

With respect to this wound knee supporter, a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is disclosed. The technique described in Patent Document 1 is a knee supporter that includes a main sheet made of a stretchable cloth sheet and a tightening auxiliary body, and the tightening auxiliary body is superposed on the main sheet. By providing a tightening auxiliary body, it is possible to prevent torsion of the knee at the time of knee bending and to enable stable walking motion.

JP 2012-143388 A

However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it is necessary to polymerize two sheets of a main sheet and a tightening auxiliary body, which requires production cost. In addition, since the tightening auxiliary body presses only the region where it is placed, excessive pressure is applied to the leg portion and its vicinity (peripheral region), which may give the user an unpleasant feeling of pressure. .

In view of the above problems, the present invention includes a base portion disposed at or near a joint portion,
A plurality of extending portions are respectively provided at end portions in the length direction of the base portion,
Each extending portion is disposed along the length direction,
At least a part of the plurality of extending portions includes a connecting means that can be connected to another extending portion provided at an end portion on the opposite side of the base portion,
The extension means is connected to each other by the connecting means, so that the whole becomes an annular shape.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the number of the extending portions provided on one end side of the base portion and the number of the extending portions provided on the other end side of the base portion are the same. It is preferable that the five extending portions are provided on the other end side. Moreover, in order to assist the movement of the knee joint, the present invention is preferably attached to the knee.

According to the present invention, it is a simple configuration in which a plurality of extending portions are provided at the end portion in the length direction of the base portion, and by arranging adjacent extending portions along the length direction, the mounting site It is possible to provide a wrapping type supporter that distributes the tightening force to the user and reduces an unpleasant feeling of pressure on the user.

The surface and back view of the winding type supporter which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows before and after the winding to the knee part of the winding type supporter which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the use condition of the winding type | mold supporter which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different modes and should not be construed as being limited to the description of the embodiments described below. In the following, the case where the present invention is used by being mounted on the knee will be described in detail. However, the present invention can also be used by mounting on an elbow or the like other than the knee.

First, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front and back view of the winding supporter 10 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a view showing before and after the winding supporter 10 according to this embodiment is wound around the knee. Moreover, FIG. 3 is a figure which shows the use condition of the winding type | mold supporter 10 which concerns on this embodiment.

First, with reference to FIG. 1, the whole structure of the winding type supporter 10 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. The winding supporter 10 includes a base part 100, an extension part 110, connection means 200, and the like.

The base portion 100 is a portion that is disposed at or near the joint portion during use, and is a portion that is disposed on the back of the knee when the present invention is used as a knee supporter. The base 100 is preferably a cloth fabric having elasticity. However, the material of the base 100 is not limited to this, and may be urethane-based resin or rubber. Moreover, the thing of the mesh structure which has air permeability, etc. may be used. In addition, as a structure of the base 100, for example, a single layer structure made of one piece of cloth may be used, or a laminated structure in which several pieces of cloth are stacked may be considered.

As shown in FIG. 1, extending portions 110 extending along the length direction are provided at the end portions 100 </ b> A and 100 </ b> B (the dashed line in FIG. 1) of the base portion 100 in the length direction. Here, the above-mentioned “along the length direction” means that the extension portion 110 is in the length direction as well as the extension portion 110 is exactly parallel to the length direction of FIG. Even if it is inclined, the degree of inclination includes a degree that can be regarded as almost parallel.

In this embodiment, it is preferable that the extension part 110 and the base part 100 are integrally formed. However, it is a matter of course that a configuration may be employed in which different fabrics are used and the extending portion 110 is sewn near the end portions 100A and 100B of the base portion 100.

A plurality of extending portions 110 are provided at the end portions 100 </ b> A and 100 </ b> B of the base portion 100. With such an arrangement, it is possible to disperse the pressure for tightening the knee over a wide range, and to reduce the uncomfortable feeling of pressure on the user. In addition, there is an effect that the walking assist function is not lowered.

The number of the extending portions 110 is not particularly limited as long as it has the above-described pressure dispersion action and can maintain or improve the walking assist function. However, the width dimension of the winding supporter is not limited. From the above relationship, it is preferable that five pieces are provided at each of the end portions 100A and 100B of the base portion 100.

The extension part 110 includes a connection unit 200 that can be connected to another extension part 110. In the present embodiment, a hook-and-loop fastener is used as the connecting means 200. However, even if it is other than a hook-and-loop fastener, if it has a connection function with the other extension part 110, it will not be restricted to this.

In the present embodiment, the connecting means 200 is disposed on the back side of the extending part 110. When the winding supporter 10 is wound around the knee, the connecting means 200 and the surface of the extending portion 110 extending from the opposite end of the base 100 are overlapped, so that the opposite ends 100A and 100B of the base 100 are overlapped. The extended portions 110 are connected to each other. Thereby, the winding type supporter 10 wound around the knee is fixed to the knee so as not to fall. However, the connection means 200 may be disposed on the front surface side of the extension portion 110 and connected to the back surface side of the other extension portion 110 that overlaps.

Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.1 (b), although all the extension parts 110 by the side of the edge part 100B are provided with the connection means 200, when the winding type supporter 10 is wound around a knee part. If it is a form which does not fall, it will not be restricted to this. However, the form shown in FIG. 1 is preferable in consideration of fixation to the knee.

When the wound supporter 10 according to the present embodiment is mounted on the knee, first, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the base 100 is placed on the back of the user's knee, and the extension 110 is placed on the front side of the knee. turn. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the connecting means 200 provided in the extending part 110 and the extending part 110 extending from the opposite end of the base part 100 are overlapped and connected, and the winding supporter 10 is It is fixed to the user's knee.

As shown in FIG. 3, the winding supporter 10 according to the present embodiment is configured to include five extending portions 110 at each of the end portions 100 </ b> A and 100 </ b> B of the base portion 100. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), two extended portions 110 (four in total) on the knee and three (total six) under the knee may be arranged. Differently, as shown in FIG. 3B, three extending portions 110 (three in total) on the knee and two (four in total) under the knee may be arranged.

Thus, since there are various variations in the arrangement of the extension part 110 at the time of wearing, according to the shape of the user's knee, the site of inflammation, etc., the number of the extension parts 110 arranged on the knee upper side, The number of the extending portions 110 arranged on the lower knee side can be changed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a wrapping type supporter that can flexibly respond to different requests for each user.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Winding type supporter 100 Base part 110 Extension part 200 Connection means

Claims (4)

A wrapping type supporter having a base portion disposed at or near a joint portion,
A plurality of extending portions are respectively provided at end portions in the length direction of the base portion,
Each extending portion is disposed along the length direction,
At least a part of the plurality of extending portions includes a connecting means that can be connected to another extending portion provided at an end portion on the opposite side of the base portion,
A wrapping type supporter having an annular shape as a whole when the extension portions are connected to each other by the connecting means. The winding type supporter according to claim 1, wherein the number of the extending portions provided on one end side of the base portion and the number of the extending portions provided on the other end side of the base portion are the same. The winding type supporter according to claim 1, wherein five extending portions are provided on one end side or the other end side of the base portion. The winding type supporter according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is attached to a knee portion to assist the movement of the knee joint.

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