JP6821224B1 - Supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a supporter main body and a tightening belt individually replaceable in various supporters composed of a supporter main body and a tightening belt. SOLUTION: A supporter main body 11 for pressing or pressing a part or all of the affected part or the vicinity of the affected part, and a supporter main body 11 protruding from the supporter main body 11 in a specific direction and wrapped around a neck, limbs or trunk including the affected part. The supporter is composed of a tightening belt 12 for fixing the position of the affected portion or the vicinity of the affected portion, and is characterized in that the tightening belt 12 can be connected and separated to the supporter main body 11. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

In the present invention, a supporter body that presses or presses a part or all of the affected part or the vicinity of the affected part, and a supporter body that protrudes in a specific direction from the supporter body and is wrapped around the neck, limbs, or trunk including the affected part to wrap the supporter body on the affected part or The present invention relates to a supporter composed of a tightening belt for fixing the position in the vicinity of the affected area.

In the present invention, the supporter body fixed in position on the user's neck, limbs, or trunk is viewed from the front to specify the top, bottom, left, and right, and the surface of the supporter body or the tightening belt on the side close to the user is the inner surface from the user. The surface on the far side is the outer surface.

A supporter body that presses or presses a part or all of it near the affected area or the affected area, and a supporter body that protrudes from the supporter body in a specific direction and is wrapped around the neck, limbs, or trunk including the affected area to bring the supporter body near the affected area or the affected area. As a supporter composed of a tightening belt for fixing the position, for example, there is a waist supporter for tightening the waist of a user for the purpose of relieving pain caused by back pain (see Patent Document 1). In the case of a waist supporter, the supporter body is a belt part that adjusts the posture of the user along the waist, and the tightening belt is a belt part that protrudes from both sides of the supporter body in the left-right direction and hangs around the abdomen. There are many configurations in which the front of the belt is engaged with a hook-and-loop fastener.

The waist supporter (main body belt) disclosed in Patent Document 1 is composed of a supporter main body (left and right center portion) and left and right tightening belts (left end portion and right end portion), and an auxiliary belt is detachable (Patent Document 1 and 1. [0016] to [0018]). In the waist supporter disclosed in Patent Document 1, the supporter main body and the left and right tightening belts are integrated and cannot be separated (Patent Document 1 · [0022]). For the left and right tightening belts, a hook-and-loop fastener is used as a fixing means, and an end pad having a female surface and a male surface on the inside is attached to the other inner surface, and the other end pad is attached to the front of the user's abdomen. It is engaged with the outer surface of the user and maintained in a state of being wrapped around the user's waist (Patent Document 1, [0023]).

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Even if the supporter is used for the same affected area, there are many specifications depending on the purpose and the degree of tightening. This is because a supporter with one specification cannot meet various purposes and tightening conditions. In this regard, the waist supporter disclosed in Patent Document 1 tries to meet many purposes by exchanging the auxiliary belt, but since the supporter body does not change, there is no change in the contact condition of the supporter body with the waist, and there are various cases. It is not fully compatible with the purpose and tightening condition. It is desirable that the supporter body of the waist supporter changes its hardness, width (length in the vertical direction), and outer shape according to changes in symptoms. At this time, it is not preferable to replace the supporter main body including the left and right tightening belts because the cost for one supporter is required for each replacement.

Further, in the waist supporter disclosed in Patent Document 1, the supporter main body and the left and right tightening belts cannot be separated, and when the tightening belts deteriorate, the entire supporter main body must be replaced even if there is no problem. Since the supporter body is less likely to deteriorate than the left and right tightening belts that deteriorate due to repeated connection separation, it is desirable that the supporter body can be used continuously as it is while replacing only the deteriorated left and right tightening belts. In addition, as described above, it is not preferable to replace the entire supporter including the left and right tightening belts because the cost for one supporter is required for each replacement.

In this way, the problem of cost increase due to the integral replacement of the supporter body and the tightening belt is not limited to the waist supporter, but the neck supporter, shoulder supporter, chest supporter, elbow supporter, and knee supporter. , Ankle supporter, etc., was a problem common to various supporters. Certainly, like the waist supporter disclosed in Patent Document 1, there are cases where the auxiliary belt can be replaced depending on the purpose and the degree of tightening, but the auxiliary belt alone is not sufficient, and the auxiliary belt is If there are supporters that cannot be used, there is no solution. Therefore, in various supporters composed of the supporter body and the tightening belt, the purpose of the study was to make the supporter body and the tightening belt individually replaceable.

The one developed as a result of the examination is a supporter body that presses or presses a part or all of it in the vicinity of the affected area or the affected area, and a supporter that protrudes from the supporter body in a specific direction and is wrapped around the neck, limbs, or trunk including the affected area. It is a supporter composed of a tightening belt for fixing the position of the main body to the affected part or the vicinity of the affected part, and is characterized in that the tightening belt can be connected and separated to the supporter main body. The supporters of the present invention include waist supporters, neck supporters, shoulder supporters, chest supporters, elbow supporters, knee supporters, ankle supporters, and the like, affected areas of the user's neck, limbs, or trunk. Various supporters are included in which a tightening belt is wrapped around the affected area to fix the position of the supporter body in the affected area or in the vicinity of the affected area.

The supporter body is for pressing or pressing a part or all of the affected part or the vicinity of the affected part, and is mostly a flexible flat member for pressing or pressing a part or the whole of the vicinity of the affected part or the affected part. Elastic fabric is used in part or in whole, or a partially long elastic member is built in from the viewpoint of improving shape retention. For example, the supporter body of the waist supporter is entirely pressed against the user's waist to suppress the movement of the waist and shape the waist to relieve pain. Further, the supporter body of the elbow supporter has a partially protruding pressing portion, and the pressing portion is pressed against the tendon of the elbow to relieve pain.

The tightening belt is one or more protruding from the surface or edge of the supporter body and wrapped around the neck, limbs or trunk, respectively, to fix the position of the supporter body in the affected area or in the vicinity of the affected area, and has a certain length. It is a flexible belt member. Depending on the type of supporter, the tightening belt has the same function as the supporter body, has a function peculiar to the tightening belt, or has a unique function that is exhibited in combination with the supporter body. In order to press or press the supporter body in part or in the vicinity of the affected part or the affected part, elastic fabric may be used for part or all of the tightening belt. For example, the tightening belt of the waist supporter protrudes from both sides of the supporter body in the left-right direction and hangs around the abdomen. The left and right tightening belts attached to the front of the abdomen are kept wrapped by fixing means. In addition, the tightening belt of the elbow supporter is wound from above the supporter body that is applied to the arm, and the wound state is maintained by the fixing means.

As the fixing means of the tightening belt, various conventionally known means (buttons and button holes, hooks and hook receivers, slide fasteners, hook-and-loop fasteners, etc.) are used. A suitable fixing means for the tightening belt of the present invention is a hook-and-loop fastener. When the fixing means is a hook-and-loop fastener, for example, a male surface is assigned to the inside of one end of the tightening belt and a female surface is assigned to the outer surface of the tightening belt, and one end of the tightening belt wrapped around the neck, limbs or trunk is engaged with the outer surface. Keep it wrapped. In addition, a male surface of the hook-and-loop fastener is assigned to one end of the tightening belt, and a female surface is assigned to the outer surface of the supporter body, and one end of the tightening belt wrapped around the neck, limbs or trunk is engaged with the outer surface of the supporter body to form a wound state. May be maintained.

In the supporter of the present invention, the supporter body and the tightening belt can be connected and separated. The tightening belt that connects and separates from the supporter body includes a configuration that connects and separates the supporter body and the tightening belt, and also includes a configuration that connects and separates the tightening belt at a position close to the supporter body. As the connecting / separating means for the tightening belt, the same various conventionally known means as the fixing means for the tightening belt can be used, but a hook-and-loop fastener is preferable. In this case, the supporter body is provided with a first connecting portion having a male or female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener, and the tightening belt is the male surface or the female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener that engages with the male or female surface of the surface fastener of the first connecting portion. A second connecting portion having a female surface is provided, and the first connecting portion is brought into contact with the second connecting portion to disengage the hook-and-loop fastener so that the supporter main body and the tightening belt can be freely connected and separated.

The first connection portion may be composed of a male surface or a female surface of a hook-and-loop fastener provided on a part or all of the outer surface of the supporter main body, or the outer surface of a tiltable plate-shaped member attached to the outer surface of the supporter main body or. A male surface or a female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener may be provided on a part or all of the inner surface. Similarly, the second connection may consist of a male or female surface of a hook-and-loop fastener provided on part or all of the inner surface of the tightening belt, or a tiltable plate attached to the outer or inner surface of the tightening belt. A male surface or a female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener may be provided on a part or all of the outer surface or the inner surface of the shaped member. The size of the male surface or the female surface of the hook-and-loop fasteners of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is basically the same, but either of them may be relatively large.

More specifically, the supporter body joins the outer first connecting portion having the male or female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface and the inner first connecting portion having the male or female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener on the outer surface. Provided with a hinge structure connected via an edge, the tightening belt has the male or female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener that engages with the male or female surface of the surface fastener of the outer first connection portion on the outer surface, and the inner first connection. A second connecting portion having a male or female surface of a hook-and-loop fastener that engages with the male or female surface of the portion is provided, and the second connecting portion is sandwiched between the outer first connecting portion and the inner first connecting portion. It is preferable to have a configuration in which the supporter main body and the tightening belt can be freely connected and separated by disengaging the hook-and-loop fastener. The joint edge is an edge portion that serves as a hinge shaft between the outer first connection portion and the inner first connection portion, and the end edge of the second connection portion of the tightening belt comes into contact with the joint edge.

The male or female surfaces of the hook-and-loop fasteners provided on the inner surface of the outer first connecting portion and the outer surface of the inner first connecting portion may be the same or different, and may be the same or different in size. The size of the male or female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener provided on the outer surface of the second connecting portion is determined according to the male or female surface of the surface fastener provided on the inner surface of the outer first connecting portion. Similarly, the size of the male or female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener provided on the inner surface of the second connecting portion is determined according to the male or female surface of the surface fastener provided on the outer surface of the inner first connecting portion. Therefore, the male or female surfaces of the outer and inner surface fasteners of the second connecting portion may be of the same type, different, or the same size or different.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a supporter in which the supporter body and the tightening belt can be individually exchanged. This is an effect of making the tightening belt connectable and separable to the supporter body. The connection separation means using the hook-and-loop fasteners of the first connection portion and the second connection portion realizes the required connection strength between the supporter main body and the tightening belt while facilitating the connection separation between the supporter main body and the tightening belt, and is used. It is possible to maintain a good wearing feeling without giving an unnecessary feeling of oppression to the affected part of the person or the vicinity of the affected part.

The connection separation means by the surface fastener between the outer first connection portion and the inner first connection portion and the second connection portion of the hinge structure enhances the connection strength between the supporter main body and the tightening belt. In particular, the surface fasteners of the outer first connection portion and the second connection portion and the surface fasteners of the inner first connection portion and the second connection portion are in a relationship of suppressing the disengagement from each other, and one of them is separated by itself. It prevents this from happening and realizes a stable connection between the supporter body and the tightening belt. This has the effect of eliminating the anxiety that the tightening belt separates from the supporter body during the specifications of the supporter.

Further, the connection separation means by the surface fastener between the outer first connection portion and the inner first connection portion and the second connection portion of the hinge structure is the joint edge and the second connection portion of the outer first connection portion and the inner first connection portion. By making the shape of the edge of the second connection the same and abutting the edge of the second connecting portion against the joint edge, the alignment of the tightening belt with respect to the supporter body is facilitated. In this case, by cutting off the edge of the second connecting portion and abutting the edge at a different angle against the joint edge, there is also an advantage that the protruding direction of the tightening belt with respect to the supporter main body can be accurately changed.

It is a perspective view which shows the example (example 1) of the waist supporter to which this invention is applied. It is a front view which looked at the waist supporter of Example 1 from the outer surface side. It is a rear view which looked at the waist supporter of Example 1 from the inner surface side. It is a front view which shows the connection relationship between the main body belt and the tightening belt of Example 1. FIG. It is a partially enlarged plan view which shows the separated state of the main body belt and the tightening belt of Example 1. FIG. It is a partially enlarged plan view which shows the connection state of the main body belt and the tightening belt of Example 1. FIG. It is a front view of the waist supporter of Example 1 which added the auxiliary belt. It is a front view of the waist supporter of Example 1 in which the main body belt was exchanged. It is a front view of the waist supporter of Example 1 in which the tightening belt was replaced. It is a front view of the waist supporter of Example 1 which cut the tightening belt diagonally. It is a perspective view which shows the neck supporter of Example 2. It is a perspective view which shows the shoulder supporter of Example 3. It is a perspective view which shows the breast supporter of Example 4. It is a perspective view which shows the elbow supporter of Example 5. It is a perspective view which shows the knee supporter of Example 6. It is a perspective view which shows the supporter for ankle of Example 7.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As seen in FIGS. 1 to 3, the present invention is applied to the waist supporter 1 as an example 1. The waist supporter 1 of Example 1 has the same configuration as the conventional one, and is entirely pressed against the waist 811 of the user 8 (lower back side of the trunk 81, affected area) to suppress the movement of the waist 811 and the waist 811. A pair of a horizontally long flat plate-shaped supporter body 11 that shapes and relieves pain, and a pair that protrudes from the left and right ends of the supporter body 11 in the left-right direction and hangs around the user 8's abdomen 812 (near the affected area). It is composed of the tightening belt 12 of the above, and the tightening belt 12 can be connected and separated to the supporter main body 11.

The supporter body 11 of Example 1 has a rectangular outer shape in the central portion divided into three equal parts in the left-right direction, and a trapezoidal outer shape in which the left-right side portions gradually narrow toward the edge, and the central portion and the left-right side portions respectively. An elongated elastic reinforcing material 116 is built in each of the boundaries in the vertical direction. The central portion and the left and right side portions may be stretchable or non-stretchable as long as they have flexibility that curves in accordance with the waist 811. The elastic reinforcing material 116 is made of a synthetic resin plate having elasticity, for example, a polyethylene plate material, and bears the shape-retaining surname of the supporter main body 11. Further, the central portion of the supporter main body 11 is provided with a female surface 117 of a hook-and-loop fastener on the outer surface in order to detachably attach the auxiliary belt 13 (see FIG. 7 below).

The left and right side portions of the supporter main body 11 are provided with an outer first connecting portion 111 and an inner first connecting portion 113 connected by a hinge structure by a joint edge 115 extending in the vertical direction along each of the left and right edge portions. The outer first connecting portion 111 is provided with a male surface 112 of a hook-and-loop fastener having a similar outer shape and a size leaving a small gap on the outer surface on the inner surface. Further, the inner first connecting portion 113 is provided with a male surface 114 of a hook-and-loop fastener having a similar outer shape and leaving a small gap on the outer surface on the outer surface. In this way, the male surface 112 of the hook-and-loop fastener of the outer first connecting portion 111 and the male surface 114 of the hook-and-loop fastener of the inner first connecting portion 113 are in a facing positional relationship, but they are engaged because they are the same male surface. There is no.

The tightening belt 12 of Example 1 has a pair of left and right belts, each of which has a horizontally long outer shape with a wide half on the side connected to the supporter main body 11 and a narrow width on the other half, and the entire outer surface is a female with a hook-and-loop fastener. A female surface 123 of a hook-and-loop fastener is provided on the surface 122 and the inner surface in a wide range. The tightening belt 12 may be stretchable or non-stretchable as long as it has the flexibility to bend along the waist 811 to the abdomen 812. The second connecting portion 121 is the range of the female surface 123 of the inner surface fastener. In the waist supporter 1 of Example 1, a male surface 126 of a hook-and-loop fastener that hangs around the abdomen 812 of the user 8 and engages the tightening belts 12 with each other is attached to the inner surface of the end of the tightening belt 12 on the right side when viewed from the outer surface side. Has been done.

As seen in FIGS. 4 and 5, the tightening belt 12 has the female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface of the second connecting portion 121, for example, with the outer first connecting portion 111 and the inner first connecting portion 113 open. 123 is engaged with the male surface 114 of the hook-and-loop fastener on the outer surface of the inner first connection portion 113, the outer first connection portion 111 is closed, and the female surface 122 of the surface fastener on the outer surface of the second connection portion 121 is placed on the outer side. 1 By engaging with the male surface 112 of the hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface of the connection portion 111, the second connection portion 121 is sandwiched between the outer first connection portion 111 and the inner first connection portion 113 as shown in FIG. In the form, it is connected to the supporter body 11.

The outer first connecting portion 111 and the inner first connecting portion 113 of this example are connected by a hinge structure by a linear joint edge 115 formed from a sewing line extending in the vertical direction. On the other hand, the tightening belt 12 has an edge 124 orthogonal to the direction of protrusion from the supporter body 12, and by bringing the edge 124 into contact with the joint edge 115, the positional relationship with respect to the supporter body 11 is specified. , Can be connected to the supporter body 11 symmetrically. If the positional relationship of the tightening belt 12 with respect to the supporter main body 11 can be specified, the overlap between the outer first connection portion 111 and the inner first connection portion 113 and the second connection portion 121 is maximized, and the engagement strength by the hook-and-loop fastener is also necessary and sufficient. There is an advantage that it can be enhanced to a certain extent.

As seen in FIG. 7, the waist supporter 1 of Example 1 is hung on the female surface 117 of the outer surface fastener on the central portion of the supporter main body 11 and the female surface 122 of the outer surface fastener of the left and right tightening belts 12. By handing over and attaching the auxiliary belt 13, the tightening condition of the user 8 to the waist 811 can be strengthened. The auxiliary belt 13 has a horizontally long rhombus shape with a telescopic belt of a certain width as a side, and has a male surface 131 of a hook-and-loop fastener on each of the inner surfaces at the left and right ends, and a male surface 132 of a hook-and-loop fastener on each of the inner surfaces of the upper and lower ends. It is detachably engaged with the female surface 117 of the hook-and-loop fastener on the outer surface of the central portion 11 and the female surface 122 of the hook-and-loop fastener on the outer surface of the left and right tightening belts 12.

In the waist supporter 1 of Example 1, since the supporter main body 11 and the tightening belt 12 are freely connected and separated, each can be replaced with different specifications. For example, the waist supporter 1 of Example 1 can be replaced with a large supporter main body 14 widely applied to the waist 811 of the user 8, as shown in FIG. The large supporter body 14 has a central portion sandwiched between the left and right elastic reinforcing members 146 that is larger in the vertical direction, and has the same structure as the basic supporter body 11 (see FIG. 2), and has the same outer surface as the central portion. Is provided with a female surface 147 of a hook-and-loop fastener for attaching the auxiliary belt 13. Further, the outer first connecting portion 141 and the inner first connecting portion (not shown) connecting the tightening belt 12 are connected by a hinge structure via a linear joining edge 145.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the waist supporter 1 of Example 1 can be replaced with a tightening belt 15 having a horizontally long outer shape in which half of the side connected to the supporter main body 11 is narrow and the other half is wide. .. The wide tightening belt 15 widely contacts the waist 812 of the user 8 to soften the tightening condition. The wide tightening belt 15 has the same structure as the basic tightening belt 12 (see FIG. 2), with the female surface 152 of the surface fastener on the entire outer surface and the surface fastener on the inner surface of the half range of the side connected to the supporter body 11. The female surface 153 of the hook-and-loop fastener is provided, the range of the female surface 153 of the hook-and-loop fastener is set to the second connecting portion 151, and the end edge 154 orthogonal to the direction of protrusion from the supporter main body 11 is formed on the linear joint edge 115 of the supporter main body 11. Make contact and connect to the supporter body 11. Further, the tightening belt 15 on the right side when viewed from the outer surface side has a male surface 156 of a hook-and-loop fastener that engages the tightening belts 12 with each other attached to the inner surface of the end portion.

As seen in FIG. 10, the waist supporter 1 of Example 1 is obliquely crossed in the direction protruding from the supporter body 11 by cutting off the second connection portion 121 within the range of the female surface 123 of the inner surface fastener. The end edge 125 is formed on the tightening belt 12, and the tightening belt 12 can be adjusted so as to project diagonally from the supporter main body 11. When the user 8 is a woman, the waist circumference has a frustum shape, so that the waist supporter 1 is tightened so that the tightening belt 12 protrudes diagonally from the supporter body 11 so that it can be easily wound according to the experience 81. Mounting stability is improved by the tightening belt 12. As described above, the supporter of the present invention has an advantage that the wearing condition can be adjusted according to each user 8.

The tightening belt 12 can be symmetrically connected to the supporter main body 11 by abutting the end edge 125 obliquely intersecting in the direction protruding from the supporter main body 11 against the joint edge 115, specifying the positional relationship with respect to the supporter main body 11. If the positional relationship of the tightening belt 12 with respect to the supporter main body 11 can be specified, the overlap between the outer first connection portion 111 and the inner first connection portion 113 and the second connection portion 121 is maximized, and the engagement strength by the hook-and-loop fastener is also necessary and sufficient. Is secured. The tightening belt 12 of Example 1 can freely shape the end edge 125 within the range of the female surface 123 of the hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface of the second connecting portion 121, and can freely set the angle of the protruding direction with respect to the supporter main body 11.

The present invention comprises a supporter main body that presses or press-contacts a part or all of the affected part or the vicinity of the affected part, and a tightening belt that protrudes from the supporter main body in a specific direction and is wound around the neck, limbs, or trunk including the affected part. If it is a supporter, it can be applied. Specifically, in addition to the waist supporter 1 mentioned in Example 1, the neck supporter 2 (Fig. 11), the shoulder supporter 3 (Fig. 12), the chest supporter 4 (Fig. 13), and the elbow are typical supporters. The present invention is also applied to the supporter 5 (FIG. 14), the supporter 6 for the knee (FIG. 15), and the supporter 7 for the ankle (FIG. 16).

As seen in FIG. 11, the neck supporter 2 of Example 2 is entirely pressed against the back surface (affected part) of the neck 82 of the user 8 who has been injured by whipping, and suppresses the movement of the neck 82 to relieve the pain. From the horizontally long flat plate supporter main body 21 and the pair of tightening belts 22 that project from the left and right ends of the supporter main body 21 in the left-right direction and are hung around the front surface (near the affected part) of the user 8's neck 82. It is configured so that the tightening belt 22 can be connected and separated to the supporter body 21.

The supporter main body 21 is provided with an outer first connecting portion 211 and an inner first connecting portion 213 of a hinge structure via a joint edge 215 at each of the left and right end edges. The outer first connecting portion 211 is provided with a male surface of a hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface, and the inner first connecting portion 213 is provided on an outer surface (not shown). The tightening belt 22 constitutes the second connection portion 221 as a whole with the inside and outside as the female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener. In the neck supporter 2 of Example 2, the male surface 226 of the hook-and-loop fastener that engages the tightening belts 22 is attached to the tightening belt 22 on the left side (left side in FIG. 11) when viewed from the front side.

As seen in FIG. 12, the shoulder supporter 3 of Example 3 is applied to the arm part that wraps the shoulder 814 (affected part) of the user 8 injured by periarthritis of the shoulder (so-called “fifty shoulders”) from above and the armpit. The chest part is integrated, and the bag-shaped supporter body 31 that restricts the movement of the shoulder 814 and the arm part of the supporter body 31 project downward from the front and back, respectively, to the arm 83 of the user 8 (near the affected part). From a pair of tightening belts 32 that are hung and engaged, and a pair of tightening belts 32 that project to the right of the chest of the supporter body 31 and are hung and engaged around the chest 813 (near the affected area) of the user 8. It is configured so that the tightening belt 32 can be connected and separated to the supporter body 31.

The supporter main body 31 is provided with the outer first connection portion 311 and the inner first connection portion 313 of the hinge structure via the joint edge 315 on the front side and the back side of the arm portion and the chest portion, respectively (the back side is shown in the figure). Omitted). The outer first connecting portion 211 is provided with a male surface of a hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface, and the inner first connecting portion 213 is provided on an outer surface (not shown). The tightening belt 32 constitutes the second connection portion 321 as a whole with the inside and outside as the female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener. In the shoulder supporter 3 of Example 3, the male surface 326 of the hook-and-loop fastener that engages with the tightening belt 32 on the back side is attached to the detachable tightening belt 32 located on the front side (front side in FIG. 12).

As seen in FIG. 13, the chest supporter 4 of Example 4 has a horizontally long belt-shaped supporter body 41 that is entirely pressed against the side surface (for example, the left armpit) of the chest 813 of the user 8 who has broken the ribs, for example. , It is composed of a pair of tightening belts 42 that project from the left and right ends of the supporter body 41 in the left-right direction and are hung around the side surface (for example, the lower right armpit) of the chest 813 of the user 8 and are engaged with the supporter body 41. The tightening belt 42 can be connected and separated. In the chest supporter 4, the supporter body 41 and the tightening belt 42 are integrated to tighten the chest 813, and the movement of the chest 813 is restricted by compression.

The supporter main body 41 is provided with an outer first connecting portion 411 and an inner first connecting portion 413 of a hinge structure via a joint edge 415 at each of the left and right end edges. The outer first connecting portion 411 is provided with a male surface of a hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface, and the inner first connecting portion 413 is provided on an outer surface (not shown). The tightening belt 42 constitutes the second connection portion 421 as a whole with the inside and outside as the female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener. In the chest supporter 4 of Example 4, the male surface 426 of the hook-and-loop fastener that engages the tightening belts 42 is attached to the tightening belt 42 on the front side (front side in FIG. 13).

As seen in FIG. 14, the elbow supporter 5 of Example 5 has a tubular forearm portion into which the arm 83 (forearm portion) of the user 8 who has become a tennis elbow, for example, and an open upper arm portion applied from below. A bag-shaped supporter body 51 that wraps the connecting part by applying it from below the elbow 831 (affected part) and presses all or part of the connecting part (pressing protrusions, etc.) to suppress the movement of the elbow 831 and relieve pain. And a pair of tightening belts 52 that project upward from the front and back of the open upper arm of the supporter body 51 and hang around the arm 83 of the user 8 (near the upper arm and the affected area). The tightening belt 52 can be freely connected to the 51.

The supporter main body 51 is provided with an outer first connection portion 511 and an inner first connection portion 513 of a hinge structure via a joint edge 515 at each of the front and rear edge portions of the open upper arm portion (the back side is not shown). The outer first connecting portion 511 is provided with a male surface of a hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface, and the inner first connecting portion 513 is provided on an outer surface (not shown). The tightening belt 52 constitutes the second connection portion 521 as a whole with the inside and outside as the female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener. In the elbow supporter 5 of Example 5, the male surface 526 of the hook-and-loop fastener that engages the tightening belts 52 is attached to the tightening belt 52 on the right side (front side in FIG. 14) when viewed from the front side.

As seen in FIG. 15, the knee supporter 6 of Example 6 is applied from the front side and the tubular lower leg portion into which the leg 84 (lower leg portion) of the user 8 who has been injured due to knee osteoarthritis is inserted. The connecting part that connects the open thigh is applied to the knee 841 (affected part) from the front side to wrap it, and all or part of the connecting part (pressing protrusion, etc.) is pressed to suppress the movement of the knee 841 and cause pain. The bag-shaped supporter body 61 and the supporter body 61 project from the left and right sides of the open thigh to the back side, respectively, and are hung around the leg 84 (near the thigh and affected area) of the user 8 to be engaged. It is composed of a pair of tightening belts 62, and the tightening belt 62 can be freely connected to and separated from the supporter main body 61.

The supporter main body 61 is provided with an outer first connection portion 611 and an inner first connection portion 613 of a hinge structure via a joint edge 615 at each of the left and right edges of the open thigh. The outer first connection portion 611 is provided on the inner surface, and the inner first connection portion 613 is provided on the outer surface, respectively (not shown). The tightening belt 62 constitutes the second connection portion 621 as a whole with the inside and outside as the female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener. In the knee supporter 6 of Example 6, a male surface 626 of a hook-and-loop fastener that engages the tightening belts 62 is attached to the tightening belt 62 on the right side (front side in FIG. 15) when viewed from the front side.

As seen in FIG. 16, the ankle supporter 7 of Example 7 is applied from below to the open ankle, which is applied to the ankle 842 of the user 8 who has been injured by a sprain from the back side, and to the abdomen of the foot 843, for example. A bag-shaped supporter body 61 that connects the open foot abdomen on the left and right sides to suppress the movement of the ankle 842 and relieve pain, and the open ankle and open foot abdomen of the supporter body 61 project forward or upward from the left and right respectively. It is composed of a pair of tightening belts 72 that are hung around and engaged with the ankle 842 and the foot 843 (near the affected area) of the user 8, and the tightening belt 72 can be freely connected to and separated from the supporter main body 71.

The supporter main body 71 is provided with an outer first connection portion 711 and an inner first connection portion 713 of a hinge structure via a joint edge 715 at the left and right edges of the open ankle and the open foot abdomen, respectively. The outer first connecting portion 711 is provided on the inner surface, and the inner first connecting portion 713 is provided on the outer surface, respectively (not shown). The tightening belt 72 constitutes the second connection portion 721 as a whole with the inside and outside as the female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener. In the ankle supporter 7 of Example 7, a male surface 726 of a hook-and-loop fastener that engages the tightening belts 72 is attached to the tightening belt 72 on the right side (front side in FIG. 16) when viewed from the front side.

1 Waist supporter
11 Supporter body
111 Outer first connection
Male face of 112 hook-and-loop fastener
113 Inner first connection
Male face of 114 hook-and-loop fastener
115 Joint edge
116 Elastic reinforcement
Female face of 117 hook-and-loop fastener
12 Tightening belt
121 2nd connection
Female face of 122 hook-and-loop fastener
Female face of 123 hook-and-loop fastener
124 Edges orthogonal to the protruding direction
125 Edges that intersect in the protruding direction
Male face of 126 hook-and-loop fastener
13 Auxiliary belt
Male face of 131 hook-and-loop fastener
Male face of 132 hook-and-loop fastener
14 Supporter body
141 Outer first connection
145 Joint edge
146 Elastic reinforcement
Female face of 147 hook-and-loop fastener
15 Tightening belt
151 Second connection
Female face of 152 hook-and-loop fastener
Female face of 153 hook-and-loop fastener
154 Edges orthogonal to the protruding direction
Male face of 156 hook-and-loop fastener 2 Supporter for neck
21 Supporter body
211 Outer first connection
213 Inner first connection
215 Joint edge
22 Tightening belt
221 2nd connection
226 Male face of hook-and-loop fastener 3 Supporter for shoulder
31 Supporter body
311 Outer first connection
313 Inner first connection
315 Joint edge
32 Tightening belt
321 Second connection
Male face of 326 hook-and-loop fastener 4 Supporter for chest
41 Supporter body
411 Outer first connection
413 Inner first connection
415 Joint edge
42 Tightening belt
421 2nd connection
426 Male face of hook-and-loop fastener 5 Supporter for elbow
51 Supporter body
511 Outer first connection
513 Inner first connection
515 Joint edge
52 Tightening belt
521 2nd connection
Male face of 526 hook-and-loop fastener 6 Supporter for knees
61 Supporter body
611 Outer first connection
613 Inner first connection
615 Joint edge
62 Tightening belt
621 2nd connection
626 Male face of hook-and-loop fastener 7 Supporter for ankle
71 Supporter body
711 Outer first connection
713 Inner first connection
715 Joint edge
72 Tightening belt
721 2nd connection
Male face of 726 hook-and-loop fastener 8 User
81 Trunk
811 waist
812 belly
813 chest
814 Shoulder
82 neck
83 arm
831 elbow
84 legs
841 knee
842 ankle
843 feet

Claims (1)

A supporter body that presses or presses a part or all of it near the affected area or the affected area, and a supporter body that protrudes from the supporter body in a specific direction and is wrapped around the neck, limbs, or trunk including the affected area to bring the supporter body near the affected area or the affected area. In the supporter composed of the tightening belt that fixes the position,
In the supporter main body, the outer first connecting portion having the male or female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface and the inner first connecting portion having the male or female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener on the outer surface are connected via a joint edge. Provided with a hinge structure
The tightening belt has a male or female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener that engages with the male or female surface of the hook-and-loop fastener of the outer first connection portion on the outer surface, and a surface that engages with the male or female surface of the inner first connection portion. A second connecting portion having a male or female surface of the fastener on the inner surface is provided.
A supporter characterized in that a tightening belt can be freely connected to and separated from the supporter body by sandwiching the second connecting portion between the outer first connecting portion and the inner first connecting portion and disengaging the hook-and-loop fastener .

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