JP7365057B2 - posture correction supporter - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a posture correction supporter for correcting the posture of a user.

Maintaining a correct posture is recommended not only from a beauty perspective but also from a health perspective. However, maintaining such a correct posture is not easy due to lifestyle habits. For example, if you are forced to work at a desk for long periods of time, you may become hunched over.

Therefore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-017456 discloses a posture correction belt for correcting the hunched back and maintaining a correct posture with straightened back muscles. This is a correction belt that is worn on the chest rather than the shoulders of the human body, and includes two elastic shoulder belts (hereinafter referred to as "shoulder belts") that intersect on the back side and are hung on the shoulders when worn. It consists of an elastic belt (hereinafter referred to as the "chest belt") for attachment and retention that is joined at the lower end and wrapped around the lower chest when worn, and a back support part that maintains the crossed state of the shoulder belts and attaches and fixes the chest belt. , At opposing positions of both ends of the chest belt, joining means are provided to enable the correction belt to be attached and held, and at the upper end of the shoulder belt there is an attachment means that can change the holding position of the upper end when worn. The device is characterized in that the upper ends of the two shoulder belts, which are worn from the back side, are joined to arbitrary positions of the chest belt that is wound around the lower chest area.

However, the above-mentioned posture correction belts are designed to cross the belt, so to speak, and lack the power to hold down the user's back. The belt digs into the person's shoulders, making it uncomfortable.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-017456

The present invention has been made by focusing on the above-mentioned points, and the problem is to properly press the back of the user and to apply a belt to both shoulders when the function is to pull the rounded shoulders toward the back. To provide a posture correction supporter that does not dig into the body.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the posture correction supporter of the first aspect is arranged so that the back part is in contact with the user's back and the back part is wrapped around the user's abdomen so that the back part is in contact with the user's back. The right abdominal belt, the left abdominal belt, and the back part have an upper left opening placed on the upper left side, an upper right opening placed on the upper right side, a middle left opening placed on the left side of the middle part, and a middle left opening placed on the middle right side. a lower right opening disposed on the lower left side, a lower right opening disposed on the lower right side, and a left belt and a right belt disposed on the back side; The belt emerges from the upper left opening, enters from the middle left opening, further emerges from the lower right opening, and is attached to the right abdominal belt, and the right belt emerges from the upper right opening. , enters through the middle right opening, emerges from the lower left opening, and is attached to the left abdominal belt.

In the posture correction supporter according to the second aspect, in the first aspect, the back part has a first back part in contact with the user's back, and a second back part disposed on the first back part, and the first back part has an upper right protrusion that is configured to protrude diagonally upward to the right at its upper part and has a predetermined width, and an upper left protrusion that is configured to protrude diagonally upper left to the upper part and has a predetermined width. between the upper right protruding part and the upper left protruding part, there is an upper middle part having an inwardly curved concave shape in plan view, and the second back part is configured to protrude diagonally upward and to the right at the upper part. a second upper right protrusion having a predetermined width; a second upper left protrusion that is configured to protrude diagonally upward to the left above the upper right protrusion; a second upper right protrusion having a predetermined width; The second upper left protruding portion and the second upper intermediate portion curved inwardly and having a concave shape in plan view.

In the posture correction supporter according to the third aspect, in the first aspect or the second aspect, the left belt further has one end, the one end of the left belt is fixed near the lower right opening, and the right belt has one end. The belt further has a section, and one end of the right belt is fixed near the lower left opening.

In the posture correction supporter of the fourth aspect, from the first aspect to the third aspect, a movable right pad part and a left pad part are arranged on the left belt and the right belt, respectively.

Since the present invention is constructed and operates as described above, the belt cuts into both shoulder portions when the belt is properly pressed against the back and acts to pull the rounded shoulder portions toward the back side. It is possible to provide a posture correction supporter that will never cause problems.

It is a front view of the posture correction supporter of a present Example. It is a back view of the posture correction supporter of a present Example. FIG. 3 is a front view of the posture correction supporter with the second back portion removed. It is a front view of the state where the right belt and the left belt are removed from the 1st back part. It is a state diagram of the user's back in a state in which the posture correction supporter of the present example is worn. FIG. 3 is a front view of the user wearing the posture correction supporter of the present embodiment. A is a state diagram in which the right abdominal belt and the left abdominal belt are attached to the posture correction supporter. B is a state diagram in which the left belt is attached to the right abdominal belt in the posture correction supporter. It is a diagram of a state in which the user's hunched back has been corrected.

This example will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiment. A posture correction supporter 10 for correcting the posture of a user P, which will be described later, has a back part 20 that comes into contact with the back B (FIG. 5) of the user P, and a back part 20 that is wrapped around the waist W (FIG. 6) of the user P. It has a right abdominal belt 50 and a left abdominal belt 60, which are arranged so that the part 20 comes into contact with the back B of the user P. The back surface portion 20 has a double structure, and includes a first back surface portion 21 in contact with the back B of the user P, and a second back surface portion 31 disposed to cover the first back surface portion 21. Furthermore, since the first back part 21 and the second back part 31 in the back part 20 are arranged so as to be in contact with each other, the right belt 70 and the left belt 80, which will be described later, are difficult to slip out from between them. It becomes.

The first back section 21 is made of a nylon fiber fabric that has almost no elasticity and is configured in a mesh shape so as to have breathability, and a cushioning material (not shown) having cushioning properties is disposed inside the first back section 21. . Further, the first back surface portion 21 is reinforced by an edge member 21a so as to surround the first back surface portion 21.

The first back surface part 21 has an upper right protruding part 22 which is configured to protrude obliquely upward to the right at its upper part and has a predetermined width, and an upper right protruding part 22 which is configured to protrude diagonally upwardly to the left and has a predetermined width. and an upper left protrusion 23. Further, the upper intermediate portion 24 between the upper right protruding portion 22 and the upper left protruding portion 23 has an inwardly curved concave shape in plan view. In this way, since the upper intermediate portion 24 has an inwardly curved concave shape in plan view, by reducing the area in contact with the back B of the user P as much as possible, it is possible to reduce the weight and prevent stuffiness. can.

Further, the first back surface part 21 is configured to protrude diagonally downward to the right at its lower part, and has a lower right protruding part 25 having a predetermined width, and is configured to protrude diagonally downwardly to the left at its lower part, and has a predetermined width. and a lower left protrusion 26 having a width of . Further, the lower intermediate portion 27 disposed between the lower right protruding portion 25 and the lower left protruding portion 26 has a linear shape. Note that the predetermined width will be described later.

The right intermediate portion 28 between the upper right protrusion 22 and the lower right protrusion 25 has a concave shape curved inward. Further, the left intermediate portion 29 between the upper left protruding portion 23 and the lower left protruding portion 26 has a curved concave shape. In this way, the first back surface part 21 has a plurality of curved shapes inwardly concave in plan view, so that the weight of the first back surface part 21 can be reduced and the area in contact with the back surface B of the user P can be compared. By reducing the number of targets, it is possible to prevent the user P from getting stuffy when the posture correction supporter 10 is worn on the user P.

The second back portion 31 is also made of a nylon fiber fabric with almost no elasticity and is configured in a mesh shape to have breathability, and a cushioning material (not shown) having cushioning properties is arranged inside the second back portion 31. There is. Further, the second back surface portion 31 is reinforced by a second edge member 31a so as to surround the second back surface portion 31 (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

The second back surface part 31 is configured to protrude diagonally upward to the right at its upper part, and has a second upper right protrusion part 32 having a predetermined width, and the second upper right protrusion part 32 is configured to protrude diagonally upward to the left at its upper part and has a predetermined width. and a second upper left protrusion 33 having a width. Further, the second upper intermediate portion 34 disposed between the second upper right protrusion 32 and the second upper left protrusion 33 has an inwardly curved concave shape in plan view (see FIG. 3). Note that the second upper intermediate portion 34 having an inwardly curved shape is preferably configured to match the shape of the upper intermediate portion 24 having an inwardly curved shape.

Further, the second back surface portion 31 is configured to protrude diagonally downward to the right at its lower portion, and includes a second lower right protruding portion 35 having a predetermined width, and a second lower right protruding portion 35 which is configured to protrude diagonally downward to the left at its lower portion. , and a second lower left protrusion 36 having a predetermined width. Further, the second lower intermediate portion 37 between the second lower right protruding portion 35 and the second lower left protruding portion 36 has a concave shape in plan view that is curved inward from the linear lower intermediate portion 27 .

The second right intermediate portion 38 between the second upper right protrusion 32 and the second lower right protrusion 35 has a concave shape in plan view that is curved more inward than the right intermediate portion 28 described above. Further, the second left intermediate portion 39 between the second upper left protruding portion 33 and the second lower left protruding portion 36 has a concave shape in plan view that is curved more inward than the left intermediate portion 29 described above.

The area of the second back part 31 in contact with the back part B of the user P is smaller than that of the first back part 21 , and the area of the second back part 31 that is in contact with the back part B of the user P is smaller than that of the first back part 21 . It can prevent stuffiness.

A plurality of openings are formed in the back surface portion 20 by sewing predetermined locations on each of the first back surface portion 21 and the second back surface portion 31. Specifically, by sewing both sides of the second upper right protrusion 32 in the upper right protrusion 22, the back surface part 20 has an upper right opening 41 located on the upper right side, which is an opening.

Furthermore, by sewing both sides of the second upper left protrusion 33 in the upper left protrusion 23, the back surface part 20 has an upper left opening 42 disposed on the upper left side, which is an opening.

Furthermore, by sewing both sides of the second right middle part 38 with the first back part 21, the back part 20 has an opening, is located on the right side of the middle part, and has a shape that curves inward. It has a right opening 43.

In addition, by sewing both sides of the second left intermediate part 38 with the first back part 21, the back part 20 has an opening, which is located on the left side of the middle part, and has a shape that curves inward. It has a left opening 44 .

By sewing both sides of the lower right protruding part 25 and the second lower right protruding part 35, the back surface part 20 has a lower right opening 45 which is an opening and is disposed on the lower right side.

By sewing both sides of the lower left protruding part 26 and the second lower left protruding part 36, the back surface part 20 has a lower left opening 46 which is an opening and is disposed on the left side of the lower part.

Further, by sewing both sides of the lower intermediate portion 27 and the second lower intermediate portion 37, the back surface portion 20 has an opening, and a lower central opening 47 disposed at the lower central portion. have The lower central opening 47 can ensure breathability between the first back section 21 and the second back section 31 and prevent the user P from getting stuffy, thereby ensuring comfort.

The upper right opening 41 and the upper left opening 42 are each reinforced with tape-like cloth with little stretch. Therefore, the first back surface portion 21 and the second back surface portion 31 in the upper right opening 41 and the upper left opening 42 are in contact with each other.

Further, the width of the upper right opening 41 and the upper left opening 42 is preferably about 1.3 times the width of the right belt 70 and the left belt 80. Thereby, movement of the right belt 70 and the left belt 80 can be appropriately suppressed.

Further, the curved middle right opening 43 and the curved middle left opening 44 are each reinforced with a tape-like cloth with little stretch. Therefore, the first back surface portion 21 and the second back surface portion 31 in the middle right opening 43 and the middle left opening 44 are in contact with each other.

The widths of the middle right opening 43 and the middle left opening 44 are preferably about twice the widths of the right belt 70 and the left belt 80. This allows movement of the right belt 70 and the left belt 80 at the middle right opening 43 and the middle left opening 44, respectively, thereby making it possible to match the physique of the user P. Thereby, the posture correction supporter 10 can be worn relatively comfortably.

The lower right opening 45 and the lower left opening 46 are each reinforced with tape-like cloth with little stretch. Therefore, the first back surface portion 21 and the second back surface portion 31 in the lower right opening 45 and the lower left opening 46 are in contact with each other.

Further, the width of the lower right opening 45 and the lower left opening 46 is preferably about 1.5 times the width of the right belt 70 and the left belt 80. This allows the right belt 70 and the left belt 80 to move to a certain extent. Therefore, it can be adapted to the physique of the user P, and the posture correction supporter 10 can be worn relatively comfortably.

The right abdominal belt 50 has elasticity for tightening the waist circumference of the user P, is sewn to the lower right protrusion 25 to be integrated, and has a band-like shape. Furthermore, a female hook-and-loop fastener is arranged on the surface of the right abdominal belt 50. Further, a male hook-and-loop fastener 52 is attached to the back surface of the tip portion 51. Further, the width of the right abdominal belt 50 is preferably 80 mm. Note that the right abdominal belt 50 is preferably made of polyester, nylon, or polyurethane.

Further, the left abdominal belt 60 has elasticity to tighten the waist circumference of the user P, is sewn to the lower left protrusion 26 to be integrated, and has a band-like shape. Furthermore, a female hook-and-loop fastener is arranged on the surface of the left abdominal belt 60. Further, the width of the left abdominal belt 60 is preferably 80 mm. Note that the left abdominal belt 60 is preferably made of polyester, nylon, or polyurethane.

The right belt 70 has strong elasticity so as to exert a tightening force, and has a narrower band shape than the right abdominal belt 50. One end of the right belt 70 is connected to the first back part 21 inside the back part 20 and the second back part 21, which is inside the back part 20. It is fixed by sewing near the lower left protrusion 26 between it and the back surface part 31. Further, the right belt 70 is arranged from the vicinity of the lower left protrusion 26 to the upper right protrusion 22, between the first back part 21 and the second back part 31, which are inside the back part 20, and the upper part. It emerges from the right opening 41, enters again between the first back part 21 and the second back part 31 inside the back part 20 from the middle right opening 44, and enters from the lower left opening 46. arranged to appear. Furthermore, a male hook-and-loop fastener 71 is provided on the back surface of the other end of the right belt 70 emerging from the lower left opening 46. On the other hand, since the female hook-and-loop fastener is placed on the surface of the left abdominal belt 60, the male hook-and-loop fastener 71 placed on the back surface of the other end of the right belt 70 can be fixed to that surface. Note that the right belt 70 is preferably made of nylon/polyurethane.

Further, the right belt 70 has a female hook-and-loop fastener 72 on the other end surface. Further, as described above, since the male hook-and-loop fastener 71 is provided on the back surface of the other end of the right belt 70, the other end of the right belt 70 has a three-layer structure and is thick. Therefore, as described above, the right belt 70 is difficult to slip out from the respective openings where the first back section 21 and the second back section 31 are in contact with each other.

The left belt 80 has strong elasticity so as to exert a tightening force, and has a narrower band shape than the left abdominal belt 60, and one end of the left belt 80 is connected to the first back part 21 inside the back part 20 and the second back part 21, which is inside the back part 20. It is fixed by sewing near the lower right protrusion 25 between it and the back surface part 31. Further, the left belt 80 is arranged from the vicinity of the lower right protrusion 25 to the upper left protrusion 23, between the first back part 21 and the second back part 31, which are inside the back part 20, and the upper part of the left belt 80. It emerges from the left opening 42, enters again between the first back surface 21, which is the inside of the back surface 20, and the second back surface 31 from the middle left opening 43, and emerges from the lower right opening 45. It is arranged so that Furthermore, a male hook-and-loop fastener 81 is provided on the back surface of the other end of the left belt 80 that emerges from the lower right opening 45. On the other hand, since the female hook-and-loop fastener is placed on the surface of the right abdominal belt 50, the male hook-and-loop fastener 81 placed on the back surface of the other end of the left belt 80 can be fixed to that surface. Note that the left belt 80 is preferably made of nylon/polyurethane.

Further, a female hook and loop fastener 82 is provided on the surface of the other end of the left belt 80. Further, as described above, since the male hook-and-loop fastener 81 is provided on the back surface of the other end of the left belt 80, the other end of the left belt 80 has a three-layer structure and is thick. Therefore, as described above, the left belt 80 is difficult to slip out from the respective openings where the first back surface portion 21 and the second back surface portion 31 are in contact with each other.

In this way, the right belt 70 and the left belt 80 are connected to the first intersection part 100 and the second intersection part inside the back part 20, that is, between the first back part 21 and the second back part 31. 200, intersecting twice in total. By having the first intersection part 100 and the second intersection part 200 that intersect twice in the back part 20, the back part 20 acts to press the back part B of the user P, and also The user's right shoulder RS and left shoulder LS are made to bend backward in the right belt 70 and left belt 80 which are worn around both shoulders. As a result, by pulling the right shoulder RS and left shoulder LS, which are the rounded shoulder portions, toward the back side, the user P can stretch the chest V and correct the hunched posture (Figure 5, 8).

Further, the right belt 70 has a right pad portion 110 arranged thereon. Since the right pad part 110 has a cylindrical shape and is configured so that the right belt 70 is inserted inside thereof, it does not dig into the right shoulder RS and the left shoulder LS, which are both shoulder parts. Further, the right pad section 110 is movable with respect to the right belt 70 in this way, and a material having cushioning properties can be used inside the right pad section 110. Therefore, by moving the right pad portion 110' indicated by a broken line in FIG. 6 along the right belt 70, it can come into contact with the chest V of the user. Thereby, the impact on the chest V of the user P can be reduced.

Similarly, the left belt 80 has a left pad portion 120 arranged thereon. The left pad portion 120 has a cylindrical shape and is configured such that the left belt 80 is inserted inside the left pad portion 120. In this way, the left pad section 120 is movable with respect to the left belt 80, and a material having cushioning properties can be used inside the left pad section 120. Therefore, by moving the left pad portion 120' indicated by a broken line in FIG. 6 along the left belt 80, it can come into contact with the chest V of the user. Thereby, the impact on the chest V of the user P can be reduced.

The posture correction supporter 10 having the above configuration is attached to the user P. Specifically, the right belt 70 emerging from the upper right opening 41 is placed on the user's P's right shoulder RS, and the left belt 80 emerging from the upper left opening 42 is placed on the user's P's right shoulder RS. Place it on your left shoulder LS. Thereby, the user P can carry the back part 20 on his or her back. As described above, the right belt 70 has the right pad section 110 disposed, and the left belt 80 has the left pad section 120, so that the right belt 70 and the left belt 80 are P's right shoulder RS and left shoulder LS are less likely to get wedged.

Next, in order to tighten the waist circumference W of the user P, the right abdominal belt 50 is attached to the surface of the left abdominal belt 60. That is, the user P attaches the male hook-and-loop fastener 52 placed on the back surface of the tip 51 of the right abdominal belt 50 to the female hook-and-loop fastener on the front surface of the left abdominal belt 60 in the waist circumference W. The right abdominal belt 50 and the left abdominal belt 60 have strong elasticity to tighten the waist of the user P.

Next, the user P further attracts the right belt 70 emerging from the lower left opening 46 and further attracts the left belt 80 emerging from the lower right opening 45, and places them on the back surface of the other end of the right belt 70. The male hook-and-loop fastener 71 is attached to the female hook-and-loop fastener on the surface of the left abdominal belt 60, and the male hook-and-loop fastener 81 placed on the back side of the other end of the left belt 80 is attached to the female hook and loop fastener on the surface of the right abdominal belt 50. Attach to the zipper.

When the posture correction supporter 10 is worn on the user P in this way, the left belt 80 placed on the left shoulder LS of the user P and the right belt 70 placed on the right shoulder RS of the user P are used. , acts to deflect the right shoulder RS and left shoulder LS of the user P backward, and the right belt 70 and the left belt 80 are connected to the inside of the back part 20, that is, the first back part 21 and the second back part 21. Since the back part B of the user P is supported by the first intersection part 100 and the second intersection part 200, which intersect twice in total between the back part 31 and the back part 31, the user P's back part B is supported by the rounded shoulders. A hunched back can be corrected by moving the right shoulder RS and left shoulder LS toward the back. Furthermore, since the back surface portion 20 has a plurality of inwardly curved portions, it contributes to weight reduction and has a structure that does not get stuffy (see FIGS. 5 and 8).

10 Posture correction supporter 20 Back part 50 Right abdominal belt 60 Left abdominal belt 21 First back part 31 Second back part 41 Upper right opening 42 Upper left opening 43 Middle right opening 44 Middle left opening 45 Lower right opening 46 Lower left opening 47 Lower central opening 50 Right abdominal belt 60 Left abdominal belt 70 Right belt 80 Left belt 110 Right pad part 120 Left pad part

Claims (3)

a back portion in contact with the back of the user;
a right abdominal belt and a left abdominal belt that are placed around the user's abdomen so that the back portion contacts the user's back;
The back portion includes an upper left opening disposed on the upper left side, an upper right opening disposed on the upper right side, a middle left opening disposed on the left side of the middle part, a middle right opening disposed on the right side of the middle part, and a lower part. A lower left opening placed on the left side and a lower right opening placed on the lower right side,
a left belt and a right belt disposed on the back surface,
The left belt emerges from the upper left opening, enters from the middle left opening, further emerges from the lower right opening, and is attached to the right abdominal belt,
The right belt emerges from the upper right opening, enters from the middle right opening, further emerges from the lower left opening, and is attached to the left abdominal belt,
The back surface has a first back surface that contacts the user's back, and a second back surface that is disposed on the first back surface, and the first back surface has an upper portion that projects diagonally upward and to the right. an upper right protrusion that is configured as shown in FIG. and an upper intermediate portion having an inwardly curved concave shape in plan view between the protruding portion and the second rear portion having a predetermined width. a second upper right protrusion having a second upper right protrusion, a second upper left protrusion that is configured to protrude diagonally upward to the upper left and has a predetermined width, the second upper right protrusion, and the second upper left protrusion. and a second upper intermediate portion having an inwardly curved concave shape in a plan view,
The first back surface portion is configured to have a lower right protruding portion that protrudes diagonally downward to the right at its lower portion and has a predetermined width, and a lower right protruding portion that protrudes diagonally downward to the left at its lower portion and has a predetermined width. a lower left protrusion having;
a lower intermediate portion disposed between the lower right protruding portion and the lower left protruding portion and having a linear shape;
The second back surface part is configured to protrude diagonally downward to the right at its lower part, and has a second lower right protruding part having a predetermined width, and is configured to protrude diagonally downwardly to the left at its lower part, and has a predetermined width. a second lower left protruding portion having a width, and a second lower intermediate portion between the second lower right protruding portion and the second lower left protruding portion is the linear lower intermediate portion. It exhibits a concave shape in plan view, curved inwardly, and
By sewing both sides of each of the linear lower intermediate portion and the inwardly curved second lower intermediate portion having a concave shape in plan view , the back surface portion is formed by sewing the first rear portion and the second lower intermediate portion. A posture correction supporter for correcting the posture of a user , which has a lower center opening that is located between the second back surface and the lower center of the back surface . The left belt further has one end, the one end of the left belt being fixed near the lower right opening,
The posture correction supporter according to claim 1, wherein the right belt further has one end, and the one end of the right belt is fixed near the lower left opening. The posture correction supporter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a movable right pad portion and a left pad portion are arranged on the left belt and the right belt, respectively.

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