JPH07213544A - Knee supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a knee supporter which does not easily slip out of place although flat in its structure and to be wound around a knee joint by a contact section surrounding a kneecap and protruded from the underside of a front section. CONSTITUTION:A front section 11 of a knee supporter 10 covers the front of a knee while a rear section 12 joined with the front section 11 covers the rear side of the knee. Attachment sections 13-15 are formed by cutting the tip of the rear section 12 in three separate projected parts and the undersides of the attachment sections are provided with velvet-like fasteners with which the attachment sections are attached and fastened to the tip of the front section 11 on one side of the knee when the supporter is worn. Overlap holders 19 and 20 are made of an elastic tape-like material having velvet-like fasteners 21 and 22, respectively, at the tip of each holder and the base of respective overlap holders is sewed to a spot where the front section 11 is joined with the rear section 12. The overlap holders 19 and 20 are extended over the front section 11 through the front part of the knee and fastened to the surface of the rear section 12. A kneecap contact section 26 is formed by a narrow rubber plate protruding from the underside of the front section 11 in a semi-circular fashion, having a gap 27, so that the gap 27 is disposed on either right or left side of the knee, surrounding the kneecap when the knee supporter is worn.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a knee supporter which is used by being worn on the knee.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a knee supporter, instead of a tubular supporter, a flat supporter which is wound around a knee and fastened has been widely used in recent years. The flat plate has an advantage that it can be easily attached and detached because it is wound and fastened, but it has a drawback that it tends to lack tightening force and is easily displaced.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to obtain a knee supporter which is flat and has a structure of winding and fastening it, but which is less likely to be displaced.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a front portion covering a front portion of a knee, a rear portion integrally connected to the front portion and covering a rear portion of the knee, and a front end of the rear portion are provided. It is formed by being divided into three parts and has a velvet fastener at each tip, and at the side of the knee, a mounting part to be joined and fastened to each end of the front part, and an elastic tape shape. The body has a velvet-type fastener at each tip, and the base is attached to a portion connected to the back portion of the front portion, overlaps with the front portion, passes through the upper or lower portion of the front portion of the knee, and the rear portion. Two pressing portions that are joined together and fastened to prevent slippage, rib portions that are respectively provided at the connecting portion of the front surface portion and the rear surface portion and near the end portion of the front surface portion, and that are located on the side of the knee, and the front surface. It is projected on the back of the part,
It is a knee supporter including a lid support portion that comes into contact with the periphery of the patella and prevents the displacement.

The above-mentioned lid supporting portion may have any shape as long as it is in contact with the periphery of the patella, and may be, for example, annular. In particular, it is preferable to use an annular shape having cuts on the left and right because the knee can easily expand and contract.

[0006] Further, the lid bone abutting portion may be formed in a semi-circular shape, and in particular, an upper semi-annular shape is preferable because it is suitable for sitting upright.

Further, the knee bone contact portion may be made of rubber and exposed on the back surface so as to be in direct contact with the skin.

As the rib body, any rib body can be used as long as it has an appropriate hardness. The most common wire is coiled and flattened to be a coil bone. be able to.

Further, if the rib body is made of rubber,
It is especially suitable for sports. Specifically, it can be formed by attaching silicon rubber or by coating with rubber and curing.

The rubber rib body may be exposed on the back surface and come into direct contact with the skin.

The entire supporter is usually made of cloth, but it is also possible to use rubber, specifically, a material for wet suit.

[0012]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, examples illustrating the present invention will be specifically described.

In the knee supporter 10, the front portion 1
Reference numeral 1 is a flat surface and can cover the front part of the knee when worn. The back portion 12 has a flat shape that is narrower than the front portion 11 and is continuous with the front portion 11 so as to cover the back portion of the knee when worn. Mounting parts 13, 14, 1
Numeral 5 is formed by projecting the tip of the back portion 12 in three, and has velvet fasteners 16, 17, and 18 on the back surface of the tip, respectively, and at the side of the knee when worn, the end portion of the front portion. Each can be joined and fastened. The entire surface of the front part 11 and the back part 12 is formed of a towel-like fabric to which velvet fasteners can be fastened.

The pressing portions 19 and 20 are made of a tape-like material having elasticity and have velvet type fasteners 21 and 22 at their tips. The base portion 23 is integrally connected to the rear portion 12 of the front portion 11. It is sewn on the part.
These pressing portions 19 and 20 overlap on the front portion 11 when worn, pass through the upper or lower portion of the front portion of the knee, and pass through the back portion 1.
2 Bonded to the surface and fastened.

The rib bodies 24, 24, 25, 25 are coil bones formed by coiling the wire into a coil and then flattening the wire. The rib bodies 24, 24, 25, 25 are connected to the front portion 11 and the rear portion 12 and near the end portion of the front portion 11. , Two of them extend in a substantially arc shape, and are attached by sewing a backing cloth to the back surface. These ribs are located on the sides of the knee when worn, and when the knee is bent slightly, they assume a natural shape and do not apply force to the legs.

The lid supporting portion 26 is formed by forming two semi-annular rubber plates into an annular shape having cuts 27, 27.
The front cloth and the back cloth of the front portion 11 are bonded to each other so as to protrude to the back surface. At the time of wearing, the lid contact portion 26 contacts the periphery of the patella so that the cuts 27, 27 are located on the left and right.

Since the knee supporter 10 has the above-described structure, it is used as follows. That is, first, the front part 11 is placed on the front part of the knee, the cover part 26 is contacted with the periphery of the patella, and the rear part 12 is contacted with the rear part of the knee so that the attachment parts 13, 14, 15 are attached to the front part 11. Velvet fasteners 16, 17, 18 and fasten. Next, by holding the tips of the pressing portions 19 and 20 and pulling and extending them (shown by the solid line in FIG. 4) and winding them, they are placed on the front portion 11 above or below the knee front, Velvet fastener 21,
It is fastened to the surface of the rear portion 12 using 22 (shown by a broken line in FIG. 4).

In the above embodiment, the front portion 11 and the rear portion 12
The entire surface of the velvet fastener is a material that can be fastened, but of course each velvet fastener 1
It is also possible to provide a dedicated material for fastening only the portions to which 6, 17, 18, 21, 22 are fastened.

[0019]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION Since the knee supporter of the present invention has the lid supporting portion, it catches on the patella and further has the pressing portion. , Caught on the patella,
At the same time, since the lid supporting part is pressed down, even if the knee is bent and stretched, it is difficult to shift. The attachment part is formed by projecting the tip of the back part into three parts, and is attached to the front part separately at three locations with different thicknesses of the knee part, so that the cap rest part can be applied accurately and stably to the patella. Since the holding portion is made of a tape-shaped body having elasticity and the tightening is strong and elastic, the above-described slip-preventing action functions more effectively.

The lid supporting portion can be formed in any shape, but if it is formed in an annular shape having a cut on the left and right sides, bending can be facilitated and the knee can be bent and stretched easily.

Further, the lid supporting portion may be formed in a semi-annular shape. Particularly, in the case of the upper semi-annular shape, when the knee is bent greatly,
For example, it is suitable for sitting down.

Further, if the lid supporting portion is made of rubber so that it is exposed on the back surface and is in direct contact with the skin, the effect of preventing slippage is further enhanced.

As the rib body, any rib body can be used as long as it has appropriate hardness, and a coil bone is usually used, but if it is made of rubber, it is particularly suitable for sports. Become.

If the rubber rib body is exposed on the back surface and is brought into direct contact with the skin, this rib body also works to prevent slippage, which is more preferable.

The whole supporter is usually made of cloth, but rubber and wet suit materials can be used, which makes it suitable for sports.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a surface view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the same example.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the example.

[Fig. 4] State of use of the same example (state before fastening the pressing portion)
FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Knee supporter, 11 ... Front part, 12 ... Back part, 1
3, 14, 15 ... Mounting part, 16, 17, 18 ... Velvet type fastener, 19, 20 ... Holding part 21, 22, ...
Velvet fasteners, 23 ... Base, 24, 24, 2
5, 25 ... Rib body, 26 ... Lid support part, 27, 27 ... Cut.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A front part that covers the front part of the knee, a back part that is integrally connected to the front part, and covers the rear part of the knee, and the tip of this back part are divided into three parts to project. Velvet fasteners that are formed and each have a velvet fastener at the tip, and are attached to the side of the knee that is joined and fastened to the end of the front portion, and an elastic tape-like body. Having a fastener, the base of which is attached to a portion of the front portion connected to the back portion, overlaps the front portion, and passes through the upper or lower portion of the front portion of the knee,
Two pressing portions that are joined to the back surface part and are retained to prevent slippage, and rib bodies that are respectively provided near the connecting parts of the front surface part and the back surface part and near the end parts of the front surface part and that are located on the side parts of the knee,
A knee supporter, which is provided on a back surface of the front portion and has a lid abutment portion that comes into contact with the periphery of the patella and prevents the displacement. 2. The knee supporter according to claim 1, wherein the lid supporting portion has an annular shape having a left and right cut. 3. The knee supporter according to claim 1, wherein the lid support portion has an upper semi-annular shape. 4. The knee supporter according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the knee bone contact portion is made of rubber and is exposed on the back surface to come into direct contact with the skin. 5. The knee supporter according to claim 1, wherein the rib body is a coil bone formed by forming a wire into a coil and then flattening the wire. 6. The knee supporter according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the rib body is made of rubber. 7. The knee supporter according to claim 6, wherein the rib body is exposed on the back surface and comes into direct contact with the skin.