JPH08164150A - Knee protective band - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a knee protective band capable of protecting and reinforcing a ligament at the time of bending and stretching a knee which is hardly shifted at the time of fitting. CONSTITUTION: For this knee protective band, both end parts 3 of a belt-like body 1 to be wound around the knee are branched into two and one end part corresponding to the other end part is provided with an engaging means for mutually engaging them above and below the knee. Then, the width of the middle part 1a of the belt-like body is formed narrow, elastic bone members 8 extended in the width direction of the belt-like body are provided on the positions corresponding to the side parts of the knee of the belt-like body and two belts 9 composed of a flexible material crossed at the middle part whose tip parts are crossed in front of the knee and engaged to the outer surface of the belt-like body are provided on the outer surface of the belt-like body. Thus, the knee is easily bent, it can be fitted with appropriate strength suited to the thickness of the knee, shifting while it is fitted is less, usability is improved, the rapid bending of the knee is mitigated and the knee is easily stretched.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a knee protection belt that protects and reinforces a knee in which a ligament has failed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a supporter or belt of a type in which a patella is exposed and wound around a knee in order to treat a disorder of the patella. For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-4033
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 4-84186 discloses a belt that holds a patella with a belt so that the patella does not shift. Further, Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-84186 discloses a vertical cut in the center of an elastic fabric of an oval supporter body. There is disclosed a supporter in which one end of the main body is divided into two to form interlocking locking ends, and the locking ends are attached to the surface of the main body.

[0003]

Although the above-mentioned conventional ones have the function of preventing the displacement of the patella or facilitating the bending of the knee, they are easily displaced from the wearing state, and the expansion and contraction of the ligament when bending and stretching the knee. It does not have a function to assist. Knee pain is thought to be caused by the ligaments that connect the bones of the knee. When the ligaments are stretched and stretched, and the force applied to the ligaments is relaxed, the ligaments are protected and reinforced, and the pain is relieved. Therefore, it is preferable.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a knee protection band which is hard to slip when worn and which can protect and reinforce the ligament when bending and stretching the knee.

[0005]

According to the present invention, both ends of a strip made of a stretchable material wound from the back of a knee to the front are bifurcated at a distance from each other and one end thereof is branched. In a knee protection band provided with fastening means for fastening these at the other end corresponding to the above and below the kneecap, the width of the intermediate portion of the band is narrowed, and the knee of the band is formed. An elastic bone member extending in the width direction of the band-shaped body is provided at a position corresponding to the side part, and the outer surface of the band-shaped body intersects at the intermediate part and the tip part crosses in front of the knee. The above object was achieved by providing two belts made of a stretchable material that are attached to the outer surface of the. The belt-shaped body is made of a stretchable material obtained by polymerizing a loop material capable of engaging with a hook of a velvet fastener on the outer surface of a rubber sheet and a cotton pile material on the inner surface of the rubber sheet. Is fixed at its rear end in the vicinity of the position of the elastic bone member provided on the outer surface of the band-shaped body, and extends diagonally in the middle part of the band-shaped body so as to intersect with each other in an oblique direction. It is preferable that the belt is provided so as to be movably supported by the belt retainer, and the crossing portion and the tip end portion of the belt are fixed to the belt-shaped body.

[0006]

The intermediate portion of the belt-like member is applied to the back of the knee, the belt-like member is pulled, and both ends of the belt-like member are superposed and fastened together in front of the knee. Since both ends are bifurcated at a distance, they overlap each other at the upper and lower positions of the kneecap. Then, the two belts are pulled from behind the knee under the patella and are attached to the belt at a position above the patella to complete the wearing.

Since the elastic material is used for the belt and the belt and the elastic aggregates are provided on both sides of the knee, the elastic material is appropriately provided around the knee without being influenced by the thickness of the foot. It can be attached by tightening, and when the knee is bent, the band behind the knee is deformed and two belts are pulled in front of the knee to project the patella forward, further deforming the elastic aggregate. Therefore, the knee bends slowly to control the rapid extension of the ligament, and when the knee is extended,
Since the force for restoring the deformation of the belt-shaped body, the belt and the elastic aggregate is supplementarily applied, the knee can be stretched with a small force and the ligament can be stretched with a small load even if the knee is weak.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a band of a knee protection band made of a stretchable material 2, and both ends 3 of the band 1 are branched into two forks with a gap 4 between them. Lengthwise middle part 1a
The notches 5 and 5 are provided on both sides of the to form a narrow width. As the elastic material 2, as shown in FIG. 2, a rubber sheet 2a of neoprene rubber is laminated with a loop material 2b constituting a velvet fastener, and a cotton pile material 2c having a good texture is laminated on the back surface thereof. used. As shown in FIG. 3, hook fabrics 6, 6 constituting a velvet fastener are sewn to the inner surfaces of the end portions 3 and 3 on one end side of the band-shaped body 1 as fastening means, and when hook fabrics 6 and 6 are wound around the knee as a protective band. The hooks of the hook material 6 are engaged with the loops of the loop material 2b so as to be in a locked state. Further, when the band-shaped body 1 is wound, the elasticity of a coil spring made of a metal spring, which is covered with a reinforcing tape 7 at a position corresponding to the side of the knee and has a shape like a coil spring flatly crushed as shown in FIG. The aggregate 8 is attached in the width direction of the strip 1. Furthermore,
The rear ends of the two belts 9 and 9 were sewn and fixed together with the reinforcing tape 7 to the outer surface of the belt-shaped body 1 in a state of intersecting with each other at the intermediate portion 1a. Each belt 9 is made of a stretchable material made of a rubber band knitted with a rubber thread and provided with a loop 9a on the surface side. When the band-shaped body 1 is wound around the knee, the belt 9 crosses in front of the knee and the belt-shaped structure is formed. Engagement members 10 and 10 made of hook fabric of velvet fasteners are provided on the inner surface of the front end portion and the inner surface of the intermediate portion of each belt 9 so long as they can be engaged with the outer surface of the body 1. Reference numeral 11 is a belt retainer provided on the outer surface of the intermediate portion 1a for maintaining the crossed state of the belts.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the knee protection band of the illustrated embodiment, the intermediate portion 1a of the strip 1 is applied to the back of the knee A, and both end portions 3 of the intermediate portion 1a are polymerized above and below the kneecap to form a hook fabric. 6
Is attached to a loop ground 2b on the outer surface of the strip 1, and each belt 9 is further extended to the front of the knee, and the belt 9 is circulated in a crossed state below the patella so that its tip is located above the strip 1. The belt 9 is stretched and attached along the ligament by being fastened by the fastening member 10 and also by the fastening member 10 in the middle thereof, and the belt-shaped body 1 and the belt 9 have elasticity. Therefore, it can be adjusted to a proper compression state and worn, and it can be adapted to the thickness of the knee. Further, since the intermediate portion 1a is formed to have a narrow width and the belt 9 also intersects with each other, the amount of the portion sandwiched when the knee is bent is small, and both end portions 3 of the band-shaped body 1 are small.
Since it has a notch portion 5 and is branched, the kneecap can freely move in and out when bending the knee, and bending is facilitated, and since the belt 9 is engaged and crossed even in front of the knee, The deviation of Further, when the knee is bent, the elastic aggregate 8 bends and the belt 9 is pulled, so that the rapid bending of the knee is restricted by these resistances, and the rapid extension of the ligament that causes knee pain is suppressed. If you can prevent it and extend your knees,
By the auxiliary action of the restoring force of the elastic aggregate 8 and the belt 9,
Even if your knee is weak, you can stretch it easily.

[0010]

As described above, according to the present invention, the width of the intermediate portion of the belt-like body of the knee protection band which is wound around the knee and is fastened to each other above and below the kneecap is formed to be narrow, and the side of the belt on the knee side is formed. An elastic bone member is provided at a position corresponding to the portion, and the outer surface of the strip is
Since two belts made of a stretchable material are provided which are crossed at the intermediate portion and the tip portions are crossed in front of the knee and are fastened to the outer surface of the strip, the knee is easily bent and the knee is bent. It can be worn with an appropriate strength by adapting to the thickness of the, the usability can be improved with little deviation during wearing, the sharp flexion of the knee can be alleviated, and the knee can be easily extended.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of elastic aggregate.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a usage state

[Explanation of symbols]

1 band 2 elastic material 2
a Rubber sheet 2b Loop fabric 2c Cotton pile fabric 3
Edge 4 Spacing 5 Notch 6
Hook ground 8 Elastic aggregate 9 Belt 10
Locking member 11 Belt presser A Knee

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A strip-shaped body made of a stretchable material which is wound forward from the back of a knee and bifurcates at both ends to branch off from each other at one end corresponding to the other end. In a knee protection band provided with fastening means for fastening these to each other above and below the kneecap, a width of an intermediate portion of the band-shaped body is narrowed, and the band is provided at a position corresponding to a side portion of the knee of the band-shaped body. An elastic bone member extending in the width direction of the belt-like body is provided, and the elastic bone member crosses the outer surface of the belt-like body at the intermediate portion and the front end crosses in front of the knee and is attached to the outer surface of the belt-like body. A knee protection band provided with a belt made of a stretchable material of a book. 2. The elastic member is made of a stretchable material obtained by polymerizing a loop material capable of engaging with a hook of a velvet fastener on the outer surface of a rubber sheet, and polymerizing a cotton pile material on the inner surface of the rubber sheet. The knee protection band according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The two belts are fixed at their rear ends in the vicinity of the position of the elastic bone member provided on the outer surface of the band-shaped member, and are obliquely arranged so as to intersect each other at the intermediate part of the band-shaped member. 2. A belt presser provided on the outer surface of the belt extends to support the intersection so that the belt is free to move, and an intermediate portion between the intersection and the tip of the belt is fixed to the belt.
Knee protection band described in.