KR101660317B1 - Ankle Protector - Google Patents

Abstract

An ankle support according to the present invention prevents the sweating of an ankle through smooth air permeation. The ankle support comprises an ankle brace, at least one protrusion, an anti-slipping band, a foot top pressing Velcro material, a compression band, and an ankle pressing Velcro material. The ankle brace includes: an entrance portion, which has a sack shape and an opened upper end and into which a foot is inserted; a middle support portion, which is extended downward from the entrance portion to wrap and support an ankle and an ankle bone; a foot sole support portion, which is extended from the middle support portion toward one side direction to wrap a foot sole; and a plurality of foot top support portions, which are in the shape of bands and extended from the foot sole support portion toward both side directions to cover the foot top, and of which the length in one direction is longer than the length in the other direction, wherein the foot sole support portion and the foot top support portions are formed by stacking a plurality of layers including an inner fabric and an outer fabric, the inner fabric being formed of an air-permeable fabric, the outer fabric being formed of a Velcro material. The at least one protrusion is formed by the inner fabric protruding at a predetermined height. The anti-slipping band is configured of a plurality of bands at predetermined intervals on the terminal end of a shorter foot top support portion among the plurality of foot top support portions. The anti-slipping band is formed of at least one material of natural rubbers, synthetic rubbers, and silicone, and a surface of the anti-slipping band has a frictional force of a predetermined value or more. The foot top pressing Velcro material is formed on the terminal end of a longer foot top support portion among the plurality of foot top support portions, and detachably attached to the outer fabric. The compression band has predetermined length and width, and the middle point in a length direction of the compression band is fixed to the rear side of the middle support portion. The compression band has an elastic force of a predetermined value or more. The ankle pressing Velcro material is installed on the terminal ends of both sides of the compression band, and detachably attached to the outer fabric.

Description

Ankle Protector

The present invention relates to an ankle protector, and more particularly, it relates to an ankle protector which can smoothly perform ventilation even when worn for a long period of time and prevent sweating on the ankle. In addition, when ankle protector is worn, And an ankle protector that can prevent the position of the wearer from being disturbed when worn.

When exercising such as jogging, cycling, gymnastics, or aerobics, the ankle protector may be worn to protect the user's ankle while maintaining the ankle posture and to ensure that the force of the legs is properly aligned with the exercise.

Generally, ankle bands made of materials such as natural fibers and rubber are widely used for the ankle protector. These ankle bands allow the ankle to move, while the ankle is resiliently pressed to maintain the ankle posture and to protect the ankle.

However, since the ankle band is not smoothly ventilated, sweating may occur between the ankle band and the ankle when it is worn for a long period of time, which may cause inflammation of the skin of the ankle.

Public Utility Model Publication No. 20-1995-0008152 (Published Date: Apr. 15, 1995)

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an athlete's foot which can smoothly perform ventilation even when worn for a long time, thereby preventing sweating on the ankle, An object of the present invention is to provide an ankle protector which can reduce fatigue of an ankle and can prevent the position of the wearer from being disturbed when worn.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ankle guiding apparatus comprising: an inlet portion having an upper end opened in a bag shape to insert a foot; an intermediate support portion extending downward from the inlet portion to surround the ankle and the bones; And a plurality of foot support portions extending in both lateral directions from the foot support portion and formed in a strip shape so as to cover the foot portion and formed longer than the side lengths in the lateral direction of the foot support portion An ankle brace formed by stacking a sole support portion and an instep supporting portion in a plurality of layers including an inner surface fabric and an outer surface fabric, the inner surface fabric being made of breathable fabric, and the outer surface fabric being made of a ball material; At least one protrusion formed by protruding the inner surface of the inner fabric at a predetermined height; A plurality of tactile support parts formed of a plurality of bands at predetermined intervals on the end of a foot support part having a short length and made of at least one of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, and silicone, belt; A foot pressure ball valve material formed at an end of the long foot support portion among the plurality of foot support portions and adhered to the outer surface of the foot support portion in a detachable manner; A pressing band which is formed with a predetermined length and width and whose middle point in the longitudinal direction is fixed to the rear side of the intermediate supporting portion and which has an elastic force of a predetermined value or more; And an ankle squeeze ball material installed at both ends of the squeezing band and adhered to the outer surface of the ankle so as to be detachably attached thereto.

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 The protrusions are fixed by inserting PE (Poly Ethylene) foamed bridges of predetermined size and pattern between synthetic rubber or natural rubber and inner surface fabric.

The sole support portion and the foot support portion are formed by placing an aluminum mold having a predetermined height pattern on a lower plate of a high-temperature press-forming press, positioning the inner mold on the aluminum mold so as to abut the inner surface, and then pressing the upper plate of the high-

The above-described ankle protector includes an intermediate valve material formed on a surface of an inner surface of a portion extending from a sole support portion of a foot support portion of a plurality of foot support portions to a foot support portion, .

According to the present invention, fatigue of the ankle can be reduced by applying pressure to a specific part of the ankle when wearing the ankle protector.

Further, according to the present invention, since the non-slip strap is provided on the inner surface of the ankle brace at a set interval, it is possible to prevent the wear of the ankle protector from being disturbed when wearing the ankle strap, So that it can be minimized.

Further, according to the present invention, by inserting perforated synthetic rubber or natural rubber having a predetermined thickness between the inner surface of the ankle brace and the outer surface of the ankle brace, ventilation is smoothly performed while enhancing the effect of protecting the ankle.

Further, according to the present invention, by forming an air layer having a predetermined pattern on the inner surface contacting the skin, sweating on the ankle can be minimized even if the ankle protector is worn for a long time.

In addition, according to the present invention, an intermediate bar material is provided at a portion extending from the sole support portion to the foot support portion, so that the ankle protector can be more firmly worn when worn on the foot.

1 is a front view of an ankle protector according to the present invention.
2 is a side view of the ankle protector shown in Fig.
3 is a view showing a cross-sectional structure of an ankle brace.
4 is a view showing an example of compression molding of an ankle brace.
5 is a view showing an example of compression molding of the projections of the ankle brace.

Hereinafter, an ankle protector according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a front view of an ankle protector according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a side view of an ankle protector shown in Fig.

1 and 2, the ankle protector includes an ankle brace 100, a protrusion 110, a non-skid strip 120, a foot-press ball material 125, an intermediate ball material 140, 150 and an ankle squeeze ball material 160.

The ankle brace 100 includes an inlet portion 102, an intermediate support portion 103, a sole support portion 105 and a foot support portion 106. The foot support portion 105 and the foot support portion 106 include an inner surface fabric 130, And an outer surface 170. In this embodiment, The inner surface 130 of the ankle brace 100 refers to a surface of a surface of the ankle brace 100 which is in contact with the user's ankle on both surfaces and the outer surface 170 refers to a surface of the opposite surface. In this case, the intermediate support portion 103 may be made entirely of only the inner surface fabric 130 or only the outer surface fabric 170, or the side facing the sole may include a plurality of inner fabric 130 and outer fabric 170 And the remainder may be formed only of the inner surface fabric 130 or the outer surface fabric 170.

At this time, the inner surface 130 of the ankle brace 100 is made of a breathable fabric, and the outer surface fabric 170 is made of a ball material. In this case, the inner surface 130 of the ankle brace 100 is preferably made of a fabric having excellent air permeability such as a mixed fabric of a zero skin and a tuck wrap, and not sticking to the body even if sweat or moisture is stuck. In addition, the outer surface fabric 170 of the ankle brace 100 is not only excellent in elasticity and ventilation as in the case of nylon and spun blended fabric but also has excellent durability when the ankle brace 100 is pulled in the longitudinal direction to press the ankle , And it is preferable that it is made of a fabric having excellent effect as a ball material.

The mouth 102 has an upper opening so that a foot can be inserted, and an intermediate support 103 extends downward from the mouth 102 to surround the ankle and the bone. The foot supporting portion 105 extends to one side of the middle supporting portion 103 so as to surround the sole and the foot supporting portion 106 extends in both lateral directions on the sole supporting portion 105 and is formed into a belt- . At this time, each foot support portion 106 is formed to have a longer length in the one side direction than in the other side direction.

The overall length of the ankle brace 100 is in the range of 12.0 Cm to 29.0 Cm from the rear side of the intermediate support portion 103 to the front end of the sole support portion 105 in consideration of the age group, And the longitudinal length from the inlet 102 to the bottom of the foot support 106 can be varied in a range of 7.0 Cm to 20.0 Cm. At this time, the height of the foot support portion 106 from the entrance portion 102 to the upper end of the foot support portion 106 may be formed to be lowered obliquely within the range of 3.0 Cm to 8.0 Cm as shown in FIG. 2, One side in the upward direction extends in an obliquely elevated shape within a range of 3.0 Cm to 8.0 Cm and a height is increased obliquely to the uppermost level in the other side within the range of 10.0 Cm to 25.0 Cm And then can be extended in a strip shape.

3, the sole support portion 105 and the foot support portion 106 of the ankle brace 100 are formed of synthetic rubber or natural rubber 135 between the inner surface fabric 130 and the outer surface fabric 170, Can be perforated and inserted at a set size and spacing. At this time, the synthetic rubber or natural rubber 135 inserted between the inner surface fabric 130 and the outer surface fabric 170 has a circular hole having a diameter of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm at intervals of 0.2 mm to 1.2 mm in the horizontal and vertical directions It can be drilled. However, it is needless to say that the shape of the perforated hole is not limited to a circular shape but may be an elliptical shape or another shape.

The foot supporting portion 105 and the foot support portion 106 of the ankle brace 100 are formed by pressing the inner surface fabric 130, the synthetic rubber or the natural rubber 135 and the outer surface fabric 170 with a high-temperature compression press. 4, the foot supporting portion 105 and the foot supporting portion 106 of the ankle brace 100 are formed by placing the aluminum mold 230 of the rhombic pattern on the lower plate 210 of the high- The inner sheet 130 is disposed on the mold 230 at the lower end and the lower sheet 210 and the upper sheet 220 of the high-temperature squeeze press are respectively pressed and heated at 170 ° C and 120 ° C. In this case, the rhombic pattern of the aluminum mold 230 may have a spacing between the sides of 0.5 to 1.0 cm. The height of the pattern of the aluminum mold 230 may be 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm. Here, the aluminum mold 230 is illustrated as being formed of a rhombus pattern, but the pattern of the aluminum mold 230 is not limited thereto, and may be formed in various patterns. As a result, the inner fabric 130, which is in direct contact with the ankle, has an air layer formed by the pattern of the aluminum mold 230 to ensure air permeability. Even if the ankle brace 100 is pressed against the ankle, do.

The projecting portion 110 is formed by projecting the inner surface of the foot support portion 105 or the foot support portion 106 at a predetermined height. 5, the protrusions 110 may be formed by placing an acupressure cushion sponge 112 on an aluminum mold 230 disposed on a lower plate 210 of a high-temperature press-forming press, and forming circular, elliptical, A PE (Poly Ethylene) foamed crosslinking 114 formed in a circular pattern or the like may be placed on the upper plate 220 and then the upper plate 220 of the high-temperature pressing press may be pressed and heated at 150 ° C. At this time, the thickness of the PE foam crosslinking layer 114 is preferably in the range of 0.3 Cm to 0.8 Cm. When the ankle brace 100 is pressed by a high-temperature compression press, the protruding portion 110 is positioned between the inner surface fabric 130 and the synthetic rubber or the natural rubber 135 such that an acupressure cushion sponge 112 comes to the lower end Can be squeezed. In this case, the aluminum mold 230 may be embodied as a concave groove corresponding to the position and shape of the protrusion 110.

The non-slip strap 120 is formed of a plurality of strips at intervals set at the ends of the foot support portion of the plurality of foot support portions 106. At this time, the non-slip strip 120 may be made of a material such as natural rubber, synthetic rubber, or silicone, and the surface of the non-slip strip 120 is formed to have a frictional force of a predetermined value or more. That is, the surface of the non-slip strip 120 may be roughened or a plurality of grooves may be formed to increase the frictional force when it comes into contact with the ankle.

The foot-pressable ball material 125 is formed at the end of the foot-length support portion of the plurality of foot-support portions 106, and is adhered to the outer surface fabric 170 in a detachable manner. That is, the foot pressing ball material 125 first covers the foot support portion having a shorter length among the plurality of foot support portions 106, and then covers the foot support portion having a longer length, To the outer surface of the outer surface 170. [

The middle ball material 140 is formed on the surface of the inner surface material 130 of the portion extending from the sole support portion 105 to the toe support portion 106 of the long toe support portion of the plurality of toe support portions 106, And is detachably adhered to the fabric 170. At this time, the intermediate bar material 140 prevents the middle portion of the foot support portion from rising when the foot support is wrapped around the foot support portion 106 having a long length among the plurality of the foot support portions 106.

The pressing band 150 is formed with a predetermined length and width, and an intermediate point in the longitudinal direction is fixed to the rear side of the intermediate supporting portion 103 and has an elastic force equal to or greater than a set value. At this time, it is preferable that the pressing band 150 is embodied as a fabric having a durability higher than a set value when it is pulled in the direction of the plantar supporting portion 105. In the embodiment of the present invention, by using the mixed fabric of 70% of polyester and 30% of span as the pressing band 150, both the elastic force and the durability can be satisfied.

The ankle squeeze ball material 160 is installed at both ends of the pressing band 150 and is detachably attached to the outer surface fabric 170. At this time, it is preferable that the direction of the ankle squeeze ball material 160 is in a direction toward the outer surface fabric 170 when the squeezing band 105 is covered in the direction of the sole support portion 105. Thus, the ankle can be pressed by wrapping the ankle brace 100 around the ankle brace 100 while the ankle is inserted into the ankle brace 100 and then the elastic band 150 is stretched in the direction of the sole support part 105, 160 can be adhered to the abutting outer fabric 170 to maintain the pressing strength of the ankle brace 100.

Claims (5)

An intermediate supporting portion extending downward from the entrance portion to surround the ankle and the bones, a sole supporting portion extending to surround the sole in one direction from the intermediate supporting portion, And a plurality of foot support portions extending in both lateral directions from the support portion and formed in a band shape so as to cover the foot portion and being longer than a length in a lateral direction having a different length in one direction, An ankle brace formed by laminating a plurality of layers including an outer surface fabric, the inner surface fabric being made of breathable fabric, and the outer surface fabric being made of a ball material;
At least one protrusion formed by the inner surface protruding at a predetermined height;
A plurality of tongue-supporting portions, each of the tongue-supporting portions being formed of a plurality of strips spaced apart from each other at an end of a foot-supporting portion having a shorter length and made of at least one of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, and silicone, Prevention band;
A foot pressing ball member formed at an end of the foot support portion of the plurality of foot support portions and detachably attached to the outer surface of the foot support portion;
A pressing band formed with a predetermined length and width, an intermediate point in the longitudinal direction fixed to the rear side of the intermediate supporting portion, and having an elastic force of a predetermined value or more; And
An ankle squeeze ball material installed at both ends of the pressing band and detachably attached to the outer surface fabric;
And an ankle protector. delete The method according to claim 1,
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Characterized in that a poly ethylene foam (PE) cross-link having a predetermined size and pattern is inserted between the synthetic rubber or natural rubber and the inner surface of the ankle protector. The method according to claim 1 or 3,
The foot supporting portion and the foot support portion are provided,
Wherein an aluminum mold having a predetermined height pattern is placed on a lower plate of a high-temperature press-forming press, and the upper surface of the high-temperature pressing press is pressed by positioning the inner surface of the aluminum mold in contact with the inner surface of the aluminum mold. The method according to claim 1,
A middle ball material formed on a surface of the inner surface of the foot extending portion of the foot support portion of the foot support portion of the plurality of foot support portions and extending from the foot support portion to the foot support portion and being detachably adhered to the outer surface of the foot;
Further comprising an ankle protector.

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