KR102674884B1 - Neck and shoulder posture corrector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a neck and shoulder posture corrector, and more specifically, to a neck and shoulder posture corrector that not only supports the cervical spine when lying down with one's head on, but also provides cervical traction and straightens the shoulder area by pressing from the top to the bottom. will be.

Description

Neck and shoulder posture corrector}

The present invention relates to a neck and shoulder posture corrector, and more specifically, to a neck and shoulder posture corrector that not only supports the cervical spine when lying down with one's head on, but also provides cervical traction and straightens the shoulder area by pressing from the top to the bottom. will be.

Generally, the cervical vertebrae of the neck are located at the top of the spine and correspond to the cervical vertebrae, which are connected to the human head. The neck acts as a bridge connecting the head and torso, and has "C-shaped" legs rather than "1-shaped" legs. Just as a healthy neck is strong, it is true that it has a C-shape, but most modern people often have a "1-shaped" neck, and this "1-shaped" neck places a tremendous amount of stress on the muscles around the neck that support the weight of the head. This causes fatigue in the muscles and hardens them, causing headaches, tension in the back of the neck, and stiffness in the shoulders, and it is easy for cervical disc herniation to occur.

In particular, recently, as the time spent using mobile devices such as computers and mobile phones increases, the C-shaped healthy neck is developing into a straight or inverted C-shaped deformed neck, which is caused by prolonged use of mobile devices such as computers or mobile phones. Because the neck is kept in the same state as the neck when used, the straight neck is deformed, and this deformed deformation increases cervical fatigue.

Recently, in order to solve the serious problems described above, various cervical spine contouring pillows and cervical relaxation technologies have been introduced, examples of which include: Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1690957 (name: straight neck and turtle neck through maintenance of C-shaped cervical spine) Neck correction pillow helpful for neck correction; Application date: June 7, 2016; Document 1) and Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1616087 (Name: Neck pillow for sitting using cranial sacral therapy; Application date: 2014 Date of October 20th; Document 2) below.

Document 1 above ensures stable support for the head at all times, thereby increasing the effectiveness of cervical correction and treatment and inducing deep sleep through sleeping in the correct posture, while maintaining support for the “C”-shaped curvature of the cervical spine during sleep. It helps relax the cervical spine and muscles, enabling correction and treatment of the cervical spine during sleep. In addition, the support force for the part that supports the cervical spine can be adjusted, enabling optimal cervical spine support at all times according to the user's needs. In addition, it prevents ear pain by preventing the user's ears from being pressed when sleeping while lying on the side. Additionally, it prevents the user's shoulders and arms from being pressed when sleeping on the side, causing numbness in the arms while sleeping. Straight neck by maintaining a C-shaped cervical spine to improve the efficiency of using the neck correction pillow, such as preventing pain such as the neck correction pillow by allowing it to be used regardless of the anterior or posterior direction when using the neck correction pillow. It is a neck correction pillow that helps correct turtle neck.

Meanwhile, Document 2 includes a shoulder presser placed on the user's shoulder; an occipital support portion extending from the shoulder press portion to support the user's occipital region; a fourth ventricle compression protrusion that protrudes from the occipital support portion and presses around the user's external occipital protuberance; and a cervical spine support portion formed at a lower position than the occipital support portion and surrounding the user's cervical spine, wherein the cervical spine support portion is a neck pillow that induces cerebrospinal fluid circulation and has a plurality of mountains and a bone that induces ventilation between the plurality of mountains.

However, most of the prior technologies, including documents 1 and 2 above, are limited to providing support or acupressure to the cervical spine, so they stimulate and relax the cervical spine to induce correction to a normal structure, or straighten the shoulders back to create a rounded shape. There is a problem in that the function is limited in that correction of the shoulder (the shape of the shoulder that brings the shoulder forward) is not done at the same time.

Previous literature related to neck and shoulder posture correction as described above is as follows.

Document 1: Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1690957 (Name: Neck correction pillow that helps correct straight neck and turtle neck by maintaining the C-shaped cervical spine; Application date: June 7, 2016)

Document 2: Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1616087 (Name: Neck pillow for sitting applying cranial sacral therapy; Application date: October 20, 2014)

The present invention was created to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and is a neck and shoulder posture corrector that not only supports the cervical spine when lying down with the head on, but also provides cervical traction and straightens the shoulder area by pressing from the top to the bottom. The purpose is to provide.

The present invention for achieving the above object includes a pillow (11) whose portion corresponding to the cervical spine protrudes upward; Shoulder support portions 12 extending above the shoulders of the user lying on both sides of the pillow 11; A shoulder press portion ( 13); It is characterized by including.

The pillow 11 of the present invention is characterized by being made of the cushioning material itself or having the cushioning material embedded in the outer shell.

The pillow 11 of the present invention curves upward and protrudes from the cervical spine along the curve of the occipital region, and is characterized in that both sides are further raised to surround the portion of the cervical spine to be placed.

The pillow 11 of the present invention is characterized in that a protrusion 11a is formed in the transverse direction on the surface in contact with the cervical spine.

The pillow 11 of the present invention is characterized in that a cervical stimulating means 11b is further provided at the portion in contact with the cervical vertebrae, which operates to generate vibration force and heat by supplying power.

The shoulder response portion 12 of the present invention is made of the same body as the pillow 11, and is characterized by being made of a cushion material itself or having a cushion material embedded in the outer shell.

The shoulder corresponding portion 12 of the present invention is made of a cushion material independent of the pillow 11 or has a cushioning material embedded in the outer shell, and is formed at both ends of the pillow 11 and one end of each shoulder corresponding portion 12. It is characterized in that it is detachably coupled through a fastening means (not shown) formed in .

The shoulder response portion 12 of the present invention is characterized by a hard protrusion 12a formed on the surface in contact with the user's (patient's) body.

The shoulder pressing portion 13 of the present invention is made in the form of a flat plate or pipe, and the cervical spine corresponding portion, which is a curved portion, is formed to be inclined upward in the direction of the neck, maintaining the shape of the shoulder corresponding portion 12 and providing shoulder pressing force. It is characterized by providing.

The shoulder pressing unit 13 of the present invention is further provided with a shoulder stimulation means 12b that generates vibration force and heat by supplying power to a surface portion in the direction corresponding to the user's (patient's) body, and the shoulder corresponding unit ( 12) It is characterized in that it acts on the user's body through the surface.

The present invention according to the problem solving means as described above, when a user places the shoulder corresponding portion 12 on both shoulders and lies down with his head and cervical spine positioned on the pillow 11, the pillow 11 moves upward. The protruding part supports the cervical vertebrae according to the curve of the normal cervical vertebrae and allows it to be tilted back, thereby correcting the turtle neck (straight neck) and also traction of the cervical vertebrae by tilting the head back. When a load is generated by lying down on the pillow 11, the entire shoulder pressure portion 13 lowers and straightens the shoulder by pressing it from the top to the bottom, thereby correcting the rounded shoulder (shoulder with the shoulder gathered forward). You get the effect of letting go.

In addition, in the present invention, the pillow 11 is curved upward and protrudes from the back close to the neck, passes through the cervical vertebrae, and follows the curve of the occipital region in accordance with the normal curvature of the cervical vertebrae of the human body, while both sides are further raised to surround the cervical vertebrae to be placed. In addition to supporting and inducing the curve of the user's cervical spine to be corrected in accordance with the normal curvature of the cervical spine of the human body, the raised parts on both sides to surround the cervical spine hold both sides of the neck, which has the effect of keeping the back of the neck in the correct position. get

In addition, the present invention has a protrusion (11a) formed in the transverse direction on the surface of the pillow (11) in contact with the cervical spine of the human body, so that the protrusions (11a) located on both sides press and stimulate the back part of the neck to irritate the cervical spine. By stimulating the ventricles located along the ventricle, the flow of cerebrospinal fluid is maintained smoothly and smoothly, and the protrusion located in the central part stimulates C2, which corrects misalignment of the cervical spine and enables acupressure and massage to relieve fatigue. get

In addition, the present invention further provides the pillow 11 with a cervical stimulating means 11b that generates vibration and heat by supplying power to the part in contact with the cervical vertebrae of the human body, thereby relaxing parts of the body including the back of the neck and shoulders, It has the effect of correcting misalignment of the cervical spine and maximizing traction motion.

In addition, the present invention provides a hard protrusion (12a) formed on the shoulder corresponding portion (12) on the surface in contact with the user's (patient's) body, so that when a load is generated by lying down on the pillow (11), the shoulder The entire corresponding portion 12 is lowered by the shoulder pressing portion 13 to straighten the shoulder by pressing it from the top to the bottom, and at the same time, the protrusion 12a applies local acupressure pressure to diversify and maximize the stimulation.

In addition, the present invention further provides a shoulder stimulation means (12b) that operates to generate vibration force and heat by supplying power to a surface portion of the shoulder pressing portion (13) in the direction corresponding to the body of the user (patient), By acting on the user's body through the surface of the part 12, the entire shoulder response part 12 is lowered by the shoulder pressing part 13, and presses the shoulder from the top to the bottom to straighten it and at the same time acts to relax the shoulder portion. obtains the effect of maximizing

In addition, the pillow 11 of the present invention has a lower surface that is curved and protrudes along the length direction, so that when the user slightly lifts the head or presses the shoulder area, the shoulder corresponding portion 12 descends and presses the shoulder more strongly. It stimulates or straightens it, and when the user tilts the neck back and presses it with the head, the pillow 11 descends in the direction of the crown of the head and pulls the cervical vertebrae, increasing the traction motion, and repeating this rolling motion to increase the traction motion. By alternating the and cervical stimulation, the effect of correcting or increasing the stimulation power is obtained.

In addition, the pillow 11 of the present invention has a lower surface that is curved and protruded in a dome shape, so that it rolls left and right around the neck (rolling motion), stretching the cervical vertebrae to the left and right, and at the same time descending by the rolling motion. As the side shoulder counterpart 12 further descends, the shoulder is strongly stretched to maximize stimulation and correction.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional neck correction pillow.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a conventional neck pillow.
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a side view showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a plan view showing the present invention in a lying down state.
Figure 6 is a state of use showing the present invention in a lying down state and a shoulder pressing state.
Figure 7 is a side view showing a configuration according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 8 and 9 are usage diagrams showing the operation of another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 is a side cross-sectional view showing a configuration according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 11 is a usage state diagram showing the operation of another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings FIGS. 3 to 7 as follows.

First, the neck and shoulder posture corrector 10 of the present invention includes a pillow 11 whose portion corresponding to the cervical spine protrudes upward, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings; Shoulder support portions 12 extending above the shoulders of the user lying on both sides of the pillow 11; A shoulder press portion ( 13); It may include.

Here, the pillow 11 of the present invention may be curved upward and protrude along the curve of the occiput of the human body's cervical vertebrae, and may be further protruded on both sides to surround the cervical vertebrae to be placed.

Additionally, the pillow 11 may have a protrusion 11a formed in the transverse direction on the surface in contact with the cervical vertebrae of the human body.

In addition, the pillow 11 may be further provided with a cervical stimulating means 11b that generates vibration and heat by supplying power to a portion in contact with the cervical vertebrae of the human body.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the shoulder corresponding portion 12 may be made of the same body as the pillow 11.

The shoulder corresponding portion 12 is made of a cushion material independent of the pillow 11 or has a cushioning material embedded in the outer shell, and is formed at both ends of the pillow 11 and one end of each shoulder corresponding portion 12. It may be detachably coupled through a fastening means (not shown).

Additionally, the shoulder response portion 12 may have a hard protrusion 12a formed on a surface that is in contact with the user's (patient's) body.

On the other hand, the shoulder pressurizing portion 13 of the present invention is formed in the form of a flat plate or pipe, and the cervical vertebrae corresponding portion, which is a curved portion, is formed to be inclined upward in the direction of the neck to maintain the shape of the shoulder corresponding portion 12. This may be to provide pressure on the shoulder.

The shoulder pressing unit 13 is further provided with shoulder stimulation means 12b that generate vibration force and heat by supplying power to a surface in the direction corresponding to the user's (patient's) body, and the shoulder corresponding unit 12 It may be intended to act on the user's body through the surface.

The operation of the present invention achieved as described above is explained as follows.

The present invention, as shown in the accompanying drawings FIGS. 3 and 4, includes a pillow 11 whose portion corresponding to the cervical vertebrae protrudes upward; Shoulder support portions 12 extending above the shoulders of the user lying on both sides of the pillow 11; A shoulder press portion ( 13); It is a neck and shoulder posture corrector (10) including.

According to the present invention, when a user places the shoulder corresponding parts 12 on both shoulders and places the head and cervical spine on the pillow 11 and lies down as shown in Figure 5 of the attached drawing, the pillow 11 The upwardly protruding part of the neck supports the cervical spine according to the curve of the normal cervical spine and is tilted backward, thereby correcting the turtle neck (straight neck) and also allowing traction of the cervical spine by tilting the head back. , as shown in Figure 6 of the accompanying drawing, when a load is generated by lying down on the pillow 11, the entire shoulder pressing part 13 lowers and presses the shoulder from the top to the bottom to straighten it, creating a rounded shoulder ( It is possible to correct the shoulder shape (where the shoulders are gathered forward).

Among the present invention, the pillow 11 is a preferred embodiment in which a cushioning material such as latex, silicone, natural rubber, or sponge is molded into a predetermined shape. However, the pillow 11 is made by molding the cushioning material such as latex, silicone, natural rubber, or sponge into a predetermined shape. This is also a good example.

At this time, the pillow 11 is curved upward and protrudes from the back close to the neck, passes through the cervical spine, and follows the curve of the occipital region in accordance with the normal curvature of the cervical spine of the human body, and is placed as shown in the enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 3 in the attached drawing. In a preferred embodiment, both sides are further raised to surround the cervical vertebrae.

In this way, not only does it support and guide the curve of the user's cervical spine to correct it in accordance with the normal curvature of the cervical spine in the human body, but also the raised parts on both sides to surround the cervical spine hold both sides of the neck, thereby maintaining the back of the neck in the correct position. It is possible to make it happen.

In addition, as shown in the enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 3 in the accompanying drawing, the pillow 11 is preferably formed with a protrusion 11a in the transverse direction on the surface in contact with the cervical vertebrae of the human body.

In this case, the protrusions located on both sides of the protrusions 11a pressurize and stimulate the back part of the neck to stimulate the ventricle located along the cervical spine to maintain a smooth and smooth flow of cerebrospinal fluid, and the protrusions located in the central part stimulate the ventricles located along the cervical spine. Stimulates C2 to correct misalignment of the cervical spine and at the same time enables acupressure and massage to relieve fatigue.

In addition, as shown in the enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 3 of the accompanying drawing, the pillow 11 is preferably further provided with a cervical stimulating means 11b that generates vibration force and heat by supplying power to the portion in contact with the cervical vertebrae of the human body. Take this as an example.

In this way, it is possible to maximize the action of correcting misalignment of the cervical spine and the traction movement by relaxing parts of the body including the back of the neck and shoulders.

Meanwhile, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the shoulder corresponding portion 12 is made of the same body as the pillow 11, and is formed by molding a cushioning material such as latex, silicone, natural rubber, or sponge into a predetermined shape. However, a preferred example is one in which the cushioning material as described above is embedded in the outer shell.

At this time, the shoulder corresponding portion 12 is made of a cushion material itself independent of the pillow 11 or has a cushioning material embedded in the outer shell, and is located at both ends of the pillow 11 and one end of each shoulder corresponding portion 12. A preferred embodiment is that it is detachably coupled through a fastening means (not shown).

Since the attachment and detachment structure through this fastening means is a typical configuration or structure, detailed description will be omitted.

In addition, the shoulder corresponding portion 12 preferably has a hard protrusion 12a formed on the surface in contact with the user's (patient's) body, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 4 in the accompanying drawing.

In this way, when a load is generated by lying down on the pillow 11, the entire shoulder corresponding portion 12 is lowered by the shoulder pressing portion 13, pushing the shoulder from upward to downward to straighten it. It is possible to diversify and maximize stimulation by applying local acupressure to the protrusions (12a).

On the other hand, the shoulder pressurizing portion 13 of the present invention is formed in the form of a flat plate or pipe, and the cervical vertebrae corresponding portion, which is a curved portion, is formed to be inclined upward in the direction of the neck to maintain the shape of the shoulder corresponding portion 12. A preferred embodiment is to provide pressing force to the shoulder.

At this time, the shoulder pressing portion 13 is divided into a portion inherent in the pillow 11 and a portion inherent in the shoulder corresponding portion 12, and coupling means are provided to fit into the separated two ends, and the pillow ( It is also preferable that the shoulder response portion 11) and the shoulder response portion 12 have a detachable structure.

In addition, the shoulder pressing unit 13 is further provided with a shoulder stimulation means 12b that generates vibration force and heat by supplying power to a surface in the direction corresponding to the user's (patient's) body, and the shoulder corresponding unit 12 ) It is also desirable to have it act on the user's body through the surface.

In this way, it is possible to straighten the shoulder by pressing it from the top to the bottom while the entire shoulder corresponding portion 12 is lowered by the shoulder pressing portion 13 and at the same time maximize the relaxation motion of the shoulder portion.

The present invention as described above is another preferred embodiment in which the lower surface of the pillow 11 is curved and protrudes convexly, as shown in FIG. 7 of the accompanying drawing.

In an embodiment, the curved and protruding portion of the pillow 11 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the pillow 11 or protrudes in a dome shape.

In the above, when the curved and protruding portion of the pillow 11 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the pillow 11, as shown in FIG. 8 of the accompanying drawing, when the user slightly lifts the head or presses the shoulder portion, the shoulder As the corresponding part 12 descends, it presses more strongly on the shoulder to stimulate or straighten it. As shown in FIG. 9 of the accompanying drawing, when the user tilts his neck back and presses it with his head, the pillow 11 is pressed against the crown of the head. It is possible to increase the traction motion by pulling the cervical spine while descending in this direction, and alternately stimulate the shoulder and cervical spine by repeating this rolling motion.

At this time, when the curved and protruding portion of the pillow 11 is formed in a dome shape, although not shown, rolling (rolling motion) from side to side around the neck stretches the cervical spine to the left and right, and at the same time, by the rolling motion, the cervical spine is stretched left and right. As the shoulder counterpart (12) on the descending side further descends, the shoulder is strongly stretched to maximize stimulation and correction.

In the present invention, as shown in the accompanying drawing FIG. 10, the shoulder press portion 13 includes a leaf spring 13a whose portion pressed against the cervical vertebrae and the occipital region has elastic force, and both sides of the leaf spring 13a. Another preferred embodiment includes a shoulder pressurizing body 13b extending from the upper left and right sides to the shoulder area.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 11 of the accompanying drawing, when the leaf spring 13a is pressed and lowered by lying down on the pillow 11, the shoulder pressurizing body 13b further presses the shoulder. When the pressure is applied strongly and the pressure on the pillow 11 is released, the leaf spring 13a springs back to its original state.

Although the invention has been described and illustrated in connection with preferred embodiments for illustrating the principles of the invention, the invention is not limited to the construction and operation as so shown and described.

In addition, those skilled in the art will understand that numerous changes and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Accordingly, all such appropriate changes, modifications and equivalents should be considered to fall within the scope of the present invention.

10: Neck shoulder posture corrector 11: Pillow
11a: projection 11b: cervical spine stimulation means
12: shoulder corresponding portion 12a: projection
12b: shoulder stimulation means 13: shoulder pressure unit
13a: leaf spring 13b: shoulder pressing means

Claims (14)

A pillow (11) whose portion corresponding to the cervical spine protrudes upward;
Shoulder support portions 12 extending above the shoulders of the user lying on both sides of the pillow 11;
A shoulder press portion ( 13); Including,
The shoulder pressurizing unit 13,
The part pressed against the cervical spine and occipital region consists of a leaf spring (13a) with elastic force, and a shoulder pressurizing body (13b) extending from the upper left and right sides of both sides of the leaf spring (13a) to the shoulder area,
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
In claim 1,
The pillow 11 is,
Consisting of the cushioning material itself or having the cushioning material embedded in the outer shell;
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
In claim 1,
The pillow 11 is,
While the cervical vertebrae protrude upward along the curve of the occiput, both sides are further raised to surround the cervical vertebrae to be placed.
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
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The pillow 11 is,
A cervical spine stimulation means (11b) that generates vibration and heat by power supply is further provided at the part in contact with the cervical spine,
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
In claim 1,
The shoulder counterpart 12 is,
It is made of the same body as the pillow 11, and is made of the cushion material itself or has the cushion material embedded in the outer shell,
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
In claim 1,
The shoulder counterpart 12 is,
It is made of a cushion material independent of the pillow 11 or has a cushion material embedded in the outer shell, and is detachably coupled through fastening means formed on both ends of the pillow 11 and one end of each shoulder corresponding portion 12. ,
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
In claim 1,
The shoulder counterpart 12 is,
A hard protrusion (12a) is formed on the surface in contact with the user's body,
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
In claim 1,
The shoulder pressurizing unit 13,
It is made in the form of a flat plate or pipe, and the curved portion of the cervical vertebrae corresponding portion is formed to be inclined upward in the direction of the neck to maintain the shape of the shoulder corresponding portion 12 and provide shoulder pressing force,
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
In claim 1,
The shoulder pressurizing unit 13,
A shoulder stimulation means (12b) is further provided on the surface in the direction corresponding to the user's body to generate vibration force and heat by supplying power, so that it acts on the user's body through the surface of the shoulder corresponding portion (12). ,
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
In claim 1,
The shoulder pressurizing unit 13,
The part inherent in the pillow 11 and the part inherent in the shoulder corresponding portion 12 are separated, and coupling means are provided to fit into both separated ends, so that the pillow 11 and the shoulder corresponding portion 12 are connected to each other. Consisting of a removable structure,
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
In claim 1,
The lower surface of the pillow 11 is curved and protrudes convexly,
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
In claim 12,
The curved and protruding portion of the pillow 11 is,
Formed along the longitudinal direction of the pillow 11 or protruding in a dome shape,
Neck and shoulder corrector featuring.
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