KR20120079593A

KR20120079593A - Back brace

Info

Publication number: KR20120079593A
Application number: KR1020110000857A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최길운
Original assignee: 최길운
Priority date: 2011-01-05
Filing date: 2011-01-05
Publication date: 2012-07-13

Abstract

The present invention relates to a lumbar brace that can strengthen the lumbar muscles and support the spine in an upright position.
The present invention is a new jacket-type waist support mechanism having a means for straightening the waist by the pressure of the balloon, and a means for supporting the waist as a whole, as an auxiliary device for a person who is about to bend or weaken the waist. By implementing the, it provides a lumbar brace that can strengthen the muscles of the lower back and essentially straighten the spine.

Description

Waist Orthosis {Back brace}

The present invention relates to a waist brace, and more particularly, to a waist brace that can support the strength of the back muscles and standing up the spine.

In general, a back brace reduces pain due to lumbar fractures and departures or pains used in hospitals, and is used for therapeutic and spinal fixation purposes.

However, existing products have various shapes and functions, but they are insufficient in terms of perfectly fixing the waist.

For example, simply using a stretchy fabric, etc., especially the bent portion has been uncomfortable due to the overlap, and also the friction portion is not in close contact with the original therapeutic effect was not achieved.

In addition, the general girdle for supporting the waist aims to prevent the upper body from tilting and keep warm by fixing the wide girdle to the waist, but the girdle is stretched due to the lugging of the girdle to the waist. ) Is not free, it does not help anything in the elderly, such as straightening the waist, the action is limited only to the fixing of the lumbar.

Recently, to reduce the weight of the upper body of the lumbar spine, a type of injecting air into the lumbar brace has been proposed. In this case, the upper part of the lumbar spine has some effect on the lumbar disc, but this also supports the lower back or lower back. The effect of building strength has the disadvantage that can not be expected.

As such, conventional waist braces, such as a stomach band, is a method of compressing and tightening the waist only by stretching or tightening elasticity, so that the effect of improving the strength of the waist and building the spinal muscle is not sufficient. to be.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above, as an auxiliary device for a person who is about to bend the waist or just before the waist is weakened, means for straightening the waist with the pressure of a balloon, and a back which can fully support the waist. By implementing a new jacket-type waist support mechanism with built-in means, it aims to provide a waist brace that can raise the strength of the lower back muscles and essentially straighten the spine.

In order to achieve the above object, the waist brace provided by the present invention has a brace body that can cover the waist portion while having a belt on both sides that can be bundled from the rear of the body to the front, and based on the middle of the right and left widths of the brace body A pair of waist support plates arranged on both sides and extending up and down and arranged along a curve of the waist, and a catheter-type balloon that is installed on both sides of the lower left and right width middle portions of the brace body and stretches the waist under air pressure. And an abdominal heating pad which extends from both edges of the brace body and surrounds the abdomen and surrounds the front, and which can help to strengthen the muscles to protect the lower back and straighten the spine. There is this.

The waist brace provided by the present invention has the following advantages.

First, those who are going to bend back or those who are about to weaken the waist can be easily worn to strengthen the strength of the waist, in particular, there is an advantage that can help to straighten the spine.

Second, there is an advantage to maintain the waistline by the elastic support action of the iron pieces or rods are arranged along the curve of the waist.

Third, by supporting the pressure of the balloon 4 and 5 most vulnerable in the spine with the pressure of the balloon, there is an advantage to unfold the waist comfortably.

Fourth, by wrapping the abdomen with both sides of the abdominal warm pad, there is an advantage that can always protect the abdomen warm.

1 is a front view showing the inner surface of the waist brace according to an embodiment of the present invention
Figure 2 is a rear view showing the outer surface of the waist brace in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a wearing state of the waist brace according to an embodiment of the present invention
Figure 4 is a rear view showing the wearing state of the waist brace according to an embodiment of the present invention
Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing the wearing state of the waist brace according to an embodiment of the present invention

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 are a front view and a rear view showing the inner and outer surfaces of the waist brace according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1 and 2, the waist brace is mainly a waist assist device for those who are going to bend the waist, the person just before the waist weakened, etc., it is made of a jacket shape that can be easily worn, Functional members such as a waist support means that can comfortably support the back and waist in general, and a balloon pressurization means that can stretch the waist by applying pressure, can help to straighten the spine.

To this end, the waist brace includes a brace body 11 made of a substantially square cloth material that can cover the entire back and waist portion, that is, the back and waist portion, the brace body 11 at this time It is provided with a belt 10 that can be fastened by fastening around the front of the user body, it is attached to the Velcro 16, which is a kind of squeaker in the belt 10 to be fixed to fit the body after wearing. .

For example, belts 10 having a predetermined length are attached to both edges of the brace main body 11, and both belts 10 are tightened to fit the body in the state wrapped around the front of the body. Attaching the Velcro 16 at the end of each belt 10 to each other it is possible to wear the brace body 11 to fit the body.

Here, for the stable and comfortable wearing state of the brace body 11, the belt 10 has three belts, for example, an upper belt 10a, an intermediate belt 10b, and a lower belt having a proper distance up and down. 10c), and by using the three belts so as to fix the brace body 11 to fit the body, the brace body 11 can be worn to fit and comfortable to the body.

In addition, the end of the belt 10 is attached to the ring 19, the ring 19 at this time to serve as a handle, it is possible to facilitate the convenience of the belt fastening.

In addition, the brace body 11 may be made of a cloth material and the like that the lining and the outer fabric is ventilated, and the inside may have a form in which a cushion member having a predetermined thickness, such as a pad, is filled.

Various functional members are provided in the brace body 11, for example, a waist support plate 12 having elasticity as a means for supporting a waist while being installed along the curve of the waist to maintain a flexible waist line is provided. do.

The waist support plate 12 may be a rectangular plate-shaped iron plate having a predetermined thickness as shown, or may be applied to a rod, including a spring, not shown, a ball based on the middle of the left and right width of the brace body 11 When placed on both sides is made up of a pair of long built up and down serves to support both sides of the user's waist in a balanced manner.

At this time, the waist support plate 12, as shown in Figure 3, is made of a streamlined shape that is flexibly curved along the curve of the waist, it is possible to support the user's waist comfortably and securely.

In particular, the catheterized balloon 13 is provided in the brace body 11 as a means capable of supporting the waist through the pressure of the balloon.

The catheter-type balloon 13 can be inserted into the balloon support 18 provided in the brace body 11 through a predetermined balloon insertion hole 17 which is drilled through the lower end of the brace body 11. In addition, air can be injected into the balloon through the balloon insertion hole 17 at this time.

Here, the balloon support 18 is a means for positioning the balloon without moving around inside the brace body 11, to form a predetermined isolated space inside the brace body 11, In addition to filling a member such as a pad in the space, it may be configured to insert a balloon so that its position is fixed.

The catheter-type balloon 13 is formed in the form of inflation by injecting air through an injection hole (not shown), the lower left and right width middle position of the brace body 11, for example, wearing the brace body 11 Based on, it is installed in the position corresponding to the position of the spine 4 and 5.

Such a catheter-type balloon 13 is able to exert the characteristics of supporting the waist and at the same time to expand at the same time while being inflated by the pressure of the air, it is possible to be installed removable removable replacement, In addition to adjusting the pressure to be injected, the air can be easily re-injected when the air is released.

In addition, the brace body 11 is provided with an abdominal heating pad 14 as a means for protecting the user's abdomen in the form of wrapping.

The abdominal heating pad 14 is formed to extend from both edges of the brace body 11 while having a predetermined width and length, and surrounds both pads in front of the user's body to wrap the abdomen. .

The abdominal warm pad 14 can be attached and fixed in a partially overlapped state using the Velcro 16. For example, one of the abdominal warm pads 14 of the two abdominal warm pads 14 is lining. Is made of a ventilation cloth and the outer surface may have a form in which the Velcro 16 is attached, in the case of the abdominal heating pad 14 on the opposite side, the Velcro 16 is attached to the inner surface and the outer cloth is made of ventilation cloth, The abdominal heating pads 14 on both sides can be fixed in such a manner as to partially overlap each other.

Of course, the velcro 16 which each of the abdominal warm pads 14 has means a pair of velcro tapes which can be attached to each other.

In addition, two belts, that is, an intermediate belt 10b and a lower belt 10c, are disposed on the rear side of the abdominal warm pad 14, and the upper abdomen pad 14 is wrapped around the abdomen to fix the abdomen. Since the belt can be fixed once more, it is possible to obtain the advantage of tightly wrapping the user's abdomen.

In particular, the abdominal warm pad 14 includes means for increasing or decreasing the length according to the user's body size or the need to adjust the abdominal pressure.

For example, a certain length of the abdominal warm pad 14 is made of an elastic band 15 that can be increased in length or restored as needed, thereby tightening the abdomen according to the user's body size. It can be adjusted.

4 and 5 are a rear view and a schematic view showing a wearing state of the waist brace according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, it shows a state seen from the rear of the user wearing a waist brace.

The waist support plate 12 is disposed up and down on both sides of the brace body 11 mainly covering the back of the waist brace user's back, so that the lower side of the brace body 11 is disposed, that is, toward the bottom of the brace body 11. Also, a plurality of catheterized balloons 13 are disposed, and the abdomen heating pad 14 is wrapped around the user's abdomen.

Therefore, the lumbar support plate 12 of both sides supports the waist along the waistline and the catheterized balloon 13 supports the lower part of the spine with the inflation pressure, so that the waist is particularly weak when the waist brace is worn. People who are starting to lose, or just before their backs bend can help to straighten their spine, and by maintaining this position continuously, the strength of the lumbar muscles can help keep the spine upright without any aid. .

In addition, since the abdominal warming pad 14 is wrapped around the abdomen of the user, there is an advantage of always protecting the abdomen warmly.

In the above, certain preferred embodiments according to the present invention have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and a person of ordinary skill in the art may vary without departing from the spirit of the technical idea of the present invention described in the claims below. Will be able to carry out the change.

10 belt 10a upper belt
10b: middle belt 10c: lower belt
11: brace body 12: waist support plate
13: catheterized balloon 14: abdominal heating pad
15: elastic band 16: Velcro
17: balloon insertion hole 18: balloon support
19: ring

Claims

While having a belt 10 on both sides that can be tied from the back of the body to the front, the brace main body 11 that can cover the waist portion, and is disposed on both sides relative to the middle of the left and right width of the brace body 11 A pair of waist support plates 12 are built up and down and are arranged along the curve of the waist, and a catheter type that is built in both sides of the lower left and right width middle positions of the brace body 11 and stretches the waist by air pressure. A waist (13) and a waist brace, characterized in that it comprises an abdominal warming pad (14) extending from both edges of the brace body (11), respectively, to surround the abdomen.

The waist brace according to claim 1, wherein the abdominal warming pad (14) is made of an elastic band (15) in the middle of the abdominal heating pad to adjust the degree of tightening the abdomen according to the body size of the user.

The waist brace according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the abdominal warming pads (14) on both sides of the abdomen are wrapped around the abdomen and secured using a velcro (16).

The waist brace according to claim 1, wherein the catheter-type balloon (13) is made of a removable type that can be adjusted at the same time and can be replaced at an old age.

The waist brace according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the catheterized balloon (13) is installed in a position corresponding to the positions of the spine 4 and 5 on the brace body (11) when worn.