TWM581383U - Finger protector - Google Patents

Abstract

A finger guard, comprising a belt-shaped body, is formed by a slightly L-shaped elastic band body, and has a turning portion, a thumb band end and a wrist band end; a first fastening piece Provided on the inner surface of the strip body and located at the end of the thumb band end, so that the thumb end can be fixed by the first fastening member and then buckled to form a thumb loop for wearing Nested on the thumb of the user, and the remaining portion of the thumb loop formed by the thumb band elastically binds and fits the injured portion near the thumb to provide elastic protection of the injured portion; a second adhesive member is An end portion of the inner surface of the belt body and located at the end of the wristband, the wristband end is appropriately wrapped around the wrist of the user to form a loop for elastically restraining the wrist of the user. In addition, the elastic protection of the wrist is provided, and the binding position and tightness of the injured portion of the thumb can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the first fastening member.

Description

Finger protector

This creation is about a protective gear, especially a finger protector that wraps around the thumb and wrist to provide proper protection for the injured area.

In real life, many housewives or social workers often suffer from excessive pain or improper use of their hands, causing pain and swelling in the wrist near the wrist. After eliminating the possibility of other diseases, this symptom is commonly called "mother's hand." The official medical name is "stenotic tendon synovitis."

The main cause of the mother's hand is the two tendons close to the wrist of the thumb. The overextended use of the thumb and the short flexor of the thumb is caused by inflammation and swelling. In severe cases, if the soft tissue is sticky, the thumb will occur. The condition of getting stuck, these conditions occur in middle-aged women or pregnant women who have just been born, but the group that often uses fingers is also a high-risk group, such as washing clothes, twisting items, holding children or working, typing, holding Pen writing, repeated counting of money, etc., these excessive or improper use are the main cause of the mother's hand.

In addition to prevention, mothers have many treatments, including timely rest, physical therapy, medication, and wearing special wristbands. Among them, the mother's hand has a special soft wristband, which can strengthen the protection of the thumb and reduce the burden on the work or housework.

The Republic of China Certificate No. M497934 discloses a novel patent for "protection of finger structure", the disclosed finger structure includes a body having at least one covering side at the side of the body a finger sleeve portion of the user's finger; at least one rigid fixing member, the rigid fixing member is freely disposed on the body, and is disposed at a position corresponding to the user's finger portion to fix the user's finger portion to avoid bending thereof; and at least An elastic support member is detachably disposed on the body and disposed at a position corresponding to the user's finger to support the user's finger to restrict the actuation thereof, and the elastic support member is coupled to the rigid fixture Neighbor settings.

Although the finger structure of the patent records that the purpose of the creation is that when the user's hand is subjected to a serious injury, the rigid fixing member and the elastic supporting member may be disposed on the body at the same time, thereby completely fixing the restriction finger, or depending on the injury or The degree of recovery removes the rigid fastener or the elastic support. However, in actual tests and consumer feedback, when the injury is reduced or the recovery is good, the rigid fastener or the elastic support is retained, which is too restrictive for the user's thumb. Affects its function too much, although it can choose to properly remove the hard or elastic support, but the protective finger structure has a protective function, mainly by the hard or elastic characteristics of the hard or elastic support The restriction function, the other fabric itself has almost no elastic binding function, so if the hard fixing member or the elastic supporting member is missing, the original finger protection effect is almost lost. In addition, for some users with lesser injuries, the design function of the finger structure is also not suitable. Therefore, for the above situation, there is a need for further improvement.

The present invention provides a finger guard, comprising a belt-shaped body, which is composed of a slightly L-shaped elastic band body, and has a turning portion, a thumb band end and a wrist band end; The adhesive fastener is disposed on the inner surface of the strip body and located at the end of the thumb strip end, so that the thumb strip end can be fixed by the first fastening component to form a thumb loop. Used to put on the thumb of the user, and the rest of the thumb sleeve is formed by the thumb end The portion is elastically bound and fitted to the injured portion near the thumb to provide elastic protection for the injured portion; a second fastening member is disposed on the inner surface of the belt-shaped body and at the end of the wristband end, The end of the wristband is appropriately wrapped around the wrist of the user to form a loop for elastically restraining the wrist of the user, thereby providing elastic protection of the wrist, and adjusting the viscosity of the first fastening component. The position of the buckle is used to adjust the restraint position and tightness of the injured part of the thumb.

The finger protector provided by the present invention has a support effect of a suitable elastic bond or a resilient support member, and a support effect by appropriately winding the elastic bond, and the first adhesive member can be adjusted through The position of the adhesive changes the position and tightness of the bond, so that it can be adjusted to the best protection position, tightness and comfort according to the individual's different injuries. In addition to the best protection effect that meets the individual needs of the user, it can also ensure The thumb has better flexibility, especially for patients with mild thumb injuries, or patients whose injuries have returned to a lesser degree, without the excessive limitations imposed by conventional rigid or elastic supports, and the resulting discomfort. However, it is not known that after the hard fixing member or the elastic supporting member is lacking, the problem of the protective effect is almost lost due to the lack of elastic binding and support, and at the same time, since the finger protecting device has a large adjustment margin, each A size finger protector can be used for many different sizes of palms and different thickness thumbs, so there are not many different specifications. Inch design. In addition, the finger protector utilizes an ergonomically designed simple ribbon structure, which also greatly simplifies construction and reduces manufacturing costs, making it economical and cost effective.

1‧‧‧ finger protectors

2‧‧‧ thumb

3‧‧‧ parts

4‧‧‧ wrist

10‧‧‧Band body

100‧‧‧ thumb loop

101‧‧‧ ring

11‧‧‧ turning points

12‧‧‧With the thumb end

121‧‧‧End

122‧‧‧ inside edge

123‧‧‧Outer edge

13‧‧‧ wristband end

131‧‧‧End

14‧‧‧ inner surface

15‧‧‧ outer surface

151‧‧‧ 边边

152‧‧‧Bucking parts

16‧‧‧ venting holes

20‧‧‧First adhesive fastener

30‧‧‧Second adhesive parts

Θ‧‧‧ angle

‧‧‧‧bend angle

W1‧‧‧Band width

W2‧‧‧Band width

X1‧‧‧ extending direction

X2‧‧‧ extending direction

1 is a plan view showing the outer surface of the protective finger protector; FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the inner surface of the protective finger protector; FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a hypothetical state in which the thumb protector of the finger protector is formed by a thumb-wrap and a thumb loop is fixed to form a thumb loop sleeve and is put on a thumb; FIG. 4 is in the state of FIG. The schematic diagram of the process of wrapping the end of the wristband around the wrist of the user; FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a state in which the wristband is elastically bound by the wristband after the wristband is wrapped around the wrist of the user in the state of FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the state in which the binding position and the tightness of the thumb band end are changed by adjusting the position of the first fastening member in the state of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the present invention provides a preferred embodiment of a finger guard. The finger protector 1 includes a belt body 10 , a first fastening component 20 , and a second fastening component 30 . ;among them:

The strip-shaped body 10 is composed of a slightly L-shaped elastic band body, and has a turning portion 11, a thumb-protecting end 12 extending from the turning portion 11 to one end, and a turning portion 11 from the turning portion 11 a wristband end 13 extending at the other end; an extending direction X1 of the thumb strap end 12 and an extending direction X2 of the wristband end 13 forming an angle θ of 110 to 130 degrees, and the strip body 10 has a The inner surface 14 of the skin of the user, and an outer surface 15 for any adhesion.

The first fastening component 20 is disposed on the inner surface 14 of the strip-shaped body 10 and located at the end 121 of the thumb strap end 12, so that the thumb strap end 12 is wound near the end 121. The first loop fastener 20 is adhesively fastened to the outer end surface 15 of the thumb strip end 12 near the end portion 12 to form a thumb loop 100, as shown in FIG. 3, for wearing on the user's thumb 2 And the remaining portion other than the thumb cuff 100 is elastically bound and attached to the injured tendon or the tendon sheath relative portion 3 of the user near the thumb 2 by the thumb band end 12, thereby appropriately limiting the injured portion 3 The ability to move, which in turn produces a protective effect.

The second fastening component 30 is disposed on the inner surface 14 of the belt-shaped body 10 and located at the end 131 of the wristband end 13 so that the wristband end 13 is surrounded by the user's wrist 4. After the ring, as shown in FIG. 4, a ring 101 is formed by the second fastening member 30 being fastened to the outer surface 15 of the wristband end 13 near the turning portion 11, as shown in FIG. The user's wrist 4 is elastically restrained, and the wrist portion 4 can be elastically protected. Thereafter, the position of the first fastening member 30 can be adjusted, as shown in FIG. The restrained position and tightness of the injured portion 3 at the thumb.

In this embodiment, the thumb band end 12 has an inner edge 122 and an outer edge 123. The outer edge 123 is formed at a bending angle α of 5 to 15 degrees near the end 121, as shown in FIG. Show. By the design of the bending angle α, the thumb band end 12 is formed to form the thumb cuff 100 more smoothly, and the smoothness and comfort of the wearing sleeve are ensured.

In this embodiment, the length of the thumb strap end 12 is between 14 and 21 cm. Therefore, a variety of sizes can be designed according to the size of the palm of the user or the length of the thumb.

In this embodiment, the length of the wristband end 13 is between 15 and 25 cm. In general, it is preferred to have a length greater than the length of the thumb strap end 12, while ensuring that the length is sufficient to form the loop 101 around the user's wrist 4 for a basic wrap-fixing effect.

In the present embodiment, the strip body 10 has a strip width of 2 to 10 cm, and the strip width W1 of the thumb strip end 12 is substantially smaller than the strip width W2 of the wristband end 13 .

In the present embodiment, a plurality of venting holes 16 are formed between the inner surface 14 and the outer surface 15 of the strip-shaped body 10. The main purpose is to ensure a good air permeability after wearing to avoid moist or sultry skin.

In this embodiment, the outer surface 15 of the strip-shaped body 10 includes a hem 151, and a hem is disposed in the hem 151 for the first fastening component 20 or the second fastening component 30 to be affixed. The fastening portion 152. It can be seen from the above that the outer surface 15 of the strip-shaped body 10 can be arbitrarily buckled except for the annular hem 151, which is convenient for the user to adjust the position and tightness of the buckle.

It should be particularly noted that the material selection of the strip-shaped body 10 can be used in principle as long as it has a certain strength of elastic material and can be cut or woven. For example: foamed elastic material or elastic band made by a weaving method.

When the finger guard 1 of the present invention is used, the thumb band 12 can be pre-bonded to the thumb cuff 100 by using the first fastening member 20 near the end portion 121, as shown in FIG. Wrap it over the injured thumb 2 and adjust the orientation so that the remaining portion of the thumb cuff 100 is formed on the thumb band end 12, approximately at the injured tendon or the tendon sheath relative position 3, and then After the wristband end 13 is wound around the wrist 4 and properly tensioned, the second loop fastener 30 is used to form the loop 101, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The tensioned loop 101 elastically restrains the user's wrist 4, thereby creating a restraining and protecting effect on the user's wrist 4. In addition, since the outer surface 15 of the strip-shaped body 10 of the present embodiment is formed with a large-area fastening portion 152 in the hem 151, the first fastening member 20 or the second fastening member 30 can be arbitrarily bonded. Therefore, the user can also adjust the position of the first fastening member 20, as shown in FIG. 6, to finely adjust the position, tightness and comfort, so that both the thumb 2 and the injured part 3 can obtain the most. Appropriate elastic binding and fit to achieve the best protection against the individual needs of the user.

As can be seen from the above description, the finger protector 1 of the present invention has the following advantages and features:

First, the finger protector 1 is suitable for use in patients with mild injuries to the thumb, or where the injury has returned to a lesser extent, without the excessive limitations imposed by conventional rigid fasteners or elastic supports, and the resulting discomfort. It is also not known that after the hard fixing member or the elastic supporting member is lacking, the problem of the protective effect is almost lost due to the lack of elastic binding and support.

Secondly, the user can finely adjust the position of the first fastening member 20 according to the degree of injury or the degree of recovery, thereby adjusting the protection position, the tightness and the comfort, thereby ensuring that the injured part 3 of the user's thumb 2 can Get the most suitable elastic binding and fit to achieve the best protection for your individual needs.

Thirdly, as described above, since the finger guard 1 does not have the design of a conventional rigid fixing member or an elastic supporting member, the elastic supporting function by the elastic binding fit is used to appropriately limit the mobility of the user's thumb. The position of the first fastening member 20 can be appropriately adjusted, so that the user's thumb can be ensured to have better flexibility. In the same way, due to the large adjustment margin, each size of the finger protector 1 can be applied to more different sizes of palms and different thickness of the thumb, without the need to design too many different sizes Finger protector 1.

Fourth, the finger guard 1 utilizes a simple belt structure that is ergonomically designed to greatly simplify the construction and reduce the manufacturing cost, and is therefore economically cost effective.

In summary, this creation has excellent practicality in the same kind of products, and at the same time, it has not only found the same structure and reveals the prior art, but also has a new type of creation. Patent requirements, 提出 apply in accordance with the law. However, the above description is only a part of the feasible embodiments of the present invention, and the equivalent structural changes in the application of the present specification and the scope of the patent application are included in the scope of the patent of the present invention.

Claims (8)

A finger protector comprising: a belt-shaped body consisting of a slightly L-shaped elastic band body having a turning portion, a thumb band end extending from the turning portion to one end, and a self-referencing The end of the wristband extending to the other end of the corner portion, the extending direction of the thumb strip end and the extending direction of the wristband end are formed at an angle of 110 to 130 degrees, and the strip body has a skin relative to the user. An inner surface, and an outer surface for being fastened; a first fastening member disposed on the inner surface of the strip body and located at an end of the thumb strip end such that the thumb end is near the end After being curled, the first fastening component is fastened to the outer surface of the end of the thumbband near the end to form a thumb loop for wearing on the thumb of the user, and by the protection The remaining portion other than the thumb loop formed on the end of the thumb elastically binds and conforms to the injured muscle or the sheath relative position of the user near the thumb, thereby exerting an elastic protection effect on the injured portion; a second adhesive member is disposed on The The end surface of the body is located at the end of the wristband end, so that the wristband end is wrapped around the wrist of the user, and the second fastening component is fastened to the end of the wristband by the second fastening component. The outer surface near the turning portion forms a loop to elastically restrain the wrist of the user to provide elastic protection to the wrist, and the user can further adjust the position of the first fastening member by adjusting the position of the adhesive. To adjust the restrained position and tightness of the injured part of the thumb. The finger guard according to claim 1, wherein the thumb band end has an inner edge and an outer edge, and the outer edge is formed at a bending angle of 5 to 15 degrees near the end. The finger protector according to claim 1, wherein the length of the strip at the end of the thumb is between 14~21cm. The finger guard according to claim 1, wherein the length of the belt at the end of the wristband is between 15 and 25 cm. The finger guard of claim 1, wherein the length of the belt end of the wristband is greater than the length of the belt end of the thumbband. The finger guard of claim 1, wherein the strip body has a strip width of 2 to 10 cm, and the strip width of the thumb strip end is smaller than the strip width of the wristband end. The finger guard according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of vent holes are formed between the inner surface and the outer surface of the strip body. The finger protector of claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the strip includes a hem, and one of the ribs is affixed to the first or second adhesive member. The buckled part of the buckle.