TWM620273U - Reshapable thermoplastic annular wrist brace - Google Patents

Abstract

The present utility model provides a reshapable thermoplastic annular wrist brace, which mainly includes: a brace bulk assembly, a first connector and a connecting band. The brace bulk assembly includes a reshapable thermoplastic fabric composite sheet containing a high molecular polymer with shape memory effect and with a relatively thinner cross-section thickness; an inner lining layer disposed on an inner surface that is on a skin-facing side of the fabric composite sheet; and an outer surface layer disposed on an outer surface of the fabric composite sheet opposite to the inner lining layer. The first connector can be joined to one end of the brace bulk assembly or directly disposed on the outer surface layer of the brace bulk assembly. The connecting band is joined to the other end of the brace bulk assembly opposite the first connector having a second connector disposed thereon. The first and second connectors can be connected together to allow the annular wrist brace to be worn around the wrist of a user. Hence, the brace can be reshaped by the user according to his or her own symptoms and areas of discomfort so as to support the user's wrist joint while promoting the recovery of the injured areas.

Description

Repeatable thermoforming ring-shaped wrist protector

This creation is about a kind of wrist protector, especially a ring-shaped wrist protector that can be repeatedly thermoformed.

The use of protective gear is not only limited to sports occasions or medical places, but also plays an important role in protection in daily life at home or in the workplace. In addition to protecting the body, the protective gear can also avoid new injuries and prevent the recurrence of old injuries. Thanks to technology in modern life, people frequently use 3C products, such as mobile phone operation, computer word processing, etc. The bad posture accumulated over a long period of time can easily damage the joints and the connected muscle tissues, so the hands and shoulders The neck or waist is often sore and uncomfortable. At this time, the use of various types of protective gear comes into being.

At present, the protective gear used for the wrist can be roughly divided into two types, one is a soft wrist brace, and the other is a hard wrist brace. Among them, the composition of the soft wristband is mostly cut with elastic cloth, which does not restrict the movement of the wearer, but relatively speaking, it only serves as a reminder and is more suitable for patients with mild discomfort. In contrast, in addition to the elastic fabric, the rigid wrist brace is also equipped with metal or hard plastic supports to improve its fixation effect, thereby effectively restricting the joint movement of the affected area and forcing the affected area to obtain a repair period. Therefore, it is suitable for those who have obvious pain in the affected area or inflamed tendons.

In addition, when users choose a wrist protector, they usually make a decision based on factors such as the material, geometry, structure design, the size of the covered area, and the comfort of contact with the body of the protector. . However, the condition of the affected area often changes over time, and the human body may also become fat or thin, and the aches and pains are not the same. Therefore, although the previous protective gear can be designed to adjust the tightness, it actually fits the affected area. When the position has changed, the stability of wearing protective gear will also decrease. For example: Insufficient support or looseness and other unfavorable factors often cause the protective gear to fail to effectively perform its original function, which in turn makes the wearer doubt the function of the protective gear, even due to discomfort or discomfort in wearing. Inconvenience, which in turn affects their willingness to wear. Therefore, the development of a new type of wrist protector that not only can be flexibly and repeatedly shaped to fit the user's wrist, but also has a fashionable style of wearing effect. It has become a subject that the technical field desires to improve. .

In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the purpose of this creation is to provide a ring-shaped wrist protector that can be repeatedly thermoplastic. For the benefit of the wearer (user), according to the needs of the affected area, the geometric shape of the ring-shaped wrist protector can be adjusted timely. The outer surface layer is also made of breathable mesh cloth, which makes the ring-shaped wrist protector of this creation both effective support and breathable comfort.

In order to achieve the foregoing objective, an embodiment of the present invention provides a repeatable thermoforming ring-shaped wrist protector, which mainly includes a main body component of the protector, a first coupling member, and a coupling belt. The main body component of the protective gear may include: a repeatable thermoforming fabric composite sheet, which contains a polymer with a shape memory function, and the fabric composite sheet has a relatively thin cross-sectional thickness; an inner lining layer, which is Wrapped on one surface of the fabric composite board on the skin-friendly side; and an outer surface layer, which is wrapped on the other side of the fabric composite board with respect to the inner lining layer. The first coupling member can be connected with one end of the main body assembly of the protective gear, or directly arranged on the outer surface of the main body assembly of the protective gear. The connecting belt is connected to the other end of the main body assembly of the protective gear relative to the first connecting piece, and a second connecting piece is arranged on it. Wherein, the first connecting member and the second connecting member can be assembled with each other, so that the ring-shaped wrist protector is fixedly worn on the wrist of a user. Using the ring-shaped wrist protector of this creation, the wearer can adjust the geometric shape of the ring-shaped wrist protector according to the actual needs of the affected area, so as to achieve the purpose and effect of wearing the protector more effectively.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the fabric composite sheet used can optionally be a 2D fabric (such as a 2D mesh knitted fabric) or a 3D fabric containing a thermoplastic polymer, and the inner lining can optionally be 3D breathable mesh, and the outer surface layer can optionally be 2D breathable mesh. For the 2D and 3D fabric composite panels used in this creation, please refer to Taiwan Model Patent Publication No. M611533, Invention Patent Application No. 109116737, and Invention Patent Publication Nos. I646982 and I648160. As for the 2D breathable knitted mesh fabric used in the outer surface layer, please refer to Taiwan Invention Patent Application No. 109135871. All of them are incorporated in this article for reference. Fabric used The composite board has a relatively thin cross-sectional thickness, which can be less than about 2mm, and the best one can be about 1mm, making the protective gear more lightweight and breathable, and adding comfort to wearing.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the bonding belt is further provided with an alignment line, which helps to wrap the main body assembly of the protector accurately along the user's wrist line, and can effectively assist the user to correctly wear the ring-shaped wrist protector. Tool.

The following implementations will describe the features and advantages of the creation in detail, and the content is sufficient to enable relevant technicians to understand the technical content of the creation and implement it accordingly, and be based on the content disclosed in the specification of the creation, the scope of the patent application, and the drawings. , You can easily understand the related purpose of this creation and its excellent features.

1: Ring type wrist protector

10: Protector main assembly

11: Fabric composite board

110: 2D monolithic mesh

111: The first polyester layer

112: The second polyester layer

113: Breathable mesh

114: Monofilament

115: high molecular polymer

116: Porosity

12: Fabric composite board

13: Inner lining

15: Outer surface layer

19: wrist

191: Wrist Line

20: The first combination

30: binding belt

32: The second combination

33: Alignment line

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of an embodiment of this creation.

2A and 2B are three-dimensional schematic diagrams of different viewing angles when wearing an embodiment of the creation, respectively.

3A and 3B are respectively a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a 2D single-piece mesh fabric formed into a 2D fabric composite sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A and 4B are respectively schematic cross-sectional views of 2D and 3D fabric composite panels according to this creative embodiment.

Regarding the foregoing and other technical content, features, and effects of this creation, the following detailed descriptions in conjunction with the drawings and preferred embodiments will be clearly presented. The directional terms mentioned in the embodiment, for example: up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., only It is for the purpose of reference, so the direction term used is for the purpose of explanation, not to limit the creation.

The terms "about", "approximately", and "substantially" in this manual usually mean within 20% of a given value or range, preferably within 10%, more preferably within 5%, Or within 3%, or within 2%, or within 1%, or within 0.5%. The values given here are approximate values, that is, the meanings of "about", "approximately", and "substantially" can be implied if there is no specific description.

Furthermore, it is first clarified that the polymer material with shape memory is a kind of intelligent material, which can be provided with energy in the form of heat, light, electric field, and magnetic field from the outside world. And a material capable of returning from a deformed transient state (temporary shape) to its permanent state (initial shape). The thermoplastic fabric composite materials or structures containing these polymer polymers with shape memory have been disclosed, for example, disclosed in Taiwan Invention Patent Publication No. I646982, Invention Publication No. I648160, New Patent Publication No. M577021, Taiwan The invention patent application No. 109116737 and the new model patent application No. 109206227 are incorporated herein by reference.

First of all, please refer to Figure 1, Figure 2A and Figure 2B, which are respectively a three-dimensional exploded view of the created ring-shaped wrist protector that can be repeatedly thermoformed, and a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the wearable. As shown in the figure, the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a main protector body assembly 10, a first coupling member 20, and a coupling belt 30. The main body assembly 10 of the protective gear may include: a repeatable thermoforming fabric composite sheet 11, which contains a polymer with a shape memory function (as shown in FIG. 4A, 115), and the fabric composite sheet 11 It has a relatively thin cross-sectional thickness t; an inner lining layer 13, which is wrapped on one of the skin-friendly sides of the fabric composite sheet 11; and an outer surface layer 15, which is wrapped on the fabric composite sheet 11 relative to The other side of the inner liner 13. In this embodiment, the first coupling member 20 is directly disposed on the outer surface layer 15 of the main body assembly 10 of the protector. The connecting belt 30 is connected to the other end of the main body assembly 10 of the protector relative to the first connecting member 20, and a second connecting member 32 is provided thereon. Wherein, the first coupling member 20 and the second coupling member 32 can be assembled with each other, so that the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 can be worn on a user's wrist 19, as shown in FIG. 2A or FIG. 2B. The user can heat the side of the inner liner 13 of the main body assembly 10 to shape the main body assembly 10 with bare hands, so that the geometric shape of the main body assembly 10 can be more suitable for the user. The outer shape of the wrist bone and its joints can effectively support the user's wrist joints.

In conjunction with FIG. 1, the two bonding belts 30 shown with inverted arrows are drawn to show the integral two sides of the bonding belt 30, and the inner lining 13 with the inverted arrows is also the same. The connecting belt 30 is connected to one end of the protective gear body assembly 10 opposite to the first connecting member 20. In the embodiment of the present invention, the bonding belt 30 can be connected to at least one of the fabric composite sheet 11, the inner lining layer 13 and the outer surface layer 15 of the main body assembly 10 of the protector. In short, after the joining belt 30 is joined to the main body assembly 10 of the protector, the wearer can shape the main body assembly 10 of the protector to fit his wrist 19, and can use the first joining member 20 and the second The two connecting pieces 32 are assembled and combined with each other to wear and fix the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 to the user's wrist 19. The bonding belt 30 can be fixedly combined with the main body assembly 10 of the protector in any suitable manner to ensure the stability and support force of the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 when worn, and effectively prevent it from slipping off.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, due to the difference in the size of the skeleton or the uneven shape of the general public, the skeletal structure of the wrist 19 is also the same. The ring-shaped wrist protector 1 of this creation can be repeatedly thermoformed, so that it can be reliably fitted to the user's 19 wrists. It has good wearing stability and is not easy to loosen, which can give full play to the ring-shaped wrist protector. 1 fixed protection effect.

It is worth noting that the bonding belt 30 of the present creation is connected to the main body assembly 10 of the protective gear, and the joining method can be stitching, gluing, hot pressing or fusion, but it is not limited to this. In addition, the inner liner used in this creation can optionally be a 3D breathable mesh, and the outer surface layer can optionally be a 2D breathable mesh, such as a 2D breathable knitted mesh.

Moreover, in the embodiment of the present creation, the first coupling member 20 is directly connected to the outer surface layer 15 of the main body assembly 10 of the protective gear, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2A. However, in other embodiments, the first coupling member 20 can also be indirectly connected to an extension belt (not shown) at the other end of the protector body assembly 10 relative to the coupling belt 30, that is, the first coupling member 20 is connected to the main body assembly 10 of the brace via the extension strap, so that the ring-shaped wrist brace 1 can also be stably worn on the wrist 19 of the user.

It is further explained that the extension belt can be connected to at least one of the fabric composite sheet 11, the inner lining layer 13 and the outer surface layer 15 of the main body assembly 10 of the protective gear in the present invention, and the extension belt and the fabric composite sheet 11. The joining method of the outer surface layer 15 and/or the inner lining layer 13 can be stitching, gluing, thermocompression or fusion, etc., which will be explained here.

In some embodiments of the present creation, at least one of the bonding belt 30 On one side, an alignment line 33 may be further provided, thereby assisting the user to wear the ring-shaped wrist protector 1. When wearing the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 of this creation, the alignment line 33 can be aligned with the wrist line 191 of the user's wrist 19, and after the alignment is confirmed, it can be molded and fixed to ensure the protector. The main body assembly 10 can simultaneously support the user's palm, wrist joints and forearm joints. In other words, the alignment line 33 can assist the fabric composite sheet 11 of the main body assembly 10 of the brace to be correctly fitted to the joints of the palm, wrist joints and forearm ends of the wearer, so as to achieve the best fixation of the ring-shaped wrist brace 1 effect. Of course, when the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 is actually worn, the user can still adjust its wearing position according to individual needs.

Moreover, in some embodiments of the present creation, the alignment line 33 may be a sewing line, so the alignment line 33 can be seen from the front and back sides of the bonding belt 30, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2A. Moreover, in other embodiments, the alignment line 33 may be an ornament (not shown) provided on at least one side of the bonding belt 30, and the ornament is bonded to by gluing, heat pressing, stitching or other suitable methods. The bonding band 30. Furthermore, in other embodiments, the alignment line 33 may be one or more perforations (not shown) penetrating the bonding belt 30, and the perforation is in the shape of a circle, an ellipse, a square, a triangle, or more. The angular shape, but not limited to this, can only be used as an aid for the alignment purpose of the user in wearing.

Furthermore, the fabric composite sheet 11 used in this creation can optionally be a 2D fabric or a 3D fabric containing a thermoplastic polymer, so the fabric composite sheet 11 can appropriately adjust the geometric shape of the support body due to heat. . In some embodiments, the fabric composite sheet 11 may be composed of a relatively thin 2D fabric structure, For example, it may be composed of a 2D single-piece mesh cloth 110, which may include a first polyester layer 111 and a second polyester layer 112, and the fabric composite sheet 11 of the 2D single-piece mesh cloth 110 contains a plurality of breathable meshes 113, It penetrates through the first polyester layer 111 and the second polyester layer 112, that is, as shown in FIG. 3A. Wherein, the high molecular polymer can be coated on the first polyester layer 111 and/or the second polyester layer 112 to provide the fabric composite sheet 11 with reproducible flexibility, and at the same time by the first polyester layer 111 and/or the second polyester layer 112. The arrangement of the polyester layer 111, the second polyester layer 112, and the air-permeable meshes 113 further improves the air permeability of the lightweight fabric composite sheet 11, making the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 more suitable for long-term wear. Furthermore, it is further explained that the shape of the air-permeable mesh 113 can be a circle, an ellipse, a square, a triangle, a hexagon, or a polygon, but it is not limited thereto.

In addition, in some embodiments of the present creation, the 2D monolithic mesh 110 constituting the fabric composite sheet 11 may further include a plurality of monofilaments 114 for entanglement and fixation of the first polyester layer 111 and the second polyester层112。 Layer 112. The monofilaments 114 are sandwiched between the first polyester layer 111 and the second polyester layer 112, as shown in FIG. 3B, so that the monofilament 114 can lift the whole fabric composite sheet 11 Strength and toughness of the structure.

Refer to FIG. 4A, which is a cross-sectional view of the fabric composite sheet 11 used in an embodiment of this creation, which is the 2D monolithic mesh 110 with monofilament 114 shown in FIG. The high molecular polymer 115 is formed. It can be clearly seen from the cross-sectional view that the fabric composite sheet 11 of the present invention includes a plurality of air-permeable mesh holes 113, so that the fabric composite sheet 11 has a high degree of air permeability. The relatively thin cross-sectional thickness t can be less than 2 mm, preferably 1 mm, but not limited to this, the fabric composite sheet 11 can provide the fabric composite sheet 11 with more excellent flexibility and fixation effect. With breathable mesh 113 and a relatively thin section thickness t, making the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 thinner, more breathable, and easier for the user to fix the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 according to the shape of the affected area, and also improve the comfort when wearing feel.

In addition, in some embodiments of the present creation, the fabric composite board 12 used in the present creation may be in the form of a 3D three-dimensional fabric, and its cross-sectional schematic diagram is as shown in FIG. 4B. The fabric composite sheet 12 of the 3D three-dimensional fabric is similar to the previous embodiment, except that the 3D three-dimensional fabric is located between the first polyester layer 111 and the second polyester layer 112 (that is, between the X and Y planes), that is, between the X and Y planes. In the Z-axis direction perpendicular to the first polyester layer 111 and the second polyester layer 112, yarns of unequal height are arranged. The yarns located in the Z-axis direction form a 3D spacer and a mechanically supported spacer 114, and the first polyester layer 111 and the second polyester layer 112 are entangled and combined into a three-dimensional fabric. The spacer 114 may be a monofilament structure 114 composed of at least one strand of monofilament, which is disposed between the first polyester layer 111 and the second polyester layer 112 with a plurality of pores 116 formed therebetween. In this way, although the cross-sectional thickness of the fabric composite sheet 12 composed of 3D three-dimensional fabrics is slightly wider than the cross-sectional thickness of the fabric composite sheet 11 composed of 2D monolithic mesh cloth 110, it can provide the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 more It has good ventilation effect, and also has the functions of improving the toughness and elasticity of the overall structure of the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 and the firm support.

In addition, in some embodiments of the present invention, the polymer 115 has a shaping temperature, which is between about 60°C and 80°C. Therefore, the user can use a hair dryer, iron or steam commonly used at home. The iron heats the main body assembly 10 of the protector so as to reshape the fabric composite sheet 11. During heating, the side of the inner lining layer 13 of the main body assembly 10 of the protective gear can be heated to avoid being located on the outer surface layer 15 The upper first coupling member 20 is damaged, but it is not limited to this. However, under the precondition of not damaging the components of the ring-shaped wrist protector 1, the outer surface layer 15 can also provide a heat source through the use of a spacer, which will be explained here.

In addition, in some embodiments of the present invention, the high molecular polymer 115 can be selected from the group consisting of at least one random copolymer or block copolymer of polyester, polyurethane, polyester, and polyol. Moreover, it is worth noting that the material of the inner lining layer 13 and the outer surface layer 15 can be selected to be one of polyester, nylon, cotton, and mixtures thereof. In this way, not only the comfort of contacting the wearer's skin can be improved, but also the ring-shaped wrist protector 1 can be cleaned manually or with a washing machine after being worn or when it is dirty, which is very convenient to use. In contrast to conventional products, metal objects or hard plastics must be disassembled before cleaning, and then reassembled after cleaning is completed. Therefore, cleaning and maintenance are relatively cumbersome.

Finally, in some embodiments of the present creation, the method of assembling the first coupling member 20 and the second coupling member 32 can be selectively one of a hook-and-loop method, a hook-and-loop method, and a hook-and-loop method. one of them. For example: Devil felt, row tooth buckle, helmet buckle, buckle ring, or S-belt loop hook, etc., can be used as a combination method. This is only an example and not a limitation.

Although specific embodiments are used to illustrate this creation above, the scope of this creation is not limited thereby. It should be understood that those who are familiar with this technical field and have general knowledge can make various transformations and changes to this creation without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation, for example, it is extended by the technical means and scope of this creation. Any changes, modifications, alterations or equivalent replacements of, should also fall into this creation. Also, this creation reveals The specific implementation mode shown includes multiple features that are commonly described and can provide a series of benefits in collaboration with each other. Furthermore, the use of a singular number to refer to any reference to the requested element, such as "one", "this", or "the", should not be regarded as restricting this element to a singular number, that is, everything made in accordance with the scope of the patent application for this creation Equal changes and modifications are all covered by the scope of this creation patent. In addition, any embodiment of the invention or the scope of patent application does not need to achieve all the purposes or advantages or features disclosed in the creation. Accordingly, what is described in the above text is only for revealing the specific embodiments of this creation, and is not used to limit the scope of implementation of this creation, that is, all the equal changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application for this creation are the creation. Covered by the scope of the patent.

1: Ring type wrist protector

10: Protector main assembly

11: Fabric composite board

13: Inner lining

15: Outer surface layer

20: The first combination

30: binding belt

32: The second combination

33: Alignment line

Claims (19)

A ring-shaped wrist protector capable of being repeatedly thermoformed, comprising: A main component of the protective gear, mainly including: A repeatable thermoformable fabric composite panel, which is a 2D or 3D fabric coated with a polymer with shape memory function, containing a plurality of air-permeable meshes, and the fabric composite panel has a relatively thin cross-sectional thickness , An inner lining layer covering one side of the fabric composite board; and An outer surface layer covering the other side of the fabric composite sheet relative to the inner lining layer; A first connecting piece connected with the main body assembly of the protective gear; and A joining belt on which a second joining member is arranged, and the joining belt is connected to the other end of the main body assembly of the protector relative to the first joining member; Wherein, the first connecting member and the second connecting member can be assembled and combined with each other, so that the ring-shaped wrist protector is worn on a user's wrist. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the bonding belt can be optionally connected to at least one of the fabric composite sheet, the inner lining layer and the outer surface layer. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the first coupling member is directly arranged on the outer surface of the main body assembly of the protector. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting member is arranged on an extension belt, and the extension belt is connected to the other end of the protector body assembly relative to the connecting belt. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 4, wherein the extension strap can be optionally provided on one of the fabric composite sheet, the inner lining layer and the outer surface layer By. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the bonding belt is further provided with an alignment line on at least one of its surfaces. The wrist protector according to claim 6, wherein the alignment line can be selected as one of a sewing thread, an ornament, and at least one perforation. The wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the method of assembling the first connecting member and the second connecting member can be selected to be one of a hook and loop method, a buckle method, and a loop hook method. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the cross-sectional thickness of the fabric composite sheet is less than about 2 mm. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 9, wherein the cross-sectional thickness of the fabric composite sheet is about 1 mm. The wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of breathable meshes contained in the fabric composite sheet may be hexagonal meshes. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the fabric composite sheet is composed of 2D fabric, which includes a first polyester layer and a second polyester layer, and a plurality of breathable meshes penetrate the first The polyester layer and the second polyester layer, and the high molecular polymer is coated on the first polyester layer and/or the second polyester layer. According to the loop-type wrist protector according to claim 12, the fabric composite sheet further includes a plurality of monofilament structures between the first polyester layer and the second polyester layer. The ring-type wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the high molecular polymer can be selected from the group consisting of at least one random copolymer or block copolymer of polyester, polyurethane, polyester, and polyol middle. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 14, wherein the high molecular polymer has a shaping temperature between about 60°C and 80°C. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the inner lining layer may be a 3D breathable mesh. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface layer can be a 2D breathable mesh. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 1 or 16 or 17, wherein the material of the inner lining layer and the outer surface layer can be selected from a polyester, a nylon, a cotton, and One of its mixtures. The ring-shaped wrist protector according to claim 1, wherein the ring-shaped wrist protector can be cleaned manually or by a washing machine.

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