WO2012015374A1

WO2012015374A1 - Spine relief device

Info

Publication number: WO2012015374A1
Application number: PCT/UA2011/000039
Authority: WO
Inventors: Геннадий Викторович ВЕЧИРКО; Эдуард Анатольевич ХАРЧЕНКО
Original assignee: Vechirko Gennadiy Viktorovich
Priority date: 2010-07-26
Filing date: 2011-05-20
Publication date: 2012-02-02
Also published as: UA95045C2; RU2010147638A; RU2453299C1

Abstract

The invention relates to devices for passive therapeutic exercise and can be used for spine relief in people whose work, leisure or travel involves prolonged sitting. The spine relief device comprises a girdle with an adjustable fastener and straps attached rigidly to said girdle for arrangement on a chair back, each of which straps is equipped with an element for adjusting the length thereof. An essential feature of the invention is that the straps are detachable and the elements for adjusting the length of the strap are in the form of tension adjuster grips and are situated at the strap detachment point, wherein a catch for attachment level with or below the level of the chair seat is arranged at the end of each strap. A further essential feature is that a flexible pad is arranged in the lower part on the inside of the girdle. The technical result is that of expanding the possibility of adjusting the effect, optimizing the distribution of forces acting on the spine, providing more efficient spine relief and increasing the ease of use.

Description

SPINE UNLOADING DEVICE

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to medicine, namely to devices for passive therapeutic gymnastics, and can be used to unload the spine in people whose work, rest or transportation are associated with a long stay in a sitting position.

A device for unloading the spine (see patent of the Russian Federation for invention N ° 2142244, IPC ⁶ A41C1 / 00, A61F5 / 03, claimed 08.04.1999, publ. 10.12.1999), containing a belt-corset with adjustable clasp. The known device also contains a flexible pad connected to the belt-corset. The flexible patch is provided with straps, one ends of which are connected to its upper part, and the other ends of the straps are connected to the respective lateral sides of the patch in its middle part. The straps are equipped with length adjusters, removably connected to the pad and can be made of elastic material. However, the known device does not provide an effective effect on the spine, and is also not convenient enough when used.

The closest to the claimed device in technical essence and the achieved result is a device for unloading the spine (see the patent of the Russian Federation for utility model 46428, IPC ⁷ A61F5 / 02, A63B21 / 00, declared. January 14, 2005, published on July 10, 2005 d) containing a belt-corset with an adjustable fastener, belts rigidly fixed on it for placing them on the back of a chair, each of which is equipped with an element that regulates the length of the belt.

In the known device, the belts, rigidly fixed on the belt-corset, wrap around the headrest of the chair and are connected by means of a buckle with the possibility of adjustment in length. The second variant of the known device provides for the execution of belts shortened with rings fixed at their ends under the hooks of metal brackets. Metal staples clasp a chair back and fix a corset belt.

The fastener of the belt-corset of the known device can be made in the form of a Velcro tape or in the form of short and long belts with buckles or Velcro tape attached to them, respectively.

The known device also contains a non-rigid roller with a fastening element on the back of the chair, which is made in the form of an elastic tape.

However, the known device does not effectively affect the spine and is inconvenient to use. This is due to the fact that the implementation of belts and elements that regulate the length of the belts does not provide a stable position of the device, and therefore a stable and stable position of the body of a person using this device. Since the belt, and hence the corset belt, is in an unstable position, distortions of the human body are possible, which will lead to an uneven and asymmetric effect on the spine, to discomfort and, consequently, to a decrease in the efficiency of unloading the spine.

In addition, the known device for unloading the spine allows you to achieve the effect of unloading only by adjusting the length of the belts, while not ensuring the regulation of the tension of the belts. Impossibility regulation of the tension force and insufficient degree of unloading of the spine can lead to fatigue, stagnation, which will not allow to achieve an effective effect on the spine, will not provide its necessary unloading.

Adjusting the length of the belts in the known device is done by fastening the buckle, which connects the belts wrapping the headrest of the chair. To change the length ^{* of} belts, a person must get out of the chair each time and select and set the length of belts convenient for use with the selection method. This creates certain inconveniences when using a known device.

Disclosure of invention

The basis of the invention is the task of improving the device for unloading the spine, in which the introduction of new elements and a new mutual arrangement of the elements of the device allows you to expand the ability to control the impact, optimize the distribution of forces acting on the spine, and thereby provide an increase in the efficiency of unloading the spine and ease of operation of the device.

The problem is solved in that in the known device for unloading the spine, containing a belt-corset with an adjustable fastener, belts are rigidly fixed on it to place them on the back of the chair, each of which is equipped with an element that regulates the length of the belt, according to the invention, It is true that the belts are made detachable, and the elements that control the length of the belt are made in the form of clamps - tension force regulators and are installed in the place of the belt connector, while at the end of each belt there is a latch for repleniya at or below the level of the chair. It is also true that a non-rigid roller is placed in the lower part on the inside of the corset belt.

The causal relationship between the totality of the essential features of the claimed device and the achieved technical result is that the totality of the claimed features, namely:

- performance belts detachable;

- the implementation of the elements regulating the length of the belt, in the form of - clamps-regulators of the tension force and installing them in place of the belt connector;

- additional placement at the end of each latch belt for fixing at or below the seat level of the chair;

Together with the known features, it provides the possibility of regulating the impact and optimizing the distribution of forces acting on the spine, increasing the efficiency of unloading the spine at the same time. improving the usability of the claimed device.

This is explained by the following.

The simultaneous execution of the belts is detachable, and the elements that regulate their length, in the form of clamps of tension regulators and installing them in the place of the belt connectors, as well as the additional placement of a latch on the end of each belt for fixing at or below the seat level of the chair, increases the efficiency of unloading the spine and ease of use of the device.

The execution of each element that regulates the length of the belt in the form of a clip-regulator allows it to perform several functions: along with adjusting the length of the belt create and adjust the tension of the belt, as well as rigidly connect the belt into a single whole. This ensures the regulation of unloading and partial removal of the load on the spine, in particular due to the fact that the human body is in a suspended state. In addition, this allows traction of the spine under the influence of a person’s weight. In this case, there is a decrease in muscle tension, pressure on the blood vessels, which improves blood circulation. The pressure on the spinal discs decreases, reducing pain. This allows you to optimize the effect on the spine, increase the efficiency of its discharge.

The implementation of detachable belts provides an opportunity for a person, without leaving their seats and unfastening the clamps-adjusters, to disconnect the belts for a while, while remaining in the belt-corset, or completely remove the inventive device. Then fasten the clamps-regulators and use the device again. This allows you to optimize the effect on the spine. In addition, the inventive device is convenient for the person who uses it, since the clamps-regulators are located in the place of the belt connector, made in the middle part of the belt at the level of the human hand.

The placement of the clamps at the end of each belt allows you to create a belt tension force due to its fixation by hard fastening at or below the seat level of the chair. The fact that there are two belts, and they are placed on both sides of the chair, allows you to create a uniform and symmetrical effect on the spine, eliminating distortions. Thus, unloading is carried out in optimal mode, and fixing and removing the latch can be carried out without getting up from the chair, which convenient for the user.

Placing a non-rigid cushion on the inner side of the corset belt also creates additional unloading in the lumbar region of the spine and helps to increase the effectiveness of the impact on the spine.

Thus, the claimed device allows you to expand the possibilities of regulating the impact and optimize the distribution of forces acting on the spine, provides an increase in the efficiency of unloading the spine and ease of operation of the device.

Brief Description of the Drawings

In the future, the invention is illustrated by specific examples of its implementation and the accompanying drawings, in which:

figure 1 shows a device for unloading the spine, placed on an office chair;

figure 2 shows the clip-regulator;

Fig. 3 shows a clip-regulator located in the belts;

figure 4 shows a non-rigid roller;

figure 5 shows the clip-regulator in the form of two self-locking buckles;

figure 6 shows the inventive device located on the car seat.

The best embodiment of the invention

The device for unloading the spine contains a corset belt 1 with an adjustable fastener 2, detachable belts 3 rigidly fixed on it, each of which is equipped with a clip-regulator 4. The clip-regulator 4 can consist of a double a self-locking buckle 5, in which the loops of both ends of the belt 3 are placed, and a buckle 6, which performs the fixing function, in which the belt 3 is also placed (see Fig. 2, 3). ^* Clamp-regulator 4 can be made in the form of two self-locking buckles 5 rigidly fixed to each other, placed symmetrically relative to the transverse axis of the belt 3 (see Fig. 5). At the end of each belt 3 there is a latch 7 for fixing at or below the seat level of the chair (see figure 1). If necessary, a non-rigid roller 8 can be placed on the corset belt 1 from the inside (see Fig. 4).

The device operates as follows.

A person sits in the chair, places on the body at the waist girdle ^t 1 and its buttons via an adjustable fastener 2. Rigidly fixed to the girdle 1 belts 3 are thrown through the chair (available crosswise). Belts 3 are placed on both sides on the outside of the back of the chair, lead forward and fasten the clips 7 mounted on the end of each belt, at or below the seat level of the chair, for example on the front leg of the chair. Using the clamps-regulators 4 change the length of the belts 3 and the tension force, moving the buckles 5 and 6 and the belts in them. Tensile force is adjusted if necessary in the ^process' entire period of use of the claimed device, releasing and tightening straps. For additional impact on the spine on the corset belt, a non-rigid roller 8 can be placed on the inside.

The belt-corset of the inventive device for unloading the spine can be made of durable material, such as synthetic, cotton, etc. and have a lining, for example, of perforated foam. At this corset belt can be a continuous belt or consist of two or more belts that are interconnected. The adjustable fastener can be of any kind, for example, in the form of a Velcro tape, hooks, buckles, fastex, etc. As . belts can be used synthetic tape, such as polyester or textile material. Clips-regulators, consisting of two types of buckles, can be made of durable material, such as metal, plastic, etc.

Industrial applicability

The industrial applicability of the claimed device is confirmed by the possibility of manufacturing it from known materials on known equipment.

Thus, the claimed device for unloading, the spine provides effective unloading of the spine, is convenient to use and can find wide demand as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent that improves posture and prevents degenerative diseases of the spine.

Claims

Claim

1. A device for unloading the spine, comprising a belt-corset with an adjustable buckle, belts rigidly fixed on it to place them on the back of the chair, each of which is equipped with an element that regulates the length of the belt, characterized in that the belts are detachable and the elements that regulate the length belt, made in the form of clamps - regulators of the tension force and installed in place of the belt connector, while at the end of each belt there is a latch for fixing at or below the seat level of the chair.

2. The device for unloading the spine according to claim 1, characterized in that in the lower part on the inner side of the corset belt there is a non-rigid roller.