KR20070054382A - Shock absorbing member for joint protector and joint protector having same - Google Patents

Abstract

Joint protector according to the present invention, a pair of guard body 30 surrounding the wearer's joint part, and a pair of main velcro 43 attached to one side and extending from the guard body 30 to surround another part of the joint Non-woven fabric, which is coupled to the Velcro band portions 41 and 42 and each Velcro band portions 41 and 42, extends from the guard body 30 so as to surround a part of the joint, and to which the main Velcro 43 is attached. It is inserted into at least one of the pair of nonwoven band portions 51 and 52 provided with the layer 53, and each of the velcro band portions 41 and 42 and each of the nonwoven band portions 51 and 52 to provide external impact. It includes a buffer member 60 for absorbing. The shock absorbing member 60 has a plurality of through holes 62 and a soft cushioning body 61 having a rectangular shape, and a contact protrusion protruding from the shock absorbing body 61 to separate the shock absorbing body 61 from the wearer's skin. (63).

Joint Protector, Velcro, Non-Woven, Bumper, Through Hole

Description

Shock-absorbing member for articulated joint protector and articulated joint protector having the same}

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a conventional joint protector.

2 and 3 are a plan view and a bottom view schematically showing the joint protector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a perspective view schematically showing a cushioning member for a joint protector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the joint protector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is worn on the wearer.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

20 ... joint guard 30 ... guard body

41, 42 ... 1, 2 velcro band 43.

44 ... sub velcro 51,52 ... first and second non-woven band section

53 ... Non-woven layer 60 ... Buffer member

61 ... buffer body 62 ...

63.Contact projection

The present invention relates to a cushioning member for a joint protector and a joint protector having the same, and more particularly, to a joint protector for a joint protector and a joint protector having the same, which can smoothly absorb external shocks without excessively compressing the joint.

In general, the joint protector is worn to cover various joints of the body and is used to protect joints or to relieve pain. These joint protectors are mainly used by athletes and physical workers who do a lot of joint exercises, but recently, they are widely used by the general public as the population of leisure activities such as various sports or mountain climbing increases.

Among various joint protectors for protecting various joints of the body, many joint protectors for knees or elbows, which are highly impacted and have a high risk of injury, have been released.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a conventional joint protector.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional joint protector 10 includes a guard body 11 surrounding the inside of the knee joint, and four band portions 12 and 14 extending up, down, left and right from the protector body 11. Is done. Velcro 13 is provided on one side of each of the two velcro band portions 12 provided on the upper left and lower sides of the guard body 11 in the drawing, and two non-woven band portions 14 provided on the upper and lower right sides of the guard body 11 are provided. Each other side is provided with a nonwoven fabric layer 15 for attachment of the Velcro 13. In addition, a buffer member 16 is inserted into each nonwoven fabric band 14 to protect the knee joint from external impact. The shock absorbing member 16 is made of a flexible soft hollow pipe shape and absorbs shock while being deformed when an external shock is applied. The guard body 11 and the band portions 12 and 14 extending therefrom are made of an elastic material.

This conventional joint protector 10 is the guard body 11 wraps the knee joint from the inside outwards and the four bands 12, 14 wrap the outside of the knee joint in the upper and lower patella. Here, each nonwoven band portion 14 is in close contact with the wearer's skin, each of the velcro band portion 12 is attached to the nonwoven fabric layer 15 of each nonwoven band portion 14 is attached to the velcro 13 provided in each nonwoven band portion Wrap 14 At this time, the buffer member 16 of each of the nonwoven fabric band 14 is directed to the front of the knee joint.

By the way, since the conventional joint protector 10 is made of a hollow pipe shape of the shock absorbing member 16 for absorbing external shock, the thickness of the nonwoven band portion 14 into which the shock absorbing member 16 is inserted is excessively thick. The compression of the joint protector 10 is concentrated on the narrow buffer member 16 and transmitted to the wearer's skin. Therefore, a problem may arise that the wearing feeling is degraded and the wearer's skin is damaged.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an improved joint protector buffer member and a joint protector having the same to improve the fit of the joint protector.

Joint protector according to the present invention for achieving the above object, a pair of Velcro body and a Velcro body extending from the guard body to cover the other part of the joint of the wearer and the main velcro attached to one side A pair of non-woven band portions provided with a band portion, a non-woven fabric layer coupled to each of the velcro band portions and extending from the guard body so as to cover another part of the joint, and to which the main velcro is attached to one side thereof; And a buffer member inserted into at least one of the band portion and each of the nonwoven fabric band portions to absorb external shocks. The shock absorbing member includes a soft cushioning body having a plurality of through holes and having a rectangular shape, and a contact protrusion protruding from the shock absorbing body to separate the shock absorbing body from the wearer's skin.

Here, the end portion of each of the velcro band portion may be provided with a sub velcro that can be attached to the nonwoven layer of each of the nonwoven band portion.

According to the present invention as described above, since the shock absorbing member for absorbing external shock is formed in a rectangular shape, the thickness of the joint protector is not thickened and deformation is easy, so that the comfort of the joint protector is improved.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described with respect to the joint protector for a joint protector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention and a joint protector having the same.

2 and 3 are a plan view and a bottom view schematically showing a joint protector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a buffer member for a joint protector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the joint protector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is worn on the wearer.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the joint guard 20 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the guard body 30 surrounding the wearer's joints, and one side of the guard body 30 extending up and down First and second nonwoven band portions 51 provided up and down on the other side of the guard body 30 so as to face the first and second Velcro band portions 41 and 42, respectively. 52 and a pair of shock absorbing members 60 inserted into the nonwoven fabric bands 51 and 52.

Guard body 30 is made of a good elastic and breathable material such as spandex (spandex) as a part surrounding the folding inside of the joint, such as knees or elbows.

The first and second Velcro band portions 41 and 42 are integrally extended from the guard body 30 to the left and right of the guard body 30 in the drawing. The second Velcro band portion 42 extends longer than the extension length of the first Velcro band portion 41. As will be described in detail later, the extension length of the second nonwoven band portion 52 corresponding to the second velcro band portion 42 is also longer than the extension length of the first nonwoven band portion 51 corresponding to the first velcro band portion 41. Therefore, the maximum width of the accommodating part in which the first velcro band part 41 and the first nonwoven fabric band part 51 are coupled with the maximum width of the accommodating part in which the second velcro band part 42 and the second nonwoven band part 52 are combined. In general, the joints such as knees and elbows have a lower thickness than the upper portion, so that the first Velcro band portion 41 and the first nonwoven band portion 51 are positioned at the upper portion of the joint when the joint protector 20 is worn.

The main velcro 43 is provided on one side of each of the velcro band portions 41 and 42, and the sub band portion 44 extends from the main velcro 43 at the end of each of the velcro band portions 41 and 42. It is provided with. The main velcro 43 and the sub velcro 44 are for coupling the velcro band portions 41 and 42 to the respective nonwoven band portions 51 and 52, which are provided in each of the nonwoven band portions 51 and 52 which will be described later. It is attached to the nonwoven fabric layer 53. The sub velcro 44 serves to substantially extend the length of each velcro band portion 41 and 42 to expand the usable range of body dimensions of the joint guard 20, and with each of the velcro band portions 41 and 42. The coupling force between each of the nonwoven band portions 51 and 52 is increased.

The first and second Velcro band portions 41 and 42 are made of a material such as spandex, which is flexible and breathable, like the guard body 30.

The first and second nonwoven band portions 51 and 52 are integrally extended from the guard body 30 to the upper and lower right of the guard body 30 in the drawing. As described above, the extension length of the second nonwoven band portion 52 corresponding to the second velcro band portion 42 is longer than the extension length of the first nonwoven band portion 51 corresponding to the first velcro band portion 41. On the other side of each of the nonwoven fabric band portions 51 and 52, that is, the surface opposite to the surface on which the velcro 43 is provided, the nonwoven fabric layer 53 to which the velcro 43 is attached is provided. The nonwoven layer 53 completely covers the first and second nonwoven band portions 51 and 52 and extends toward the guard body 30.

The first and second nonwoven band portions 51 and 52 are made of a material such as spandex, which is flexible and breathable, like the guard body 30.

A buffer member 60 is inserted into each of the nonwoven fabric bands 51 and 52. The shock absorbing member 60 absorbs an external shock while the joint protector 20 is worn to prevent external shock from being transmitted to the wearer's joint, and the joint protector 20 of the upper and lower joints is in close contact with the skin. The joint guard 20 prevents the joint from flowing down when moving. The shock absorbing member 60 includes a soft shock absorbing body 61 having a plurality of through holes 62 and a contact protrusion 63 protruding from the shock absorbing body 61.

The buffer body 61 is a rectangular shape corresponding to the shape of each nonwoven fabric band part 51 and 52, and has a predetermined thickness. The shock absorbing body 61 is made of a soft material such as silicon having good shock absorbing properties. The plurality of through holes 62 provided in the buffer body 61 allow air to flow smoothly toward the skin of the wearer when the joint protector 20 is worn.

The contact protrusion 63 is integrally provided with the buffer body 61 at the center of a pair of through-holes provided in the buffer body 61. The contact protrusion 63 protrudes one side of each of the nonwoven fabric band portions 51 and 52 which are in contact with the wearer's skin to serve to separate the buffer body 61 from the wearer's skin. That is, when the joint protector 20 is worn, the central portion of each of the nonwoven fabric band portions 51 and 52 protruding by the contact protrusion 63 from one side of each of the nonwoven fabric band portions 51 and 52 contacts the wearer's skin. As a result, portions other than the central portion are separated from the skin. Therefore, the breathability in each nonwoven fabric band part 51 and 52 improves, and a feeling of wearing improves.

Hereinafter, a wearing method and an operation of the joint protector 20 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 shows a state in which the joint protector 20 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is worn on the knee joint, as shown in FIG. 5, the protector body 30 has a knee-like joint from the inside outward. The first nonwoven band portion 51 and the first velcro band portion 41 surround the outer upper portion of the joint, and the second nonwoven band portion 52 and the second velcro band portion 42 surround the outer lower portion of the joint. The coupling between the first nonwoven fabric band 51 and the first velcro band 41 and the second nonwoven band 52 and the second velcro band 42 is open so that the patella of the knee joint can be exposed.

Here, the first and second nonwoven band portions 51 and 52 are in contact with the skin of the upper and lower knee joints of the wearer, and the nonwoven layer 53 is exposed outward. The first and second velcro band portions 41 and 42 cover the nonwoven fabric layer 53 of each of the nonwoven fabric band portions 51 and 52, and the main velcro 43 and the sub velcro 44 provided in each of the nonwoven fabric layers ( 53).

The cushioning member 60 inserted into the first and second nonwoven fabric band portions 51 and 52 in the state where the joint protector 20 is worn on the joint has its contact protrusion 63 (see FIG. 4) toward the skin of the wearer. Protrudes towards Therefore, the upper and lower portions of each of the contact protrusions 63 of each of the nonwoven fabric bands 51 and 52 are separated from the wearer's skin, and the air passes through the through hole 62 (see FIG. 4) provided in the buffer body 61 (see FIG. 4). The flow is made smoothly.

Meanwhile, the joint protector 20 according to the present invention may be worn on other joints such as elbows in addition to the knees.

According to the joint protector according to the present invention, since the cushioning member provided to surround the upper and lower portions of the joint to absorb the external shock is composed of a rectangular buffer body and a contact protrusion protruding from the buffer body, The overall thickness is reduced.

In addition, the joint protector according to the present invention improves the feeling of wearing because the cushioning member provided therein is more easily deformed than the conventional hollow cushioning member.

The present invention described above is not limited to the configuration and operation as illustrated and described. That is, the present invention is capable of various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims (5)

In the joint protector for absorbing the external shock provided in the joint protector surrounding the joint to protect the joint of the wearer, The cushioning member is a cushioning member for a joint protector, characterized in that it comprises a soft cushioning body having a plurality of apertures made of a rectangular. The method of claim 1, The shock absorbing body is a cushioning member for joint protector, characterized in that the projecting contact protrusion for separating the shock absorbing body from the wearer's skin. A protector body surrounding a part of the wearer's joint, a pair of velcro bands extending from the protector body to cover another part of the joint, and having a main velcro attached to one side thereof, combined with each of the velcro bands, the other part of the joint A pair of nonwoven band portions extending from the protector body and having a nonwoven layer to which the main velcro is attached to one side, and inserted into at least one of the respective velcro band portions and the respective nonwoven band portions And a shock absorbing member for absorbing shock, wherein the shock absorbing member includes a soft cushioning body having a plurality of apertures and having a rectangular shape. The method of claim 3, wherein The buffer body is a joint protector, characterized in that the projecting protrusion is provided for separating the buffer body from the wearer's skin. The method of claim 3, wherein And an end portion of each of the velcro band portions is provided with an extension of a sub velcro that can be attached to the nonwoven layer of each of the nonwoven fabric band portions.

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