1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a heel protection band, especially to a protection band that is mounted around a heel and an ankle of a user to hold and protect the ankle.
2. Description of the Prior Art(s)
Ligaments that connect bones to bones to form a joint and tendons that connect muscles to bones allow a human body to perform all kinds of exercises. However, when the human body exercises improperly, or when the joints and the tendons are overloaded, the joints and tendons are sprained or dislocated easily. Thus, people use all kinds of protectors to hold, support and protect the joints and the tendons. Among all the joints of a human body, an ankle is a major part that allows the human body to walk, run and jump. In order to move nimbly, the bones of the ankle are connected and protected only by ligaments and tendons. No strong muscle is disposed around the ankle. Therefore, pressure of the human body that is applied to the ankle causes the ankle to be sprained or fractured easily.
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Therefore, an elastic tape is designed especially for winding around the heel and the ankle. The elastic tape is shorter than the bandage 30 and has two Velcro fasteners respectively mounted on two ends of the elastic tape. The elastic tape is wound around the heel and the ankle for just a couple rounds. Then the Velcro fasteners are attached to each other, and thus the elastic tape is stably wound on the heel and the ankle.
However, although winding the elastic tape around the heel and the ankle is slightly faster than winding the bandage 30 around the heel and the ankle, winding the elastic tape still takes time and is unable to timely protect the injured ankle. The ordinary person without practice still needs help from the professional and is unable to wind the elastic tape by himself.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a heel protection band to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide a heel protection band. The heel protection band has an annular band body having an outer fastening portion and an inner fastening portion securely attached to each other. Thus, the band body is formed into a figure of 8 and has a first loop and a second loop.
When the heel protection band is being put on, a heel of a user is mounted through the first loop first. Then the heel protection band is pulled to pass a front of an ankle of the user to allow the second loop to be mounted around the heel. Thus, the heel protection band is easily and quickly worn on a foot of the user. Even an ordinary person without any practice is capable of stably putting on the heel protection band on his own to protect his heel and ankle.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The outer fastening portion 12 is formed on the outer surface 11.
The inner fastening portion is formed on the inner surface 13, and is securely attached to the outer fastening portion 12 by method of sewing, adhesion, hot pressing and so on. Thus, the band body 10 is 8-shaped and has a first loop 16 and a second loop 17.
The non-slip layer 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D is made of non-slip materials such as silicone rubber, vulcanisate or the like, and is formed on the inner surface 13.
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The first loop 16 and the second loop 17 can have the same size or have different sizes to provide the heel 21 and the ankle 22 with different protection effects.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.