Patent Application
20130253392
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a protective brace, and more particularly to a protective brace that can be easily and quickly worn on a person's body.
2. Description of the Prior Arts
A protective brace is worn on a person's body in order to protect the body from harm. With reference to
For a user to wear the protective brace, the base strap 50 is first wrapped around a body part, such as a wrist, which is to be protected, and the hook component of a hook and loop fastener 51 of the base strap 50 is fastened to the outer surface of the fabric base strap 50. The pressure strap 60 is then wrapped around the base strap 50 to pass through the ring 61 so that the pressure strap 60 can be folded back and wrapped around the base strap 50 in reverse to make the hook component of a hook and loop fastener 63 fastened to the loop component of a hook and loop fastener 62. Thus, the protective brace is positioned on the user's body.
However, wearing the brace by operating both the base strap 50 and the pressure strap 60 requires long time and thus causes inconvenience to the user who desires to adjust the tension of the protective brace.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a protective brace to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main object of the present invention is to provide a protective brace that can be easily and quickly worn on a user's body.
To achieve the foregoing objective, the protective brace in accordance with the present invention comprises a base strap, an annular pressure strap and a fastening member. The base strap includes a first end and a second end. The pressure strap is secured to the first end of the base strap at a section and is movable through the second end of the base strap. The fastening member is movably mounted on the pressure strap and includes a fastening surface. The fastening surface faces the first end of the base strap and is fastened detachably to the pressure strap or the base strap. For a user to wear the protective brace, the base strap is first wrapped around a body part which is to be protected, and the fastening member is then operated to pull the pressure strap so as to make the first and second ends of the base strap close to each other and to make the base strap abut around the body part. The fastening member is also operated to make the pressure strap wrapped around the base strap and is fastened to the pressure strap or the base strap. Therefore, the protective brace can be easily and quickly worn on the user's body by only operating the fastening member.
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.
With reference to
With further reference to
The pressure strap 20 is made of fabric that allows hook components of hook and loop fasteners to be fastened thereto and may be elastic. The pressure strap 20 is secured to the first end of the base strap 10 at a section and is movable through the second end of the base strap 10. A space 14 is formed between the base strap 10 and the pressure strap 20. The pressure strap 20 is secured to the base strap 10 by sewing or hot pressing. In a preferred embodiment, the pressure strap 20 is sewn to the base strap 10 so as to form a sewing thread 21 and passes through the ring 12 of the base strap 10.
The fastening member 30 is movably mounted on the pressure strap 20 and includes a fastening surface. The fastening surface has a hook component of a hook and loop fastener attached thereto, faces toward the first end of the base strap 10 and is fastened detachably to the fabric pressure strap 20 or the fabric base strap 10. In a preferred embodiment, the fastening member 30 has a ring 31 connected to an end thereof and the pressure strap 20 passes through the ring 31.
With further reference to
In addition, with the connecting relationship of the annular pressure strap 20 and the two rings 12, 31, minor adjustments to the tension of the protective brace can be conveniently made without separating the fastening member 30 from the pressure strap 20 or the base strap 10. With reference to
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.
