Lumbosacral back support releasably secured to a stabilizing belt
AssigneeThe Saunders Group, Inc.
InventorHarold D. Saunders
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Abstract
A lumbosacral back support member is releasably secured to the user by a stabilizing belt generally worn over the user's clothes. The stabilizing belt may be inserted into the belt loops on the user's pants, attached to the belt loops, or engaged with the narrow portion of the user's waist. The lumbosacral support member is releasable attached to the stabilizing belt. The user positions the lumbosacral support member around the spine from approximately the sacrum to at least the L3 lumbar vertebra.
Claims19
A lumbosacral back support system for releasably securing a lumbosacral back support to the spine of a user proximate the user's waist, the user wearing a lower body garment, comprising:
- a lower body garment having a waist portion with belt loops located proximate the waist portion;
- stabilizing belt means for insertion through the belt loops, the stabilizing belt means having an inner and outer surface with first releasable attachment means located on the outer surface so that the first releasable attachment means face away from the user;
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- at least one lumbosacral support member having an inner and outer surface with second releasable attachment means on the inner surface for automatically engaging with the first releasable attachment means when the lumbosacral support member is brought into contact with the stabilizing belt means, the first and second releasable attachment means being arranged so that the lumbosacral support member engages the user's spine from approximately the sacrum to at least the L.sub.3 lumbar vertebrae, whereby the stabilizing belt means maintains the vertical position of the lumbosacral support member relative to the spine of the user during active movement.
A lumbosacral back support system for releasably securing a lumbosacral back support to the spine of a user proximate the user's waist, the user wearing a lower body garment, comprising:
- a lower body garment having a waist portion with belt loops located proximate the waist portion;
- a stabilizing belt for insertion through the user's belt loops, the belt having an inner and outer surface with first releasable attachment means located on the outer surface so that the first releasable attachment means faces away from the user;
- a circumferentially discontinuous back support band having an inner and outer surface extending circumferentially around the body of the user, the inner surface having second attachment means for automatically releasably connecting the back support band to the stabilizing belt when the support band is brought into contact with the stabilizing belt so that the stabilizing belt maintains the vertical position of the support band relative to the spine of the user during active movement, the back support band having at least a portion thereof configured to supportively engage the lumbosacral spine region of the user's spine;
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- fastener means attached to the support band proximate the discontinuity for adjustably closing the support band discontinuity around the waist of the user.
A method for using a lumbosacral back support system for releasably securing a lumbosacral back support to the spine of a user during physical activity, the user wearing pants with belt loops, comprising:
- providing a stabilizing belt having an inner and outer surface with first releasable attachment means located on the outer surface thereof;
- inserting the stabilizing belt through the user's belt loops so that the first releasable attachment means faces away from the user;
- providing at least one lumbosacral support member having an inner and outer surface with second releasable attachment means on the inner surface for automatically engaging with the first releasable attachment means when the support member is brought into contact with the stabilizing belt means;
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- positioning the lumbosacral support member to automatically engage the first and second attachment means so that the lumbosacral support engages the user's spine from approximately the sacrum to at lest the L.sub.3 lumbar vertebrae, whereby the stabilizing belt maintains the vertical position of the lumbosacral support member relative to the user during physical activity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.