Compound abdominal and back support belt system
OwnerFrank D. Heinze, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A torso support belt system has individually contoured back and abdominal muscle support pads and an associated multi-belt system. The locations of the abdominal and back support pads around the wearer's body are adjustable, so as to provide contoured support for both the back and abdominal regions of the wearer. The back support pad is contoured to generally conform with the wearer's lower back region, while the abdominal muscle support pads are contoured to generally conform with the wearer's abdominal region. The multi-belt system contains inner and outer belts which are looped through slots in the back support pad and the abdominal muscle support pads in such a manner as to securely fasten the abdominal muscle support pads and the back support pad about the torso of the wearer.
Claims23
A torso support apparatus comprising:
- a back support pad that is contoured to generally conform with a wearer's lower back region;
- a plurality of abdominal muscle support pads configured to engage one another to form an abdominal muscle support structure for a wearer's abdominal muscle region, and contoured to generally conform with said wearer's abdominal muscle region;
- an inner, elastic belt structure, which is arranged to extend around the sides of the torso of said wearer, and elastically positions said plurality of abdominal muscle support pads in spaced apart relationship to said back support pad, so as to form therewith a compound torso support structure that includes said abdominal muscle support structure, said inner, elastic belt and said back support pad;
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- an outer belt structure, which engages said plurality of abdominal muscle support pads and said back support pad of said compound torso support structure, is arranged outside of said inner, elastic belt structure, and is operative to tighten said abdominal muscle support structure and said back support pad about the torso of the wearer, causing a reduction in tension of said inner, elastic belt structure, and maintaining said abdominal muscle support structure supporting said wearer's abdominal muscle region and said back support pad supporting said wearer's lower back region.
A torso support belt comprising a back support pad and a plurality of abdominal muscle support pads, whose relative locations around a wearer's body are adjustable by means of a multi-belt system, said back support pad being contoured to generally conform with the wearer's lower back region, and said plurality of abdominal muscle support pads being contoured to generally conform with the wearer's abdominal muscle region, and wherein said multi-belt system includes an inner, elastic belt, and an outer belt, which are looped through slots in said back support pad and said abdominal muscle support pads in such a manner as to securely fasten said abdominal muscle support pads and said back support pad about the torso of the wearer, said outer belt extending outside of said inner, elastic belt and, upon being tightened, causing a reduction in tension of said inner, elastic belt, while maintaining said abdominal muscle support pads supporting said wearer's abdominal muscle region, and said back support pad supporting said wearer's lower back region.
A torso support apparatus comprising:
- a back support pad that is contoured to generally conform with a wearer's lower back region;
- a plurality of abdominal muscle support pads that are configured to engage one another to form a unitary abdominal muscle support structure that generally conforms with and supports a wearer's abdominal muscle region;
- an inner, elastic belt, which engages said back support pad, arranges to extend around the sides of said torso, and engages said unitary abdominal muscle support structure, so as to elastically support said unitary abdominal muscle support structure in spaced apart relationship to said back support pad, thereby forming a compound torso support structure that supports said wearer's abdominal muscle region and said wearer's lower back region;
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- an outer belt, which engages said back support pad, extends therefrom outside of said inner, elastic belt, and engages said plurality of abdominal muscle support pads, said outer belt being arranged to tighten said abdominal muscle support structure and said back support pad of said compound torso support structure about the torso of the wearer independently of said inner, elastic belt, causing a reduction in tension of said inner, elastic belt, while maintaining said abdominal muscle support structure supporting said wearer's abdominal muscle region and said back support pad supporting said wearer's lower back region.
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