Belt-like support device for a part of the human body
OwnerJean Louis Laurent Lucien Mignardinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a belt-like support device (1) for a part of the human body comprising at opposite ends (2, 3) complementary fastening elements (4A, 4B) that make it possible to close said belt about a selected part of the body. The support device is characterized in that it longitudinally comprises at least two main complementary bands (5, 6) forming a belt, with each of the main bands having a width less than the width of the belt. The bands (5, 6) may be separated from one another locally.
Claims14
A belt-like, support device (1) for supporting a portion of the human body comprising a belt having two opposite ends (2,3), said opposite ends (2,3) including complementary fastening closure elements (4A, 4B) for closing said belt (5,6) about the body, said support device further comprising for wrapping about a portion of the body at least two main longitudinal complementary bands forming a belt (5,6), at least one of said bands being locally extensible to form a local band length, each of the main bands having a width smaller than the width of the belt, means for maintaining said bands (5,6) at least locally apart from each other and maintained apart for adjusting the width of the belt, said complementary fastening closure elements (4A, 4B) configured for attaching to said at least one band so as to releasably hold said formed local band length, said fastening closure elements (4A, 4B) including an edging support (16) having various positions configured and arranged to be fastened together for releasably attaching opposite ends of the bands (5,6), whereby said releasable attachment of said opposite ends does not interfere with said releasably held local band length.
A belt support device (1) for supporting a portion the human body comprising a belt having two opposite ends (2,3), said opposite ends (2,3) including complementary fastening closure elements (4A, 4B) for closing said belt (5,6) about the body, said support device further comprising for wrapping about a portion of the body at least two main longitudinal complementary bands forming a belt (5,6), at least one of said bands being locally extensible to form a local band length, each of the main bands having a width smaller than the width of the belt, means for maintaining said bands (5,6) at least locally apart from each other and maintained apart for adjusting the width of the belt, said complementary fastening closure elements (4A, 4B) configured for attaching to said at least one band so as to releasably hold said local band length, the bands (5,6) being maintained in spaced relationship by at least one backing panel (11), said backing panel having means (12) for attaching to the bands (5,6).
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