Patent ID: 9283105
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A lumbar support belt comprising: an elastic textile band positionable around a lower portion of a person's torso, said band having a transverse median axis and having a central portion that is widened relative to first and second end portions which, provided with complementary attachment means, are arranged to be placed on one another opposite the person's abdominal region and to be assembled by said attachment means; and a flexible cushion fastened on an inner surface of the central portion of the band, substantially centered relative to the transverse median axis of the band; wherein the flexible cushion includes two concave curved flanges defining a flared V shape, the two concave curved flanges having first end portions spaced apart from one another and second end portions joined at a joining area, wherein the joining area has a tip thereof that is oriented downward when the belt is worn, the cushion being designed and positioned so that, when the belt is worn, the first end portion of each flange bears on a corresponding iliac crest of the person and the joining area is in contact with an area comprising an upper portion of the sacrum and a fifth lumbar vertebra of the person.