Patent ID: 6322529
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A detachment type waist protecting belt wherein hook and loop fastener strips are attached to distal ends and heightwise middle portions of left and right bands, a pair of connecting plates made of a soft plastic material are secured to proximal ends of the left and right bands, a plurality of connection rings are rotatably fastened to the connecting plates by pins in such a way as to be spaced one from another in a longitudinal direction by a predetermined distance, both ends of a pair of pulling cords respectively pass zigzag from upper and lower ends of the connecting plates through the connection rings so as to be freed at heightwise middle portions of the connecting plates, and a pair of tightening bands are connected to the freed both ends of the pair of pulling cords, characterized in that the detachment type waist protecting belt includes a rigid waist support which has a U-shaped cross-section and which fits a contour of the waist of the human body, guide projections are formed at both sides of an outer surface of the waist support, and the heightwise middle portions of the left and right bands are defined with guide slots which extend in a transverse direction to provide direction for the guide projections, whereby the detachment type waist protecting belt can be equipped with the waist support as occasion arises.