Patent ID: 6419652
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A back belt comprising in combination;a compression pad having inner and outer faces and upper and lower edges extending between lateral ends and being proportioned for overlapping the lumbar area of the back of users; said compression pad being an integrally formed composite of a cellular foam heat formable material laminated between a copolymer coated non-slip fabric material laminate forming said inner face and a mesh fabric material laminate forming said outer face of said compression pad, all of said laminated materials being stitchable and formable; a plurality of spaced narrow substantially parallel stay grooves die molded into said outer face fabric material and the foam material laminated thereto, said grooves extending between said upper and lower edges of said compression pad; a plurality of stays inserted into and being wholly received within said grooves formed into said compression pad; webbing secured over the stays once in place within said grooves to define a plurality of stay pockets; a first pair of wraps separate from said compression pad extending from said compression pad for wrapping around the torso of the body of users and having inner ends fastened to said lateral ends of said compression pad and extending outwardly therefrom to distal wrap ends; a second pair of wraps separate from said compression pad extending from said compression pad for wrapping around said first pair of wraps, said second pair of wraps having inner ends fastened to said lateral ends of said compression pad and extending outwardly therefrom to distal wrap ends; said inner ends of said first and second pairs of wraps being secured to said lateral ends of said compression pad by stitching to and through said inner ends of said first and second pairs of wraps, said foam material, said inner non-slip material, and said outer fabric material laminated to said foam material; first recesses formed into said lateral ends of said compression pad, said first recesses extending into said non-slip inner face material and into said foam material laminated thereto, said first recesses receiving said inner ends of said first pair of wraps; second recesses formed into said lateral ends of said compression pad, said second recesses extending into said fabric outer face material and into said foam material laminated thereto, said second recesses receiving said inner ends of said second pair of wraps, said inner ends of said first and second pair of wraps being secured in said recesses by said stitching through said wrap ends and through all laminates of said lateral ends of said composite compression pad; said upper and lower edges of said compression pad and the periphery of said first pair of wraps being covered by a peripheral binding extending therearound and secured thereto by stitching through said peripheral binding and said laminated fabric and foam materials of said composite compression pad and the periphery of said first pair of wraps, said securement of said peripheral binding to said composite compression pad closing said stay grooves holding said stays longitudinally in place in said grooves by means of said peripheral covering sewn to and through said foam and said laminated inner and outer faces.