Patent ID: 8328747

Claim:
A knee stabilizing brace comprising: a brace body which has a back-side body portion applied to a back side of a thigh, a poples, and a back side of a crus, and a right front-side body portion and a left front-side body portion, which are located on a right side and a left side of the back-side body portion and are applied to a front side of the thigh, a kneecap, and a front side of the crus, the brace body being formed of a material having flexibility; a right support stay for reinforcement provided between the back-side body portion and the right front-side body portion; a left support stay for reinforcement provided between the back-side body portion and the left front-side body portion; an upper fastening band for fastening the brace body around a thigh portion; and a lower fastening band for fastening the brace body around a crus portion, wherein when the brace body is fitted around a knee portion, a surface fastener of the right front-side body portion and a surface fastener of the left front-side body portion are overlapped and engaged, the brace comprising: a first ring-like fastener which is provided on the back side of the thigh in the back-side body portion and is provided near the right support stay; a second ring-like fastener which is provided on the back side of the crus in the back-side body portion and is provided near the right support stay; a third ring-like fastener which is provided on the back side of the thigh in the back-side body portion and is provided near the left support stay; a fourth ring-like fastener which is provided on the back side of the crus in the back-side body portion and is provided near the left support stay; a first engaging region which is set to the front side of the thigh in the right front-side body portion and is set near the right support stay; a second engaging region which is set to the front side of the crus in the right front-side body portion and is set near the right support stay; a third engaging region which is set to the front side of the thigh in the left front-side body portion and is set near the left support stay; a fourth engaging region which is set to the front side of the crus in the left front-side body portion and is set near the left support stay; a first fastening band for patella, which is detachably engaged between one selected from the four ring-like fasteners and one selected from the four engaging regions; and a second fastening band for patella, which is detachably engaged between another one selected from the four ring-like fasteners and another one selected from the four engaging regions.