JPH0449123Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a maternity girdle for protecting a pregnant woman's abdomen which expands as the fetus grows.

[Prior Art] As a conventional maternity girdle of this kind, there is one shown in FIG. 4, for example.

This item is a belly pad 10 that covers the abdomen of a pregnant woman.
and a waist support part 11 that covers the waist, and a support band 12 is sewn to the lower part of the abdomen support part 10 to support the growing abdomen. The support band 12 is formed by combining and sewing several pieces of fabric with a devised pattern, and the combination provides an appropriate tightening force to support the roundness of the abdomen. . In the later stages of pregnancy, when the roundness of the abdomen becomes sufficiently large, a belt is worn over the support band 12 to increase the supporting force of the abdomen.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the case of such conventional maternity girdles, a support band is formed by combining several pieces of fabric and devising a pattern, and the support band is used as a belly support. Since the structure was such that it was attached to the body, it was necessary to prepare a large number of fabrics with different shapes in advance and sew them together, which not only made the structure complex, but also required numerous cutting and sewing processes. There was a problem that it became expensive due to the fact that it was considered to be expensive.

The present invention was developed in view of the above conventional problems, and the tightening force of the abdomen pad that covers the abdomen of a pregnant woman is transferred to the upper part by weaving or knitting elastic threads. The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned insufficiency by continuously changing the value in a stepwise manner so that the value decreases accordingly.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention involves tightening the abdomen pad that covers the abdomen of a pregnant woman in three consecutive stages in the vertical direction by weaving or knitting elastic threads. It is characterized in that it is made of a fabric having upper, middle, and lower parts with different force levels, and the lower part has the largest tightening force, and the upper part has the smallest tightening force. It is said that

[Function] Accordingly, in the present invention, the magnitude of the tightening force is successively changed in three stages in the vertical direction by weaving or knitting the elastic yarn, and the tightening force is made the largest in the lower part, and the tightening force in the upper part is the highest. By forming the abdomen pad with a fabric that minimizes the tightening force of the fabric, the cutting and sewing processes can be reduced as much as possible, and the abdomen of the pregnant woman can be firmly supported, making it comfortable to wear and inexpensive. We can provide maternity girdles.

[Example] Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention.

First, to explain the configuration, in the figure, 1 is a belly pad that covers the abdomen of a pregnant woman, 2 is a waist pad that covers the waist of the pregnant woman, and 3 is a foot tube into which the legs are inserted. The belly pad 1 is made of a single piece of cloth, and the waist pad 2 and foot pad 3 are made of continuous cloth. By overlapping and sewing the outer peripheral edges of the abdominal pad 1, the abdominal pad 1, the waist pad 2, and the foot tube 3 are integrally formed.

Here, the term "cloths" refers to fabrics made by looms, etc., and knitted fabrics, which are made by knitting machines, etc. The fabrics according to the present invention include fabrics knitted with stretchable threads such as rubber or spandex, such as double-knit power nets and power nets woven with the stretchable threads. In particular, it is preferable for the waist rest part 2 and the leg part 3 to be made of a fabric that has good elasticity in the left-right direction (one-way), and for the abdomen support part 1, a fabric that has good elasticity in the vertical and left-right directions (two-way) is preferable.

The abdomen pad 1 has three parts that are continuous in the vertical direction by weaving or knitting the elastic threads.
It is formed of a fabric having an upper section 4, a middle section 5, and a lower section 6 with varying degrees of tightening force, and the tightening force of the lower section 6 is set to be the largest,
Set the tightening force of the middle section 5 to a medium level, and then tighten the upper section 4.
The tightening force is set to the smallest. Such three levels of tightening force can be set by the following means.

[Means 1] The tightening force is changed by changing the number of elastic threads.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a knitting machine 7 that can automatically change the number of yarns to be knitted is used, and three elastic yarns 9 wound around three bobbins 8 are placed in the knitting machine 7. For example, the upper section 4 is knitted with one elastic yarn, the middle section 5 is knitted with two elastic yarns, and the lower section 6 is knitted with three elastic yarns. As a result, the tightening force of the abdominal pad 1 that tightens the abdomen of a pregnant woman can be made the largest in the lower part 6, the middle part 4 in the middle, and the smallest in the upper part.

[Means 2] The tightening force is changed by changing the thickness of the elastic thread.

For example, if you use three bobbins wound with three types of elastic yarn of different thicknesses (strengths),
For example, the upper section 4 is knitted with the thinnest elastic yarn, the middle section 5 is knitted with the medium elastic yarn, and the lower section 6 is knitted with the medium elastic yarn. Make sure to knit with the thickest elastic yarn.

[Means 3] The tightening force is changed by changing the size of the stitches (or weaves).

For example, the size of the stitches in the lower part 6 is made the smallest, the stitches in the middle part 5 are made medium, and the size of the stitches in the upper part 4 is made the largest. As a result, the amount of stretchable yarn 9 used per unit area is the largest in the lower section 6 and the least in the upper section 4, so the tightening force in the lower section 6 is maximized, and the amount used in the middle section 5 is the highest.
The tightening force of the upper stage portion 4 can be made the smallest by setting the tightening force of the upper section 4 to a medium level.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

In the maternity girdle according to this embodiment, the tightening force of the abdominal support part 1 is set to be the largest at the lower part 6, the middle part 5 to be medium, and the smallest at the upper part 4. The lower abdomen is firmly supported by the lower part 6 of the abdominal support part 1, the mid-abdominal area with the largest bulge is tightened with a certain amount of force by the middle part 5, and the upper abdomen is fully stretched and lightly tightened. be able to. Therefore, the entire abdomen of a pregnant woman can be supported naturally and effortlessly, and since it is made of one piece of fabric and the sewn part is a part between the abdominal support part 1 and the waist support part 2, it is simple. It can be sewn with a soft texture, and can also be thin and comfortable to wear.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, according to the invention, the tightening force is the largest in the lower part and the smallest in the upper part, and the tightening is performed in three consecutive stages in the vertical direction. Since the abdominal support part is made of cloth with different tension, the lower abdomen of the pregnant woman is firmly supported by the lower part, and the middle part of the pregnant woman's abdomen, which has the largest bulge, is supported to some extent by the middle part. The upper part of the pregnant woman's upper abdomen can be tightened moderately with force, and the upper part can be lightly tightened to allow the pregnant woman's entire abdomen to be naturally supported without strain. Moreover, since it can be formed from a single piece of fabric, the cutting and sewing processes can be minimized and the sewing process can be simple, making it possible to provide a thin and comfortable maternity girdle. is obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The same figure is a side view, FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the manufacturing means, and FIG. 4 is a front view showing a conventional maternity girdle. 1...Abdominal rest part, 2...Waist rest part, 4...Upper part, 5...Middle part, 6...Lower part, 9...Elastic thread.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) An upper part of the belly pad that covers the abdomen of a pregnant woman, in which the magnitude of the tightening force is successively changed in three levels in the vertical direction by weaving or knitting elastic threads; A maternity girdle, characterized in that it is made of a cloth having a middle section and a lower section, the lower section has the greatest tightening force, and the upper section has the smallest tightening force. (2) The maternity girdle according to claim 1, wherein the three levels of tightening force are changed by changing the number of the elastic threads. (3) The maternity girdle according to claim 1, wherein the three levels of tightening force are changed by changing the thickness of the elastic thread. (4) A utility model registration request characterized in that the three levels of tightening force are changed by changing the size of the weave or stitch formed by weaving or knitting the elastic yarn. Maternity girdle as described in Range 1.