Title:
BELLY-BAND
United States Patent 3623488
Abstract:
A belly-band having a main body formed of a relatively thin rubberized web, a piled rubberized relatively thick textured member adhered to one side of the main body having the same configuration as the main body. The main body and textured member are sewed together along their peripheral edges. Synthetic resin hook pieces are sewed to the other side of the main body, and have bristles on their exposed sides whereby when the band is applied on the belly of a person the piles of the textured member may be interlocked with the bristles of the hook pieces to maintain the belly-band on the belly in a stabilized state.
US Patent References:
Surgical support
Nelkin - December 1961 - 3013561
Bandage
Lizio - September 1962 - 3054400
Constrictors
Munz et al. - April 1963 - 3086529
Male incontinence clamp
Outwin - November 1964 - 3155096
Postoperative binder
Duckman et al. - July 1965 - 3194234
Surgical support
Nelkin - December 1961 - 3013561
Bandage
Lizio - September 1962 - 3054400
Constrictors
Munz et al. - April 1963 - 3086529
Male incontinence clamp
Outwin - November 1964 - 3155096
Postoperative binder
Duckman et al. - July 1965 - 3194234
Application Number:
04/850581
Publication Date:
11/30/1971
Filing Date:
08/15/1969
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Export Citation:
Primary Class:
Other Classes:
450/116, 128/95.100
International Classes:
A41C1/08; A41C1/00; A41C1/00
Field of Search:
128/549,95,169,520,171,540-547,DIG.15
US Patent References:
Primary Examiner:
Michell, Robert W.
Assistant Examiner:
Wolff J. H.
Claims:
I claim
1. A bellyband comprising, in combination:
2. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 1, including synthetic resin reinforcing pieces removably provided at the opposite ends of said main body on said other side of said main body.
3. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 1, including at least one reinforcing piece removably secured to said main body on the same side of said main body to which said hook piece is affixed.
4. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 3, including a piece of cloth sewed to one side of said main body to form a pocket which is open at the top end.
5. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 4, including a plurality of synthetic resin hook pieces sewed on one side to the side of said main body opposed to the side on which said textured member is affixed, and said hook pieces having bristles throughout their exposed sides whereby when said bellyband is applied around the belly of a person said piles of said textured member may be interlocked with said bristles of said hook pieces so as to maintain said bellyband on said belly in a stabilized state.
6. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 5, including synthetic resin reinforcing pieces removably provided at the opposite ends of said main body on the side of said main body to which said hook pieces are affixed.
7. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 1, including synthetic resin reinforcing pieces removably provided at the opposite ends of said main body on the side of said main body to which said hook piece is affixed.
8. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 1, including synthetic resin reinforcing pieces removably secured near the opposite ends of said main body on the side of said main body to which the said hook piece is affixed.
1. A bellyband comprising, in combination:
2. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 1, including synthetic resin reinforcing pieces removably provided at the opposite ends of said main body on said other side of said main body.
3. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 1, including at least one reinforcing piece removably secured to said main body on the same side of said main body to which said hook piece is affixed.
4. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 3, including a piece of cloth sewed to one side of said main body to form a pocket which is open at the top end.
5. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 4, including a plurality of synthetic resin hook pieces sewed on one side to the side of said main body opposed to the side on which said textured member is affixed, and said hook pieces having bristles throughout their exposed sides whereby when said bellyband is applied around the belly of a person said piles of said textured member may be interlocked with said bristles of said hook pieces so as to maintain said bellyband on said belly in a stabilized state.
6. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 5, including synthetic resin reinforcing pieces removably provided at the opposite ends of said main body on the side of said main body to which said hook pieces are affixed.
7. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 1, including synthetic resin reinforcing pieces removably provided at the opposite ends of said main body on the side of said main body to which said hook piece is affixed.
8. A bellyband characterized in accordance with claim 1, including synthetic resin reinforcing pieces removably secured near the opposite ends of said main body on the side of said main body to which the said hook piece is affixed.
Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a band for applying around at least a portion of an animate or inanimate object, and relates particularly to a band for applying around a belly of a human being.
Many of the prior art bellybands have been formed by knitting woolen yarns, or a mixture of woolen yarns and rubberized yarns, into a ring shape. Some prior art bellybands have been formed by a strip of cloth being wound around the belly of a person to protect the belly from being chilled. In addition, bellybands which are especially adapted to protect a person who rides a motorized bicycle against gastroptosis have been proposed, and such bellybands have been formed of a piece of leather having a buckle which secures the opposite ends of the band together. These leather bellybands cannot be used as a general purpose bellyband.
The knitted woolen or combined woolen-rubberized yarn bellyband has an advantage in keeping the belly warm, but such a knitted bellyband cannot be satisfactorily held on the belly with the required firmness. Furthermore, after the knitted bellyband has been repeatedly used, the woolen yarns of the bellyband gradually lose their elasticity. As a result, the bellyband whose woolen yarns have lost their elasticity cannot be held in position and would easily slip off the belly. Furthermore, the knitted bellyband would become worn away to the degree that the bellyband cannot be used for its intended practical purpose.
Although the bellyband comprising a strip of cloth as referred to above is less expensive as compared with the knitted bellyband, it requires tedious manual work in winding the bellyband around the belly of a person and a skill in obtaining a desired tightness of the band on the belly. That is, when the cloth strip bellyband is too tightly applied around the belly, the wearer feels a sense of oppression. On the other hand when the cloth bellyband is too loosely applied around the belly, the band would easily slip off the belly and become useless as a bellyband. The cloth bellyband further has the disadvantage that even if the cloth bellyband has been applied around the belly with a suitable tightness, each time the wearer eats a meal he must loosen or unwind the bellyband, and after the meal he must rewind the band around his belly with a suitable tightness. In addition, it is difficult to maintain the ends of the cloth bellyband in a stabilized state.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to bellyband for human bellys, and more particularly to bellybands for human bellys which can be used as bellybands for pregnant women, gastroptosis sufferers, adults and children.
The principal object of the present invention is to provide an expansible bellyband for human belly which can effectively eliminate the disadvantages inherent in the above-mentioned prior art bellybands, and which gives a comfortable feeling to a wearer due to the fact that the band can elastically follow the movement of the wearer's belly.
The present invention provides a bellyband which comprises a relatively thin rubberized web main body, a similar configured relatively thick rubberized textured member adhered on one side to one side of said rubberized main body and having piles on the other or exposed side, said main body and textured member being sewed together all along their peripheral edges, and a plurality of synthetic resin hook pieces sewed to the other side of said main body and having bristles on the exposed side whereby when the bellyband is applied around the human belly, the bristles of the hook pieces interlock with the piles of the textured member.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the inventive bellyband:
FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the reverse side of the bellyband shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a cross section view taken substantially along the line A--A' of FIG. 2.
DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
One preferred embodiment of bellyband by the present invention is shown for illustration purposes only. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bellyband generally comprises a main body 1 in the form of a thin expansible rubberized web which has such a length and width that when wound along the contour of the belly of a person the opposite free ends may overlap one upon another and cover the entire belly. The main body 1 includes a substantially constant width intermediate section, and opposite end sections the width of which is reduced towards the extreme or free ends.
The main body 1 has an expansible thicker rubberized textured member 3 adhered by a suitable adhesive to one or the outer side when applied around the belly. The textured member has numerous napping piles 2 on the exposed side. The thicker textured member 3 has substantially the same configuration as that of the main body 1.
A small piece of cloth 4 is sewed to the reverse of the main body 1 at a suitable area thereof so as to form a pocket 5 which is open at the top. The main body 1 and textured member 3 are sewed together all along their peripheral edges by a stitching thread 6. A plurality of hook pieces 8 are sewed to one of the end sections of the main body 1 on the reverse of the main body in a spaced relation, and each of the hook pieces is formed of synthetic resin and has a great number of napping bristles on the exposed side. Thus, when the bellyband is applied around the belly and the opposite end sections are overlapped with the hook piece bearing and section disposed outside, the bristles 7 of the hook pieces 8 engage the piles 2 of the rubberized textured 3 member and hold the bellyband on the belly in a stabilized state. And since the main body 1 and textured 3 member possess elasticity because of their rubberized construction, the bellyband can smoothly expand and shrink in conformity with the peripheral size and contour of the belly of a wearer.
An elongated vertical pouch 10 is provided on the reverse of the main body 1 at each of the junctions between both the end sections and the intermediate section thereof. The pouches 10 are closed at the bottom and open at the top to removably receive reinforcing pieces 9 therein.
When the novel bellyband is applied around the belly and the bristles 7 of the hook pieces 8 are caused to interlock with the piles 2 of the rubberized texture 3, the bellyband can be held in position in a stabilized state while being permitted to expand and shrink in conformity with the movement of the belly as the wearer moves about because of the elasticity of the main body 1 and textured member 3. Thus, the novel bellyband has an enhanced practical utility over the prior art bellybands. Particularly, the novel bellyband is advantageous in that the band can be applied to different belly peripheral sizes and contours of human bodies, and in that the band can be also used as a gastroptosis healing band or a sash band for Japanese costume.
The present invention relates to a band for applying around at least a portion of an animate or inanimate object, and relates particularly to a band for applying around a belly of a human being.
Many of the prior art bellybands have been formed by knitting woolen yarns, or a mixture of woolen yarns and rubberized yarns, into a ring shape. Some prior art bellybands have been formed by a strip of cloth being wound around the belly of a person to protect the belly from being chilled. In addition, bellybands which are especially adapted to protect a person who rides a motorized bicycle against gastroptosis have been proposed, and such bellybands have been formed of a piece of leather having a buckle which secures the opposite ends of the band together. These leather bellybands cannot be used as a general purpose bellyband.
The knitted woolen or combined woolen-rubberized yarn bellyband has an advantage in keeping the belly warm, but such a knitted bellyband cannot be satisfactorily held on the belly with the required firmness. Furthermore, after the knitted bellyband has been repeatedly used, the woolen yarns of the bellyband gradually lose their elasticity. As a result, the bellyband whose woolen yarns have lost their elasticity cannot be held in position and would easily slip off the belly. Furthermore, the knitted bellyband would become worn away to the degree that the bellyband cannot be used for its intended practical purpose.
Although the bellyband comprising a strip of cloth as referred to above is less expensive as compared with the knitted bellyband, it requires tedious manual work in winding the bellyband around the belly of a person and a skill in obtaining a desired tightness of the band on the belly. That is, when the cloth strip bellyband is too tightly applied around the belly, the wearer feels a sense of oppression. On the other hand when the cloth bellyband is too loosely applied around the belly, the band would easily slip off the belly and become useless as a bellyband. The cloth bellyband further has the disadvantage that even if the cloth bellyband has been applied around the belly with a suitable tightness, each time the wearer eats a meal he must loosen or unwind the bellyband, and after the meal he must rewind the band around his belly with a suitable tightness. In addition, it is difficult to maintain the ends of the cloth bellyband in a stabilized state.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to bellyband for human bellys, and more particularly to bellybands for human bellys which can be used as bellybands for pregnant women, gastroptosis sufferers, adults and children.
The principal object of the present invention is to provide an expansible bellyband for human belly which can effectively eliminate the disadvantages inherent in the above-mentioned prior art bellybands, and which gives a comfortable feeling to a wearer due to the fact that the band can elastically follow the movement of the wearer's belly.
The present invention provides a bellyband which comprises a relatively thin rubberized web main body, a similar configured relatively thick rubberized textured member adhered on one side to one side of said rubberized main body and having piles on the other or exposed side, said main body and textured member being sewed together all along their peripheral edges, and a plurality of synthetic resin hook pieces sewed to the other side of said main body and having bristles on the exposed side whereby when the bellyband is applied around the human belly, the bristles of the hook pieces interlock with the piles of the textured member.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the inventive bellyband:
FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the reverse side of the bellyband shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a cross section view taken substantially along the line A--A' of FIG. 2.
DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
One preferred embodiment of bellyband by the present invention is shown for illustration purposes only. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bellyband generally comprises a main body 1 in the form of a thin expansible rubberized web which has such a length and width that when wound along the contour of the belly of a person the opposite free ends may overlap one upon another and cover the entire belly. The main body 1 includes a substantially constant width intermediate section, and opposite end sections the width of which is reduced towards the extreme or free ends.
The main body 1 has an expansible thicker rubberized textured member 3 adhered by a suitable adhesive to one or the outer side when applied around the belly. The textured member has numerous napping piles 2 on the exposed side. The thicker textured member 3 has substantially the same configuration as that of the main body 1.
A small piece of cloth 4 is sewed to the reverse of the main body 1 at a suitable area thereof so as to form a pocket 5 which is open at the top. The main body 1 and textured member 3 are sewed together all along their peripheral edges by a stitching thread 6. A plurality of hook pieces 8 are sewed to one of the end sections of the main body 1 on the reverse of the main body in a spaced relation, and each of the hook pieces is formed of synthetic resin and has a great number of napping bristles on the exposed side. Thus, when the bellyband is applied around the belly and the opposite end sections are overlapped with the hook piece bearing and section disposed outside, the bristles 7 of the hook pieces 8 engage the piles 2 of the rubberized textured 3 member and hold the bellyband on the belly in a stabilized state. And since the main body 1 and textured 3 member possess elasticity because of their rubberized construction, the bellyband can smoothly expand and shrink in conformity with the peripheral size and contour of the belly of a wearer.
An elongated vertical pouch 10 is provided on the reverse of the main body 1 at each of the junctions between both the end sections and the intermediate section thereof. The pouches 10 are closed at the bottom and open at the top to removably receive reinforcing pieces 9 therein.
When the novel bellyband is applied around the belly and the bristles 7 of the hook pieces 8 are caused to interlock with the piles 2 of the rubberized texture 3, the bellyband can be held in position in a stabilized state while being permitted to expand and shrink in conformity with the movement of the belly as the wearer moves about because of the elasticity of the main body 1 and textured member 3. Thus, the novel bellyband has an enhanced practical utility over the prior art bellybands. Particularly, the novel bellyband is advantageous in that the band can be applied to different belly peripheral sizes and contours of human bodies, and in that the band can be also used as a gastroptosis healing band or a sash band for Japanese costume.