Full-flexible asymmetric protection ankle protector

Abstract

The utility model discloses a full-flexible asymmetric protection ankle protector, which relates to the field of sports protection appliances, and comprises an ankle protector main body, the ankle protector main body adopts a sock type design or a semi-sock type design, and the ankle protector main body has elasticity; a lateral malleolus reinforcing part is attached to the ankle protection tool body, the lateral malleolus reinforcing part starts from the upper edge of the ankle protection tool body, a body of the lateral malleolus reinforcing part completely wraps the lateral malleolus and ends at the longitudinal arch of the inner side of the foot after bypassing the planta pedis, and the lateral malleolus reinforcing part does not extend along with inward turning of the ankle protection tool body. According to the full-flexible asymmetric protection ankle protector, the ankle joint freedom degree of a user is less limited, and meanwhile ankle joint introversion can be effectively protected.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of sports protective equipment, and in particular to a fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace. Background Technology

[0002] The ankle joint, as the largest weight-bearing joint in the human body, is easily injured during daily activities and sports. Ankle injuries are particularly common among athletes, paratroopers, acrobats, sports enthusiasts, and skydivers. The lateral ligaments of the ankle are thinner than the medial ones, making the ankle prone to excessive inversion or excessively rapid inversion angular velocity. Studies show that over 80% of ankle injuries are inversion injuries. Therefore, preventing inversion injuries of the ankle is of paramount importance.

[0003] Ankle braces can be divided into rehabilitation and protective types. Rehabilitation ankle braces are rigid or semi-rigid and are mainly for people who have already suffered ankle injuries, in order to reduce the risk of secondary injury. These ankle braces mainly prevent further injury by restricting the ankle joint's range of motion. They provide good support and protection for the ankle joint, but the restriction is significant. Protective ankle braces are mostly made of elastic fabrics, generally knitted, injection-molded, or a simple composite of textile and injection-molded materials. This type of ankle brace stretches when the ankle inverts, failing to protect the lateral ligaments and offering very limited protection against inversion injuries.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a fully flexible, asymmetric ankle brace for athletes that is easy to wear, provides good protection, and has minimal impact on ankle joint movement. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace to solve the problem of poor protective effect of existing ankle braces.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] This utility model provides a fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace, comprising: an ankle brace body, wherein the ankle brace body adopts a sock-like design or a half-sock design, and the ankle brace body is elastic; the ankle brace body is attached with a lateral ankle reinforcement portion, the lateral ankle reinforcement portion starts from the upper edge of the ankle brace body, the main body of the lateral ankle reinforcement portion completely wraps around the lateral ankle, and ends at the medial longitudinal arch of the foot after passing around the sole of the foot, and the lateral ankle reinforcement portion does not extend with the inversion of the ankle brace body.

[0008] Optionally, the lateral ankle reinforcement is bonded or sutured to the main body of the ankle brace.

[0009] Optionally, the two ends of the lateral ankle reinforcement are respectively bonded or sewn to the upper edge of the ankle brace body and the medial longitudinal arch of the foot.

[0010] Optionally, the lateral ankle reinforcement includes a flexible band that does not stretch as the ankle brace body inverts; the flexible band is bonded or sewn onto the ankle brace body, with one end of the flexible band located at the upper edge of the ankle brace body and the other end located at the medial longitudinal arch of the ankle brace body.

[0011] Optionally, the lateral ankle reinforcement further includes a wedge-shaped pad, the thickness of which on the medial side is greater than that on the lateral side. The wedge-shaped pad has a curved surface that conforms to the medial longitudinal arch of the foot. The wedge-shaped pad is located between the ankle brace body and the flexible band, and is also located at the medial longitudinal arch of the ankle brace body. The wedge-shaped pad is bonded or sewn onto the flexible band.

[0012] Optionally, the lateral ankle reinforcement portion further includes an elastic band, which is located between the flexible band and the ankle brace body, and at the lateral ankle; the elastic band is bonded or sewn onto the flexible band, and the elastic band is used to limit the position of the ankle brace body.

[0013] Optionally, the highly elastic material includes highly elastic textile fabrics.

[0014] Optionally, the flexible material with low or no elasticity and high tensile strength includes woven fabrics and polymer membrane materials.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial technical effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0016] The fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace provided by this utility model includes an ankle brace body and an outer ankle reinforcement part. The ankle brace body is made of a highly elastic material, which makes it easy to wear the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace and has little impact on ankle joint movement. The outer ankle reinforcement part does not extend with the inversion of the ankle brace body, thus improving the protective performance of the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace.

[0017] The lateral ankle reinforcement includes a flexible band and a wedge-shaped pad. The flexible band is placed on the main body of the ankle brace, and the wedge-shaped pad is placed between the flexible band and the main body of the ankle brace, located at the medial longitudinal arch of the foot. It is used to provide force fixation for the flexible band and prevent the lateral ankle reinforcement from sliding relative to the foot when the wearer of the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace inverts the ankle, thereby further improving the protective performance of the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace.

[0018] The lateral ankle reinforcement also includes an elastic band, which is placed between the flexible band and the main body of the ankle brace and located at the lateral ankle. The elastic band is used to limit the main body of the ankle brace and solve the problem of slippage between the main body of the ankle brace and the foot. This allows the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace to play an anti-inversion role and further improves the protective performance of the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace. Attached Figure Description

[0019] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace of this utility model. Figure 1 ;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace of this utility model. Figure 2 ;

[0022] Figure 3 Six-view diagram of the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 These are six views of the flexible strip of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 These are six views of the wedge-shaped pad of this utility model.

[0025] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1. Ankle brace body; 2. Flexible band; 3. Wedge pad; 4. Elastic band. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To make the technical problem to be solved, the technical solution, and the beneficial effects of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain this utility model and are not intended to limit this utility model.

[0027] like Figure 1-5 As shown, a fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace includes: an ankle brace body 1, which adopts a sock-like or half-sock design, and is elastic. The ankle brace body 1 is made of rib knitted fabric or a highly elastic material; the ankle brace body 1 is attached with a lateral ankle reinforcement portion, which starts from the upper edge of the ankle brace body 1, completely wraps around the lateral ankle, and ends at the medial longitudinal arch of the foot after passing around the sole of the foot. The lateral ankle reinforcement portion does not extend with the inversion of the ankle brace body 1.

[0028] Specifically, the lateral ankle reinforcement is bonded or sewn onto the ankle brace body 1.

[0029] Specifically, the two ends of the lateral ankle reinforcement are respectively bonded or sewn to the upper edge of the ankle brace body 1 and the longitudinal arch of the inner side of the foot.

[0030] Specifically, the lateral ankle reinforcement includes a flexible band 2, which does not stretch as the ankle brace body 1 inverts. The flexible band 2 is made of a flexible material with low or no elasticity and high tensile strength. The flexible band 2 is bonded or sewn onto the ankle brace body 1. One end of the flexible band 2 is located at the upper edge of the ankle brace body 1, and the other end is located at the medial longitudinal arch of the ankle brace body 1.

[0031] Specifically, the lateral ankle reinforcement also includes a wedge-shaped pad 3. The thickness of the wedge-shaped pad 3 on the medial side of the foot is greater than that on the lateral side of the foot. The wedge-shaped pad 3 has a curved surface that conforms to the medial longitudinal arch of the foot. The wedge-shaped pad 3 is located between the ankle brace body 1 and the flexible band 2, and is also located at the medial longitudinal arch of the ankle brace body 1. The wedge-shaped pad 3 is bonded or sewn onto the flexible band 2, and is used to provide force fixation for the flexible band 2.

[0032] Specifically, the lateral ankle reinforcement also includes an elastic ring 4, which is located between the flexible band 2 and the ankle brace body 1, and at the lateral ankle. The elastic ring 4 is bonded or sewn onto the flexible band 2, and is used to limit the ankle brace body 1.

[0033] Specifically, the high-elasticity material includes high-elasticity textile fabrics.

[0034] Specifically, the flexible material with low or no elasticity and high tensile strength includes woven fabrics and polymer membrane materials.

[0035] The fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace provided by this utility model includes an ankle brace body 1 and an outer ankle reinforcement part. The ankle brace body is made of a highly elastic material, which makes it easy to wear the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace and has little impact on ankle joint movement. The outer ankle reinforcement part does not extend with the inversion of the ankle brace body 1, thereby improving the protective performance of the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace.

[0036] The lateral ankle reinforcement includes a flexible band 2 and a wedge-shaped pad 3. The flexible band 2 is disposed on the ankle brace body 1, and the wedge-shaped pad 3 is disposed between the flexible band 2 and the ankle brace body 1 and located at the medial longitudinal arch of the foot. It is used to provide force fixation for the flexible band 2, and to prevent the lateral ankle reinforcement from sliding relative to the foot when the wearer of the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace inverts the ankle, thereby further improving the protective performance of the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace.

[0037] The lateral ankle reinforcement also includes an elastic ring 4, which is located between the flexible band 2 and the ankle brace body 1 and at the lateral ankle. The elastic ring 4 is used to limit the ankle brace body 1 and solve the problem of slippage between the ankle brace body 1 and the foot, so that the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace can play the role of preventing inversion and further improve the protective performance of the fully flexible asymmetric protective ankle brace.

[0038] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0039] The embodiments described above are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model. Various modifications and improvements made to the technical solutions of the present utility model by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present utility model should fall within the protection scope defined by the claims of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A full-flex, non-symmetrical protective ankle guard, characterized in that, The application relates to an ankle protector, which comprises: an ankle protector body (1) in a sock design or half sock design, which has elasticity; an external ankle reinforcing part is attached to the ankle protector body (1), the external ankle reinforcing part starts from the upper edge of the ankle protector body (1), the main body of the external ankle reinforcing part completely wraps the external ankle, and ends at the medial longitudinal arch of the foot after passing the foot bottom, and the external ankle reinforcing part does not elongate with the ankle protector body (1) turning inwards.

2. The fully flexible, non-symmetrical protective ankle guard of claim 1, wherein: The external ankle reinforcing part is bonded or sewn on the ankle protector body (1).

3. The fully flexible, non-symmetrical protective ankle guard of claim 1, wherein: The two ends of the external ankle reinforcing part are bonded or sewn on the upper edge of the ankle protector body (1) and the medial longitudinal arch of the foot respectively.

4. The fully flexible, non-symmetrical protective ankle guard of claim 1, wherein: The external ankle reinforcing part comprises a flexible band (2) which does not elongate with the ankle protector body (1) turning inwards; the flexible band (2) is bonded or sewn on the ankle protector body (1), one end of the flexible band (2) is located at the upper edge of the ankle protector body (1), and the other end is located at the medial longitudinal arch of the foot of the ankle protector body (1).

5. The fully flexible, non-symmetrical protective ankle guard of claim 4, wherein: The external ankle reinforcing part further comprises a wedge-shaped pad (3) which has a medial longitudinal arch surface, the medial longitudinal arch surface has a thickness greater than that of the lateral longitudinal arch surface, and the wedge-shaped pad (3) is located between the ankle protector body (1) and the flexible band (2) and at the medial longitudinal arch of the ankle protector body (1); the wedge-shaped pad (3) is bonded or sewn on the flexible band (2).

6. The fully flexible, non-symmetrical protective ankle guard of claim 4, wherein: The external ankle reinforcing part further comprises an elastic ring (4) which is located between the flexible band (2) and the ankle protector body (1) and at the external ankle; the elastic ring (4) is bonded or sewn on the flexible band (2), and the elastic ring (4) is used for limiting the ankle protector body (1).

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