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A back brace for providing back support to the lumbar region of a wearer. The back brace includes a band that wraps around the torso region of a person in covering relationship to the region of the iliac crests. The base has accommodation panels attached to it that cover the iliac crest regions and

A back brace for providing back support to the lumbar region of a wearer. The back brace includes a band that wraps around the torso region of a person in covering relationship to the region of the iliac crests. The base has accommodation panels attached to it that cover the iliac crest regions and accommodate the protuberance thereof in order to provide a better fit on the body. In one embodiment, the base includes an elastic band and the panels are of an inelastic material. In another embodiment, the brace includes a waist band that is of an inelastic material, and the accommodation panels covering the iliac crests are formed of an elastic material.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A back brace for installation about the waist of a wearer in spanning and supportive relation to the lumbar region of the back, and covering the iliac crests of the individual on the right and left sides, comprising:an elongate band configured to be wrapped around the waist of a wea

[ I claim:] [1.] A back brace for installation about the waist of a wearer in spanning and supportive relation to the lumbar region of the back, and covering the iliac crests of the individual on the right and left sides, comprising:an elongate band configured to be wrapped around the waist of a wearer, having first and second ends that come together at the front of the wearer, and releasable fastening means on the first and second ends to fasten them together and place the band in tension about the torso of the wearer;said band having an upper edge for encircling the waist of the wearer at a position located above the iliac crests, and a lower edge for location beneath the iliac crests of the wearer;said band formed of an elastic material;right and left iliac accommodation panels fixed to the band position on the band to be located in covering relationship to the regions of the right and left iliac crests when the band is installed on a wearer;each panel being generally triangular in shape, having a top edge co-extensive with a segment of the upper edge of the band, and a downwardly directed apex that terminates above the lower edge of the band;said panels being formed of an inelastic material.