Abstract
The invention relates to a closure for an orthosis, in particular a quick closure for an orthosis, having an attachment part (1) and a retaining portion (14), wherein the attachment part (1) is detachably fastened to the retaining portion (14). The attachment part (1) has at least two tuck-in flaps (3, 3), which are connected to each other at one first end on a base (2) of the attachment part (1) and delimit a receptacle region (5) of the attachment part (1) at two opposite sides. The retaining portion (14) is designed such that, when the attachment part (1) is fixed thereto, it is held in the receptacle region (5) between the two tuck-in flaps (3, 3′). The retaining portion (14) is part of a frame or a framework (26) or a rail or another part of an orthosis and has at least one recess (15). One of the tuck-in flaps (3, 3′) has at least one latching element (6) which engages in the recess (15) forming a indentation when the attachment part (1) is slid onto the retaining portion (14).
Claims
1. A closure for an orthosis, in particular a quick-release closure for an orthosis, comprising an attachment part and a retaining portion, wherein the attachment part can be detachably fastened to the retaining portion, wherein the attachment part has at least two tuck-in flaps which are connected to one another at a first end on a base of the attachment part and delimit a receptacle region of the attachment part with respect to two opposite sides, wherein the retaining portion is designed such that, when the attachment part is fastened thereto, it is held in the receptacle region between the two tuck-in flaps, wherein the retaining portion is part of a frame or a framework or a rail or another part of an orthosis, wherein the retaining portion has at least one recess, that wherein at least one of the tuck-in flaps has at least one latching element, and wherein the latching element engages in the recess forming an indentation when the attachment part is slid onto the retaining portion.
2. The closure (a, b, c, d) according to claim 1, wherein the latching element has at least one projection pointing in the direction of the base of the attachment part, wherein an angle of less than 90° is formed between mutually facing surfaces of the tuck-in flap on which the latching element is arranged and of the latching element itself.
3. The closure according to claim 1, wherein the latching element with its rear side facing the oppositely arranged tuck-in flap becomes increasingly wider in the direction of the base and forms a wedge.
4. The closure according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the tuck-in flaps is formed as a grip tab at its free end opposite the first end.
5. The closure according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the tuck-in flaps is longer than the other tuck-in flap.
6. The closure according to claim 1, wherein the attachment part has at least one loop receptacle.
7. The closure according to claim 6, wherein starting from the base, the loop receptacle is arranged opposite the receptacle region for the retaining portion.
8. The closure according to claim 6, wherein the loop receptacle is connected to the base of the attachment part via a movable connection.
9. The closure according to claim 8, wherein in the case of a one-piece or multi-piece attachment part, the movable connection is made via a flexible web and in the case of a two-piece attachment part, is made via a hinged connection.
10. The closure according to claim 1, wherein the recess is associated with an edge of the frame or of the framework or of the rail or of the other part of an orthosis, and an attachment part guide is formed on the edge in the region of the recess.
11. The closure according to claim 10, wherein the attachment part guide is formed by a receiving funnel narrowing in the direction of the recess.
12. The closure according to claim 11, wherein the receiving funnel is formed by bead-like side regions which, on the sides of the edge facing away from the receiving funnel, are adjoined in each case by concave rim portions of the retaining portion.
13. The closure according to claim 1, wherein a guide web is arranged on the tuck-in flap opposite the latching element, which guide web, starting from the base, extends in the direction of the latching element.
14. An orthosis with a frame, a framework or a rail, wherein the orthosis comprises at least one closure according to claim 1.
Description
[0022] An exemplary embodiment of the invention, from which further features essential to the invention may result, is illustrated in the drawing. In the figures:
[0023] FIG. 1 shows a side view of a first embodiment of an attachment part of the closure according to the invention;
[0024] FIG. 2 shows a top view of the first embodiment of the attachment part of the closure according to the invention;
[0025] FIG. 3 shows a perspective illustration of a retaining portion of the closure according to the invention;
[0026] FIG. 4 shows a perspective illustration of the attachment part according to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 attached to the retaining portion according to FIG. 3;
[0027] FIG. 5 shows a cross section through the retaining portion and the attachment part according to FIG. 4;
[0028] FIG. 6 shows an exploded view of a second embodiment of an attachment part of the closure according to the invention;
[0029] FIG. 7 shows a side view of the assembled attachment part according to FIG. 6;
[0030] FIG. 8 shows an exploded view of a third embodiment of an attachment part of the closure according to the invention;
[0031] FIG. 9 shows a side view of the assembled attachment part according to FIG. 8;
[0032] FIG. 10 shows an exploded view of a fourth embodiment of an attachment part of the closure according to the invention;
[0033] FIG. 11 shows a side view of the assembled attachment part according to FIG. 10;
[0034] FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of an attachment part of the closure according to the invention; and
[0035] FIG. 13 shows an orthosis according to the invention with a closure according to the invention.
[0036] FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an attachment part 1. This attachment part 1 has a base 2 which is arranged centrally between two opposite sides of the attachment part 1. Starting from the base 2, two tuck-in flaps 3, 3′ extend to a first side and a loop receptacle 4 extends to a second side. The tuck-in flaps 3, 3′ are aligned parallel to each other and delimit a receptacle region 5 of the attachment part 1. On the sides of the tuck-in flaps 3, 3′ facing each other, the tuck-in flap 3 has a latching element 6. This latching element 6 has a projection 7 pointing in the direction of the base 2, wherein between mutually facing surfaces of the tuck-in flap 3, in particular an inner side of the tuck-in flap 3 on which the latching element 6 is arranged, and of the latching element 6 itself, an angle of less than 90° is formed. With a rear side 8 facing the tuck-in flap 3′, the latching element 6 has an angle with respect to the to the tuck-in flaps 3, 3′ that is substantially flatter than with the surface facing the tuck-in flap 3. Furthermore, a guide web 9 extending from the base 2 in the direction of the latching element 6 is provided on the tuck-in flap 3′. Both the guide web 9 and the latching element 6 with their respective regions protruding furthest with respect to the tuck-in flaps 3, 3′ project into the receptacle region 5 up to a center line formed between the tuck-in flaps 3, 3′.
[0037] A grip tab 10 with which the tuck-in flap 3 and thus the receptacle region 5 can be bent open in order to open or release the closure is also provided on the tuck-in flap 3. This grip tab 10 is arranged at a free end of the tuck-in flap 3 opposite the base 2.
[0038] The loop receptacle 4 is connected to the base 2 via a movable connection 11 which is designed as a flexible web 12. Furthermore, the loop receptacle 4 has a recess 13 which can be seen in particular from the top view in FIG. 2. This recess 13 serves for the passage of a loop, a strap, a Velcro strip or the like with which an orthosis comprising the closure can then be fixed to a body part.
[0039] In FIG. 2, as in the other figures, same parts are designated with the same reference signs as in FIG. 1. Noticeable in FIG. 2 is that the tuck-in flaps 3, 3′ become increasingly narrower towards their free ends and the loop receptacle 4 with the recess 13 has an overall substantially greater width than the tuck-in flaps 3, 3′. In this case, the flexible web 12 has a trapezoidal base surface which, on the one hand, is adapted to the maximum width of the base 2 and, on the other hand, is adapted to the dimension of the loop receptacle 4. In the area of the grip tab 10 at the free end of the tuck-in flap 3, the latter also has a rounded shape which enables ergonomic operation.
[0040] FIG. 3 shows a retaining portion 14 formed as a counterpart to the attachment part 1. This retaining portion 14 has a recess 15 which is associated with an edge of the retaining portion 14. The edge 16 of the retaining portion 14 is formed into an attachment part guide 17. The attachment part guide 17 is composed of a receiving funnel 18, bead-like side regions 19, 19′ and concave rim portions 20, 20′ adjoining the side regions 19, 19′. Furthermore, the receiving funnel 18 of the attachment part guide 17 and the recess 15 are arranged relative to one another in such a manner that they are aligned with one another with the receiving funnel 18 narrowing in the direction of the recess 15 to the width of the recess 15. Moreover, the recess 15 and the receiving funnel 18 are separated from one another by a retaining web 21, the retaining web 21 forming an indentation for the latching element 6 when the attachment part 1 is attached.
[0041] In the following FIGS. 4 and 5, attachment part 1 and retaining portion 14 are each shown connected to one another, so that FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show the closed closure. The tuck-in flaps 3, 3′ surround the retaining portion 14 on both sides of the retaining portion 14 which is received in the receptacle region 5.
[0042] The sectional view of FIG. 5 further shows in particular how the retaining portion 14 and the attachment part 1 engage in each other. The retaining portion 14 has a thickness that corresponds to the distance between the tuck-in flaps 3, 3′, that is in particular equal to the thickness of the receptacle region 5. The latching element 6 is arranged in the recess 15 and clamped to the retaining web 21. The retaining web 21 is arranged between the latching element 6 and the guide web 9.
[0043] A second embodiment of the attachment part 1′ is shown in FIG. 6. This second embodiment differs from the attachment part 1 substantially in that as a movable connection 11, a hinged connection 22 with a quick-release axle 23 is provided, which quick-release axle, in an axle passage 24, 24′, can be fed through the base 2 and at least a part of the loop receptacle 4′ associated with the base 2. The assembled attachment part 1′ is shown in FIG. 7. From this illustration, an ergonomic curvature of the attachment part 1′ becomes clearly visible, wherein both the tuck-in flap 3′ and the loop receptacle 4 are ergonomically curved. In addition, the tuck-in flap 3 is made longer than the tuck-in flap 3′. This longer, protruding tuck-in flap portion serves as an orientation aid or insertion aid when fastening the attachment part 1′. A user places this extended tuck-in flap portion on the retaining portion 14, 14′ and has the attachment part 1′ directly positioned in terms of the height.
[0044] FIG. 8 shows a third embodiment of the attachment part 1″. Like the second embodiment of the attachment part 1′, the third embodiment of the attachment part 1″ shows a two-part variant in which the base 2″ with the tuck-in flaps 3, 3′, on the one hand, and the loop receptacle 4″, on the other hand, each form part of the attachment part 1″. Instead of a separate axle or quick-release axle, a portion of the loop receptacle 4″ is designed here as the axle of a hinged connection 22′. This portion of the loop receptacle 4″ is inserted through the receptacle region 5 in an axle guide 25 integrated in the base 2″ as shown in FIG. 9 and is pivotably held in this axle guide 25. For this purpose, a curved recess adjoining the receptacle region 5 is provided as axle guide 25 in the base 2″.
[0045] Finally, FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show a fourth embodiment of the attachment part 1″. This fourth embodiment uses the same loop receptacle 4″ as in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9. In contrast to the previous third embodiment, an axle guide 25′ is provided here as a hinged connection 22″ of the movable connection 11, which is arranged laterally to the base 2″ on the side of the base 2″ facing away from the receptacle region 5. Thus, in the fourth embodiment of the attachment part 1″, the loop receptacle 4″ does not have to be inserted via the receptacle region 5 or through the receptacle region 5.
[0046] A fifth embodiment of the attachment part 1″ is shown in FIG. 12. The embodiment according to FIG. 12 is a particularly simple variant without a movable connection between the base 2″ and the loop receptacle 4″. Rather, the loop receptacle 4″ is directly attached to the base 2″.
[0047] FIG. 13 shows an orthosis for the treatment of a patient's body part with a total of four closures a, b c, d according to the invention. This orthosis has a framework 26 for stabilizing the body part, which at the same time forms retaining portions 14′ of the closures a, b, c, d. The framework 26 is made up of two parts. The framework 26 is composed of two parts 27, 27′ interconnected by a joint 28, each part 27, 27′ of the framework 26 having two of the closures a, b, c, d and accordingly two retaining portions 14′. An upper part 27 of the framework 26 has the closures a, b and a lower part 27′ of the framework 26 has the closures c, d. Each closure a, b, c, d is associated with a retaining portion 14′ and an attachment part 1″. The attachment parts V″ are each connected via their loop receptacle 4″ to a loop strap 29, the length of which can be adapted to a patient. While the closures c, d are each shown in the closed position, the closures a, b are shown open and partially open, respectively. The structure of the retaining portion 14′ with its attachment part guide 17 and its recess 15′ can be seen particularly well in the case of the closure a shown fully open. This attachment part guide 17′ differs in that it is formed by a bulge along the edge 16 of the framework 26 corresponding to the width of the attachment part 4′. In this case, the recess 15′ is separated from the bulge by a retaining web 21 and arranged centered thereto.
[0048] All the features mentioned in the foregoing description and in the claims can be combined in any desired selection with the features of the independent claim. The disclosure of the invention is thus not limited to the combinations of features described or claimed, rather all combinations of features useful within the scope of the invention are to be considered as being disclosed.
