Binder

Claim 1

A body support comprising a body encircling member having a first section which extends part way around the body, made of elastic webbing and stretchable in the body encircling direction, said first section comprising a plurality of parallel strips extending in the body encircling direction with the junction of the strips forming hinge-like connections between the strips, a second section forming part of the member for extending around the rest of the body and attached to one end of the first section, said second section made of a non-stretchable, looped fabric and extending at least six inches beyond said end of the first section, said first and second sections being of substnatially the said width, means on the inner surface of the first and second sections providing a soft lining for the support, and a narrow strip of fastener material secured to the first section of the member at the other end thereof and extending along substantially the full width of that end, said strip carrying a plurality of closely spaced hook members to releasably lock with the looped fabric to close the member about the body.