Sacro-lumbar support belt

Claim 1

A sacro-lumbar support belt comprising: a waist encircling member, said member having top, bottom and two side edges, and inner and outer faces; said outer face of said member being formed entirely of brushed nylon pile; said inner face of said member being formed of urethane foam and having hook means located adjacent one end of said member, for releasably engaging said brushed nylon pile on said outer face to secure said member about the waist of a person with said inner face positioned against the person; non-stretchable fabric secured along said top and bottom edges by stitching for rendering said member substantially non-stretchable in the longitudinal direction; non-stretchable fabric secured along said two side edges and interconnecting said non-stretchable fabric on said top and bottom edges; a plurality of pockets secured to said outer face, said pockets extending transversely of said waist encircling member between said top and bottom edges; a plurality of stays receivable in said pockets; means for tightening said member once it is secured about the person's waist, said means including two rectangularly-shaped elastic panels, each having a first end and a second end and being substantially as wide as said waist encircling member, means for rigidly coupling said elastic panels at their first ends to said member outer face, and hooks means, located at each of said second ends, for releasably engaging said brushed nylon pile on said outer face so said elastic panel second ends are securable to said outer face at any desired location therealong.