The present invention relates to a back support device, and in particular, to a device for supporting the lower back region of a person combined with an upper torso garment.
In many outdoor activities, an individual must be seated upright on a flat surface without a rigid back support, such as on the ground or a floor, or in a backless chair, bench or the like. For example, spectators at athletic games often sit for extended periods of time on backless benches. Similarly, hunters an/or other outdoorsmen may be required to sit on various types of backless supports when hunting, eating, sitting by a fire, and the like. Many persons find such positions uncomfortable because of the lack of support at the lumbar region and such discomfort will often occur after a relatively short period of time for persons with poor posture and/or weak back structures.
In my co-pending patent application entitled "Back Support", Ser. No. 06/917,497, filed Oct. 10, 1986 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,773,106 I disclosed a back support formed of a flexible padded member which engages the lumbar portion of a wearer and having straps attached to the end of the support member which are adapted to loop around the knees of the wearer when in a seated position to maintain tension against the wearer's back.