CN110248708B

CN110248708B - Combat sports gloves

Info

Publication number: CN110248708B
Application number: CN201780052278.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: J·波林
Original assignee: Everlast Worldwide Inc
Current assignee: Everlast Worldwide Inc
Priority date: 2016-08-30
Filing date: 2017-08-29
Publication date: 2021-08-06
Anticipated expiration: 2037-08-29
Also published as: WO2018042244A1; US20200114246A1; EP3506990A1; GB201616362D0; CN110248708A

Abstract

The invention discloses a combat sports glove, which comprises: a knuckle region (1) extending to a dorsal region (2) extending from the knuckle region to a wrist region (3); a support comprising a dorsal central support element (17) forming part of a wrist region, a first dorsal side support element (14) in the wrist region, a second dorsal side support element (16) in the wrist region, the first and second dorsal side support elements extending from opposite sides of the dorsal central support element to a ventral region so as to surround at least a portion of a user's wrist when the user's wrist is disposed within the glove, and wherein a portion of the dorsal central support element, the first and second dorsal side support elements extending into the ventral region extend downwardly from the wrist region to the cuff region, the first and second dorsal side support elements each having a ventral portion, each ventral portion presenting a cross-sectional profile such that the glove is able to define a generally frusto-conical volume when the glove is tightened about the user's wrist, the generally frustoconical volume has a greater cross-sectional area at a bottommost portion of the cuff region than at a portion of the wrist region adjacent the dorsal region.

Description

Combat sports gloves

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a combat athletic glove intended to provide improved fit and function. More particularly, the present invention relates to a combat athletic glove with a cuff splint system with or without a wrist strap system.

Background

It is well known that protective gloves are desirable in combat sports and are worn to protect combat personnel from the most serious injuries that may result from participating in such sports. Most gloves have a protective area around both the hand area and the finger area.

It is also important to provide support to the wrist area, particularly in boxing. Boxers have been known in the past to have some support around the wrist, but this support is primarily in the form of padding and some means of securing the glove to the wearer's hand and wrist.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to overcome at least some of the disadvantages of the prior art and to provide improved support for the wrist of a wearer.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a combat sports glove comprising: a knuckle region extending to a dorsal region extending from the knuckle region to a wrist region; a support comprising a dorsal central support element forming a portion of the wrist region, a first dorsal side support element in the wrist region, a second dorsal side support element in the wrist region, the first and second dorsal side support elements extending from opposite sides of the dorsal central support element to a ventral region so as to surround at least a portion of a user's wrist when disposed within the glove, and wherein a portion of the dorsal central support element, the first and second dorsal side support elements extending into the ventral region extend downwardly from the wrist region to a cuff region, the first and second dorsal side support elements each having a ventral portion, each of the ventral portions presents a cross-sectional profile such that the glove is able to define a generally frustoconical volume when the glove is tightened about the user's wrist, the generally frustoconical volume having a greater cross-sectional area at a bottommost portion of the cuff region than at a portion of the wrist region adjacent the dorsal region.

Advantageously, the glove provides improved wrist support for the wearer, caused by the side support members extending around the wrist from the dorsal position to the ventral region.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a glove further comprising a tab located in the ventral region and extending from the palm region to the cuff region.

An advantage of the tongue is that it provides additional support to the ventral region of the wearer's wrist.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a glove wherein the tongue has a central support member located thereon.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a glove wherein the tongue further comprises a left lateral support member and a right lateral support member on each side of the central support member.

According to another aspect of the invention, a central support member on the tongue is engaged in slidable relation with the side support members in the ventral region to enable the glove to be tightened about the user's wrist.

Advantageously, the sliding arrangement between the tongue and the side support members enables the glove to be tightened on the wearer's wrist and provides enhanced support for the wrist.

According to another aspect of the invention, the glove further comprises at least one mounting ring associated with the dorsal central support member for mounting a fastening strap.

According to another aspect of the invention, the mounting ring further comprises a fastening strap secured to the at least one mounting ring.

According to another aspect of the invention, the side support means comprises side support means extending from the back side central support means towards the front side region over the entire back side region/region and abutting cuff side support means, the cuff side support means further extending towards the front side region, the cuff side support means having a cross-sectional shape enabling the cuff side support means to engage the tab central support means.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a glove wherein the cuff side support means slides across the tongue side support means and engages with the tongue central support means when the glove is tightened.

Advantageously, the sliding arrangement enables the glove to be tightened about the user's wrist and provides enhanced support due to the stacked movement of the various components when tightening the glove.

Various embodiments of the present invention provide a combat athletic glove with improved fit and function that includes a body having a back side portion and having a cuff splint system, a palm portion, a finger portion, and a wrist portion having an adjustable band closure device.

The back side of the cuff portion comprises a splint system comprising at least three separate support elements. The palm side of the cuff portion may or may not include a splint system that includes at least three separate support elements.

Drawings

The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a rear elevational view of a combat athletic glove constructed in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the glove;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the glove with a portion of the outer wrist cinching structure cut away to show the cuff support system;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the glove with a portion of the outer wrist cinching structure cut away to show the cuff support system with the tab and cuff side support member having a curved cross-sectional shape;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a tab member assembled in a glove in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the tab taken along line A-A of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the glove with the tabs out of place;

FIG. 8 shows an exploded palm view of the cuff design; and

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of a glove with a portion of the outer wrist cinching structure cut away to show the cuff support system with the tab and cuff-side support member having a rectilinear configuration.

Detailed Description

The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a rear or back side elevational view of a glove 100 constructed in accordance with the present invention. Glove 100 has a knuckle region 1, which knuckle region 1 is provided with a protective and padded material that extends circumferentially to a finger region 7 (fig. 2) on the ventral side of glove 100.

The pad surrounds an interior volume of glove 100 that surrounds the fingers of a wearer of glove 100 when the fingers are placed in glove 100. The padding or protective material may be any known form of protective material such as latex or Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) or thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) or neoprene or other foam. Typically, the padding or protective material is covered with a soft outer covering of delicate leather, but any suitable fabric or other material may be used.

Rear or dorsal region 2, where the soft outer covering of glove 100 is not shown, extends over the entire dorsum of the wearer's hand toward wrist region 40. The wrist region 3 rests, in use, above the wrist of the wearer. At the end of the wrist region 3 furthest from the knuckle region 1, there is a cuff region 5 for enclosing a user's wrist in use and for forming part of a wrist support system. To tighten and secure the glove to the wearer, the wrist strap 4 extends from one side of the dorsal region 2, around the wrist, past the ventral region to secure on the other side of the wrist. The strip 4 may be of a known hook and loop material, such as Velcro^TMType fasteners or the like. Alternatively, a known band may be used.

Fig. 2 shows a front or ventral elevation view of the glove. Knuckle region 1 extends circumferentially to finger region 7 on the front facing portion of glove 100. This area is typically filled internally with a soft protective material such as latex or Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) or thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) or neoprene or other foam as described above and covered with a soft outer protective layer, typically made of soft leather. The grip 8 is built into the glove behind the finger area 7. The body of glove 100 extends downward from knuckle region 1 toward wrist region 40, and the body of glove 100 includes hand region 9, hand region cuff side portion 11, and tab 12. For exemplary orientation purposes only, the hand entry portion of glove 100 is referred to as the bottom, or below, relative to knuckle region 1 at the top of glove 100. The body of the glove is secured to the wearer's wrist by a wrist strap 4. The glove also includes a thumb portion 13.

Figure 3 shows a rear view of the glove partially cut away to illustrate cuff support system 102. In the wrist region 40 behind the knuckle region 1 there is a wrist support system comprising a dorsal left support part 14, a dorsal right support part 16 and a dorsal central support part 17. A space 15 is provided between the back-side left-side support 14 and the back-side center support 17, and the back-side right-side support 16 and the back-side center support 17.

The back side central support member 17 is provided with loops 25a, 25b for mounting and holding the wrist strap 4 (fig. 1). Each dorsal

side support member

14 and 16 extends from part way along the respective entire side of the dorsal side portion of the wrist region 3 to a part of the ventral side portion of the wrist region 3 and helps to provide support to the user's wrist. The dorsal portions of each

dorsal side support

14, 16 each have a curved shape to allow some movement of the wearer's wrist and some flexibility.

Fig. 4 shows a partially cut-away front, palm, or ventral view of glove 100 to illustrate cuff support system 102. Cuff left side support piece 18 extends around the wrist from where cuff left side support piece 18 abuts back side right side support piece 16 to present a surface that engages with tongue 12. Similarly, cuff right side support piece 20 extends circumferentially to the abdomen side portion of glove 100 from where cuff right side support piece 20 abuts dorsal right side support piece 14 to provide wrist support to the user. As can be seen in the figures,

cuff support members

18, 20 extend to the ventral portion of the glove, covering at least a portion of ventral region 60. Flap 12 extends from palm region 9 to the end of cuff region 50, wherein flap 12 is secured to palm region 9 by means not shown. The cross-sectional profile of

cuff support pieces

18, 20 extends a greater distance into the abdomen-side portion of the glove at the ends of cuff-

side support pieces

18, 20 located near hand-palm region 9 than at the bottommost portion of wrist region 40. Tab 12 extends from the palm region back to the cuff region. The tongue 12 has left and right

side support members

19 and 21 and a tongue center support member 22.

Figure 5 shows a view of the tongue 12 in more detail. Flaps 12 may fit into glove 100 and will typically be sewn or otherwise secured to the interior surface of glove 100 around palm region 9. Tongue 12 extends downwardly toward wrist region 40 to provide additional protection, comfort and support to the user's wrist. Tab 12 engages cuff

side support members

18, 20. The tongue has a central tongue support member 22, and on opposite sides of the central tongue support member 22 are provided a left tongue side support member 19 and a right tongue side support member 21. The central portion 22 has a relatively bell-shaped profile, while the left and right

lateral support members

19, 21 have a substantially curved, semi-circular profile. The central flap support member 22 has a narrower portion near the wrist region 40 that flares out in a relatively bell-shaped shape into a wider portion in the cuff region 50 with the respective

side support members

19, 21 having complementary mating cross-sectional profiles.

Figure 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the tongue 12 taken along line a-a of figure 5. It can be seen that the tongue 12 comprises a base layer 23, with the central tongue support member 22 and the tongue

side support members

19 and 21 being mounted on the base layer 23. The thickness of the central tongue support member 22 is greater than the thickness of the respective tongue

side support members

19 and 21. When tab 12 is in place in glove 100, left tab side support piece 19 is placed under cuff left side support 18 and right tab side support piece 21 is placed under cuff right side support piece 20, as shown in fig. 4. As glove 100 is tightened, cuff

side support pieces

18 and 20 slide relative to respective tab side supports 19 and 21.

FIG. 7 shows a palm or front elevation view of glove 100 without placing tongue 12 in place. Cuff

side support pieces

18 and 20 can be seen extending throughout at least a portion of hand region 9 of glove 100. The cross-sectional shape of the cuff

side support members

18, 20 can be clearly seen. The cross-sectional profile shown is of a curved shape with the cuff-

side support members

18, 20 extending a greater distance over the glove abdominal portion in the wrist region 40 than the cuff region 50 where the user would insert the hand. The curved cross-sectional profile of cuff-

side support members

18, 20 facilitates engagement with central tab support member 22 of tab 12, as will be described further below. While cuff-

side support pieces

18, 20 have a curved cross-sectional shape in which cuff-

side support pieces

18, 20 extend further around to ventral region 60 to cover the wearer's wrist, they may also have a rectilinear configuration. This can be seen in fig. 9.

Figure 8 shows an exploded palm view of the cuff design and tab showing how and where tab 12 is positioned and secured in assembled glove 100.

When glove 100 is tightened, cuff left side support piece 18 slides over tongue left side support piece 19 and cuff right side support piece 20 slides over tongue right side support piece 21.

Edges

34 and 35 of cuff

side support pieces

18 and 20, respectively, engage with corresponding edges of flap central support piece 22 to urge flap 12 in a downward direction away from palm region 9. Cuff side support edges 34, 35 are adapted to matingly engage with respective sides of the flap central support means 22 because, as shown in figure 6, the thickness of the central support means 22 is greater than the thickness of the flap side support means 19 and 21.

Edges

34 and 35 engage tab central support member 22 in a cam-like manner to push tab 12 downward as the glove is tightened. Tongue

side support pieces

19 and 21 have

edges

30 and 31, respectively, and tongue

side support pieces

19 and 21 are placed under cuff

side support pieces

18, 20, respectively, and can slide under cuff

side support pieces

18, 20, respectively.

When glove 100 is tightened, tab 12 moves downward and the lower portion of the glove, which extends from wrist region 40 to cuff region 50 of the glove, assumes a generally frustoconical shape. The relative position of the tab

side support members

19, 21 of the tab 12 with respect to the rest of the structure of the glove 100 is maintained by use of the wrist strap 4, securing the wrist strap 4 after the desired amount of tightening has been accomplished. It will be appreciated that the shape of the tab

side support members

19, 21 and the tab central support member 22 on the tab 12 are adapted to matingly engage with the cuff

side support members

18, 20 to form a wrist support system when tightened having a generally frustoconical shape with the cross-sectional area in the wrist region 40 being less than the cross-sectional area at the lowermost end of the wrist or cuff region 50.

Advantageously, the tongue 12 may be provided with a loop 10 through which loop 10 the wrist strap 4 may be passed to assist in holding the wrist strap 4 and tongue 12 in position relative to each other.

Preferably, each of the left and right

side support parts

14, 16 is provided with a loop 25a, 25b, respectively, for receiving a fastening wrist strap 4. In this way, strap 4 may be secured to first loop 25a and wrapped around the ventral portion of glove 100, passing through loop 10 provided in tab 12, and then continuing around second loop 25 b.

Although in this set of figures, back-side left side support piece 14 and complementary right side cuff support piece 20 are shown and described as separate pieces, there is no particular reason to say that they cannot be formed as a single piece or piece. The same is true for left side cuff support piece 18 and back side right side support piece 16. This will result in two generally "C" shaped pieces providing wrist splint support.

Although the present invention is shown with a tab having a curved cross-sectional shape and a mating cuff-side support member, the tab and cuff-side support member may have a rectilinear configuration. This can be seen in fig. 9.

Although only a right-handed glove is shown, it will be apparent that a similar construction can be used for a left-handed glove and that the component parts can be adjusted accordingly.

It should further be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. Accordingly, many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A combat athletic glove comprising:

a knuckle region extending to a dorsal region extending from the knuckle region to a wrist region;

a support comprising a dorsal central support element forming a portion of the wrist region, a first dorsal side support element in the wrist region, a second dorsal side support element in the wrist region, the first and second dorsal side support elements extending from opposite sides of the dorsal central support element to a ventral region so as to surround at least a portion of a user's wrist when placed within the glove, and wherein a portion of the dorsal central support element, the first and second dorsal side support elements extending into the ventral region extend downwardly from the wrist region to a cuff region;

a tab disposed in the ventral region and extending from a palm region to the cuff region, the tab having a tab central support feature located on the tab, the first and second dorsal side support features each having first and second cuff side support features located in the ventral region, the first and second cuff side support features presenting a cross-sectional profile that complementarily fits the cross-sectional profile of each side of the tab central support feature, respectively, such that when the glove is tightened, edges of the first and second cuff side support features are slidably and matingly engageable with respective side edges of the tab central support feature, respectively, thereby urging the tab away from the palm region to effect tightening of the glove and enabling the glove to define a generally frustoconical volume having a greater cross-sectional area at a bottommost portion of the cuff region than at a portion of the wrist region adjacent the dorsal region when the glove is tightened about the user's wrist.

2. The glove of claim 1, the tongue further comprising a tongue left side support member and a tongue right side support member disposed on opposite sides of the tongue central support member.

3. The glove of claim 1, further comprising at least one mounting ring disposed in one of the first cuff side support piece and the second cuff side support piece for mounting a fastening strap.

4. The glove of claim 3, further comprising a fastening strap secured to the at least one mounting ring.

5. The glove according to claim 1, wherein the cuff side support piece slides across the tongue side support piece and engages with the tongue central support piece when the glove is tightened.

6. The glove of claim 1, wherein the knuckle regions are provided with a padding material made of one or more of latex or Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) or thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) or neoprene.

7. The glove of claim 2, wherein the tab central support section of the tab has a thickness greater than a thickness of either of the tab right side support and tab left side support, the central support section having a bell shape such that a narrower portion proximate the wrist region is expanded into a wider portion in the cuff region.

8. The glove of claim 7, wherein the bell shape of the central support member is flared to form a wider portion adjacent the cuff region than in the wrist region.