EP0293526A1 - Schlägerhandschuh - Google Patents

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EP0293526A1
EP0293526A1 EP87304992A EP87304992A EP0293526A1 EP 0293526 A1 EP0293526 A1 EP 0293526A1 EP 87304992 A EP87304992 A EP 87304992A EP 87304992 A EP87304992 A EP 87304992A EP 0293526 A1 EP0293526 A1 EP 0293526A1
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Joseph E. Sternberg
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
    • A63B71/14—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the hands, e.g. baseball, boxing or golfing gloves
    • A63B71/141—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the hands, e.g. baseball, boxing or golfing gloves in the form of gloves
    • A63B71/146—Golf gloves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/40—Interfaces with the user related to strength training; Details thereof
    • A63B21/4001—Arrangements for attaching the exercising apparatus to the user's body, e.g. belts, shoes or gloves specially adapted therefor
    • A63B21/4017—Arrangements for attaching the exercising apparatus to the user's body, e.g. belts, shoes or gloves specially adapted therefor to the upper limbs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2209/00—Characteristics of used materials
    • A63B2209/10—Characteristics of used materials with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener

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  • This invention relates generally to sport gloves and particularly to gloves providing a batting aid which improves the drive power of the hitter particularly in the related sports of baseball, softball, tennis, racquet ball and the like.
  • Patent No. 3,707,730 shows a basketball practice glove which includes an adjustable strap between the thumb and the index finger to limit the extent to which these members can be spread and cause the player's hand to form a cup-like shape so that a basketball held by the glove is controlled by the tips of the thumb and index finger.
  • the present glove has advantages neither shown or suggested by the above gloves or revealed in the known prior art.
  • these batting gloves provide the hitter with increased power at the point of impact, reduce recoil, and enable the ball to be driven for greater distances.
  • the right hand glove includes means for adjustably linking the thumb and adjacent fingers to effect improvement in the power drive and, in addition the right hand and left hand gloves may include means for linking the fingers together for increased grip efficiency and means for increasing the gripping area and cushioning against shock.
  • Another aspect of this invention is to provide the web with an intermediate bat-engageable cushioning pad.
  • Still another aspect of this invention is to provide that the web is a strap attached at one end to the thumb stall means and having hook and loop fasteners at the other end and to provide that the second finger stall means includes cooperating hook and loop fastening means cooperating with the hook and loop fastening means on the strap.
  • Yet another aspect of this invention is to provide a bat-engageable cushioning pad disposed on the second finger stall means extending substantially thereacross and on the palm.
  • the cushioning pad is provided with a transverse taper said cushioning pad being less thick closer to the thumb stall means, to improve the fit of the bat handle to the right hand.
  • the web is a strap having a width extending substantially the length of the inside of the thumb and attached at one end to the first stall means and having hook and loop fastening means at the other end
  • the second stall means includes individual finger stalls providing a rear cooperating hook and loop fastening means extending across at least two fingers for substantially the width of the strap and cooperating with the hook and loop fastening means on the strap to hold the fingers together.
  • Another aspect of this invention is to provide a modified web which includes a lower portion attached to the glove between the thumb stall means and finger stall means and a transverse portion having opposed ends, each end having hook and loop fastening means, and to provide the thumb stall means and the finger stall means with cooperating hook and loop fastening means.
  • Another aspect of this invention is to provide that the first stall means covers the thumb including the thumb tip and the second stall means covers the accommodated fingers including the finger tips.
  • Another aspect of this invention is to provide a left hand glove having the second adjacent stall means accommodating the index finger and a third stall means accommodating the middle, ring and little fingers, said left hand glove having and a palm portion disposed below the finger stall means.
  • Yet another aspect of this invention is to provide a bat-engageable cushioning pad disposed on the third finger stall means extending substantially thereacross and on the palm.
  • the left hand cushioning pad is tapered transversely having less thickness closer to the thumb stall means to improve the fit of the bat handle to the left hand.
  • the pair of baseball hitter gloves disclosed includes a right hand glove 10 and a left hand glove 12 gripping a baseball bat B at the beginning of the swing.
  • the gloves 10 and 12 are described with reference to right handed players for the reason that most players are right handed.
  • the gloves can be easily modified for use by left handed players by simply applying the features of the right hand and left hand glove to the left hand and right hand respectively.
  • the right hand glove 10 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 3-8.
  • the right hand glove 10 as shown in the front and rear views of FIGS. 3 and 4, has a mitten-like construction and includes a front face 14 and a rear face 16, which cooperate to define a first stall 18 accommodating the thumb of the wearer; a second, adjacent stall 20 accommodating the index, middle and ring fingers, and a third stall 22 accommodating the little finger.
  • a wrist portion 24 is provided which, as shown in FIG. 4, is preferrably discontinuous to form the lower portion of a slit 26 having a flap 28 attached to one margin, the flap 28 includes hook and loop fastener patch 30 on the inside face which, as shown in FIG. 5, cooperates with a hook and loop patch 32 on the rear face lower portion 36.
  • the front face 14 is provided with a closed cushioned pouch 40, attached thereto as by stitching, which extends between the front face upper portion 42 on the second finger stall 20, for a substantial portion of the width of said stall, and into the lower, palm portion 44.
  • the pouch is cushioned by means of synthetic foam fill 46 or the like and constitutes a cushioned pad.
  • An adjustable web extends between the thumb stall 18 and the adjacent finger stall 20.
  • the web consists of an elongate double-thickness strap 52.
  • the strap 52 is attached at one end 54 to the thumb stall 18, as by stitching, and is provided on the inside face at the other end with a hook and loop fastener patch 56 which cooperates with a hook and loop fastener patch 58 on the rear face upper portion 36.
  • the web 50 also includes a pouch 60 attached thereto, as by stitching, which is cushioned by synthetic foam fill 62 and constitutes an intermediate cushioned pad.
  • the strap 52 is wrapped around the thumb stall 18 and, with the thumb stall suitably spaced from the adjacent stall to suit the comfort of the wearer, is attached to the rear face upper portion 36 so that the cushioned pad 60 is disposed in bat-engageable relation between the two stalls.
  • the left hand glove 12 as shown in the front and rear views of FIGS. 9 and 10, also has a mitten-like construction and includes a front face 64 and a rear face 66, which cooperate to define a first stall 68 accommodating the thumb of the wearer; a second, adjacent stall 70 accommodating the index finger, and a third stall accommodating the middle, ring and little fingers.
  • a similar wrist portion 74 is provided and a flap 78 is attached to one margin of a slit 76, said flap having a hook and loop patch 80 on the inside face, which cooperates with a corresponding patch 82 on the rear face lower portion 86 below the upper portion 84.
  • the front face 64 is provided with a pouch 90, attached thereto as by stitching, which extends between the front face upper portion 92 on the third finger stall 64 and into the lower, palm portion 94 for a substantial portion of the width of the stall.
  • the pouch is cushioned by means of synthetic foam fill 96 and constitutes a cushioned pad.
  • FIGS 3A and 4A A modified right hand glove 10A is shown in FIGS 3A and 4A.
  • This glove is similar to the right hand glove 10 and identical numbers are used to designate identical parts where apropriate. Similar parts are indicated by a prime numeral eg. 20 ⁇ .
  • the modified glove 10A includes a thumb stall 18 but has a finger stall arrangement in which the index, middle and ring fingers are provided with individual stalls 20 ⁇ 20 ⁇ and 20′′′, constituting a second stall means, in lieu of a combination second stall means provided in glove 10.
  • Finger stalls 20 ⁇ , 20 ⁇ amd 20′′′ each have individual hook and loop patches 58 ⁇ , 58 ⁇ and 58′′′ respectively.
  • the web 50 ⁇ is similar to that provided for glove 10 in that it includes a double thickness strap 52 ⁇ . The strap passes over the front of the thumb stall 18 and 13 attached to the inner and outer seams of the thumb stall 18, as by stitching.
  • the strap also includes a relatively wide hook and loop fastener patch 56 ⁇ , which extends over at least two fingers and which, in the embodiment shown cooperates with the three separate mating patches 58 ⁇ , 58 ⁇ and 58′′′.
  • the web 50 ⁇ includes an intermediate cushioned pouch 60 ⁇ . Individual cushioned pouches 40 ⁇ , 40 ⁇ and 40′′′ may also be provided on the front of the glove 10A.
  • FIGS. 13-16 A modified right hand glove 10B is shown in FIGS. 13-16. This glove is identical to the right hand glove 10 already described except for the adjustable web. Accordingly, identical numbers are used to designate identical parts where appropriate.
  • the modified adjustable web extends between the thumb stall 18 and adjacent finger stall 20.
  • the web 100 is generally tee-shaped in configuration and includes a stem portion 102, which is attached at its lower end 104 to the glove rear face 16 below the junction of stalls 18 and 20, as by stitching.
  • the web 100 includes a transverse portion 106 provided with hook and loop fastener patches 108.
  • the cushioned pad 40 and the thumb stall 18 are each provided with cooperating hook and loop fastener patches 110 and 112, respectively, so that the web 100 can be readily adjusted between the stalls to suit the wearer.
  • the upper portion 114 of the web is provided with a pouch 116 attached to said upper end, as by stitching, and said pouch is cushioned by synthetic foam fill 118 to constitute an intermediate cushioned pad.
  • the stem 102 is pulled through the space between the stalls 18 and 20 so that the cushioned pad is disposed in bat-engageable relation between the two stalls. As will be understood increased pressure of the glove on the bat B tends to secure the hook and loop patches together.
  • the initial batting stance is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. From this position the forward swinging motion of the bat B is initiated by a pulling motion of the left hand. The bat travels generally butt first, in spear-like fashion, during the first portion of its travel, before the start of the turn in which the bat is swung into position to engage the ball thrown in the area of home plate. The initial pull to begin the swing is largely powered by the left hand with little contribution from the right hand. Because of the effective harnessing together of the middle, ring and little fingers in the left hand glove stall 64 and because of the provision of the generally wedge-shaped contoured cushioned pad 90, which is capable of considerable encirclement of the knob-end bat B , as indicated in FIG.
  • the pulling and gripping action are considerably enhanced during this phase.
  • This improvement results, in part, from the effective tying together of the fingers by the mitten-like stall 64, which prevents these fingers from spreading and dissipating the power of the grip.
  • the improvement also results, in part, from the increased gripping area available by virtue of the contoured cushioned pad 90, which is otherwise lost because of the non-conformity of the natural shape of the hand relative to the round shape of the bat handle.
  • the engagement of the web cushioned pad 60 with the bat handle effectively shortens the outstanding bat length without reducing swing speed. Also it has been found that the tension on the bat handle, which is initially determined by the location of the strap, can be increased, or more finely tuned, by movement of the thumb relative to the strap.
  • bat recoil is proportionate to both the batter's hand size and the body strength transferred to the hands. Accordingly, when a bat is held with bare hands or with unpadded gloves the recoil is greater because of the shock, or immediacy, of the transfer and because of the lack of complete grip. As observed on high speed film this recoil distance can be several inches.
  • the gloves Because of the structural arrangement of parts of the gloves described above, a considerable amount of shock absorption occurs. In addition to the ability to absorb shock the gloves provide increased bat speed at impact. Further, and perhaps most importantly, at the point of impact the right and left hands cooperate to provide the necessary torque to maximize the hitting power and decrease recoil, to enable the hitter to drive the ball farther than possible without the use of the gloves.
  • the gloves can be made from leather or synthetic material and that while the gloves described herein are particularly useful in connection with baseball, they will of course also be useful for improving the hitting power of the player in the games of softball, tennis, racquetball and the like. Further, although game improvement is substantial with the combined use of the gloves, significant improvement is possible with each of the gloves used separately.
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EP0867128A2 (de) * 1997-01-22 1998-09-30 Franz Ziener GmbH & Co. Lederhandschuhfabrik Daumenschutzeinrichtung
US9421449B2 (en) 2013-09-09 2016-08-23 Dane E. Ditto Performance enhancing glove
US10850181B2 (en) 2015-01-02 2020-12-01 Jax Athletics, LLC Batting glove and cushioning apparatus

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US2436755A (en) * 1946-01-25 1948-02-24 Edward W Lapell Golf glove
US3031680A (en) * 1959-12-07 1962-05-01 Compiano Roy Bowling glove
US3255462A (en) * 1964-06-22 1966-06-14 Rae Co Golf glove
US3348238A (en) * 1966-10-28 1967-10-24 John K Hydock Golf glove with grip locking means
US3707730A (en) * 1970-12-17 1973-01-02 G Slider Basketball practice glove

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US2436755A (en) * 1946-01-25 1948-02-24 Edward W Lapell Golf glove
US3031680A (en) * 1959-12-07 1962-05-01 Compiano Roy Bowling glove
US3255462A (en) * 1964-06-22 1966-06-14 Rae Co Golf glove
US3348238A (en) * 1966-10-28 1967-10-24 John K Hydock Golf glove with grip locking means
US3707730A (en) * 1970-12-17 1973-01-02 G Slider Basketball practice glove

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0867128A2 (de) * 1997-01-22 1998-09-30 Franz Ziener GmbH & Co. Lederhandschuhfabrik Daumenschutzeinrichtung
EP0867128A3 (de) * 1997-01-22 1999-01-27 Franz Ziener GmbH & Co. Lederhandschuhfabrik Daumenschutzeinrichtung
US9421449B2 (en) 2013-09-09 2016-08-23 Dane E. Ditto Performance enhancing glove
US10850181B2 (en) 2015-01-02 2020-12-01 Jax Athletics, LLC Batting glove and cushioning apparatus

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