EP2837411A1 - Casque pour joueur de hockey ou de crosse - Google Patents

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EP2837411A1
EP2837411A1 EP20130180766 EP13180766A EP2837411A1 EP 2837411 A1 EP2837411 A1 EP 2837411A1 EP 20130180766 EP20130180766 EP 20130180766 EP 13180766 A EP13180766 A EP 13180766A EP 2837411 A1 EP2837411 A1 EP 2837411A1
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Mathieu Contant
Marco Beauregard
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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
    • A63B71/143—Baseball or hockey gloves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2102/00—Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
    • A63B2102/14—Lacrosse
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2102/00—Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
    • A63B2102/24—Ice hockey

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  • the present invention relates to a glove for a hockey or lacrosse player.
  • a human hand comprises a wrist WR, a palm P, a dorsal side D, four fingers (index finger F 1 , middle finger F 2 , ring finger F 3 and little finger F 4 ) and a thumb T.
  • the wrist WR has a proximal edge WA and a distal edge WB.
  • Each finger has a palm surface PS, a dorsal surface DS, a lateral surface LS, a medial surface MS, a metacarpal M, a proximal articulation PA, a proximal phalanx PP, a middle articulation MA, a middle phalanx MP, a distal articulation DA and a distal phalanx DP.
  • the metacarpals M of the human hand define a metacarpal region MR having a medial edge ME, a lateral edge LE, a proximal edge PE and a distal edge DE.
  • the thumb T also has a palm surface PS and a dorsal surface DS.
  • the dorsal side D of the hand may be generally seen as a trapezoid having a length L D from the distal edge WB of the wrist WR (or the proximal edge PE of the metacarpal region MR of the hand) to the proximal articulations PA of each finger F (or the distal edge DE of the metacarpal region MR of the hand) and a width W D from the lateral edge of the dorsal side D (i.e. the lateral edge LE of the metacarpal region MR) to the medial edge of the dorsal side D (i.e. the medial edge ME of the metacarpal region MR) (see the trapezoid shown in broken lines).
  • FIGS 2 and 3 illustrate a prior art glove 10 for protecting a hand and a wrist of a hockey or lacrosse player.
  • the glove 10 has a hand receiving portion 11 for covering the palm and dorsal side of the hand and a thumb sheath 14 for covering the thumb.
  • the hand receiving portion 11 comprises a palm sheet 12 for facing the palm of the hand.
  • the hand receiving portion 11 also comprises a dorsal sheet 13 for covering the dorsal side of the hand.
  • Each of the palm and dorsal sheets 12, 13 are connected to respective palm and dorsal finger sheets for covering the palm and dorsal surfaces of the respective fingers.
  • the hand receiving portion 11 also has finger sheaths 16 for protecting the player's fingers.
  • Each finger sheath 16 includes a gusset 17 and at least one finger padding element 18 attached to the finger gusset 17 for protecting the fingers.
  • the glove 10 also comprises a cuff 15 for covering the player's wrist.
  • the prior art glove 10 includes a plurality of dorsal protectors 20 which cooperatively cover the dorsal region of the glove and which generally overly the dorsal side of the player's hand.
  • each of the dorsal protectors 20 includes a pocket 22 and a padding element 24.
  • the pockets 22 are formed by stitching a layer of material to the dorsal sheet 13 (see stitches 30 in Figure 3 ).
  • the dorsal sheet 13 therefore acts as a base layer on which pockets 22 are attached. While only portion of the stitches 30 are shown in Figure 3 , it is understood that the stitches 30 surround the padding elements 24 to hold the padding elements 24 in place on the dorsal sheet 13.
  • the dorsal protectors 20 are spaced such as to provide a level of flexibility in both a longitudinal and a lateral direction of the glove 10.
  • the dorsal protectors 20 are thus separated by gaps, spaces, grooves or channels 19 which act as flexion zones that allow flexion of the dorsal region of the glove 10 when the player's hand flexes.
  • the dorsal region of the glove may have two longitudinal flexion zones 19 and two transversal flexion zones 19 for adding flexibility to the dorsal region and allowing some degree of flexion of the player's hand.
  • the dorsal region of the prior art glove 10 has nine distinct dorsal protectors 20 made of nine pockets 22 enclosing nine padding elements 24 and these dorsal protectors 20 are separated by four gaps, spaces, grooves, channels or flexion zones 19.
  • a prior art glove thus generally comprises at least three distinct dorsal protectors separated by two gaps, spaces, grooves, channels or flexion zones.
  • Figures 4 to 7 illustrate a glove 100 for protecting a hand of a hockey or lacrosse player and being constructed in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention.
  • the glove 100 has side protectors 101 for protecting the side portion of the player's index finger.
  • the glove 100 also includes a lateral protective region 121 for protecting the lateral portion of the player's hand.
  • the lateral protective region 121 includes a number of protectors (such as lateral protectors 121A, 121B).
  • the glove 100 has a hand covering portion 102 including a dorsal portion 114 for covering the dorsal side of the player's hand.
  • the dorsal portion 114 extends longitudinally from a proximal dorsal end 114A to a distal dorsal end 114B and extends transversally from a medial dorsal edge 114C to a lateral dorsal edge 114D.
  • the hand covering portion 102 also includes a thumb sheath 105 for covering the player's thumb.
  • the glove 100 further comprises a cuff 103, which extends along a sufficient length for protecting the player's wrist and the lower forearm of the player.
  • the cuff 103 is secured to the hand covering portion 102 of the glove 100 and has a proximal cuff edge 103A and a distal cuff edge 103B.
  • the hand covering portion 102 comprises four finger sheaths 104.
  • Each finger sheath 104 includes a proximal finger sheath end 104A, a distal finger sheath end 104B, a medial finger sheath edge 104C and a lateral finger sheath edge 104D (see Figures 4 and 5 ).
  • Each finger sheath 104 comprises a finger gusset 115 for enclosing a respective finger of the player as well as a finger protector 116 for protecting a respective finger from impact.
  • the hand covering portion 102 also comprises a palm sheet 106 and a dorsal sheet 108 connected to a plurality of palm finger sheets 107 and dorsal finger sheets 109 respectively.
  • the palm and dorsal sheets 106, 108 are formed integral with their respective palm and dorsal finger sheets 107, 109 for defining lower and upper sheets 120, 122 for facing the palmar and dorsal regions of the player's hand of fingers and such lower and upper sheets 120, 122 may also have integrated proximal extensions 111, 113 for facing the lower and upper sides of the players' wrist and lower forearm.
  • the respective palm and dorsal finger sheets 107, 109 are connected to each other via a side finger web 112 to create the finger gussets 115.
  • the four finger protectors 116 protect the dorsal surfaces of the index finger F 1 , middle finger F 2 , ring finger F 3 and little finger F 4 respectively.
  • Each of the finger protectors 116 extends from a proximal end 116A to a distal end 116B and has a medial edge 116C and a lateral edge 116D.
  • the proximal end 116A of each finger padding element 116 is positioned near the distal dorsal end 114B of the dorsal portion 114 and the distal end 116B of each finger padding element 116 is generally positioned near the respective distal phalanxes of the player's fingers.
  • Each of the finger protectors 116 has a protective padding element 118 for protecting the fingers of a player's hand. This padding element 118 is contained in a pocket 117 that is affixed to one of the dorsal finger sheets 109.
  • the dorsal sheet 108 has a length L and a width W.
  • the length L is measured along an axis generally parallel to a longitudinal axis A-A of the glove 100 and the width W is measured along an axis generally normal the longitudinal axis A-A of the glove 100.
  • the longitudinal axis A-A of the glove 100 would be generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the hand and wrist WR of the player. More specifically, the length L is measured between the proximal and distal ends 108A, 108B of the dorsal sheet 108 while the width W is measured between the medial and lateral ends 108C, 108D of the dorsal sheet 108.
  • the dorsal sheet 108 will define a trapezoidal shape similar to the one defined by the metacarpal region MR (as shown in Figures 1A and 1C ). Thus, while the dorsal sheet 108 is not perfectly rectangular, the dimensions of length L and width W are shown for illustrative purposes. Moreover, the trapezoid of the dorsal sheet 108 may be seen as defining a "maximal length" and a "maximal width".
  • maximum length refers to the largest dimension of the trapezoid when taken along the longitudinal axis A-A of the glove 100
  • maximum width refers to the largest dimension of the trapezoid when taken along a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A-A of the glove 100.
  • the lower and upper sheets 120, 122 may be made of a suitable flexible material such as soft leather, leather-like materials, synthetic suede, or Nash fabric.
  • a suitable material is commercialized under the name CLARINO TM .
  • the lower and upper sheets 120, 122 may also be treated with silicone to improve stick control and may further be reinforced with a protective layer.
  • the dorsal portion 114 of the glove 100 includes a padding element 140 enclosed in a single pocket 138 for forming a first dorsal protector 139 for overlying and protecting the dorsal side of the player's hand.
  • the single pocket 138 is formed by stitching a layer of material to the dorsal sheet 108 via stitches 130 that at least partially surround the padding element 140.
  • the dorsal protector 139 made of the single pocket 138 and padding element 140 overlies a substantial portion of the dorsal side of the player's hand when the player's hand is received in the hand covering portion 102 of the glove.
  • the dorsal portion 114 of the glove 100 also includes a second dorsal protector 139' made of a second single pocket 138' enclosing a second padding element 140', the second dorsal protector 139' overlying the rest of the dorsal side of the player's hand.
  • the padding element 140 has three longitudinal flexion zones 150 and four transversal flexion zones 150 while the padding element 140' has only three transversal flexion zones 150'.
  • the periphery of the dorsal portion 114 can include curved and/or straight profiles.
  • the proximal dorsal end 114A is delimited by a curved profile provided in the proximal end portions of the protectors 139, 139' while the lateral dorsal edge 114D has an inwardly bent profile defined by two substantially straight edges provided in the lateral side portion of the protector 139'. It is therefore understood that a variety of shapes delimiting the first and second dorsal protectors 139, 139' of the dorsal portion 114 may be contemplated by a skilled person in the art.
  • a glove in accordance with the present invention includes one dorsal protector made of a single pocket enclosing a padding element, the dorsal protector covering a substantial portion of the dorsal side of the player's hand. More specifically, the dorsal protector should occupy more than half of the length L of the dorsal sheet 108 and more than half of the width W of the dorsal sheet 108. In some embodiments, the dorsal protector may occupy at least three-quarters of the maximal length L of the dorsal sheet 108 and at least three-quarters of the maximal width W of the dorsal sheet 108.
  • the first dorsal protector 139 made of the single pocket 138 and padding element 140 occupies a majority of the maximal length L of the dorsal sheet 108 and a substantial part of the maximal width W of the dorsal sheet 108.
  • the padding element 140 contained in the single pocket 138 has at least one flexion zone 150 such that, in use, flexing of the player's hand imparts movement of the padding element 140 of the dorsal protector 139.
  • the padding element 140 has three longitudinal flexion zones 150 and four transversal flexion zones 150.
  • the glove 100 may also comprise overlay elements 160 mounted, affixed, molded, stitched or glued on an upper surface or layer of the single pocket 138 (or 138'). More specifically, a pattern of overlay elements 160 is provided on the dorsal portion 114 of the glove 100. In the embodiment shown, the overlay elements 160 generally have an elongated shape. Overlay elements 160 may be made of any material that may provide an additional level of protection to the dorsal side of a player's hand thereby acting as reinforcement elements. For example, overlay elements 160 may be made of plastic such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene terephtalate (PET), etc. Furthermore, overlay elements 160 may be attached to the pocket 138 via any appropriate means such as by fusing the plastic to the fabric, sewing, via an adhesive, etc.
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • PET polyethylene terephtalate
  • a majority of the single pockets 138, 138' may be covered with the overlay elements 160.
  • Other patterns and shapes can however be envisioned by a person of skill in the art to provide a desired level of reinforcement and/or a desired visual appearance to the glove 100.
  • the overlay elements 160 can provide an inexpensive option to enhance the level of protection provided by the glove 100. Furthermore, the overlay elements 160 can also give the glove 100 a decorative and more detailed visual appearance, thereby mimicking the appearance of a glove having a plurality of different and distinct dorsal protectors separated by a plurality of gaps, spaces, grooves, channels or flexion zones. It is understood that the overlay elements 160 may be primarily aesthetic while providing little additional protection.
  • the glove 200 includes a dorsal protector 239 made of a single pocket 238 enclosing a padding element 240, the dorsal protector 239 occupying substantially all of the maximal length L and width W of the dorsal sheet.
  • the single pocket 238 and padding element 240 contained therein form the single dorsal protector 239, which is the sole protector of the dorsal portion 214, thereby protecting all of the dorsal side of the player's hand.
  • Figures 13 and 14 show two different examples of a padding element 140 which would be used in the glove 100 and Figures 16 and 17 show two different examples of a padding element 240 which would be used in the glove 200.
  • the respective padding elements 140, 240 include a plurality of substantially rectangular padding blocks 142, 242, base portions 144, 244 and flexion zones 150, 250 positioned between the rectangular padding blocks 142, 242 to accommodate flexing of the player's hand by easing the flexing of the glove in the dorsal portions 114, 214.
  • the flexion zones 150, 250 are shaped such that they generally extend along flexion axes 151, 251. Flexion axes 151, 251 are arranged in a checkerboard pattern in Figures 13 and 16 such as to permit a generally even amount of flexion in both the lengthwise and widthwise direction of the padding elements 140, 240.
  • some of the flexion axes 151, 251 are generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A-A of the glove while others are generally parallel to the longitudinal axis A-A of the glove.
  • the flexion axes 151, 251 can however be arranged in any other desired patterns.
  • the flexion axes 151, 251 extend in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axis A-A of the glove, without being parallel or perpendicular thereto.
  • the flexion zones 150, 250 may extend along straight, curved, wavy or zigzag lines separating padding blocks of any shape.
  • some embodiments may include a padding element having a single flexion zone across a portion or the entirety of the padding element.
  • a given flexion zone needs not to extend throughout all the thickness of the padding element.
  • the padding elements 140, 240 may be thermoformed in order to produce the plurality of rectangular blocks 142, 242 and flexion zones 150, 250.
  • a variety of different types of foam may be used for the padding elements 140, 240.
  • the padding elements 140, 240 may be made of polyether foam, polyester foam, ethafoam, volara, etc.
  • the padding elements 140, 240 may each have a thickness T of approximately 1.75 to 2.0 cm while the flexion zones 150, 250 may define channels, grooves, gaps or spaces S of approximately 1.0 to 1.5 mm between the rectangular blocks 142, 242 and may have a thickness of approximately 5% to 95% of the thickness T of the padding element.
  • the thickness T and spaces S of the padding elements 140, 240 could be of different dimensions in order to modify the amount of flexion and protection provided by the padding elements 140, 240.
  • the padding elements 140, 240 may have a thickness of 1.5 cm and spaces of 2 mm in order to further ease flexion of the dorsal side of the player's hand.
  • Other combinations are possible in order to optimize the desired level of flexion and protection for a given glove.
  • the padding element may have only one flexion zone.
  • other physical characteristics of the padding elements 140, 240 may be selected to satisfy a specific purpose.
  • the padding element may be slightly curved in order to wrap around the player's hand. The curvature may be along the lengthwise and/or widthwise directions of the glove.
  • the padding elements 140, 240 may be cut from a sheet of padding material having a plurality of padding blocks or projections separated by flexing zones in order to produce a shape which is tailored to the dimensions of the dorsal protectors 139, 139' of the gloves 100 and dorsal protector 239 of the glove 200.
  • a single uniform sheet of padding material may be manufactured and used to form padding elements 140, 240 for a plurality of gloves.
  • the shape of the padding elements 140, 240 may be easily shaped to accommodate the requirements of a specific glove.
  • the padding material may be cut to accommodate a plurality of gloves having a variety of designs and sizes.
  • each of the padding elements 140, 240 can refer to a plurality of pieces contained within the respective single pockets 138, 138', 238.
  • the manufacturing of flexion zones 150, 250 may be omitted and a predefined amount of spacing may be provided between the individual pieces of the dorsal padding elements in order to create an effect similar to that of spaces S of the dorsal padding elements 140, 240.
  • a single pocket 138, 138', 238 would contain the plurality of individual pieces of the dorsal padding elements.
  • a glove in accordance with the present invention provides such flexibility with a simpler arrangement. More specifically, a substantial portion or the entirety of the dorsal side of a player's hand is protected with a dorsal protector made of a single pocket enclosing a padding element while still permitting flexion of the player's hand via one or more gaps, spaces, grooves, channels or flexion zones provided in the padding element or between individual pieces of the padding element.
  • the overlay elements 160 are affixed to the upper surface or layer of the pocket 138 via any suitable means such as an adhesive, fusion, sewing, etc. and the outer surface of each overlay element 160 is directly exposed.
  • the overlay elements 160 form bumps projecting upwardly from the upper surface or layer of the pocket 138 (138' or 238) for creating a decorative pattern on the dorsal portion 114 (or 214) of the glove.
  • the overlay elements 160 or covering layers 162 may be contrastingly colored in comparison to the rest of the dorsal portion 114 (or 214) to emphasize the presence of the overlay elements 160 or simply for aesthetic value.
  • the overlay elements 160 may provide further protection or may be purely aesthetic for adding decorative value.
  • the overlay elements 160 and covering layers 162 may be patches of additional fabric of different color affixed to the pocket 138 (138' or 238) and/or thermoformed material fused to the pocket 138 (138' or 238).
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US3626515A (en) * 1969-08-26 1971-12-14 Spalding & Bros Of Canada Ltd Hockey glove
US6584615B1 (en) * 1998-11-06 2003-07-01 Mission Hockey Company Asymmetrical hockey glove system with articulated locking thumb
US20050091721A1 (en) * 2003-10-31 2005-05-05 Franklin Sports, Inc. Hockey glove
US8132269B1 (en) * 2009-06-15 2012-03-13 XProTeX Sport Group Worldwide, LLC Matched pair of protective baseball batting gloves for right handed and left handed batters to protect the side of the hand and the wrist facing a pitcher with protective shock absorbing members on the exterior of the glove

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3626515A (en) * 1969-08-26 1971-12-14 Spalding & Bros Of Canada Ltd Hockey glove
US6584615B1 (en) * 1998-11-06 2003-07-01 Mission Hockey Company Asymmetrical hockey glove system with articulated locking thumb
US20050091721A1 (en) * 2003-10-31 2005-05-05 Franklin Sports, Inc. Hockey glove
US8132269B1 (en) * 2009-06-15 2012-03-13 XProTeX Sport Group Worldwide, LLC Matched pair of protective baseball batting gloves for right handed and left handed batters to protect the side of the hand and the wrist facing a pitcher with protective shock absorbing members on the exterior of the glove

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