JP2006043179A - Grip assisting device and glove - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reinforce the gripping force of gripping a grip of a golf club, a tennis racket, a baseball bat or the like to make a swing orbit stable and to prevent the grip from loosening. <P>SOLUTION: A grip assisting device includes an elastic band section 2 to tighten a portion of the back 19 of the hand adjacent to the third joints 18 of the fingers 16, fixing sections disposed at both end sections of the band section 2, and a finger hooking section 8 which is integrally attached to the band section 2. After the band section 2 is made to girdle around the back 19 of the hand 15 and the finger hooking section 8 is made to hook the base of the thumb 17, both the end sections of the band section 2 are connected each other by the fixing sections. In this condition, when the grip of the golf club, for example, is gripped, the gripping force is increased by the tightening force of the band section 2 so that the swing orbit of the club is stabilized and the grip is prevented from loosening during the swing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a grip assisting tool and gloves, and more particularly to a grip assisting tool and gloves effective for sports such as golf, tennis, and baseball, operation of a keyboard such as a computer, performance of a keyboard instrument, and the like.

  In general, when trying to hit a ball with a golf club, tennis racket, baseball bat, etc., to stabilize the swing trajectory of the club, racket, bat, etc., the grip is held with a constant force during the swing, and the grip is loosened. And it is necessary to prevent the wrist angle from being shaken. In particular, at the moment of impact of hitting the ball, it is necessary to grip with a force that can withstand the impact of the impact.

  However, women with weak grip, etc. cannot grasp the grip with sufficient force to stabilize the swing path, and the grip may become loose or the wrist angle may be blurred. It becomes a cause to hinder.

  In order to prevent wrist shake during golf swing, by sticking a plate-like hard back part from the back of the hand to the wrist, and fixing the wrist fixing part provided at the end of this back part to the wrist, A protective device configured to keep the wrist angle constant has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, although the protective gear described in Patent Document 1 can fix the angle of the wrist, it does not have a function to reinforce the gripping force, so it is unavoidable that the grip loosens at the moment of impact when the ball is hit. Absent.

  On the other hand, when operating a keyboard of a computer or the like or playing a keyboard instrument or the like for a long time, a burden is applied to the wrist by continuing to support the movement of fingers, which may cause tendonitis.

  In order to deal with such problems, the thumb and palm are exposed, the tips of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and pinky finger are exposed, and the parts containing the four fingers excluding the thumb are sewn together, and those fingers are sewn together. A glove has been proposed in which a non-stretchable band is sewn in the vicinity of the base of each finger so that each finger can move within a reasonable range to ease the burden on the wrist (for example, Patent Documents) 2).

However, although the glove described in Patent Document 2 can relieve the wrist burden to some extent, it cannot relieve it as much as to prevent tendonitis.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-82466 JP 2000-231436 A

  The present invention solves the conventional problems as described above, and can stabilize a swing trajectory when a golf club, a tennis racket, a baseball bat, etc. are swung to hit a ball. The first object of the present invention is to provide a grip assisting device that does not cause looseness in the grip at the moment of impact of hitting the ball.

  In addition, when a keyboard such as a computer is operated or a keyboard instrument is played for a long time, a grip assisting device that can alleviate the burden on the wrist that supports the fingers and prevent tendonitis and the like is provided. This is the second purpose.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a grip assisting device according to claim 1 of the present invention includes an elastic band portion that tightens an instep portion adjacent to the third joint of a finger, and the band portion in hand. Means comprising fixing means for fixing is employed.

  The grip assisting device according to claim 2 of the present invention is the grip assisting device according to claim 1, wherein the band portion has a band shape and is adjacent to the third joint of the finger. The means comprised so that it may circulate around this part is employ | adopted.

  Furthermore, the grip assisting device according to claim 3 of the present invention is the grip assisting device according to claim 2, wherein the fixing means is a hook-and-loop fastener provided at both end portions of the band portion, A means is adopted in which the band portion is fixed in a state of being wrapped around the instep portion by a fastener.

  Furthermore, the grip assisting device according to claim 4 of the present invention is the grip assisting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a finger hook for hooking a part of the band portion on a root of a thumb is provided. The means in which the part is provided is adopted.

  Further, a grip assisting device according to claim 5 of the present invention is the grip assisting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the band portion includes an outer band portion made of an elastic material, Means configured to have a tightening portion composed of an inner band portion made of a material having softer elasticity than the outer band portion provided integrally inside the outer band portion, and to closely contact the tightening portion with the upper portion Is adopted.

  Furthermore, a glove according to claim 6 of the present invention employs means comprising the grip assisting tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the gripping force of the hand is reinforced when the hand is gripped by tightening the part of the back adjacent to the third joint of the finger by the band part. Therefore, when a woman with weak grip strength grips a golf club, tennis racket, baseball bat, etc., the grip strength is reinforced, so that the swing trajectory of the club, racket, bat, etc. can be stabilized. The grip is not loosened by the impact of the impact at the moment of hitting the ball, and the flying direction of the ball can be stabilized. As a result, even a woman who has a weak gripping force does not hinder her progress.
In addition, when operating a keyboard such as a computer, playing a keyboard instrument, etc., it is possible to reduce the burden on the wrist that supports the fingers by the force with which the band part tightens the upper part, which may cause tendonitis etc. It can be removed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described.
1 and 2 show an embodiment of a grip assisting device according to the present invention. The grip assisting device 1 includes a band portion 2 attached to a part of the back of the hand, and the band portion 2 on the back of the hand. A fixing means 9 for fixing to a part of the band portion 2 and a finger hook portion 8 provided integrally with the band portion 2.

  The band part 2 has a belt-like shape made of an elastic material. The band part 2 wraps around the part of the upper 19 adjacent to the third joint 18 of the finger 16 to be described later, and the length at which both ends can overlap in this state. Is formed. Examples of the material of the band part 2 include various rubbers and synthetic resins.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the band portion 2 includes a portion corresponding to the back 19 of the hand 15 as a two-layer tightening portion 3 including an outer band portion 4 and an inner band portion 5 provided integrally therewith. You may do it. In this case, the feeling of wearing can be enhanced by forming the inner band portion 5 with a material having elasticity softer than that of the outer band portion 4. Further, by providing a plurality of projections 6 projecting inwardly on the inner band portion 5 and bringing each projection 6 into contact with the upper 19, it is possible to stimulate the eyelids of the upper 19 with the projection 6. The shape of the protrusion 6 is not particularly limited, and in this embodiment, the surface is formed as a spherical surface.

  As shown in FIG. 2, fixing means 9 are provided at both ends of the band portion 2, and the band portion 2 is fixed in a state of circling the back 19 of the hand 15 by the fixing means 9. The fixing means 9 is not particularly limited as long as it has a function of bringing the both ends of the band portion 2 into and out of contact with each other. For example, a commercially available hook-and-loop fastener 9 (magic tape (registered trademark, Kuraray Co., Ltd.), etc.) Can be mentioned. By providing the hook 10 of the hook-and-loop fastener 9 at one end portion of the band portion 2 and providing the loop 11 at the other end portion, the both end portions of the band portion 2 can be configured to be able to contact and separate.

  A ring-shaped finger hook portion 8 is provided at the end of the band portion 2. The finger hooking portion 8 is provided so as to be substantially orthogonal to the band portion 2, and is configured to be hooked on the root of the thumb 17 when the band portion 2 is turned around the back 19 of the hand 15. Although not shown, the finger hook portion 8 may be configured to be detachable from the band portion 2 using a hook-and-loop fastener, or may be integrally provided on the band portion 2 by means such as adhesion or stitching. The finger hook portion 8 has a function of preventing the band portion 2 from being displaced from a predetermined position of the upper 19.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the grip assisting tool 1 according to this embodiment configured as described above is circulated around the portion of the upper 19 adjacent to the third joint 18 of the finger 16. Then, the finger hook portion 8 is hooked on the root of the thumb 17, and both end portions of the band portion 2 are joined via the hook-and-loop fastener 9, and the grip assisting tool 1 is fixed to the back portion 19 of the hand 15.

  As shown in FIG. 5, for example, when a grip (not shown) of a golf club is gripped, a force is applied from the direction of the arrow to the part of the back 19 of the hand 15 by the tightening force of the band portion 2. The power to grip will be reinforced.

  Therefore, when swinging the club, the swing path of the club can be stabilized, the grip can be prevented from loosening at the moment of impact of hitting the ball, and the flying direction of the ball can be stabilized.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, when operating a keyboard of a computer or the like or playing a keyboard instrument or the like, force is applied from the direction of the arrow to the back 19 of the hand 15 by the tightening force of the band portion 2. In addition, this force can support the movement of the finger 16. Accordingly, the burden on the wrist can be reduced as compared with the case where the movement of the finger 16 is supported only by the wrist, so that the cause of tendonitis and the like can be eliminated.

  In the above description, the back part 19 of the hand 15 is circulated by the band part 2, but as shown in FIG. 8, the locking parts 7, 7 are provided at both ends of the band part 2. You may comprise so that the band part 2 may adhere to a hand by latching the latching | locking parts 7 and 7 to the palm side.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the above-described grip assisting device 1 is integrally provided on the inner surface of the glove by means such as bonding and sewing, and the glove is attached to the hand so that the function as the grip assisting device 1 is exhibited. It may be configured. In this case, since the band part 2 can be held in a predetermined position by wearing gloves on the hand, the finger hooking part 8 is not necessary.

It is the perspective view which showed the whole one Embodiment of the grip auxiliary tool by this invention. It is an enlarged view of the adhering means of the grip auxiliary tool shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which mounted | wore the hand with the grip auxiliary tool shown in FIG. 1, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing seen from the back side of the hand. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which mounted | wore the grip auxiliary tool shown in FIG. 1, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing seen from the palm side. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which gripped the golf club etc. in the state which mounted | wore the hand with the grip auxiliary tool shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which operated keyboards, such as a computer, in the state which mounted | wore the grip auxiliary tool shown in FIG. It is the partial explanatory view showing the modification of the grip auxiliary tool by the present invention. It is the perspective view which showed the other modification of the grip assistance tool by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Grip auxiliary | assistance tool 2 Band part 3 Fastening part 4 Outer band part 5 Inner band part 6 Protrusion 7 Locking part 8 Finger hook part 9 Fixing means (surface fastener)
10 hook 11 loop 15 hand 16 finger 17 thumb 18 third joint 19 upper

Claims (6)

  A grip assisting device comprising: a band portion having elasticity for tightening an instep portion adjacent to a third joint of a finger; and a fixing means for fixing the band portion to a hand.   The grip assisting device according to claim 1, wherein the band portion has a band shape and is configured to go around a portion of an instep adjacent to the third joint of a finger.   The said fixing | fixed means is a hook_and_loop | surface fastener provided in the both ends of the said band part, Comprising: The said band part is fixed to the state which lap | rotated the instep part by this hook-and-loop fastener, The fixed part of Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Grip assist tool.   The grip assisting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a part of the band part is provided with a finger hook part for hooking on a root of a thumb.   The band portion has a tightening portion including an outer band portion made of a material having elasticity and an inner band portion made of a material having elasticity softer than the outer band portion integrally provided inside the outer band portion. The grip assisting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the fastening portion is configured to be in close contact with a portion of the upper.   A glove comprising the grip assisting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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