JP2007107176A - Sportswear - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lightweight light sportswear fitting to the body without unpleasant feeling and obstruction of movement caused by a hard pad while keeping shock-absorbing properties at falling down, and preventing the increase of the weight of clothes caused by the weight of the pad in the clothes for sports for leisure carried out in an appearance near to usual clothes such as ski, snowboard and skate. <P>SOLUTION: The sportswear A has one or more bag bodies 5 sealing many spherical foams and stored in one or more pockets 4 installed on the inside of the clothes. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sports garment that is worn when performing leisure sports such as skiing and snowboarding, and for protecting the body when it falls.

  When playing on snow such as skiing or snowboarding, sports clothing with a protective pad for absorbing shocks must be worn on the body protection area to protect the body from accidents caused by falls. In particular, in the above-mentioned snow games such as skiing and snowboarding, it is easy for a fall to occur backwards, and damage to the back of the head and spinal cord due to such a fall to the rear causes a serious accident. Therefore, a sports garment for snow games such as skiing and snowboarding has a structure in which a spinal cord protection pad is provided at least on the back portion of the torso of the outer garment, and a protective pad is provided on the back of the hat.

  The above-described conventional sports clothes are provided in a long state continuous up and down on the back part of the torso of the spinal protection pad, or in an arrangement in which the spinal protection pad is divided into a plurality and arranged vertically at a predetermined interval. By wearing this outerwear, the spinal cord protection pad protects the range of the caudal bone from the lower neck portion of the spinal cord (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, the spinal cord protection pad uses a waist belt so that it does not deviate from intense exercise (see, for example, Patent Document 2), and it can protect not only the spinal cord but also the chest and both flank areas when a fall occurs. There are some (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

  Further, as for protecting the occipital region at the time of a fall, there is one in which an impact absorbing member such as urethane foam is mainly disposed in the vicinity of the occipital region (see, for example, Patent Document 4).

  In the sports garments described above, various materials are used as pads for absorbing shocks when falling, but there are various materials that have flexibility and elasticity. Ethylene vinyl acetate (Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate) A sports garment excellent in shock absorption has also been proposed using this as a pad in the form of a plate or a laminate.

As for the above-mentioned EVA, a strong impact such as a protector for soccer competition (for example, refer to Patent Document 5) or a sport stocking (for example, refer to Patent Document 6) is obtained by taking advantage of its excellent shock absorption. Used in sporting clothing that is added.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-30502 (FIGS. 2b and 4b) Utility Model Registration No. 3100069 (FIGS. 1, 2, and 3) Utility Model Registration No. 3103393 (FIGS. 1, 2, and 3) JP-A-9-299539 (FIGS. 1, 4, and 6) Utility Model Registration No. 3085194 (Claim 1, paragraph 0004) JP 2006-63483 A (Claim 5)

  By the way, the pads used in conventional sports clothes are made of a relatively hard foam plastic or EVA in the form of a plate, taking into account the impact absorption to the human body when falling. In order to increase the absorbency, the thickness of the pad portion may be increased. However, the pad portion becomes heavier and the weight of the entire clothes increases, and the lightness is lost.

  For example, if the protector is used only during a serious sporting event, such as bicycle BMX or roller skating on concrete, it is inevitable to ensure shock absorption even if the pad is large and heavy. When playing snow and ice as leisure, such as skiing or snowboarding at ski resorts, or skating at skate rinks, clothing is considered to be fashionable, and clothing using large and heavy pads tends not to be preferred. .

  In addition, while skiing or snowboarding, you may enter the ski cafeteria or shop while eating or shopping while wearing clothes that have been skied or snowboarded. There is also a demand for sports clothing that can be worn as if it were everyday wear, with a sense of resistance due to fashion, and making the pads inconspicuous from clothing.

  However, in order to reduce the weight and make the pad inconspicuous from the outside, even if the thickness of the conventional plate-like pad is simply reduced, the human body feels the pad part as a hard touch, or the joint If it is a pad in a part, a plate-shaped pad may obstruct movement every time a joint is moved, and may feel uncomfortable.

  Even if the plate-like pad is thinned, the shape of the pad will work against the movement of the human body's joints in the direction of stretching the clothes, and the presence of the pad can be seen from the outside. It will be.

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to avoid the impact of a hard pad while ensuring shock absorption at the time of fall in sports clothes for ice games and snow games performed in a fashion close to usual clothes such as skiing, snowboarding, skating, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a lightweight and light sports garment that fits the body without any pleasure or movement hindrance and prevents the weight of the garment from increasing due to the weight of the pad.

  In order to solve the above problems, the invention of claim 1 is characterized in that one or more bags sealed with a plurality of spherical foams are stored in one or more pockets provided on the inside of the clothes. It is the clothes for sports which adopted the composition which is doing.

  Here, examples of the spherical foam include foamed polystyrene (foamed polystyrene), and these are used as a shock absorbing material by using a large number of these as a spherical shape.

  Invention of Claim 2 employ | adopts the structure in which the average particle diameter of a spherical foam exists in the range of 0.1 mm-1 mm in the sports clothes of Claim 1.

  By making the spherical foam fine, it will fit in all irregularities, but if the particle size is too fine, it will move too much and the impact absorption etc. of the foam will be lost, so make the particle size in the above range Is preferred.

  The invention of claim 3 employs a configuration in which the bag body is divided and divided into a plurality of rooms and the foam is distributed and stored in each room in the sports garment according to claim 1 or 2. It is a thing.

  Since the spherical foam moves freely in the bag body, a room divided into the bag body so as not to be biased is made to allow movement only in the room.

  The invention of claim 4 is the sports garment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sports garment is used as a garment that covers the torso, and the bag is housed in at least a portion of the spine. is there.

  It is a garment designed to relieve the impact on the spine (spine) during a fall during leisure with a number of spherical foams.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the sports garment according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the garment is used as a garment that covers the waist, and the bag is housed in at least a portion of the tailbone. .

  A large number of spherical foams are used to prevent fractures of the hip and tailbone at the time of falling during leisure.

  The invention of claim 6 is the sports garment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sports garment is used as a cap covering the head, and the bag is housed in at least the back of the head. is there.

  It is a hat designed to mitigate the impact on the back of the head due to a fall during leisure with a number of spherical foams.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the spherical foam moves by meeting the concave and convex portions of the body while having the same impact absorption as the conventional pad by the spherical foam in the bag body. This completely fits the body and eliminates the uncomfortable feeling of feeling a hard pad like a pad using a plate-like body such as a conventional EVA.

  Further, since the spherical foam moves and fits to the body according to the movement of the joint part, the movement of the body is not hindered.

  In addition, because it is composed of a collection of a large number of foam particles, the foam is lighter than the foam of the same volume as the bag, and each foam can Since the impact is easily dispersed by both the contraction and movement of the resin, the shock absorption in weight and volume ratio is excellent.

  In addition, there is air permeability due to the gap between the grains, and the human body does not get steamed at the pad portion like a conventional plate-like pad.

  In addition, since the bag body is fixed by storing the bag body in the pocket, the human body is not damaged as compared with a method using a fastener and the cost is low.

  And as mentioned above, the pad part is lightweight and inconspicuous, and it can secure shock absorption while preventing movement of the joint, and in addition, it has breathability, so it feels the same as everyday wear Since the presence of the pad is inconspicuous, it can be a sports garment that does not impair fashionability.

  According to the invention of claim 2, by regulating the size of the spherical foam, the fit to the body and the shock absorption can be adjusted optimally, and further, the gap between the grains can be adjusted to improve the air permeability. It can be an excellent sports garment.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the spherical foam can be uniformly dispersed throughout the entire bag while allowing the spherical foam to move to some extent, and the bag is pushed by the human body such as a joint. Even so, the thickness of the foam is reduced and the shock absorption is not reduced.

  According to the inventions of claims 4 to 6, the bag body containing the spherical foam is attached to a position that comes into contact with any bone part such as the shoulder rib, spinal cord, elbow, knee, and tailbone of a human body that is easily impacted when falling, By reducing the impact from the outside, various sports clothes such as shirts, jumpers, trainers, jackets, trousers, trunks, hats, caps, etc., which can protect various bones and critical points can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sports garment A looks the same as a regular outerwear, and includes a trunk portion 1 made of a material that is waterproof for playing on snow, and long sleeves 2 provided on both shoulders thereof. A plurality of parts for protecting the spinal cord in the part along the spine of the back of the torso 1 and two parts for shoulder protection on the shoulders on both sides, and armpits on the side parts on both sides. Two pockets 4 are provided for protection, and two pockets 4 are provided at the elbow portion of the long sleeve 2.

  The pocket 4 is formed by applying a square cloth to the inner surface of the body 1 and the long sleeve 2 and sewing the three sides together leaving the upper side, and the opening of the upper side of the pocket 4 that is not sewn. The bag body 5 is accommodated using the.

  The bag body 5 has a quadrangle that is approximately the same size as the pocket 4 and is fixed in the pocket 4 by the frictional force with the inside of the pocket 4, but the upper side of the opening of the pocket 4 is slightly sewn together. If the opening is made smaller than one side of the bag body 5 and the bag body 5 is folded and expanded, the bag body 5 will not come off the pocket 4 even if it moves violently.

  In addition, it is preferable that the bag body 5 is fixed by adopting a method of storing in the pocket 4 as described above, and using an instrument such as a fastener that may damage the human body as much as possible.

  FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the bag body 5. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), a large number of spherical foam bodies 6 are made of a cloth bag made of a material that allows air to pass, such as a fine fiber cloth such as nylon. FIG. 2B shows that the foam body 6 is sealed in the bag body 5 by inserting from the opening portion of the body 5 and then sewing the opening portion of the bag body 5 together.

  2B may be used as it is. However, the plurality of chambers 8 are sewn together with the sewing thread 7 as shown in FIG. 2C so that the spherical foams 6 are evenly arranged in the bag body 5. The spherical foam 6 may be uniformly arranged as a whole in the bag body 5 by dividing the spherical foam 6 into each of the chambers 8.

  FIG. 3 shows another example of a sports garment. The sports garment B is applied to snow trousers, and the trouser body 9 constituting the sports garment B is the body shown in FIG. Like the part 1 and the long sleeve 2, it is made of a material that also has waterproof properties for snow games.

  Inside the trouser main body 9, a pocket 4 is provided at a portion in contact with the tailbone and other necessary portions for protecting the human body, and the bag 5 is stored in the pocket 4.

  The material, structure and action of the pocket 4 and the bag body 5 are the same as those shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.

  FIG. 4 shows another example of a sports garment. The sports garment C is applied to a knit cap for playing on snow, and the knit cap 10 constituting the sports garment C is made of a knitted fabric. It is an elastic material for a normal hat, and a pocket 4 is provided in a portion in contact with the back of the head, and a bag body 5 is accommodated in the pocket 4.

  In this example as well, the material, structure, and action of the pocket 4 and the bag 5 are the same as those shown in FIGS.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the sports garment of the present invention has been described, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the position and number of the pockets 4 can be appropriately changed and can be applied. Also, it is not limited to jackets, shirts, jumpers, trainers, jackets, trousers, trunks, hats, knit caps, but various gloves and socks can be used for impact protection purposes. Can be applied to

It is a perspective view of sports clothes (outerwear) according to the present invention. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing which shows manufacture with the bag body used for the clothes for sports which concerns on this invention, (c) is a front view of the bag body of another example. It is a front view of the clothes for sports (trousers) concerning this invention. It is a vertical side view of the sports clothes (cap) according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

A, B, C Sports clothes 1 Body 2 Long sleeve 3 Outer jacket 4 Pocket 5 Bag 6 Spherical foam 7 Sewing thread 8 Room 9 Trouser body 10 Knit cap

Claims (6)

  A sports garment characterized in that one or more bags sealed with a number of spherical foams are stored in one or more pockets provided inside the garment.   The sports garment according to claim 1, wherein the spherical foam has an average particle diameter in the range of 0.1 mm to 1 mm.   The sports garment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each bag is divided and divided into a plurality of rooms, and foam is dispersed and stored in each room.   The sports garment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the garment is used as a garment that covers the torso and a bag is housed at least in a spine region.   The sports garment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the garment is used as a garment that covers the lumbar region, and a bag is housed in at least a portion of a caudal bone.   The sports garment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sports garment is used as a hat covering a head and a bag is housed at least in a region of the back of the head.

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