JP2021186228A - Ball catcher for baseball - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a ball catcher for baseball having a regulation body whose degree of fastening is easy to adjust.SOLUTION: A ball catcher for baseball comprises: a cover body for forming a thumb insertion part 6; and a finger hooking body 4 for hooking of an inserted thumb F. The finger hooking body 4 comprises: an abutting part 21 that abuts on the inserted thumb F from a little finger side Y1; and a first stringy part 22a, a second stringy part 22b, and a third stringy part 22c that extend from the abutting part 21. The cover body comprises: a first hole 14a through which the first stringy part 22a is to be inserted; a second hole 14b through which the second stringy part 22b is to be inserted; and a third hole 14c through which the third stringy part 22c is to be inserted. The second stringy part 22b and the third stringy part 22c are provided at a position between a root part F1 of the inserted thumb F and a tip part F2 of the inserted thumb F and the second stringy part 22b and the third stringy part 22c are bound to each other. The first stringy part 22a is provided at a position corresponding to a root part F1 of the inserted thumb F and the first stringy part 22a is not bound to the second stringy part 22b and the third stringy part 22c.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a baseball catching device including a cover body for forming a thumb insertion portion and a finger rest body for hanging an inserted thumb, which is a thumb inserted into the thumb insertion portion.

Patent Document 1 describes a cover body (first cover body 1 and second cover body 2) for forming the thumb insertion portion H and a finger rest body (finger hook) for hanging the thumb F inserted in the thumb insertion portion H. A baseball ball catcher equipped with a part 3) and is shown. In this baseball catching tool, the finger hook has a contact portion (loop portion 3c) that abuts against the thumb F from the little finger side, and two string-shaped portions (knot portion 3b) that extend from the contact portion. The cover body is provided with two holes for inserting the two string-shaped portions from the inside to the outside of the cover body. Then, one of the two string-shaped portions is provided at a position corresponding to the base of the thumb F in the insertion / removal direction, and the remaining one of the two string-shaped portions is provided in the insertion / removal direction. It is provided at the position between the base of the thumb F and the tip of the thumb F, and by connecting the two string-shaped parts inserted into the holes of the cover body to each other, the finger rest body is held by the cover body. ing.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 09-09127

However, in the configuration in which the finger rest is held on the cover in this way, when changing the tightening condition of the finger rest, it is necessary to retie the two string-shaped portions, and the tightening condition of the finger rest is adjusted. It can be difficult.

In view of this situation, a main object of the present invention is to provide a ball catching tool for baseball, which makes it easy to adjust the tightening condition of the regulator.

The first characteristic configuration of the present invention includes a cover body for forming a thumb insertion portion and a finger rest body for hanging an insertion thumb, which is a thumb inserted into the thumb insertion portion, in a direction along which the insertion thumb is aligned. Is the insertion / removal direction, and the side where the small finger is present with respect to the insertion thumb is the small finger side. The cover body includes three string-shaped portions, a first string-shaped portion, a second string-shaped portion, and a third string-shaped portion extending from the inside of the cover body. A first hole to be inserted to the outside, a second hole to insert the second string-shaped portion from the inside to the outside of the cover body, and a third hole to insert the third string-shaped portion from the inside to the outside of the cover body. The second string-shaped portion and the third string-shaped portion are provided with a hole in the insertion / removal direction at a position between the base portion of the insertion thumb and the tip portion of the insertion thumb in the insertion / removal direction. The second string-shaped portion inserted into the second hole and the third string-shaped portion inserted into the third hole are connected to each other so as to be arranged side by side, and the first string-shaped portion is formed. The first string-shaped portion inserted into the first hole is tied to the second string-shaped portion and the third string-shaped portion provided at a position corresponding to the base portion of the insertion thumb in the insertion / removal direction. It is in the point that it is not.

According to this configuration, by connecting the second string-shaped portion inserted through the second hole and the third string-shaped portion inserted through the third hole to each other, the finger hook can be formed without connecting the first string-shaped portion. It can be held on the cover body, and the insertion thumb can be hung on the finger rest body held on the cover body. Then, since the first string-shaped portion is not tied in the state where the finger rest is held by the cover body as described above, the first string-shaped portion can be operated without tying or untying the string-shaped portion. can. Therefore, the degree of adhesion of the abutting portion to the base of the insertion thumb can be adjusted only by pulling the first string-shaped portion inserted through the first hole from the outside of the cover body. In this way, it is possible to adjust the degree of hooking of the inserted thumb by the finger hook without reconnecting the second string-shaped portion and the third string-shaped portion.

In the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, at least the first string-shaped portion of the three string-shaped portions is formed in a flat string shape, and the above-mentioned attachment is made to the tip portion of the insertion thumb in the insertion / removal direction. The first hole is formed in a long hole located closer to the little finger side than the root side, with the side where the root portion exists as the root side.

According to this configuration, the connecting portion to which the first string-shaped portion is connected in the contact portion tends to be in a posture along the base of the insertion thumb, and when the first string-shaped portion is pulled or the inserted thumb is inserted. It is possible to reduce the pain and discomfort at the base when it is moved to the little finger side.

The third characteristic configuration of the present invention is that the first string-shaped portion is formed to have a shorter length than the second string-shaped portion and the third string-shaped portion.

According to this configuration, since the first string-shaped portion is shorter than the second string-shaped portion and the third string-shaped portion, the first string-shaped portion has the same length as the second string-shaped portion and the third string-shaped portion. Compared to the case where it is formed, the first string-shaped portion that is not tied is less likely to get in the way.

External view of the back side of a baseball catcher A-A cross-sectional view of FIG. BB sectional view of FIG. Development view of the finger rest External view showing holes 1 to 5 on the back side of a baseball catcher

An embodiment of a baseball catching tool according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the baseball catching tool 1 includes a catching tool main body 2, a ball catching web 3, and a finger hook 4. The ball catching tool main body 2 has a thumb insertion part 6 for inserting the thumb, an index finger insertion part 7 for inserting the index finger, a middle finger insertion part 8 for inserting the middle finger, a ring finger insertion part (not shown) for inserting the ring finger, and a little finger. It is formed in the shape of a glove having a little finger insertion portion 10 to be inserted. The catching web 3 is arranged between the thumb inserting portion 6 and the index finger inserting portion 7 and is connected to the catching tool main body 2 by a leather cord. The finger rest 4 is a member for hanging the inserted thumb F, which is the thumb inserted into the thumb inserting portion 6, and is arranged inside the thumb inserting portion 6.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the catching tool main body 2, particularly the configuration of the thumb insertion portion 6 in the catching tool main body 2, will be described. The direction along which the insertion thumb F follows is defined as the insertion / removal direction X, and the side where the root portion F1 of the insertion thumb F exists with respect to the tip portion F2 of the insertion thumb F in the insertion / removal direction X is defined as the root side X1. The side where the tip portion F2 of the insertion thumb F exists with respect to the base portion F1 of the insertion thumb F in the de-direction X is referred to as the tip end side X2. Further, the side where the little finger (the little finger inserted into the little finger insertion portion 10) exists with respect to the inserted thumb F is referred to as the little finger side Y1, and the opposite side thereof is referred to as the thumb side Y2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the catching tool main body 2 is connected to the outer bag 12 that forms the outer shell of the catching tool main body 2 and the outer bag 12 that is installed inside the outer bag 12 and is connected to the outer bag 12 by a leather cord. It is equipped with an inner bag 13 and a bag. The outer bag 12 is formed in a glove shape with a hand-shaped outer skin 14 on the back side and a hand-shaped outer skin 15 on the palm side located on the palm side Z2 with respect to the back side outer skin 14 to form a catching surface. ing. The inner bag 13 includes a hand-shaped base material 16 and five finger members 17 for forming a bag-shaped space for inserting a finger between the base material 16. The thumb member 18, which is one of the five finger members 17, is installed inside the thumb insertion portion 6, is located on the back side Z1 with respect to the base material 16, and is inserted between the base material 16 and the base material 16. It forms a bag-shaped space into which the thumb F is inserted. A felt 19 is provided between the palm side outer skin 15 and the base material 16.

The back side outer skin 14 is provided on the back side Z1 with respect to the palm side outer skin 15 in order to form the thumb insertion portion 6, the index finger insertion portion 7, the middle finger insertion portion 8, the ring finger insertion portion, and the little finger insertion portion 10. There is. That is, the back skin 14 has a portion for forming the thumb insertion portion 6, and corresponds to a cover body for forming the thumb insertion portion 6. That is, the baseball catching tool 1 includes a back-side outer skin 14 (cover body) for forming the thumb insertion portion 6, and a finger rest body 4 for hanging the insertion thumb F.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the finger hook 4 has an abutting portion 21 that abuts on the insertion thumb F from the little finger side Y1, a first string-shaped portion 22a extending from the abutting portion 21, and a second string-like shape. The portion 22b and the three string-shaped portions 22 of the third string-shaped portion 22c are provided. At least the first string-shaped portion 22a of the three string-shaped portions 22 is formed in a flat string shape. In the present embodiment, in addition to the first string-shaped portion 22a, the second string-shaped portion 22b and the third string-shaped portion 22c are also formed in a flat string shape. The flat string shape has a shape in which the width of the string-shaped portion 22 in the insertion / removal direction X is larger than the thickness.

As shown in FIG. 4, the second string-shaped portion 22b and the third string-shaped portion 22c are formed to have the same length, and the first string-shaped portion 22a is the second string-shaped portion 22b and the third string. It is formed to have a length shorter than that of the shaped portion 22c. Further, the first string-shaped portion 22a, the second string-shaped portion 22b, and the third string-shaped portion 22c are formed to have the same width.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the finger hook 4 includes a connecting portion 23 in addition to the contact portion 21 and the three string-shaped portions 22. The connecting portion 23 is a portion to be connected to the inner bag 13, and the finger hook 4 is connected to the inner bag 13 by connecting the connecting portion 23 to the inner bag 13. In the present embodiment, the connecting portion 23 is composed of three connecting string portions, that is, a first connecting string portion 23a, a second connecting string portion 23b, and a third connecting string portion 23c. The first connecting string portion 23a, the second connecting string portion 23b, and the third connecting string portion 23c are all formed in a flat string shape.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, in the back-side outer skin 14, the first hole 14a through which the first string-shaped portion 22a is inserted from the inside to the outside of the back-side outer skin 14 and the second string-shaped portion 22b are inserted into the back-side outer skin. It is provided with a second hole 14b for inserting the third string-shaped portion 22c from the inside to the outside of the 14 and a third hole 14c for inserting the third string-shaped portion 22c from the inside to the outside of the back skin 14. The inside of the back skin 14 is the side where the insertion thumb F is present with respect to the back skin 14, and is the same side as the palm side Z2. Further, the outside of the back skin 14 is the same side as the back side Z1 which is the opposite side of the palm side Z2.

The first hole 14a, the second hole 14b, and the third hole 14c are provided in a state in which the first hole 14a, the second hole 14b, and the third hole 14c are arranged in this order from the root side X1 to the tip side X2. .. The first hole 14a is formed in a long hole located on the little finger side Y1 as much as the root side X1. That is, the first hole 14a is formed in the back surface side outer skin 14 in a posture in which the longitudinal direction thereof is tilted with respect to the insertion / removal direction X, and easily follows the surface of the base portion F1 of the insertion thumb F facing the little finger side Y1. It is prepared in a state. Regarding the second hole 14b and the third hole 14c, the back side is in a posture in which the longitudinal direction thereof is parallel to the insertion / removal direction X or in a posture in which the inclination is smaller than the first hole 14a with respect to the insertion / removal direction X. It is formed on the outer skin 14.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the back-side outer skin 14, the fourth hole 14d for inserting the first string-shaped portion 22a from the outside to the inside of the back-side outer skin 14 and the first string-shaped portion 22a are inserted into the back-side outer skin 14. It is provided with a fifth hole 14e, which is inserted from the inside to the outside of the. The first hole 14a, the fourth hole 14d, and the fifth hole 14e are provided in a state in which the first hole 14a, the fourth hole 14d, and the fifth hole 14e are arranged in this order from the little finger side Y1 to the thumb side Y2. There is. The fourth hole 14d and the fifth hole 14e are formed in the backside outer skin 14 in a posture parallel to the first hole 14a.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the thumb member 18 has a first insertion hole 18a for inserting the first string-shaped portion 22a from the inside to the outside of the thumb member 18, and a second string-shaped portion 22b of the thumb member 18. A second insertion hole 18b for inserting from the inside to the outside and a third insertion hole 18c for inserting the third string-shaped portion 22c from the inside to the outside of the thumb member 18 are provided. The first insertion hole 18a is formed at a position where at least a part thereof overlaps with the first hole 14a. The second insertion hole 18b is formed at a position where at least a part thereof overlaps with the second hole 14b. The third insertion hole 18c is formed at a position where at least a part thereof overlaps with the third hole 14c.

The base material 16 includes a bonded portion 26 to which the bonding portion 23 of the finger hook 4 is bonded. In the bonded portion 26, three coupling cord portions of the first coupling cord portion 23a, the second coupling cord portion 23b, and the third coupling string portion 23c are separately inserted into the three coupling holes. 13a is formed. Then, in the finger hook body 4, the first coupling string portion 23a, the second coupling string portion 23b, and the third coupling string portion 23c are inserted into the coupling hole 13a from the back side Z1 to the palm side Z2. The first binding string portion 23a, the second binding string portion 23b, and the third bonding string portion 23c are bonded to the surface of the palm side Z2 of the base material 16.

Although not shown, the coupling hole 13a through which the first coupling string portion 23a is inserted, the coupling hole 13a through which the second coupling string portion 23b is inserted, and the third coupling are inserted from the root side X1 to the tip side X2. It is provided in a state of being arranged in the order of the connecting holes 13a through which the string portion 23c is inserted. The coupling hole 13a through which the first coupling string portion 23a is inserted is formed in a long hole located on the little finger side Y1 as much as the root side X1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second string-shaped portion 22b and the third string-shaped portion 22c are inserted and removed at positions between the root portion F1 of the insertion thumb F and the tip portion F2 of the insertion thumb F in the insertion / removal direction X. It is provided in a state of being lined up in direction X. The second string-shaped portion 22b inserted through the second hole 14b and the third string-shaped portion 22c inserted through the third hole 14c are connected to each other on the outside of the back-side outer skin 14. Specifically, the second string-shaped portion 22b inserted through the second insertion hole 18b and the second hole 14b and the third string-shaped portion 22c inserted through the third insertion hole 18c and the third hole 14c are on the back side of the hand. They are tied together on the outside of the outer skin 14 to form a knot 27.

The first string-shaped portion 22a is provided at a position corresponding to the root portion F1 of the insertion thumb F in the insertion / removal direction X. That is, the first string-shaped portion 22a is provided on the root side X1 from the second string-shaped portion 22b and the third string-shaped portion 22c. The first string-shaped portion 22a inserted through the first hole 14a is not tied to the second string-shaped portion 22b and the third string-shaped portion 22c. Specifically, the first string-shaped portion 22a inserted into the first insertion hole 18a and the first hole 14a is inserted into the fourth hole 14d and inserted from the outside to the inside of the thumb-side outer skin 14, and then the thumb-side outer skin. After being passed between the 14 and the thumb member 18 toward the thumb side Y2, it is inserted into the fifth hole 14e and is inserted from the inside to the outside of the back side outer skin 14.

As described above, the first string-shaped portion 22a is held by the backside outer skin 14 by the frictional force caused by inserting the first string-shaped portion 22a into the first hole 14a and the fourth hole 14d and the fifth hole 14e. ing. By holding the first string-shaped portion 22a in this way, the first string-shaped portion 22a is inserted only into the first hole 14a of the first hole 14a, the fourth hole 14d, and the fifth hole 14e. Compared to the case, the first string-shaped portion 22a is less likely to move from the first hole 14a to the inside of the back side outer skin 14. Further, since the first string-shaped portion 22a is only held by the frictional force generated by inserting the first string-shaped portion 22a into these holes, the first string-shaped portion 22a is tied to each other like the second string-shaped portion 22b and the third string-shaped portion 22c. The first string-shaped portion 22a is more likely to move in and out of the back-side outer skin 14 through the first hole 14a as compared with the case where the first string-shaped portion 22a is present.

Since the first string-shaped portion 22a is not tied in the state where the finger rest body 4 is held on the back side outer skin 14 as described above, the first string-shaped portion 22a is connected without tying or untying the string-shaped portion 22. Can be operated. Therefore, the degree of adhesion of the abutting portion 21 to the root portion F1 of the insertion thumb F can be adjusted by simply pulling the first string-shaped portion 22a inserted through the first hole 14a from the outside of the back side outer skin 14. can. In this way, it is possible to adjust the hooking condition of the inserted thumb F by the finger hooking body 4 without reconnecting the second string-shaped portion 22b and the third string-shaped portion 22c.

[Another Embodiment]
Other embodiments of the present invention will be described. It should be noted that the configurations of the respective embodiments described below are not limited to being applied independently, but can also be applied in combination with the configurations of other embodiments.

(1) In the above embodiment, as the baseball catching tool 1, a glove for a fielder or a pitcher has been described as an example. However, it is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the baseball catching tool 1 may be used as a catcher's mitt.

(2) In the above embodiment, the first string-shaped portion 22a and the second string-shaped portion 22b are formed to have the same length, and the third string-shaped portion 22c is formed into the first string-shaped portion 22a and the second string-shaped portion 22b. A configuration for forming a shorter length has been described as an example. However, it is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the second string-shaped portion 22b and the third string-shaped portion 22c may be formed to have different lengths, and the first string-shaped portion 22a may be formed into the second string-shaped portion 22b or the third string-shaped portion 22c. The length relationship between the first string-shaped portion 22a, the second string-shaped portion 22b, and the third string-shaped portion 22c may be appropriately changed.

(3) In the above embodiment, a configuration in which the finger hook 4 is provided with only three string-shaped portions 22 has been described as an example. However, it is not limited to such a configuration. That is, at least three string-shaped portions 22 provided in the finger hook body 4 may be provided, and the finger hook body 4 may be provided with the first string-shaped portion 22a, the second string-shaped portion 22b, and the third string-shaped portion 22c. The number of string-shaped portions 22 provided in the finger hook 4 may be four or more, such as by providing a fourth string-shaped portion.

(4) In the above embodiment, a configuration in which the first string-shaped portion 22a is formed in a flat string shape has been described as an example. However, it is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the shape of the first string-shaped portion 22a may be appropriately changed, for example, the first string-shaped portion 22a may be formed in a round string shape having the same width and thickness. Similarly, the shapes of the second string-shaped portion 22b and the third string-shaped portion 22c may be appropriately changed.

(5) In the above embodiment, a configuration in which the first hole 14a to the fifth hole 14e are elongated holes has been described as an example. However, it is not limited to such a configuration. For example, a part or all of the first hole 14a to the fifth hole 14e may be a round hole.

1 Baseball catching tool 4 Finger hook 6 Thumb insertion part 14 Back side outer skin (cover body)
14a 1st hole 14b 2nd hole 14c 3rd hole 21 Contact part 22 String-shaped part 22a 1st string-shaped part 22b 2nd string-shaped part 22c 3rd string-shaped part F Insertion thumb F1 Root part F2 Tip part X Insertion / removal Direction X1 Root side Y1 Little finger side

Claims (3)

A baseball catching tool provided with a cover body for forming a thumb insertion portion and a finger rest body for hanging an inserted thumb, which is a thumb inserted into the thumb insertion portion.
The direction along which the insertion thumb is along is the insertion / removal direction, and the side where the little finger is present with respect to the insertion thumb is the little finger side.
The finger hook has three parts: a contact portion that comes into contact with the insertion thumb from the little finger side, and a first string-shaped portion, a second string-shaped portion, and a third string-shaped portion that extend from the contact portion. With a string-shaped part,
The cover body includes a first hole through which the first string-shaped portion is inserted from the inside to the outside of the cover body, a second hole through which the second string-shaped portion is inserted from the inside to the outside of the cover body, and the above. A third hole for inserting the third string-shaped portion from the inside to the outside of the cover body is provided.
The second string-shaped portion and the third string-shaped portion are provided at positions between the base portion of the insertion thumb and the tip portion of the insertion thumb in the insertion / removal direction in a state of being lined up in the insertion / removal direction. , The second string-shaped portion inserted through the second hole and the third string-shaped portion inserted through the third hole are connected to each other.
The first string-shaped portion is provided at a position corresponding to the root portion of the insertion thumb in the insertion / removal direction, and the first string-shaped portion inserted into the first hole is the second string-shaped portion and the second string-shaped portion. A baseball catching tool that is not tied to the third string-shaped portion. At least the first string-shaped portion of the three string-shaped portions is formed in a flat string shape.
The side where the root portion exists with respect to the tip portion of the insertion thumb in the insertion / removal direction is defined as the root side.
The baseball catching tool according to claim 1, wherein the first hole is formed in an elongated hole located closer to the base side to the little finger side. The baseball catching tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first string-shaped portion is formed to have a length shorter than that of the second string-shaped portion and the third string-shaped portion.

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