JP3380200B2 - Thumb hanging structure of ball catching tool for baseball or softball - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball catching device such as a grab mitt used for baseball or softball (hereinafter referred to as "ball catching device").
(Referred to simply as "ball catcher"). 2. Description of the Related Art When catching a ball using a ball catching tool when playing baseball or softball, the ball is sandwiched between a thumb inserted into a thumb bag of the ball catching tool and another finger. It is something to hold. However, since the insertion opening inside the thumb bag is wide and slippery, as shown in FIG. 6, a thumb rest 30 for fixing the thumb is used to securely transmit the force of the thumb to the thumb bag of the catcher. Is provided in the thumb bag. [0003] As described above, the thumb rest 30 efficiently transmits the force of the thumb to the thumb pouch, but in actuality, the shape and length of the thumb of each person using the ball catching device are used. Are often different, so that the thumb rest 30 does not match the shape of the thumb well. Therefore, in order to efficiently transmit the power of the thumb to the thumb pouch, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 6-1171 and Patent No. 2
Nos. 608694 and 284224 have been devised and invented. Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-1171 discloses that the straps attached to the right and left sides of the thumb abutment piece 3 are passed through the outer leather and tied to the outer leather, and the thumb is freely adjusted by pulling the straps. At the same time, the thumb is wrapped in the contact piece to firmly hold it. [0005] Japanese Patent No. 2608694 is a glove in which the string 6 is passed between the mesothelium and the palm bar 3 and then brought out and tied to the surface of the upper 1 to hold the thumb on both sides of the thumb. This makes it possible to finely adjust the position of the thumb and to evenly hold the entire thumb to obtain a good holding feeling. [0006] Japanese Patent No. 28142224 discloses a thumb fixing band 8.
The first and second tying-up adjusting cords 10 and 11 and the second tying-up adjusting cord 18 are protruded from both sides of the center finger support, and are put out on the glove main body and tied. It is a structure that is tied out to the tip of the thumb part via the inside, and the size of the thumb insertion loop is adjusted to the size of the user's thumb, and the position and orientation of the thumb insertion loop are delicately adjusted. It is intended to be changed and adjusted. [0007] However, in any of the above-mentioned inventions and inventions, a thumb rest (in the above-mentioned inventions and inventions, they are expressed as a thumb contact piece, a finger stopper, and a thumb fixing band). Because the position is determined by the position of the hole on the body (outer leather, upper) of the ball catching tool that pulls the string extending on both sides,
Adjustment could only be done in the direction of tightening the thumb. That is, it was not possible to adjust the thumb rest in the direction of inserting the thumb into the thumb bag. Therefore,
According to the shape and length of each person using the ball catcher,
Aligning the thumb rest with the shape of the thumb was not the fundamental solution. Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional ball catching device, and has been made so that the thumb hook can be adjusted in the direction of inserting the thumb into the thumb bag, thereby enabling the person using the ball catching device. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball catching tool that can exactly adjust the position of the thumb rest according to the length as well as the shape of the thumb. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a thumb rest 3 provided inside a thumb bag 2 of a catching tool 1 for baseball or softball. Is provided with a binding string 31, and the other end is provided with an adjustment string 32 and a guide hole 33 through which the guide 4 is inserted.
After that, both ends are fixed to the palm skin 5, and the binding strap 31 and the adjustment strap 32 are provided with holes 61, 62, of the back skin 6 of the thumb bag 2.
A baseball or softball catching device for a baseball or a softball that can be tied up after being put out on the back skin 6 from 63. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a ball catching device 1 of the present invention as viewed from the back skin 6 of a thumb pouch 2. FIG. 2 shows FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state where the ball catching tool 1 is cut in the longitudinal direction of the thumb bag 2 from the hand insertion part 7. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the thumb hook 3 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the thumb rest 3 of the present invention is provided with a binding strap 31 at one end and an adjustment strap 32 at the other end.
And a guide hole 33 through which the guide 4 is inserted. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the binding strap 31 is put out on the back skin 6 through a hole 61 formed in the back skin 6 of the thumb pouch 2. Is adjusted and then tied and fixed as shown in FIG. (FIG. 2 shows a state before the binding strap 31 is tied, and FIG. 1 shows a state where the binding strap 31 is tied.) In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, FIG. , Binding strap 3
Although 1 is two, this may be one or three or more. However, by using two, depending on the shape of the thumb inserted into the thumb rest 3, not only can the degree of tightening be finely adjusted with the two binding straps, but also when tying and fixing as shown in FIG. Is also easy to tie. In addition, the binding strap 31
Is integrated with the thumb hook 3, but this can also be arbitrarily implemented, and it can also be configured by connecting a separate binding strap 31 to the thumb hook 3 by means of sewing or the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the adjusting cord 32 is connected by sewing 34 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the thumb rest 3. The adjustment string 32 is, as shown in FIGS.
It is put out on the back skin 6 through holes 62 and 63 formed in the back skin 6 of the thumb bag 2. Adjustable cord 32 on back skin 6
Is pulled toward the tip end of the thumb pouch 2 or the side of the hand insertion section 7, whereby the thumb hook 3 moves up and down in the thumb insertion direction in the thumb pouch 2. Therefore, the position of the thumb rest 3 can be exactly adjusted according to the length of the thumb of the person using the ball catching tool 1. If the position of the thumb rest 3 is adjusted according to the length of the inserted thumb and then tied as shown in FIG. 1, the position can be fixed. (FIG. 2 shows a state before the adjustment string 32 is tied, and FIG. 1 shows a state where the adjustment string 32 is tied.) In FIG. 1, a hole 63 opened toward the hand insertion section 7. Is designed to be vertically elongated in the direction of the thumb bag 2, but this is because the inserted hand is
This is for preventing the insertion feeling from being deteriorated in the case of No. 2. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a guide hole 33 for inserting the guide 4 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the thumb hook 3 is provided on the side of the adjustment cord 32 of the thumb hook 3. Guide 4
After being inserted into the guide hole 33, both ends thereof are fixedly attached 41 to the palm skin 5, as shown in FIG. The guide 4 plays a role of transmitting the force of the thumb inserted into the thumb bag 2 from the thumb rest 3 to the palm skin 5, and as a result, finally the thumb bag 2
Can be moved as desired. If the guide 4 is not provided and only the adjusting cord 32 is used, the thumb hook 3 is loosened in the thumb bag 2 and the force of the inserted thumb cannot be transmitted to the thumb bag 2 reliably. In this embodiment, the thumb hook 3 is formed by sewing two pieces of leather 35 as shown in FIG. 4 is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, of the two leathers to be sewn, the leather 3 on the side to which the thumb hits
6 is cut longer in the short side direction of the thumb rest 3 and is sewn to another leather 37 so as to be folded, so that the thumb comes into contact with the end 38 of the thumb rest 3 in the short side direction. (See FIG. 2). In addition, the position of the adjustment cord 32 and the guide hole 33 may be reversed.
Can be doubled by folding one piece of leather. Although FIGS. 1 to 5 describe an example in which the present invention is applied to a glove, the present invention can also be applied to a mitt used in baseball or softball. As described above, the present invention is configured as described above, and the adjusting cord 32 protruding from the rear skin 6 of the thumb bag 2 of the catching device 1 is provided.
Is pulled toward the tip end of the thumb pouch 2 or the side of the hand insertion portion 7, so that the position of the thumb hook 3 can be exactly adjusted according to the length of the thumb of the person using the ball catching tool 1. After the fitting, the position can be fixed by tying the adjustment string 32. Further, the degree of tightening of the thumb inserted into the thumb hook 3 is adjusted by adjusting the binding strap 31 protruding on the back skin 6 of the thumb bag 2 of the ball catching tool 1, so that the ball catching tool 1 is used. It can be fitted exactly according to the shape of the person's thumb.
Also in this case, once the adjustment is completed, the position can be fixed by tying the binding strap 31. The guide 4 inserted into the guide insertion hole 33 of the thumb hook 3 transmits the force of the thumb inserted into the thumb bag 2 from the thumb hook 3 to the palm skin 5, so that the user can use the thumb. The bag 2 can be moved as desired.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view of a ball catching device of the present invention as viewed from the back skin direction of a thumb pouch. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state where the ball catching device of FIG. 1 is cut in a longitudinal direction of a thumb pouch from a hand insertion portion. FIG. 3 is an end view cut along the line AA of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a plan view of the thumb rest of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a sectional end view taken along line BB of FIG. 4; FIG. 6 is an explanatory view for explaining the structure of a conventional ball catching tool with a thumb rest. [Description of Signs] 1 Ball catching device 2 Thumb bag 3 Thumb hook 31 Binding strap 32 Adjusting strap 33 Guide hole 34 Sewing 35 Sewing 4 Guide 5 Palm skin 6 Back skin 61 Hole 62 Hole 63 Hole 7 Hand insertion part

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-3-96870 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63B 71/14

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A thumb hook (3) provided inside a thumb bag (2) of a ball catcher (1) for baseball or softball, wherein the thumb hook (3) is provided. At one end is a binding strap (31)
The other end is provided with an adjustment cord (32) and a guide hole (33) through which the guide (4) is inserted. After the guide (4) is inserted through the guide hole (33), both ends are palmar skin ( 5), the binding strap (31) and the adjustment strap (32) are projected onto the back skin (6) through the holes (61, 62, 63) of the back skin (6) of the thumb pouch (2). Later, a thumb-hung structure of a baseball or softball catching device that can be freely bound.