JP4257337B2 - Ball catcher - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball catcher, and more specifically, has a ball catcher body that is used in baseball and the like, and has a ball catcher body to which a back side endoderm and a palm side endothelium are fixed to each of a back side skin and a palm side skin. The present invention relates to a ball catching device in which a hand can be inserted between the palmar endothelium.

  A ball catching tool such as a baseball glove usually has a depression (ball catching part, hereinafter referred to as “pocket”) formed on the palm side while the ball catching action is repeated. The glove itself is adapted to the user's hand, and a reliable catching operation can be secured.

  That is, the back side and the palm side of the glove are constituted by a combination of the outer skin and the inner skin sewn on the back side of the outer skin, and an air layer is formed between the outer skin and the inner skin. When the ball catching operation is repeated, the outer skin portion is extended to create a pocket.

  As an invention of such a glove, an invention has been proposed in which a pocket is positioned at a substantially central portion on the palm side (for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, extending the palm part of the glove due to the creation of a pocket will be subject to a large deformation, and it is a new problem that it is inferior in durability simply by providing a pocket in the central part of the palm side. Occurs.

JP 2000-107342 A

  Therefore, gloves that are reinforced by attaching leather to the entire surface where the pockets are formed with an adhesive to increase the thickness are manufactured and sold. However, if this is done, the deformation resistance of the glove itself will increase (so-called stiffness will increase), and when catching the ball with the thumb and other fingers, it will be difficult to perform bending and stretching operations to bend each finger. However, it is difficult to form a glove that is suitable for the user's hand, and it is difficult to form a pocket.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-described problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball catching device that facilitates formation of a pocket in the ball catching device and yet reinforces a portion where the pocket is formed. It is in.

The above objects can be achieved by the inventions described in the claims. That is, the ball catching device according to the present invention has a ball catching device main body to which the instep side and palm side endothelium are fixed to the instep outer skin and the palm side skin, respectively, and between the instep side endothelium and the palm side endothelium. they become possible insert a hand into the between the palm side skin and the palm side endothelium, an intermediate layer fixed to one or both of these palmar skin or palm side endothelium is interposed, said palm The side outer skin , the palm side endothelium and the intermediate layer are made of leather, and an air layer is formed between the intermediate layer and the palm side outer skin and between the intermediate layer and the palm side endothelium.

  According to this configuration, when the pocket is formed during the ball catching operation, the palm portion of the ball catcher that is subject to large deformation can be reliably reinforced by interposing the intermediate layer, and the middle Since an air layer is formed on both sides of the layer, resistance to the ball catching operation by the bending and stretching operation of the thumb and other fingers is extremely small. Therefore, there is no hindrance to the catching operation, and the portion where the pocket is formed is surely reinforced.

  As a result, it was possible to provide a ball catching device in which a pocket was easily formed in the ball catching device, and yet the portion where the pocket was formed was reinforced.

The intermediate layer has a size that occupies substantially the entire palm portion of the ball catcher main body, and is positioned somewhat from the root portion from the thumb portion to the little finger portion of the palm-side outer skin toward the finger tip. A plurality of string insertion holes are formed at least at the bases of the thumb, index finger and little finger around the intermediate layer, and the strings are inserted into the string insertion holes. It is preferably fixed to either one or both of the palm-side outer skin and palm-side inner skin by passing through.

  According to this configuration, the intermediate layer easily deforms following the deformation caused by repeated ball catching operation over a wide range of the palm portion of the ball catching tool body, and either the palm side outer skin or the palm side endothelium or It becomes difficult to shift the position with respect to both, and shape stability can be maintained.

It is preferable that the intermediate layer is formed with a cut that can form a catching portion adapted to the position of the user from the base of the finger toward the inside on the outer periphery.

  According to this configuration, the intermediate layer can be easily deformed, further easily deformed, and a suitable pocket is easily formed. In this case, the portion around the cut is easily deformed and a pocket is easily formed, while the portion away from the cut is difficult to be deformed, and the shape stability is further secured.

  The intermediate layer is preferably formed with a cut having both ends inside.

  This configuration also facilitates deformation of the intermediate layer, further facilitates deformation, and facilitates formation of a suitable pocket. In particular, when it is formed with a cut formed from the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate layer toward the inside, the deformation is further facilitated and the shape stability is enhanced.

  An embodiment of a ball catching tool according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the palm side of a baseball glove, which is a kind of ball catching tool according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 schematically shows a combination of a palm side outer skin, an intermediate layer, and an inner skin. 3 and 3 show the planar structure of the intermediate layer.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the glove includes a thumb part 1, a web 6 connected by a string passed between the thumb part 1 and the index finger part 2, a middle finger part 3, a ring finger part 4, and a little finger part 5. The glove body (corresponding to the catching tool body) A composed of the palm part 7 and the like and the index finger part 2 to the little finger part 5 are connected to each other by a string B. It is the same. The same applies to the palm-side outer skin and endothelium, although not shown, an impact-reducing material that moderates the impact associated with catching the ball has an appropriate shape.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the glove according to this embodiment has an additional layer between the palm side skin 8 and the palm side skin 9 sewn on the back side of the palm side skin 8. An intermediate layer 10 made of the same leather as the side endothelium 9 is interposed, and two air layers are formed between the palm side outer skin 8 and the palm side inner skin 9. That is, when the pocket is formed in accordance with the ball catching operation, the palm portion of the glove that is subject to large deformation can be reliably reinforced by interposing the intermediate layer 10 shown in FIG. Since air layers are formed on both sides of 10, resistance to the ball catching action by the bending and stretching action of the thumb and other fingers is extremely small. Therefore, there is no hindrance to the catching operation, and the portion where the pocket is formed is surely reinforced.

  And these are integrated by the string insertion hole 11 through which the string B is formed, which is formed around the palm-side outer skin 8 and the palm-side inner skin 9 and around the intermediate layer 10 interposed therebetween. So that the position is fixed. Furthermore, the base part of the index finger and the middle finger, the base part of the middle finger and the ring finger, and the base part of the ring finger and the little finger are formed with a small-diameter, substantially circular opening 13, and the fingertip is formed around and around the opening 13. You may sew the location extended toward the side. In this way, the intermediate layer 10 is more firmly fixed to the palm-side outer skin 8 and the integrity is strengthened, so that the intermediate layer 10 does not move even with a violent catching operation and is not displaced.

  Further, the intermediate layer 10 is preferably formed with cuts 14 and 15 so as to be adaptable to the glove corresponding to each defensive position. For example, the intermediate layer 10 shown in FIG. 3 has a slit 14 extending from the base of the thumb portion so as to cross the palm portion, and a narrow cut 15 formed from between the base of the ring finger and the little finger toward the wrist. Therefore, the resistance to the deformation around the cuts 14 and 15 is particularly small, and the pitcher's throwing and catching operations are flexibly deformed, and it becomes easier to form pockets that are highly adaptable to these operations. The force required for the bending and stretching operation to catch the ball with the thumb and other fingers is reduced.

  In this way, the intermediate layer 10 has a size that occupies substantially the entire palm portion, and is positioned somewhat from the root portion of the palm-side outer skin 8 from the thumb portion 1 to the little finger portion 5 toward the finger tip. When it is attached between the palm side outer skin 8 and the palm side inner skin 9 of the glove, two air layers are formed from the palm side toward the back of the hand. Become so. As a result, for example, the pocket formed by repeating the catching operation is easily deformed by the previously formed cuts 14 and 15, so that a suitable pocket is formed. It does not become too hard and strong (stiffness does not increase), and the deformation resistance of the glove itself due to reinforcement does not increase as in the case of the conventional technology, so the finger flexing / stretching action with the catching action is smooth Will be reinforced without fail.

[Another embodiment]
(1) The intermediate layer may be configured as shown in FIG. That is, the intermediate layer 20 is formed with arc-shaped cuts 16 having both ends inside the intermediate layer 20 in addition to the cuts 14 and 15 formed inward from the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate layer shown in FIG. Has been. The intermediate layer 20 is more easily deformed, more easily deformed, and a suitable pocket is easily formed. That is, the inner side of the arc-shaped cut 16 is easily deformed, and the pocket is easily formed. The intermediate layer 20 shown in FIG. 4 is particularly suitable as a pitcher glove in which pitching and catching operations are frequently performed, or as a third baseball glove that receives a fast and strong hit.
(2) FIG. 5 shows the intermediate layer 30 in which the cut line 17 suitable as a two-handed glove is formed. The intermediate layer 30 is formed only with a cut line 17 having an arc shape close to an ellipse having both ends on the inner side, and no cut formed inward from the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate layer is formed. As a result, a relatively shallow pocket is formed, and even a fast hit ball that flies to the left and right is reliably caught, and thereafter it is easy to send a ball with a quick operation.
(3) The intermediate layer 40 shown in FIG. 6 is suitable for use as a glove for a short-handed man who defends the middle of the third baseman and the second baseman and requires both functions. The intermediate layer 40 has a shape in which the cut 15 extending toward the inside from the root portion between the ring finger and the little finger is removed from the cut of the intermediate layer 20 shown in FIG.
(4) The intermediate layer 50 shown in FIG. 7 is suitable for use as an outfielder's glove. Due to the necessity of running and catching a wide field in the vertical and horizontal directions, the palm of the glove is slightly larger than other gloves (especially the length from the wrist side to the fingertips) In addition, it is necessary for each finger to bend and stretch individually, and a wider pocket needs to be formed, and more cuts 51 to 55 are formed. That is, a horseshoe-shaped cut 51 extending bi-directionally from the index finger base toward the wrist, a cut 52 extending toward the wrist from the vicinity between the middle finger ring and the ring finger root, and between the ring finger base and the little finger root A cut 53 extending toward the wrist from the vicinity of the ring, a cut 54 extending curvedly near the outer peripheral side of the intermediate layer 50 from between the ring finger base and the little finger base, and a cut 55 crossing the center of the palm part are formed.
As mentioned above, although the example of the intermediate | middle layer in which the cut | interruption which can form the catching site | part adapted to a user's position was formed was shown in FIGS. 4-7, according to a user's ability, a preference, etc., various A glove with an intermediate layer can be selected, and the glove with the above-described intermediate layer is not necessarily limited to the use of only the above-described position.
(5) In the above embodiment, the intermediate layer interposed between the palm side outer skin and the palm side endothelium may be made of the same leather as the palm side outer skin and the palm side endothelium, or different materials, for example, You may form with artificial leather, a resin sheet, a nonwoven fabric, etc.
(6) In the above embodiment, the baseball glove has been described as an example. However, the ball catcher according to the present invention can be used for baseball catcher mitt and first mitt, as well as softball glove, catcher mitt and first mitt. Is also applicable.

The front view seen from the palm side of the ball catcher concerning one embodiment of the present invention The perspective view explaining the structure by the side of the palm of the ball catcher of FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the intermediate layer of FIG. The top view which shows embodiment of an intermediate | middle layer The top view which shows another embodiment of an intermediate | middle layer The top view which shows another embodiment of an intermediate | middle layer The top view which shows another embodiment of an intermediate | middle layer

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Thumb part 8 Palm side outer skin 9 Palm side inner skin 10 Intermediate | middle layer 11 String insertion hole 14,15 Cut A Ball catching tool main body B String

Claims (9)

A ball catcher having a ball catcher body to which the instep side and palm side endothelium are fixed to the instep side skin and the palm side skin, respectively, and a hand can be inserted between the back side endothelium and the palm side endothelium. In the device, an intermediate layer fixed to either one or both of the palm side skin or the palm side endothelium is interposed between the palm side skin and the palm side endothelium, and the palm side skin, the palm side endothelium and The ball catching device , wherein the intermediate layer is formed of leather, and an air layer is formed between the intermediate layer and the palm-side outer skin and between the intermediate layer and the palm-side inner skin. The intermediate layer has a size that occupies substantially the entire palm portion of the ball catcher main body, and is positioned somewhat from the root portion from the thumb portion to the little finger portion of the palm-side outer skin toward the finger tip. A plurality of string insertion holes are formed at least at the bases of the thumb, index finger and little finger around the intermediate layer, and the strings are inserted into the string insertion holes. The ball catching device according to claim 1, wherein the ball catching device is fixed to either one or both of the palm-side outer skin and the palm-side inner skin by passing through. The ball catching tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the intermediate layer is formed with a slit capable of forming a ball catching portion adapted to a user's position from the base of the finger toward the inside on the outer periphery thereof. . The ball catcher according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the intermediate layer is formed with a cut having both ends inside. The ball catching device according to claim 3, wherein the cut is formed by a cut extending from a base portion of the thumb portion so as to cross the palm portion, and a cut extending from between a base portion of the ring finger and the little finger toward the wrist. The cut extends from the base of the thumb portion so as to cross the palm, the cut extending from the base of the ring finger and little finger toward the wrist, and the arc-shaped cut having both ends inside the intermediate layer The ball catcher according to claim 3 or 4, comprising: The ball catcher according to claim 4, wherein the cut is composed only of an elliptical cut having both ends inside the intermediate layer, and no cut extending inward from the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate layer is formed. 5. The ball catching device according to claim 3, wherein the cut includes a cut extending so as to cross the palm portion from a base portion of the thumb portion, and an arc-shaped cut having both ends inside the intermediate layer. The cut is a horseshoe-shaped cut extending in both directions from the index finger base toward the wrist, a cut extending from the vicinity between the middle finger and the index finger root toward the wrist, a ring finger root, and a small finger root A slit extending from the vicinity between the ring finger and the wrist side, a slit extending curvedly near the outer peripheral side of the intermediate layer from between the ring finger root and the little finger root, and a slit crossing the center of the palm. 4. A ball catcher according to 4.

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