JP5433917B2 - Catcher mitt - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a catcher mitt that is used by a baseball or softball catcher attached to a hand, and more specifically, a palm-side skin forming member whose surface side is a catching surface, and a back side of the palm-side skin forming member The outer peripheral edge part located between the thumb insertion position and the index finger insertion position in the mitt body is provided with a concave notch. The catcher mitt which is comprised as follows and the web for catching is attached in the state which plugs up the said concave notch part.

Conventionally, as this type of catcher mitt, there is one that is configured so that the outer shape of the catching surface is substantially oval or circular, and the mitt body has a concave cutout portion of a `` U '' shape, It is arranged between the thumb insertion position and the index finger insertion position, and the mitt main body portion that is close to the concave notch portion side is a preferable position as the ball catching portion.
The back side skin forming member is a backing that forms a hand insertion space between the planar member shaped along the outer peripheral edge of the mitt body and the back side of the planar member. The backing member is formed in a slightly smaller shape than the planar member, and the outer peripheral edge thereof is sewn to the planar member. (For example, see Patent Document 1).
Therefore, the sewing line of the backing member with respect to the planar member is located in a state of being substantially parallel to the edge of the “U” -shaped planar member in the vicinity of the concave notch. By this sewing line, the thumb insertion position and the index finger insertion position in the hand insertion space are divided for the time being.

JP 2009-291240 A (FIG. 2)

According to the above-described conventional catcher mitt, the skin is stretched due to the impact force from the ball received each time with repeated catching, and in particular, the concave notch portion where the catching points in the mitt body tend to concentrate. Local deformation tends to occur in the peripheral part (hereinafter simply referred to as the catching part).
As a result, there is a concern that the feel at the time of catching may gradually change from when it is new, and improvement of this point is desired.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a catcher mitt that solves the above-mentioned problems and is less likely to change the feel during catching even when used for a long time.

A first characteristic configuration of the present invention is that a palm-side skin forming member whose front side is a catching surface and a back-side skin forming member that forms a hand insertion space on the back side of the palm-side skin-forming member are connected together on the front and back sides. The outer peripheral edge portion located between the thumb insertion position and the index finger insertion position in the mitt body is configured as a concave notch, and the catching web is in a state of closing the concave notch. a mounted Aru catcher mitt, the back side skin member includes a planar member having a shape outer shape along the outer edge of the palm-side skin member, it is stitched on the outer surface side of the planar member And a backing member that forms the manual insertion space between the planar member and the outer surface side of the planar member and the backing member , the concave notch portion side being with reinforcing section member for reinforcing is arranged along Yes and sewn outer peripheral edge portion of the reinforcing section member in planar member, said reinforcing face member, a part of the sewing line of the planar member, and said backing member and said planar member beyond sewing line, there is to you have sewn in a state of forming the shape of write Nde said hand insertion space enters between adjacent of said index finger insertion position and the thumb insertion position.

According to the first characteristic configuration of the present invention, the reinforcing surface member that reinforces the concave notch portion side is arranged along the planar member and the outer peripheral edge portion is sewn, so that the reinforcing surface member Due to the reinforcing effect, the elongation of the portion of the planar member on the concave notch side can be suppressed. As a result, even when used for a long period of time, the concave notch portion of the planar member is not easily deformed, and it is possible to prevent the feel at the time of catching from changing due to its action. It becomes easy to sphere.
Therefore, a stable use state can be maintained for a long time.
In addition, the reinforcing surface member is sewn in a state in which a part of the sewing line goes beyond the sewing line between the planar member and the backing member and enters between the thumb insertion position and the index finger insertion position. Therefore, the thumb insertion position and the index finger insertion position follow the shape of the hand by the sewing line that enters between the thumb insertion position and the index finger insertion position, and the thumb insertion position compared to the conventional one. Furthermore, the feeling of fit is improved by reducing the play of the finger at the insertion position of the index finger and the usability is further improved.
As a result, it becomes possible to maintain good handling characteristics for a long time.

  The second characteristic configuration of the present invention is that the reinforcing surface member is provided in an exposed state overlapping the planar member and the backing member.

According to the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, the reinforcing surface member can protect the planar member and the backing member below and the sewing line thereof from disturbance. In particular, it is possible to prevent a decrease in durability of the sewn portion located at a place where stress is easily applied due to an impact caused by catching a ball.
Moreover, the design property can be improved by, for example, drawing a logo mark, a character or a pattern, or coloring the surface of the reinforcing surface member.
Furthermore, it is possible to easily form a catcher mitt with a different design feeling without changing other parts by changing only the reinforcing surface member with a different design. Can be achieved economically.

  According to a third characteristic configuration of the present invention, the planar member and the reinforcing surface member are formed by integrally sewing edges facing the concave notch, and both edges sewn are covering members. Is covered by.

According to the third characteristic configuration of the present invention, since the planar member and the reinforcing surface member are integrally sewn at the edge facing the concave notch, the integrity of both is improved. Since a high reinforcing effect can be exhibited at a location close to the catching portion, high deformation prevention performance can be obtained.
Furthermore, since both the edge parts sewn are covered with the covering member, the reinforcing effect by the covering member can be taken into consideration, and higher deformation prevention performance can be obtained, and the edge part can be protected by the covering member. By improving the effect, it is possible to prevent deterioration due to contact of sweat, dust, or the like with the edge portions of the planar member and the reinforcing surface member.
Therefore, the above-described deformation prevention performance can be maintained and durability can be improved.

Front perspective view of catcher mitt Back side perspective view of catcher mitt Exploded perspective view of the mitt body IV-IV sectional view of FIG.

  FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a catcher mitt M that is used by being attached to a hand (the left hand in this example) opposite to the dominant hand of the catcher in baseball or softball.

  The catcher mitt M has an outer shape that is substantially circular (or substantially elliptical), and is attached so as to close the mitt main body 1 having the concave notch 1a and the concave notch 1a of the mitt main body 1. The leather catching web 2 made of leather is provided.

  The mitt main body 1 has a palm-side skin forming member 3 whose front side is a catching surface and a back-side skin forming member 4 that forms a hand insertion space S on the back side of the palm-side skin forming member 3 that are integrally connected to each other. It is configured (see FIG. 3). The connection between the two is made by arranging the leather strap R in a spiral manner through a large number of string through holes H1 formed at intervals along the outer peripheral edge in a state where the outer peripheral edges are combined. Integration is achieved by swaying both.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the mitt body 1 is configured so that a hand can be inserted into the wrist insertion space S from the wrist insertion opening 5, and the wrist insertion space S has a thumb insertion position 6 for positioning the thumb, The index finger insertion position 7 for positioning the index finger, the middle finger insertion position 8 for positioning the middle finger, and the other finger insertion position 9 for positioning the ring finger and the little finger are secured. Incidentally, the concave notch 1 a is disposed between the thumb insertion position 6 and the index finger insertion position 7.

  Further, between the opposing surfaces of the palm-side skin forming member 3 and the back-side skin forming member 4, an impact buffering core material 10 made of a foamed resin material, a felt-like material, or the like is interposed on one surface. A substantially crescent-shaped thick portion 10 a is formed on each of the thumb facing portion and the little finger facing portion of the shock-absorbing core material 10.

  As described above, the outer peripheral edge portion of the palm-side skin forming member 3 is formed with a number of string through-holes H1 to be connected to the back-side skin forming member 4 by the leather strap R, and the palm-side skin forming member. A string through hole H2 for connecting the core material 10 and the leather string R is formed at an appropriate position in the central portion of 3. Further, each of the thumb side part and the little finger side part of the palm side skin forming member 3 is formed with a bulging side wall part 3 a for interiorizing the thick part 10 a of the core member 10.

Incidentally, the center of the catching portion of the catcher mitt M is set in the vicinity of the concave cutout portion 1a side portion of the palm side skin forming member 3, and this portion is used to connect the palm side skin forming member 3 to the back side skin. It is comprised as the extension part 3b extended from the edge of the formation member 4 to the concave notch part 1a side.
The extending portion 3b is formed by folding back a portion extending from the palm-side outer skin forming member 3 and stitching them together, and through the leather strap R through the folded inner space of the extending distal end portion 3c, the leather strap The posture is maintained by fixing both ends of R to the palm shell forming member 3 (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the back side skin forming member 4 includes a leather planar member 11 having an outer shape substantially conforming to the outer peripheral edge of the palm side skin forming member 3, and the back surface of the planar member 11. A leather backing member 12 that is sewn to the side (that is, the outer surface side of the planar member 11) and forms a manual insertion space S between the planar member 11 is provided.

As described above, the planar member 11 is formed with a large number of string through-holes H <b> 1 for connecting to the back side skin forming member 4 with the leather string R as described above.
In addition, a belt-shaped leather covering member T is provided on the planar member 11 so as to cover the end surface portion over the entire circumference of the outer peripheral edge portion.

The backing member 12 has an outer shape that is smaller than that of the planar member, and a bill corresponding to each finger insertion position 6 to 9 so that a finger insertion space S can be secured between the backing member 12 and the planar member 11. It is configured in shape.
Attachment of the backing member 12 to the planar member 11 is carried out by stitching seams along the outer peripheral edge of the backing member 12. 3 and 4 indicates a sewing line between the planar member 11 and the backing member 12. The sewing line L1 is composed of two rows of stitches.
Further, a portion of the backing member 12 that covers the index finger insertion position 7 is a slit-shaped finger that can project the index finger from the inside of the hand insertion space S onto the backing member 12 in a penetrating state. A portion 12a is provided. The finger extraction portion 12 a is formed so that the longitudinal direction of the slit is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the edge portion of the wrist insertion port 5.
A leather covering member 12b that protects the index finger that extends along the backing member 12 from the fingering portion 12a at a position adjacent to the fingering portion 12a (position opposite to the wrist insertion port 5). Is sewn to the backing member 12.

Further, a leather reinforcing surface member 13 is disposed in an exposed state overlapping the planar member 11 and the backing member 12 at a portion of the planar member 11 on the concave notch 1a side, and the reinforcing surface member The outer peripheral edge portion 13 is sewn integrally to the planar member 11 and the backing member 12.
As shown in FIG. 2, the reinforcing surface member 13 is formed of a leather material formed in a substantially triangular shape, one side of the triangle is along the concave cutout portion 1 a, and the other two sides are the thumb insertion positions, respectively. 6 and the index finger insertion position 7.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the reinforcing surface member 13 is such that a part of the sewing line L <b> 2 exceeds the sewing line L <b> 1 between the planar member 11 and the backing member 12 and the thumb insertion position. 6 and the index finger insertion position 7 are sewn together. Similarly to the sewing line L1, the sewing line L2 is composed of two rows of stitches.
As shown in FIG. 2, the reinforcing surface member 13 is inserted between the thumb insertion position 6 and the index finger insertion position 7. The thumb and the index finger are positioned at the thumb insertion position 6 and the index finger insertion position 7. It is set so that the apex 13a on the wrist insertion port 5 side of the reinforcing surface member 13 is positioned in the vicinity of the intersecting portion.
Specifically, the dimension from the edge of the wrist insertion port 5 to the apex 13a of the reinforcing surface member 13 is substantially the same as (or slightly smaller than) the dimension from the edge of the wrist insertion port 5 to the finger insertion part 12a. ) Is set as follows.
By adopting such a dimension setting, the sewing line L2 of the reinforcing surface member 13 can be along the thumb and the index finger positioned at the thumb insertion position 6 and the index finger insertion position 7, and the finger fit feeling is good. Can be kept in.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the side part facing the concave notch 1a in the reinforcing surface member 13 is wrapped together with the planar member 11 by the covering member T described above, and the covering member T and It is sewn together with the planar member 11.
An example of a sewing procedure will be described. Primary edge sewing is performed by arranging one end edge portion Ta of the covering member T along the planar member 11 and the reinforcing surface member 13 having the same edge portions. . The symbol of the sewing line at this time is indicated by L2a.
Next, the covering member T is folded back to the planar member 11 side, and the other end edge portion Tb of the covering member T is subjected to secondary sewing. The symbol of the sewing line at this time is indicated by L2b.

Thus, by providing the reinforcing surface member 13 in the vicinity of the ball catching portion, it is possible to suppress the leather stretch of the ball catching portion in the mitt main body 1, and the feeling during catching does not change even if it is used for a long time. Can be maintained.
The elongation suppressing effect is not only due to the function of the reinforcing surface member 13 alone, but also the edge of the reinforcing surface member 13 adjacent to the catching portion is sewn together with the planar member 11 and the covering member T. As a result, a synergistic effect can be exerted, and a stronger elongation suppressing effect can be expected.

  Furthermore, by setting the sewing line L2 of the reinforcing surface member 13 so as to exceed the sewing line L1, the thumb insertion position 6 and the index finger insertion position 7 can be aligned according to the shape of the hand. As a result, finger play at the thumb insertion position 6 and the index finger insertion position 7 is reduced, and the fit of the fingers can be improved.

  As a result, an easy-to-use catcher mitt can be provided, and the good handleability can be sustained for a long time.

[Another embodiment]
Other embodiments will be described below.

<1> In the above-described embodiment, the material of each part of the catcher mitt is mainly leather. However, the material is not limited to the structure, and other than leather, for example, synthetic resin or cloth The product may be a single product such as a product made of paper or a paper material, or a combination thereof including a product made of leather.
Moreover, in order to integrate each member, the example which uses the leather strap R was shown, but instead of the leather strap R, the one using a synthetic resin, cloth, or paper material string, Instead of the string, an adhesive may be used.

<2> The reinforcing surface member 13 is not limited to the configuration in which the reinforcing surface member 13 is integrated on the planar member 11 and the backing member 12 as described in the previous embodiment. 11 may be configured to be interposed between the backing member 12 and the backing member 12, or may be configured to be integrated on the palm skin forming member 3 side of the planar member 11. Further, the shape of the reinforcing surface member 13 is not limited to a substantially triangular shape.
Furthermore, the reinforcing surface member 13 is not limited to a single structure, and may be composed of a plurality of sheets. In that case, the plurality of reinforcing surface members 13 may overlap each other or be provided in a state of being displaced along the surface.

  In addition, as mentioned above, although the code | symbol was written in order to make contrast with drawing convenient, this invention is not limited to the structure of an accompanying drawing by this entry. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be carried out in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mitt main body 1a Concave notch part 2 Web for catching 3 Palm side skin forming member 4 Back side skin forming member 6 Thumb insertion position 7 Index finger insertion position 11 Planar member 12 Backing member 13 Reinforcing surface member L1 Sewing line ( Sewing line for backing member 12)
L2 Sewing line (Sewing line of reinforcing surface member 13)
S Hand insertion space T Cover member

Claims (3)

A palm-side skin forming member whose surface side is a catching surface, and a mitt body in which a back side skin-forming member forming a hand insertion space on the back side of the palm-side skin-forming member is integrally connected to the front and back,
An outer peripheral edge located between the thumb insertion position and the index finger insertion position in the mitt main body is a catcher mitt configured as a concave notch, and a catching web is attached so as to close the concave notch. There,
The back side skin member includes a planar member having a shape outer shape along the outer edge of the palm-side skin member, while being sewn to the outer surface side of the planar member and said planar member And a backing member that forms the hand insertion space.
On the outer surface side of the planar member and the backing member, a reinforcing surface member that reinforces the concave notch portion side is disposed, and the outer peripheral edge portion of the reinforcing surface member is sewn to the planar member. Wearing
The reinforcing surface member is adjacent to the thumb insertion position and the index finger insertion position so that a part of the sewing line with the planar member exceeds the sewing line between the planar member and the backing member. catcher mitt state are then sewn in forming the shape of the hand insertion space Nde write enters between.   The catcher mitt according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing surface member is provided in an exposed state so as to overlap the planar member and the backing member.   The said planar member and the said reinforcement surface member are sewn together by the edge part which faces the said concave notch part, and both the sewn edge parts are covered with the coating | coated member. Catcher mitt described in.

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