JP5753875B2 - Leg guard - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a leg guard.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a leg guard that is worn by a batter in order to protect a lower leg from an impact of a hit ball in a game such as baseball or softball is known (see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-11-114125

  However, the leg guard described in Patent Document 1 has a single covering member bent in a C-shaped cross section and covers from the knee to the ankle. If the user sweats and the back side of the leg guard is stuffy at the time, the user may feel uncomfortable and unable to play comfortably, and the user cannot concentrate on the play.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the leg guard which is excellent in air permeability and can reduce the stuffiness which arises by perspiration.

  The leg guard according to the present invention includes a vertically long hard protection plate having a curved cross section, and an upper covering piece portion and a lower covering piece portion attached to the back surface of the protection plate, and the back surface side of the protection plate. In this case, a planar recess having a shape in which the lower end edge of the upper covering piece portion and the upper end edge of the lower covering piece portion are spaced apart from each other with a large separation dimension at the middle in the left-right direction on the back surface, It is formed with an exposed surface and the lower edge / upper edge, and the lower edge of the upper coating piece and the upper edge of the lower coating piece are separated with a small separation dimension at at least one outer end position on the left and right sides of the back surface. Forming a separation part, and wearing the upper covering piece part and the lower covering piece part wound around the lower leg part, the lower leg part is not contacted by the planar recess on the back side of the protective plate And a vent hole portion serving as an air inlet / outlet of the space portion is formed by the separation portion. Those constructed as done.

The upper covering piece has a protruding upper tongue piece from the side edge of the protection plate, and the lower covering piece has a protruding lower tongue piece from the side edge of the protection plate. And the lower end edge of the upper tongue piece and the upper end edge of the lower tongue piece are spaced apart in the vertical direction and are substantially parallel to each other.
Further, the protective plate has a plurality of protruding portions on the surface, a recessed portion is formed on the back side of the protruding portion, and the planar recess corresponds to the recessed portion. Are arranged.

  According to the leg guard of the present invention, it is possible to improve air permeability, reduce stuffiness due to perspiration, and play comfortably without a sense of incongruity. The heat between the lower leg and the hard protective plate can be released, and outside air can be taken in between the lower leg and the hard protective plate to cool the lower leg.

It is the side view which showed the mounting state of one Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the mounting state of one Embodiment of this invention. It is the rear view which expand | deployed the leg guard of a non-wearing state planarly. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is the side view which showed the mounting state of other embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the mounting state of other embodiment of this invention. It is the rear view which expand | deployed the leg guard of a non-wearing state planarly.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments.
The leg guard of the present invention is a leg guard for a batter worn by a batter in ball games such as baseball and softball, and protects the foot from the impact of the hit ball. In general, the hitting ball often hits the front side from the inner surface of the foot that the batter steps toward the pitcher side. And put in the batter box. 1 and 2 show a state where a leg guard for a left batter is attached to the right foot R. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the leg guard according to the present invention has a longitudinally long hard protection plate 5 with a curved cross section, and an upper covering piece 1 and a lower covering piece attached to the back surface 5 </ b> A of the protection plate 5. Part 2.
The protective plate 5 is made of hard resin and is made of, for example, polyethylene. The protective plate 5 is formed by integrally sewing the upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 by the sewing portions 50, 50 at both end portions in the left-right direction, and is disposed at the upper end edge and the lower end edge. The upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 are fixed by a plurality of rivets 49. The protective plate 5 is provided with a pair of upper and lower fastening belts 40, 40. The fastening belts 40, 40 can be separated by a plastic connector, and may be fastened to both edge portions of the protective plate 5, or are preferably sewn together by the sewing portions 50, 50. As shown in FIG. 2, the protection plate 5 is attached so as to protect the front surface from the inner side surface of the crus 30 from the impact of the ball in the mounted state (is unevenly distributed so as to cover the inside of the crus 30). ing.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 are formed by sequentially laminating a skin 31, a foam 32, and a backing fabric 33, and an edge winding 34 on the outer periphery thereof. Are integrally formed by sewing. The upper covering piece portion 1 and the lower covering piece portion 2 protect the user's lower leg 30 from the impact of the ball by the cushioning property of the foam 32, and are in close contact with the surface of the lower leg 30 when worn. The feeling of fitting is improved.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the back surface 5A side of the protective plate 5, the lower end edge 1B of the upper covering piece portion 1 and the upper end edge 2B of the lower covering piece portion 2 are vertically moved at an intermediate position 5C in the left-right direction of the back surface 5A. planar recess 6 having a shape spaced with a large separation dimension L _0, the exposed surface of the back 5A and (the upper cover strip section 1) (the lower cover strip section 2) lower edge 1B and formed with a top edge 2B Yes. On one outer end position 5D of the left and right rear surface 5A, to form the separating portion 8 upper edge 2B of the lower edge 1B of the upper cover strip section 1 and the lower cover strip section 2 is separated with a small separation dimension L ₁ ing.
That is, in an intermediate position 5C of the rear surface 5A, the lower edge 1B of the upper cover strip section 1 is curved upwardly, the upper edge 2B of the lower cover strip section 2 is to curved downward, with upper and lower (large separation dimension L ₀ ) Largely separated. At the left and right outer end positions 5D of the back surface 5A, the lower end edge 1B of the upper covering piece portion 1 is convex downward and does not contact the upper end edge 2B of the lower covering piece portion 2, but the lower end edge 1B and the upper end edge 2B are close to each other, the upper cover strip section 1 and the lower cover strip section 2 (with small separation dimension L ₁₎ vertically is made smaller away.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, with the upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 wound around the lower leg 30, the surface recess 6 is provided on the back surface 5 </ b> A side of the protective plate 5. The lower leg non-contact space portion 9 is formed, and the separation portion 8 forms a vent hole portion 4 serving as an air inlet / outlet of the space portion 9.
That is, the space portion 9 is formed corresponding to a non-contact portion between the lower leg portion 30 and the upper covering piece portion 1 and the lower covering piece portion 2 due to the planar recess 6 in the mounted state. In the vent hole portion 4, the lower leg portion 30 and the upper covering piece portion 1 and the lower covering piece portion 2 are brought into non-contact state by the separation portion 8, and the exposed surface at the outer end position 5 </ b> D of the back surface 5 </ b> A of the protective plate 5 A gap d is formed between the lower leg 30 and the lower leg 30. The size of the gap d and the thickness dimensions of the upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 are substantially equal. In the present invention, in the mounted state, the upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 having the foam 32 are elastically deformed, and the thickness dimensions thereof are not always constant, so the gap d ( The thickness dimension of the vent hole portion 4) and the thickness dimension of the upper covering piece portion 1 and the lower covering piece portion 2 are “substantially equal”.
The air hole portion 4 allows the space portion 9 to communicate with the external space, allows outside air to be taken into the space portion 9 to cool the crus 30, discharges heat when the air is replaced, and the space portion 9 is configured to release moisture and prevent stuffiness.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper covering piece 1 has an upper tongue piece 11 protruding from the side edge of the protection plate 5, and the lower covering piece 2 protrudes from the side edge of the protection plate 5. The lower tongue piece 12 is provided. The lower end edge 11B of the upper tongue piece 11 and the upper end edge 12B of the lower tongue piece 12 are vertically separated, and the lower end edge 11B and the upper end edge 12B are formed substantially parallel to each other.
The upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 project the upper tongue piece 11 and the lower tongue piece 12 from either side edge of the protective plate 5 in the left-right direction. In the wearing state of FIG. 1, the upper tongue piece 11 and the lower tongue piece 12 are formed so as to contact the outer surface of the crus 30. The lower end edge 11B of the upper tongue piece 11 and the upper end edge 12B of the lower tongue piece 12 are formed to be inclined upward toward the outside, and are formed so as to correspond to the steps of the thick part and the thin part of the crus 30. Yes. The inclination angle between the lower edge 11B and the upper edge 12B is set to fall within an error of plus 8 degrees to minus 8 degrees. On the upper tongue piece 11 and the lower tongue piece 12, sewing portions 15 and 16 for assisting bending are formed in the vertical direction.

The upper covering piece 1 is locked by a tightening belt 40 by winding the upper tongue piece 11 around the calf part 28 on the upper part of the crus 30 in the mounted state. The upper covering piece 1 is bent into a C-shaped cross section along the curved surface of the lower leg part 30 and is in close contact with the gap from the front surface to the side surface of the upper part of the lower leg part 30 (see FIG. 4).
In the mounted state, the lower covering piece portion 2 is locked by a tightening belt 40 by winding the lower tongue piece 12 around the ankle portion 27 below the lower leg portion 30. The lower covering piece 2 bends in a C-shaped cross section along the curved surface of the crus 30 and is in close contact with the gap from the front surface to the side of the lower crus 30 (see FIG. 6). In addition, a wrinkle protection piece 13 is extended on the lower covering piece portion 2. The heel protection piece 13 is formed in a protruding shape from the lower end edge of the protection plate 5.

By separating the upper tongue piece 11 and the lower tongue piece 12 in the vertical direction, the upper covering piece portion 1 can be wound around a thick part of the crus 30 (upper part) including the calf portion 28, and the lower covering piece portion 2 is configured to be wound around a thin portion of the lower leg 30 (lower part) including the ankle part 27. That is, the upper covering piece portion 1 and the lower covering piece portion 2 are divided in the vertical direction so that the upper covering piece portion 1 and the lower covering piece portion 2 can be independently tightened to the thick portion and the thin portion of the crus 30.
The interval between the lower end edge 11B of the upper tongue piece 11 and the upper end edge 12B of the lower tongue piece 12 is set to be smaller than the diameter of the baseball or softball used. According to this configuration, it is the outer surface of the lower leg 30 that is not protected by the protective plate 5 and is covered by the upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 (upper tongue piece 11 and lower tongue piece 12). Even when the ball hits a non-exposed portion, the ball does not pass between the lower end edge 11B of the upper tongue piece 11 and the upper end edge 12B of the lower tongue piece 12 to prevent direct hit of the ball to the lower leg 30 it can.

The protective plate 5 has a plurality of protruding portions 25 on the surface 5B, and a recessed portion 24 is formed on the back side of the protruding portion 25. As shown in FIG. 3, the planar recess 6 on the back surface 5 </ b> A side of the protective plate 5 is disposed so as to correspond to the recessed portion 24 (of one of the plurality of protruding portions 25).
According to this configuration, a large depth dimension of the planar recess 6 can be secured, and the planar recess 6 is thicker than the size of the gap d that forms the vent hole portion 4 in the mounted state ( The volume of the space 9 is increased, and the ventilation function by the vent hole 4 is more efficiently exhibited.

The leg guard of the present invention includes an instep protection member 20.
The instep protection member 20 is attached to the lower covering piece portion 2 through the connecting band 19, and has the hard protection pieces 21 and 21 on the front side and the instep covering piece 22 with cushioning properties. Yes. The instep protection member 20 is fixed by winding a belt 23 around the sole of the foot.

The use method (action) of the above-described leg guard of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 are brought into contact with the crus 30, the upper covering piece 1 is placed on the calf part 28, and the lower covering piece 2 is placed on the ankle. It is wound around the portion 27 and fixed by upper and lower fastening belts 40,40. At this time, the protective plate 5 is attached so as to be unevenly distributed on the inner side of the lower leg part 30, and the upper tongue piece 11 and the lower tongue piece 12 are closely attached along the outer side surface of the lower leg part 30 (the calf part 28 and the ankle part 27). Let The protective plate 5 protects the front surface from the inner surface of the crus 30 from the direct hit of the hit ball, and the upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 are interposed between the protective plate 5 and the crus 30. Thus, the impact of the ball is alleviated and the outer surface of the lower leg 30 is protected by the upper tongue piece 11 and the lower tongue piece 12.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the leg guard of the present invention has a (large volume) space portion 9 formed on the back surface 5A side of the protective plate 5, and this space portion 9 is ventilated by the vent hole portion 4 and air. As a result, the heat is discharged and fresh outside air is taken into the space 9 to cool the lower leg 30. Moreover, the rise of the humidity of the space part 9 by a user's perspiration is suppressed and a stuffiness is prevented.

  The upper covering piece portion 1 and the lower covering piece portion 2 are independently fastened to the thick portion and the thin portion of the crus 30, respectively. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper covering piece 1 is bent and closely adhered along the curved surface of the calf part 28, while the lower covering piece 2 is formed on the curved surface of the ankle portion 27 as shown in FIG. 6. Fold along and stick. Accordingly, the upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 do not strongly tighten the lower leg 30 with an excessive tightening force, and the leg guard is reliably prevented from being displaced (in the vertical direction). Alleviate discomfort.

Next, another embodiment of the leg guard of the present invention will be described.
7 and 8 show a state where a leg guard for a right batter is attached to the left foot L. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, the leg guard for the right batter is configured to have a symmetrical shape with respect to the leg guard for the left batter in FIG. 3 described above. The leg guard shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 includes a longitudinally long hard protection plate 5 having a curved cross section, and an upper covering piece portion 1 and a lower covering piece portion 2 attached to the back surface 5A of the protection plate 5. Yes. At a rear surface 5A side of the protective plate 5, spaced with a large separation dimension L ₀ in the vertical upper edge 2B of the lower edge 1B and the lower cover strip section 2 above cover strip section 1 is in the lateral direction intermediate position 5C of the rear surface 5A The planar recess 6 having the shape is formed with the exposed surface of the back surface 5A, the lower end edge 1B and the upper end edge 2B, and at the left and right outer end positions 5D of the back surface 5A, upper edge 2B of the lower cover strip section 2 forms a separation portion 8 spaced with a small separation dimension L _1.
As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, with the upper covering piece 1 and the lower covering piece 2 wound around the lower leg 30, the surface recess 6 is provided on the back surface 5 </ b> A side of the protective plate 5. The lower leg non-contact space portion 9 is formed, and the separation portion 8 forms a vent hole portion 4 serving as an air inlet / outlet of the space portion 9.
The leg guard shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 (for the left batter) and the leg guard in FIGS. 7 to 9 have the same configuration except that they have a symmetrical shape. The detailed explanation is omitted.

  In the present invention, the design can be changed. For example, in FIGS. 3 and 9, the other left and right outer end positions of the back surface 5A, that is, the side opposite to the side where the separating portion 8 is formed. As shown in the drawing, the lower end edge 1B of the upper covering piece part 1 and the upper end edge 2B of the lower covering piece part 2 are preferably spaced apart from each other vertically, or may be in contact with each other. Alternatively, the upper covering piece portion 1 and the lower covering piece portion 2 may be formed continuously and integrally (not shown). The tightening belt 40 may include a surface fastener.

As described above, the leg guard according to the present invention comprises a vertically long hard protection plate 5 having a curved cross section, and an upper covering piece portion 1 and a lower covering piece portion 2 attached to the back surface 5A of the protection plate 5. In the back surface 5A side of the protective plate 5, the lower end edge 1B of the upper covering piece portion 1 and the upper end edge 2B of the lower covering piece portion 2 are vertically separated by a large distance L at the intermediate position 5C in the left-right direction of the back surface 5A. _A planar recess 6 having a shape separated by ₀ is formed with the exposed surface of the back surface 5A, the lower end edge 1B and the upper end edge 2B, and at least one outer end position 5D on the left and right sides of the back surface 5A. mounting the upper edge 2B of the lower edge 1B and the lower cover strip section 2 is to form a separator 8 spaced with a small separation dimension L _1, was wound around the upper cover strip section 1 and the lower cover strip section 2 to the crus 30 In the state, a lower leg non-contact space 9 is formed by the planar recess 6 on the back surface 5A side of the protective plate 5 and The part 8, it is arranged that the vent hole 4 comprising a doorway of the air space 9 is formed, can be improved breathability, to reduce the stuffiness by perspiration can comfortably play without discomfort. Heat between the crus 30 and the hard protective plate 5 can be released, and outside air can be taken in between the crus 30 and the hard protective plate 5 to provide a cooling effect.

  Further, the upper covering piece portion 1 has an upper tongue piece 11 protruding from the side edge of the protective plate 5, and the lower covering piece portion 2 is protruded from the side edge of the protective plate 5. Since the lower end edge 11B of the upper tongue piece 11 and the upper end edge 12B of the lower tongue piece 12 are separated from each other in the vertical direction and are substantially parallel to each other, The lower covering piece 2 can be independently tightened to the thick part and the thin part of the crus 30. The upper covering piece 1 can be mounted so as to bend and adhere along the curved surface of the calf part 28, and the lower covering piece 2 can be bent and adhered along the curved surface of the ankle part 27. The upper covering piece portion 1 and the lower covering piece portion 2 do not strongly tighten the lower leg portion 30, thereby preventing the positional deviation (in the vertical direction) and reducing the user's uncomfortable feeling.

  Further, the protective plate 5 has a plurality of protruding portions 25 on the surface 5 </ b> B, a recessed portion 24 is formed on the back side of the protruding portion 25, and the planar recess 6 is formed in the recessed portion 24. Since it arrange | positions so that it may respond | correspond, the volume of the space part 9 (formed by the planar recess 6) increases, and the ventilation function by the vent hole part 4 can be exhibited more efficiently.

1 Top cover piece
1B Lower edge 2 Lower cover piece
2B Top edge 4 Vent hole 5 Hard protective plate
5A Back surface 5B Front surface 5C Intermediate position 5D Outer end position 6 Planar recess 8 Separation part 9 Space part 11 Upper tongue piece
11B Lower edge 12 Lower tongue
12B upper edge 24 recessed portion 25突隆portion 30 crus L ₀ Large separation dimension L ₁ small spaced distance

Claims (3)

A longitudinally long hard protection plate (5) having a curved cross section, and an upper covering piece portion (1) and a lower covering piece portion (2) attached to the back surface (5A) of the protection plate (5). ,
On the back surface (5A) side of the protective plate (5), the lower end edge (1B) of the upper covering piece portion (1) and the upper end edge (2B) of the lower covering piece portion (2) are the back surface (5A). ) At the middle position (5C) in the left-right direction, with the planar recess (6) spaced apart with a large separation dimension (L ₀ ) up and down, the exposed surface of the back surface (5A) and the lower edge (1B) An upper end edge (2B) is formed, and the lower end edge (1B) of the upper covering piece portion (1) and the lower covering piece portion (2) are formed on at least one outer end position (5D) on the left and right sides of the back surface (5A). ) To form a separation part (8) in which the upper edge (2B) is separated with a small separation dimension (L ₁ ),
In the mounted state in which the upper covering piece (1) and the lower covering piece (2) are wound around the lower leg (30), the sheet-like shape is formed on the back surface (5A) side of the protective plate (5). The recess (6) forms a crus non-contact space (9), and the separation portion (8) serves as an air inlet / outlet for the space (9). A leg guard characterized in that it is formed. The upper covering piece (1) has an upper tongue piece (11) protruding from the side edge of the protective plate (5), and the lower covering piece (2) is formed of the protective plate (5). ) Having a protruding lower tongue piece (12) from the side edge of
The lower end edge (11B) of the upper tongue piece (11) and the upper end edge (12B) of the lower tongue piece (12) are spaced apart in the vertical direction and are formed substantially parallel to each other. Leg guard. The protective plate (5) has a plurality of protruding portions (25) on the surface (5B), and a recessed portion (24) is formed on the back side of the protruding portion (25).
The leg guard according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the planar recess (6) is disposed so as to correspond to the recess (24).

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