JP6234986B2 - Elbow guard - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an elbow guard for ball games.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in ball games such as baseball and softball, an elbow guard that is mounted so that the pitched ball does not directly hit the batter's elbow and forearm is used (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese translation of PCT publication No. 2003-505173

  However, the elbow guard described in Patent Document 1 has a drawback that the user feels cramped and cannot play comfortably when the elbow is bent and stretched because the protector is wound around the forearm from the elbow.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an elbow guard that can eliminate the cramping of the elbow and can bend and stretch the elbow smoothly for striking.

An elbow guard according to the present invention includes an elbow rest attached to the elbow and an upper arm protector attached to the upper arm, and the upper arm protector and the elbow rest are elastic elastic strips. The elbow rest part is formed by laminating and integrating the hard cup part and the shock absorbing pad part, and the elastic band pieces are separated in the left-right direction, and on both side edges of the shock absorbing pad part. Correspondingly, an elbow stable holding portion that receives the elbow portion is formed by a central portion of the back surface of the buffer pad portion and the two elastic strips .
Further, the elbow portion to be attached to the elbow, and a forearm protecting portion which is attached to the forearm, with, forearm protection portion and the elbow portion is connected by stretchable elastic strips, the elbow The abutment portion is formed by laminating and integrating a hard cup portion and a buffer pad portion, and the elastic band pieces are separated in the left-right direction, and are arranged corresponding to both side edges of the buffer pad portion. The elbow stable holding portion for receiving the elbow portion is formed by the center of the back surface of the buffer pad portion and the two elastic strips .

And an elbow rest attached to the elbow, an upper arm protector attached to the upper arm, and a forearm protector attached to the forearm. by being connected to the upper arm protecting portion, the forearm protection unit, upper Kihiji abutting portion, the buffer pad portion and the rigid cup portion is integrally laminated, the elastic strip is two are separated into right and left direction And the elbow stable holding part which is arrange | positioned corresponding to the both-sides edge of the said buffer pad part, and receives the said elbow part by the back surface center part of the said buffer pad part and two said elastic strips is formed. It is what.

  According to the elbow guard of the present invention, the elastic strip can be elastically expanded and contracted, and the elbow can be freely bent and stretched. Eliminates the crampedness of bending the elbow, allowing the user to play comfortably.

It is the figure which showed one Embodiment of this invention, (A) is the whole rear view, (B) is a cross-sectional top view which shows the cross section of an elbow rest part. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and (B) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part thereof. It is the rear view which showed other embodiment of this invention. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is the rear view which showed another embodiment of this invention. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is the rear view which showed other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of FIG. 7, (A) is DD sectional drawing of FIG. 7, (B) is the principal part expanded sectional view. It is the perspective view which showed the use condition of the elbow guard of this invention. It is the figure which showed the use condition of the elbow guard of this invention in the partial cross section.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the elbow guard of the present invention includes an elbow rest portion 3 and an upper arm protection portion 1 attached above the elbow rest portion 3.
In the elbow pad 3, a curved hard cup 6 made of a hard synthetic resin and a buffer pad 5 disposed on the back side of the hard cup 6 are laminated and integrated. The hardness of the hard cup portion 6 is preferably set to Shore D65 to D95. The upper part of the elbow rest 3 is the upper arm side when worn, and the lower part is the forearm side when worn.
As shown in FIG. 2B, the buffer pad portion 5 has a three-layer structure, and is composed of a skin 11 made of nylon or polyester synthetic resin or synthetic leather, and nylon or polyester synthetic resin. A lining 12 and a foamed interior 13 made of a polyethylene foam resin or a polyurethane foam resin sandwiched between the skin 11 and the lining 12 are laminated. In FIG. 1 (A), the edge part 19 is sewn on the outer peripheral edge part of the buffer pad part 5 over the whole periphery. The hard cup portion 6 and the cushioning pad portion 5 are sewn together at a sewn portion 8.

As shown in FIG. 1 (A), the upper arm protection part 1 and the elbow rest part 3 are connected by elastic band strips 4 and 4 that can be expanded and contracted.
Each elastic band 4 is formed in a band shape by knitting (weaving) a stretchable rubber thread. The two elastic band pieces 4 and 4 are separated in the left-right direction, and the cushion pad 5 It arrange | positions so that it may correspond to the both-sides edge of. The elastic band piece 4 is sewn from the back surface side of the cushioning pad portion 5 at one end portion 14 in the longitudinal direction by a sewn portion 25 in the width direction. The elastic band piece 4 extends to the lower end edge of the elbow rest part 3, and the sewn part 25 between the one end part 14 of the elastic band piece 4 and the buffer pad part 5 is closer to the lower end edge of the elbow pad part 3. It is arranged. The other end 15 in the longitudinal direction of the elastic strip 4 is sewn to the upper arm protection part 1.
As shown in FIG. 1B, an elbow stable holding portion 9 that receives the elbow portion E at the time of wearing is formed by the back surface central portion 10 of the cushioning pad portion 5 and the two elastic strips 4 and 4. The elbow stable holding portion 9 sandwiches and holds the elbow portion E between the two elastic strips 4 and 4, suppresses the rotation of the elbow rest portion 3, and prevents the elbow guard from being displaced.

In the upper arm protection unit 1, a hard bent plate portion 16 made of a hard synthetic resin and a buffer pad portion 17 disposed on the back side of the hard bent plate portion 16 are laminated and integrated. The upper arm protector 1 integrally has a downwardly projecting pad piece 7, and the upper half of the pad piece 7 together with the elastic band piece 4 (the other end 15 in the longitudinal direction) has a hard bent plate part 16 and a buffer pad. It is sewn at the sewn line portion 26 while being sandwiched between the portions 17. At the lower end edge of the pad piece 7, an arcuate cutout 7 </ b> A is formed for storing and holding the elbow E when worn.
The buffer pad portion 17 and the pad piece 7 have a three-layer structure (not shown) like the buffer pad portion 5, and edge winding portions are sewn on the outer peripheral edge portion over the entire circumference. The hard bent plate portion 16 and the cushioning pad portion 17 are sewn together at a sewn portion 18.

3 and 4, the downward protruding pad piece 7 is omitted. Since the other structure of the elbow rest part 3 and the upper arm protection part 1 is the same as that of embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the upper arm protection unit 1 is provided with a belt 40 for upper arm winding. The belt 40 is formed of a stretchable elastic band, and is configured to be inserted through the ring 41 and folded back and locked by a locking means such as a planar fastener.
The elbow rest 3 is provided with a belt 42 for attaching an elbow. Similarly, the belt 42 is configured to be inserted through the ring 43 and folded back so as to be locked by locking means such as a planar fastener. In addition, it is preferable to set the band width of the belt 42 for elbow winding smaller than the belt 40 for upper arm winding.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the elbow guard of the present invention includes an elbow rest portion 3 and a forearm protection portion 2 attached below the elbow rest portion 3.
In the forearm protection unit 2, a hard resin plate 20 made of a hard synthetic resin and a cushion pad 21 disposed on the back side of the hard resin plate 20 are laminated and integrated. The cushion pad 21 has a three-layer structure like the buffer pad portion 5 of the elbow rest portion 3 (see FIG. 2B). The outer peripheral edge of the cushion pad 21 is sewn with an edge winding 22 over the entire circumference. The hard resin plate 20 and the cushion pad 21 are sewn together at a sewn portion 23. A belt 44 for forearm winding is attached to the forearm protection unit 2. The belt 44 is formed of a stretchable elastic band, and is configured to be inserted through the ring 45 and folded back so as to be locked by locking means such as a planar fastener.

The forearm protection part 2 and the elbow rest part 3 are connected by elastic band pieces 4 and 4 that can be expanded and contracted.
Two elastic strips 4, 4 are separated in the left-right direction and are arranged corresponding to both side edges of the buffer pad portion 5. The elastic strip 4 is sewn from the back side of the buffer pad portion 5 at one end portion 14 in the longitudinal direction by a sewn portion 27 in the width direction. The elastic strip 4 extends to the vicinity of the upper end edge of the elbow rest portion 3, and the sewn portion 27 between the one end portion 14 of the elastic strip piece 4 and the buffer pad portion 5 is closer to the upper end edge of the elbow rest portion 3. It is arranged. The other end 15 in the longitudinal direction of the elastic band piece 4 is sewn at the sewn line portion 28 while being sandwiched between the hard resin plate 20 and the cushion pad 21 of the forearm protection portion 2. An elbow stable holding portion 9 that receives the elbow portion E at the time of wearing is formed by the back surface central portion 10 of the buffer pad portion 5 and the two elastic strips 4 and 4.

Next, in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the forearm protector 2, the upper arm protector 1 attached to the upper arm side of the elbow rest 3, and the forearm protector 2 attached to the forearm side of the elbow rest 3. And has.
As shown in FIG. 8B, the upper arm protection part 1 has a hard core 30 made of hard synthetic resin. The upper arm protection unit 1 includes an outer skin 31 made of nylon or polyester synthetic resin or synthetic leather, a plurality of hard core members 30 formed in a strip shape, and a foam interior body made of polyethylene foam resin or polyurethane foam resin. It has a four-layer structure in which 33 and a backing 32 made of nylon or polyester synthetic resin are laminated. The outer peripheral edge portion of the upper arm protection portion 1 is sewn with an edge winding portion 34 over the entire circumference. The upper arm protection unit 1 has a plurality of stitches 35 sewn in the vertical direction. The foamed inner body 33 is compressed by the stitches 35 so that depressions are recessed in the front and back surfaces of the upper arm protection part 1 (along the stitches 35) so that they can be bent easily.

  The forearm protection part 2 shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 has a four-layer structure having a skin 31, a hard core 30, a foamed interior 33, and a lining 32 in the same manner as the upper arm protection part 1 ( (See FIG. 8B). The outer peripheral edge portion of the forearm protection portion 2 is sewn with an edge winding portion 36 over the entire circumference. The forearm protection unit 2 has a plurality of stitches 35 sewn in the vertical direction.

The elbow rest part 3 is connected to the upper arm protection part 1 and the forearm protection part 2 by elastic band pieces 4 and 4 which can be expanded and contracted.
Two elastic strips 4, 4 are separated in the left-right direction and are arranged corresponding to both side edges of the buffer pad portion 5. The elastic strip 4 is sewn at the middle in the longitudinal direction to the cushioning pad portion 5 by the sewn portion 29 in the width direction, and one end portion 14 in the longitudinal direction is sewn to the upper arm protection portion 1 at the sewn portion 47. The other end 15 in the longitudinal direction is sewn to the forearm protection portion 2 by a sewn portion 48.

An elbow stable holding portion 9 that receives the elbow portion E at the time of wearing is formed by the back surface central portion 10 of the buffer pad portion 5 and the two elastic strips 4 and 4.
An arc-shaped notch 37 is formed at the lower edge of the upper arm protection portion 1 corresponding to the elbow stable holding portion 9, and an arc-shaped notch at the upper edge of the forearm protection portion 2 corresponding to the elbow stability holding portion 9. A portion 38 is formed. The arc-shaped cutout portion 37 of the upper arm protection portion 1 is formed by a pair of tongue pieces 49 and 49 projecting downward along the two elastic strips 4 and 4. The arc-shaped notch 38 of the forearm protection part 2 is formed by a pair of tongues 50 and 50 protruding upward along the two elastic strips 4 and 4.

  The upper arm protection unit 1 is provided with a belt 40 for upper arm winding. The belt 40 is formed of a stretchable elastic band, and is configured to be inserted through the ring 41 and folded back and locked by a locking means such as a planar fastener. A belt 44 for forearm winding is attached to the forearm protection unit 2. The belt 44 is formed of a stretchable elastic band, and is configured to be inserted through the ring 45 and folded back so as to be locked by locking means such as a planar fastener. The belt 44 for forearm winding is preferably set to have a smaller band width than the belt 40 for upper arm winding. The elbow rest 3 is omitted from the belt.

The use method (action) of the above-described elbow guard of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 9, the elbow guard of the present invention is used for batters in sports (ball games) such as baseball and softball with the elbow rest 3 attached to the elbow E. The elbow rest 3 protects the elbow E from direct hitting of the pitched ball. The upper arm protection unit 1 is worn by wrapping the belt 40 around the user's upper arm F to protect the upper arm F, and the forearm protection unit 2 is worn by wrapping the belt 44 around the user's forearm G. Protect part G. In addition, when the belt 42 for elbow winding is attached to the elbow rest part 3 like FIG. 1, the belt 42 is wound around the elbow part E and it mounts | wears.

The upper arm protection part 1 and the forearm protection part 2 are attached by elastic strips 4 and 4 so that they can be elastically extended or contracted as indicated by arrows M ₁ and M ₂ in the figure. When the user bends and stretches the elbow as indicated by the arrow S, the upper arm protection part 1 and the forearm protection part 2 follow (freely freely) the movement of the upper arm part F and the forearm part G, and the user feels uncomfortable ( To eliminate crampedness).

As shown in FIG. 10, in the elbow guard of the present invention, the elbow E fits into the elbow stable holding portion 9 in the mounted state, and prevents the misplacement of the elbow rest 3 as a detent. The two elastic band pieces 4 and 4 sandwich and hold the elbow part E from the left and right sides, and suppress the rotation of the elbow rest part 3 without interfering with the bending and stretching operation of the elbow.
As shown in FIG. 7, an arcuate cutout portion 37 is formed at the lower end edge of the upper arm protection portion 1, and an arcuate cutout portion 38 is formed at the upper end edge of the forearm protection portion 2. 37 and 38, the elbow E fits deeply between the lower arm edge of the upper arm protection part 1 and the upper edge of the forearm protection part 2 so that the feeling of holding (holding) is improved. Even if the elbow E is repeatedly bent and stretched during play, it is possible to reliably prevent displacement.

  The design of the present invention can be changed. For example, the design of the elbow rest part 3 and the upper arm protection part 1 and the forearm protection part 2 can be freely changed without changing the gist. In the elbow pad 3, the hard cup 6 and the buffer pad 5 are laminated and integrated by sewing, but may be fixed by rivets or the like.

  As described above, the elbow guard according to the present invention includes the elbow rest portion 3 attached to the elbow portion E and the upper arm protection portion 1 attached to the upper arm portion F, and the upper arm protection portion 1 and the elbow Since the abutting part 3 is connected by the elastic band pieces 4 and 4 which can be expanded and contracted, the elastic band pieces 4 and 4 can elastically expand and contract, and the elbow E can be flexed and extended freely. The upper arm protection part 1 follows the movement of the upper arm part F, eliminates the crampedness (uncomfortable feeling) when the elbow part E is bent and stretched, and the user can play comfortably.

  Moreover, the elbow rest part 3 with which the elbow part E is mounted | worn, and the forearm protection part 2 with which the forearm part G is equipped are provided, and this forearm protection part 2 and the said elbow pad part 3 are elastic elastic strips. Since the elastic strips 4 and 4 are elastically stretched and contracted, the elbow E can be flexed and stretched freely. The forearm protection part 2 follows the movement of the forearm part G, eliminates the crampedness (discomfort) when the elbow part E is bent and stretched, and the user can play comfortably.

  Moreover, the elbow rest part 3 equipped with the elbow part E, the upper arm protection part 1 with which the upper arm part F is equipped, and the forearm protection part 2 with which the forearm part G is equipped are provided, and the said elbow rest part 3 is provided. Since the elastic band strips 4 and 4 are connected to the upper arm protection unit 1 and the forearm protection unit 2 by the elastic band strips 4 and 4, the elastic band strips 4 and 4 elastically expand and contract, Can bend and stretch freely. The upper arm protection part 1 and the forearm protection part 2 follow the movements of the upper arm part F and the forearm part G to eliminate cramping (uncomfortable feeling) when the elbow part E is bent and stretched, and the user can play comfortably.

  The elbow rest portion 3 includes a hard cup portion 6 and a buffer pad portion 5 laminated and integrated, the elastic strips 4 and 4 are separated in the left-right direction, and the buffer pad portion The elbow stable holding portion 9 that receives the elbow portion E is formed by the back surface central portion 10 of the buffer pad portion 5 and the two elastic strips 4, 4. Therefore, in the wearing state, the elbow E fits into the elbow stable holding portion 9 and serves as a detent for the elbow rest 3 to prevent displacement. The two elastic strips 4 and 4 sandwich and hold the elbow part E from the left and right, and can prevent the displacement of the elbow pad 3 by suppressing the rotation of the elbow pad part 3 without interfering with the bending and stretching operation of the elbow. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Upper arm protection part 2 Forearm protection part 3 Elbow pad part 4 Elastic strip 5 Buffer pad part 6 Hard cup part 9 Elbow stability holding part 10 Back center part E Elbow part F Upper arm part G Forearm part

Claims (3)

An elbow rest (3) attached to the elbow (E) and an upper arm protector (1) attached to the upper arm (F);
The upper arm protection part (1) and the elbow rest part (3) are connected by elastic elastic strips (4) (4) ,
The elbow rest (3) includes a hard cup portion (6) and a cushioning pad portion (5) laminated and integrated, and the elastic strips (4) and (4) are separated in the left-right direction, And it arrange | positions corresponding to the both-sides edge of the said buffer pad part (5),
An elbow stability holding part (9) for receiving the elbow part (E) is formed by the back center part (10) of the cushioning pad part (5) and the two elastic strips (4) (4). Elbow guard characterized by being. An elbow rest (3) to be attached to the elbow (E), and a forearm protection (2) to be attached to the forearm (G),
The forearm protection part (2) and the elbow rest part (3) are connected by elastic elastic strips (4) (4) ,
The elbow rest (3) includes a hard cup portion (6) and a cushioning pad portion (5) laminated and integrated, and the elastic strips (4) and (4) are separated in the left-right direction, And it arrange | positions corresponding to the both-sides edge of the said buffer pad part (5),
An elbow stability holding part (9) for receiving the elbow part (E) is formed by the back center part (10) of the cushioning pad part (5) and the two elastic strips (4) (4). Elbow guard characterized by being. An elbow rest (3) attached to the elbow (E), an upper arm protector (1) attached to the upper arm (F), and a forearm protector (2) attached to the forearm (G); With
The elbow rest (3) is connected to the upper arm protection part (1) and the forearm protection part (2) by means of elastic elastic strips (4) (4) ,
The elbow rest (3) includes a hard cup portion (6) and a cushioning pad portion (5) laminated and integrated, and the elastic strips (4) and (4) are separated in the left-right direction, And it arrange | positions corresponding to the both-sides edge of the said buffer pad part (5),
An elbow stability holding part (9) for receiving the elbow part (E) is formed by the back center part (10) of the cushioning pad part (5) and the two elastic strips (4) (4). Elbow guard characterized by being.

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