JP6815760B2 - Opening and closing mechanism for golf gloves - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a golf glove, and more particularly to an opening / closing mechanism for realizing a one-size-fits-all golf glove that expands and contracts according to the size of a golfer's hand and does not hinder the grip.

General golf gloves are available in different sizes in 1 cm increments to accommodate different golfer's hand sizes.

Normally, men's golf gloves are available in 6 sizes of 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 cm (however, 21 cm and 26 cm are rare). Alternatively, a size notation such as XS / S / M / L / XL may be used, and in this case, it is generally selected from three sizes of S / M / L. Women's golf gloves are also available in three sizes of 18.19.21 cm.

On the other hand, the shape of the human hand varies from long / short, thick / thin, thick / thin, etc., but most golf gloves currently on the market are made in a standard shape. Not all golfers are satisfied with the same size.

Generally, golf gloves are made so that each size has a vertical dimension of 3 mm and a horizontal dimension of 4 mm. That is, by design, the difference between a 22 cm glove and a 25 cm glove is a difference of 12 mm in length and 16 mm in width.

In order to solve the above problems, elastic fabrics that can be expanded and contracted in the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions, and synthetic leather, artificial leather, or natural leather that is less elastic but has better anti-slip properties than elastic fabrics. Golf gloves that are sewn by joining fabrics have been proposed. Patent Document 1 describes a golf glove in which most of the instep side and palm side of the glove body are formed of a stretchable fabric that expands and contracts freely in any of the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions. On the palm side, apply anti-slip thin pieces made of synthetic leather, artificial leather, or natural leather, which are inferior in elasticity to elastic fabric but have good anti-slip properties, to the palm side of the index finger piece, middle finger piece, glove piece, and small finger piece. A golf glove is described in which the elastic fabric is sewn so as to be continuously exposed without interruption from the vicinity of each tip portion to the vicinity of the lower end portion on the wrist side of the glove body.

On the other hand, when a golfer wears a golf glove, a slit is formed from the wrist side end of the instep to the finger direction in order to open the instep from the wrist to the instep, and the slit opens and closes the instep to the left and right. I am trying to do it. In this case, in order to fix the glove in a closed state after wearing it, one end of a wristband having a height of about a part of the length of the slit is fixed to one side of the slit, and the other part of the wristband is fixed. The fastening member at the end is fixed to the fastening member provided on the instep on the other side of the slit so as to be able to be fastened.

The opening / closing mechanism by the wristband is indispensable for golf gloves, and the golf gloves described in Patent Document 1 are also provided.

International Publication WO99 / 55433

The golf gloves described in Patent Document 1 have an excellent effect of being able to cope with slight differences in size and differences in hand shapes such as long / short, thick / thin, and thick / thin.

However, it was not possible to deal with a large difference in size and to make it one-size-fits-all with one golf glove.

On the other hand, assuming a completely one-size-fits-all golf glove with a large expansion / contraction width due to the configuration as described in the embodiment of the present invention, wrinkles are formed on the glove at the opening / closing mechanism portion by the wristband due to expansion / contraction. It was expected that the opening and closing mechanism would be displaced.

The present invention was created for the purpose of providing an opening / closing mechanism for golf gloves that solves the above-mentioned problems. An elastic fabric that can be expanded and contracted in the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions, and an elastic fabric that is more elastic than the elastic fabric. A slit for opening the glove when wearing it from the wrist side end of the instep of the golf glove sewn by joining and sewing synthetic leather, artificial leather, or natural leather with inferior but good anti-slip properties. It is formed so that one end of the wristband is fixed to one side of the slit and the fastening member at the other end of the wristband is fixed to the engagement member provided on the instep on the other side of the slit so as to be able to be fastened. In the golf gloves made of leather, the height of the wristband shall be close to the entire length of the slit, and the engagement members provided on the instep shall be arranged at two places above and below the slit, and at least one of them should be engaged. The wearing member is characterized in that it is arranged on the elastic fabric.

In the opening / closing mechanism of the golf glove of the present invention having the above configuration, the height of the wristband, which was only a part of the length of the slit until now, is extended to almost the entire length of the slit. This makes it possible to firmly fix the gloves. On the other hand, the attached members provided on the instep are arranged at two places above and below the slit, and at least one of the attached members is arranged on the stretchable fabric, so that the instep is covered even if the size of the instep changes due to expansion and contraction. Since the spacing between the engaging members also changes accordingly, it is possible to prevent the gloves from wrinkling at the opening / closing mechanism and from shifting at the opening / closing mechanism.

Front view of the golf glove of the present invention. Same as above, rear view. Same as above plan view. Same as above bottom view. Same as above, left side view. Same as above, right side view. Same as above Front view with the wristband removed. Same as above perspective view.

Next, a specific embodiment of the opening / closing mechanism of the golf glove of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, a completely one-size-fits-all golf glove with a large telescopic width will be described as an example.

The golf glove G1 to which the opening / closing mechanism of the golf glove of the present invention is implemented is made of elastic fabric that can be expanded and contracted in the vertical, horizontal and diagonal directions, synthetic leather that is inferior in elasticity to the elastic fabric but has good anti-slip properties, and artificial leather. It is constructed by joining and sewing leather or leather fabric made of natural leather. Known elastic fabrics include fabrics called two-weight ricottes in which polyurethane is woven together with nylon and polyester, and synthetic leather in which two-weight ricottes are impregnated with urethane resin or laminated with urethane sheets, but are not limited thereto. Of course. As a leather fabric having good anti-slip properties, for example, synthetic leather manufactured by Toray Cortex Co., Ltd. is known, but of course, it is not limited to this.

In this golf glove, the palm part of the glove is divided into three or more areas, each area is composed of leather cloth, and each of the above leather cloths is connected to each other via an elastic cloth, or is attached to the palm part. The palm part can be expanded and contracted by sewing each of the above leather fabrics on the arranged elastic fabric. FIG. 1 is a front view of the palm portion of the glove in which the above-mentioned characteristics appear. Here, the palm portion is divided into three regions of upper and lower three stages from the finger portion to the wrist portion, and each of them is made of leather fabric 1A. It is composed of 1B and 1C. Reference numerals 4A and 4B in the figure are leather fabrics constituting the wrist portion.

In this embodiment, each of the above leather fabrics is connected via an elastic fabric 2 sewn to the outer edge thereof. That is, the elastic fabric 2 is located between the leather fabrics, and the size of the gloves changes due to the expansion and contraction of the elastic fabric.

The golf glove of this embodiment is configured to expand and contract over the entire area of the glove, not just the palm. In that case, the basic idea is to use elastic fabric in places where the grip is not hindered, and to use leather fabric with good anti-slip properties in other places.

The elastic fabric 2 is arranged substantially continuously over the entire area of the glove, and the leather fabric is sewn on the elastic fabric or is connected to the elastic fabric by sewing at a place where the elastic fabric is not located. It will be arranged in an island shape by being arranged. In the front view of FIG. 1 and the rear view of FIG. 2, the elastic cloth 2 is arranged from the instep of the glove to the base of each finger, and the elastic cloth 2 has the index finger and the middle finger, respectively. , The extension portion 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D are extended from the base of the ring finger and the little finger on the dorsal side of the finger to the entire length of each finger at the tip (see FIG. 2). On the other hand, leather fabrics 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D are arranged in the remaining portion of each finger portion where the extension portions 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D, which are mainly located in the finger pad, do not exist (see FIG. 1). It is sewn on elastic fabric. Then, notches A, B, C, and D are provided in the middle of the leather fabrics 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D, and the elastic fabric is sewn in these notches.

The stretchable fabric 2 is extended from the base of the thumb portion of the glove on the side edge side on the index finger side to the entire length direction of the thumb at the tip to form the extension portion 2E (see FIG. 2). On the other hand, the leather fabric 3E is arranged in the remaining portion of the thumb portion where the extension portion 2E located mainly on the finger pad side, the dorsal side of the finger and the outer edge side does not exist (see FIG. 1), and is sewn on the elastic fabric. Be worn. In this case, a part of the extension portion 2E of the stretchable fabric of the thumb extends like a peninsula to the dorsal side of the finger to form the extension portion E (see FIG. 8).

Reference numeral S in the drawing is a slit cut from the wrist side end of the instep toward the finger in order for the golfer, which is the gist of the present invention, to open the glove from the wrist to the instep (FIG. 2, FIG. 7. See FIG. 8). One end of the wristband 10 having a height close to the entire length of the slit is fixed to one side of the slit S, and the engaging member 11 provided at the other end of the wristband is attached to the instep on the other side of the slit. Is provided with an attached member to which the is attached. The engagement member is arranged at two places above and below the slit. The upper engagement member 11A is placed on the elastic fabric 2 of the instep via the leather fabric 5A, and the lower engagement member 11B is made of leather. It is sewn onto the elastic fabric 2 on the wrist via the fabric 4B. Although a hook-and-loop fastener is assumed here as the engaging means, it is needless to say that the fastening means is not limited to that.

As described above, in this golf glove, the glove expands and contracts by the total dimension of the expansion allowance of each elastic fabric located between the leather fabrics divided into three or more areas. It will be as follows.
(1) The elastic fabric 2 located between the leather fabric 1A placed on the palm and the leather fabric at the base of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger,
The elastic fabric 2 located between the leather fabric 1A placed on the palm and the leather fabric 1B below it,
The total length of the stretchable fabric 2 located between the leather fabric 1B arranged on the palm and the leather fabric 4A arranged on the wrist extends from 12 mm to nearly 14 mm.
(2) Leather fabrics 1A, 1B, 1C arranged on the palm, elastic fabric 2 located between the leather fabrics 3E on the thumb, and
The elastic fabric 2 located between the leather fabric 3E on the thumb, the leather fabric 5A on the instep, and the leather fabric 4B on the wrist,
The total stretch of the leather fabric 5A on the instep, the leather fabric 4B on the wrist, and the elastic fabric 2 located between the leather fabrics 1A, 1B, and 1C on the palm extends from 16 mm to nearly 18 mm. ..

In the above embodiment, the leather fabrics are connected via the elastic fabric sewn on the outer edge thereof, but it is needless to say that the leather fabric may be sewn on the elastic fabric. ..

S Slit G1 Golf gloves 1A Leather fabric 1B Leather fabric 1C Leather fabric 2 Stretch fabric 10 Wristband 11 Engagement member 11A Engagement member 11B Engagement member

Claims (1)

Golf gloves sewn by stitching together elastic fabric that can be stretched in the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions, and synthetic leather, artificial leather, or natural leather that is less elastic but has better anti-slip properties than elastic fabric. A slit is formed to open the gloves when wearing from the wrist side end of the instep to the finger direction.
One end of the wristband is fixed to one side of the slit, and the fastening member at the other end of the wristband is fixed to the engagement member provided on the instep on the other side of the slit so as to be able to be fastened. In gloves for
The height of the wristband shall extend to almost the entire length of the slit, and
Attached members provided on the instep are placed at two locations above and below the slit.
The upper engagement member is made of leather on the elastic fabric of the instep.
The lower engagement member is an opening / closing mechanism for golf gloves, which is characterized by being arranged on the leather fabric arranged on the elastic fabric of the wrist.

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