JPH0219502A - Sportswear with protector - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the subject sportswear capable of thoroughly fitting a protector itself to a part of the human body only by wear thereof by connecting plural rigid parts with flexible ones at prescribed spaces, forming the protector themselves so as to be highly rigid and light and combining them with parts of the sportswear fabric. CONSTITUTION:Plural bar-shaped rigid parts 3 are arranged in parallel to each other at equal spaces, connected using flexible ones 5 in order and cushioning bodies 10 are preferably bonded to respective spaces 11 to prepare protector parts 2. The resultant protector parts 2 are attached to respective parts 1a-1h of a sportswear 1, thus obtaining the objective sportswear capable of thoroughly protecting the human body from an unexpected impact.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to sportswear with a protector, and particularly to a protector that is worn on the body and has the function of protecting a part of the body when performing various sports. Regarding sportswear with accessories.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, when participating in various extreme sports such as skiing or motorcycle touring, protectors should be worn on parts of the body such as shoulders, knees, hips, and chest to sufficiently protect the body from unexpected shocks to these parts. ing.

By the way, a protector that is rigid, lightweight, and perfectly fits the body has not been proposed. In other words, conventional protectors include ones that are integrally molded from plastic for knee pads, inner protectors used by baseball umpires, and leg guards used by baseball catchers. ing.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, these protectors do not have the function of perfectly fitting a part of the body, and adding this function weakens the rigidity, so that it has not yet been possible to provide a protector that satisfies all of the above requirements. In addition, in order for the protector to perfectly fit a part of the body, the protector as a whole deforms to follow various movements of the body, and on the other hand, the part of the protector that is in contact with the part of the body is almost completely deformed. It is required that it not be deformed.

On the other hand, this type of protector is designed to be worn on top of laboratory wear, and is not an integral combination of the two. As for integrated products, some have been proposed that have a flexible plastic plate built into the pants fabric, such as knee pads for ski pants, but these types of products do not completely attach to the body. In order to fit the protector, its rigidity is weakened, and in this respect it is inadequate as a protector.

Conventionally, no sportswear with a protector has been proposed in which a protector that perfectly fits a part of the body is integrally molded with the sportswear.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology, and to create a sportswear that is rigid, lightweight, and fits perfectly to a part of the body. The purpose is to provide sportswear with a molded protector.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a protector in which a plurality of hard bodies molded into a desired shape are connected by a soft body while maintaining a predetermined interval substantially parallel to each other. The main body of the protector is combined with a part of the fabric of the sportswear.

[Function]According to the present invention, the protector body is bonded to a part of the fabric of the sportswear, so when the sportswear is worn, the hard body of the protector body comes into contact with the body, and this part The soft body connecting the hard body does not displace as the body bends and stretches, but moves integrally with the fabric as the body bends and stretches, so the protector as a whole deforms following the bending and stretching motion.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of sportswear with a protector according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 indicates sportswear used for ski competitions and the like.

Shoulder portion 1as, chest portion 1b, and elbow portion 1c of this sportswear 1
A plurality of protector main bodies 2 each having an optimal shape according to each part are coupled to the waist part 1d, the middle part 1e, the back part If, the ankle part 1g, the wrist part 1h, etc. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, this protector main body 2 includes a plurality of rod-shaped hard bodies 3.3...3 arranged approximately parallel to each other at equal intervals. ...3 to soft body 5.5
... 5 connected in sequence.

In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, a part of the outer surface of the soft body 5 may be adhered to the inner surface of the hard body 3, or the two may be integrally thermoformed by heat treatment. Hard vinyl chloride or the like is suitable for the hard body 3, and soft vinyl chloride or the like is suitable for the soft body 5.

Moreover, the protector main body 2 configured in this way is sewn to each part 1a to 1h of the sportswear 1 using a sewing machine or the like, as described above.

It is preferable that each part 1a to 1h be specified according to the type of sportswear 1, and it is particularly preferable to specify a part that expands and contracts rapidly when worn on the body. A concave groove 7 is formed in a portion of the soft body 5 located at the periphery of the protector body 2.
is formed (FIG. 3 or FIG. 5), and a sewing thread for suturing is accommodated in this groove 7. In addition,
Protector body 2 and sportswear 1 for each part 1a to 1h
is bonded to the fabric using adhesive 8, as shown in FIG.
It can also be carried out by thermocompression bonding or thermobonding using.

Just by wearing this sportswear 1, you are wearing the protector body 2, and the protector body 2 tends to be connected to the optimal parts 1a to 1h specified according to the type of sportswear 1. , you can fully protect your body no matter what sport you do. In addition, the protector main body 2 is composed of a hard body 3 and a soft body 5, and only the hard body 3 fits perfectly into a part of the body, so the hard body 3 is not affected by bending and stretching movements of the body. Only the soft body 5 connecting these is displaced. Therefore, the requirement is satisfied that the protector as a whole deforms following various movements of the body, while the portion that is in contact with a part of the body hardly deforms.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to attach a buffer 10 made of a material such as silicone that does not cause skin irritation to the inner peripheral portion of the protector main body 2. In this way, when an unexpected impact is applied to the soft part of the soft body 5,
It is possible to completely strengthen the weak points in those soft areas. In addition, FIGS. 8a to 8d show a hard body 3 and a soft body 5, respectively.
This shows an example of another connection configuration. In the figure a or b, a soft body 5 is added inside the soft body 51 connecting the hard body 3.
2 is pasted to form a sealed space 11 between the soft body 51 and the soft body 52.
A bag-shaped soft body 54 is further placed inside the soft body 53 that connects the
In this figure, the soft body 55 that connects the hard body 3 is formed into a bag shape, and a sealed space 12, 13 is formed between each member. A sealed space 14 is shown.

The above is an example, but if you do this, each space 11-
The air remaining in the hard body 3 alleviates the impact acting on the outer circumferential surface of the hard body 3, and this plays the role of an air cushion, which is advantageous.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 9, a separate large-sized hard body 31 can be combined so as to straddle a plurality of hard bodies 3, 3, . . . 3. In addition,
It is clear that this hard body 31 may be molded integrally with the hard bodies 3.3...3 in advance. With this configuration, the chest 1b (Fig. 1), the back if (Fig. 1), the knee 1i (Fig. 10), and even the back of the hand 1j (Fig.
It is possible to firmly and reliably protect areas with relatively little movement, such as those shown in Figure), over a wide range of areas.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the protector main body is constructed by connecting a plurality of hard bodies molded into a desired shape with a soft body while maintaining a predetermined interval substantially parallel to each other. This protector main body can be made highly rigid and lightweight. Furthermore, since the protector body is bonded to a part of the fabric of the sportswear, the protector body can be perfectly fitted to a part of the body simply by wearing the sportswear.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the main body of the protector for the back of the hand.

1... Sportswear, 2... Protector body, 3
．． 31...Hard body, 5.51-55...Soft body, 1
0... Buffer, 11-14... Sealed space.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Claims (1)

[Claims] A protector body is constructed by connecting a plurality of hard bodies molded into a desired shape almost parallel to each other with a soft body while maintaining a predetermined interval, and this protector body is bonded to a part of the fabric of sportswear. Sportswear with special features such as protectors.