JPH042681Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial field of application] This invention relates to a headgear worn to protect the head in rugby games.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, as shown in Fig. 1, the head gear A includes an annular band 1 that is fitted around the entire circumference of the frontal, temporal, and occipital areas, and a ring that extends from the center of the front upper edge of the annular band 1 to the head. Anteroposterior band portions 2 that pass through the top and reach the center of the upper edge of the rear portion, and left and right band portions 3 that extend from the center of the upper edge of the left side of the annular band portion 1 to the center of the upper edge of the right side through the top of the head.
and a chin strap 5 provided on the lower edges of the left and right sides of an annular band part 1 via ear flap pieces 4, and a cushioning material is provided on the entire inner surface of each band part.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

By the way, in rugby competitions, players under high school age are required to wear headgear A. This is because rugby is an intense sport, and young players are not physically fit and do not have sufficient training. For this reason, headgear A is desired to have greater safety, and the following requests were made.

That is, since the contact between the heads and between the head and the body occurs on a relatively flat surface, the shock can be sufficiently cushioned by the cushioning material in each of the band parts 1, 2, and 3. but,
Sharp parts come into contact with elbows, knees, spikes, etc., and the impact force cannot be sufficiently cushioned by cushioning materials, which may lead to serious accidents. In particular, the temporal temple area is a vital point for humans, and protection of this area is strongly desired.

[Purpose of invention]

The object of this invention is to provide a headgear that satisfies the above requirements.

[Means to achieve the purpose]

In order to achieve the above object, in this invention, in the above-mentioned conventional headgear, a rigid plate which can be bent freely along the length direction is interposed within the buffer material of the temporal temple part of the annular band part. be.

Examples of the rigid plate include a plate formed by bonding carbon fibers and glass fibers arranged in parallel, a plastic plate, a metal plate, and the like.

In addition, as the above-mentioned cushioning material, shock absorbing materials such as Shock Absorbing Solbothiein (trade name), Microshell Polymer Sheet (Poron
-02, X-05) (trade name), etc. are preferably used.

[Effect]

When wearing the headgear constructed in this way and the sharp parts of someone else's elbow or knee come into contact with the temple area during a competition, the impact force is transmitted to the rigid plate through the cushioning material, and the rigid plate is hard and strong. Therefore, the impact force can be received without forming a sharp recess. If the pointed recess is not formed in this way, the impact force will be diffused in the rigid plate and transmitted to the head, and the force will be extremely small. In other words, to put it to an extreme, the impact force is reduced from a point impact to a surface impact, and the temple area is protected.

In addition, the impact force (repulsion force) on the other person's side that comes into contact with the
can be relaxed. If a shock absorbing material is used as a buffer material, its effectiveness will be greatly improved.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, like the conventional example, this embodiment also consists of an annular band part 1, front and rear band parts 2, left and right band parts 3, ear flap pieces 4, and a chin strap 5. Cushioning material 6 is provided on the entire inner surfaces of 1, 2, and 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cushioning material 6 is formed by applying a shock absorbing material 6a to the inner surface of a skin 7 forming the surface of each band and covering it with a cloth 7b. In this cushioning material 6, as shown in the figure, a rigid plate 8 is interposed at the temporal temple portion of the annular band portion 1, and is bendable along its length.

The rigid plate 8 is made by laminating or bonding a large number of carbon fibers alternately in the directions of the arrows a and b in Fig. 3 in a laminated or lattice-like manner, and the size of the rigid plate 8 may be large enough to cover the temple area. Either is fine,
Decide accordingly. Note that it is desired that the annular band 1 curve smoothly in the direction of the arrow a in Figure 3 (to fit around the head), so the carbon fibers are arranged so that it is easy to curve in the direction of the arrow a. Consider the configuration.

This embodiment is constructed as described above, and when used, it is worn by putting it over the head and tightening the chin strap 5 in the same manner as in the conventional case. When wearing this, rigid plate 8
Since it is bendable, it bends according to the curve of the annular band 1 and fits snugly around the head.

On the other hand, during a competition, when a sharp part of someone else's elbow or knee comes into contact with the temple, the impact force is transmitted to the rigid plate 8 through the cushioning material 6, and since the rigid plate 8 is hard and strong, To absorb impact force without forming a sharp recess. If no sharp recesses are formed in this way, the impact force will be diffused in the rigid plate 8 and transmitted to the head, and the force will be much smaller, the impact force will be relaxed, and the temple area will be protected.

In addition, the cushioning material 6 absorbs the impact of the elbows, knees, etc. of other people who come into contact with the user, thereby preventing damage thereto.

In addition, in the embodiment, the rigid plate 8 was interposed only in the temple part, but in other parts, that is, not only other parts of the annular band part 1, but also the front and rear band parts 2 and the left and right band parts 3.
It may be provided over a portion or the entire length.

[Effect of idea]

This invention is constructed as described above, and the rigid plate absorbs the contact of a sharp part such as an elbow with the temple, which is a vital point, so that the impact force is alleviated and the temple is protected.

In addition, since the rigid plate is bendable along the length of the annular band, it easily follows the shape of the circumference of the head, and there is no problem in wearing it.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the head gear of this invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the main part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the rigid plate of FIG. 1. 1... Annular band part, 2... Front and rear band parts, 3... Left and right band parts, 4... Ear flap piece, 5... Chin strap, 6... Cushioning material, 8... Rigid plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) An annular band that is fitted around the entire circumference of the frontal, temporal, and occipital areas, and a ring extending from the center of the upper edge of the front part of the annular band to the rear through the parietal area. An anteroposterior band extending to the center of the upper edge, and a left and right band extending from the center of the upper edge of the left side of the annular band through the top of the head to the center of the upper edge of the right side;
In a rugby headgear consisting of a chin strap attached to the lower edges of the left and right sides of an annular band via ear flap pieces, and a cushioning material is attached to the entire inner surface of each band, the temporal temple part of the annular band is A rugby headgear characterized by having a rigid plate that can bend freely along the length of the cushioning material interposed within the cushioning material. (2) Utility model registration claim No. (1) characterized in that the above-mentioned rigid plate is formed by bonding carbon fibers or glass fibers arranged side by side.
Rugby headgear as described in section. (3) Utility model registration claim paragraph (1) or (2) characterized in that the cushioning material is made of a shock absorbing material.
Rugby headgear as described in section.