JPH09182825A - Glove for baseball - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mitigate an impact at the time of batting by sewing patch leather holding a low repulsive impact absorbing material there between at least to the pointing finger bag side of a thumb bag and a metacarpal bone equivalent position of a little finger in a glove for baseball suitable for use at the time of playing baseball, especially batting. SOLUTION: This glove 1 for baseball for a left hand is formed with natural leather or the like as a main body and a flexible cloth 4 is used at a hand back part 3. In this case, so as to firmly grip a bat and to mitigate the impact at the time of batting, the patch leather 8 holding the low repulsive impact absorbing member there between is sewn 11 to the side of the pointing finger bag 52 of the thumb bag 51 and the metacarpal bone equivalent position 6 of the little finger. Also, the patch leather 8 holding the low repulsive impact absorbing member 7 there between can be sewn 11 to the entire periphery of the thumb bag 51 as well. A flexible material is used in a wrist part 9 and a tightening band 10 for fixing the wrist part 9 to the wrist at the time of inserting the glove 1 to the hand is attached.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is to provide a baseball glove suitable for use in baseball, particularly when batting, and enables a bat to be firmly gripped and at the time of batting. It is intended to reduce the impact.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, when playing baseball, it has become more common to use baseball gloves rather than bare hands when holding a bat or using a baseball glove. This is to prevent slipping between the bat and the hand when gripping the bat, and to improve the fit between the bat and the hand. Similarly, when using a baseball glove,
Baseball gloves are used to improve the fit between the baseball glove and the hand.

In some baseball gloves, elastic backing is used for a required part of the back of the hand so that the back can be easily stretched so that the bat can be easily gripped. In addition, there is also a device in which a glove is applied to the palm of the hand to reinforce the body of the glove and to make it easier to grip the bat. However, with conventional baseball gloves, the fit between the glove and the bat is still insufficient in the following points.

That is, due to the exhaustion of wood resources in recent years, it has become mainstream to use baseball bats made of almost metal, except for professional baseball. Since the metal baseball bat is made into a bat shape by swaging a metal base pipe, the grip 15 portion has a substantially cylindrical shape 17 as shown in FIG.
It is what becomes. In the case of a conventional wooden baseball bat, as shown in FIG.
The grip 15 had a divergent shape 18 toward the grip end 16.

When the grip 15 has a flared shape 18 toward the grip end 16 like a wooden bat, when the bat is gripped, there is not much space between the little finger and the bat. However, it is almost cylindrical like a metal bat.
In that case, there are drawbacks that a gap is apt to be formed between the little finger and the bat, the fit is deteriorated, and the bat cannot be grasped firmly and wobbles. So, in order to fill this gap and hold the bat firmly,
Some athletes wrapped tape around the grip and worked it into a flared shape toward the grip end.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention fills a gap between a baseball glove and a grip, which is formed when a baseball bat is gripped, so that the bat can be firmly grasped and batting. An object of the present invention is to provide a baseball glove that can also alleviate the impact generated when the ball hits the bat.

With regard to golf gloves, the inventions of, for example, JP-B-50-13172, JP-B-53-30366, JP-A-60-73574, and the like for sports gloves are JP-A-62-30876. Of the invention is known as a padded palm or a padded pad. However, since the grip of a golf club has a very small diameter unlike a baseball bat, the position and size of the gap created when the golf club is held and the position and size of the gap created when the baseball bat is held are Were very different.

[0008] In addition, the actual Kosho 50-1 consisting only of padding
In No. 3172 and No. 62-30876, the impact at the time of batting cannot be alleviated. The padded padded skins of Japanese Utility Model Sho 53-30366 and Japanese Utility Model Sho 60-73574 are considered when the grip of a golf club is gripped. It was difficult to grasp the bat for use, and the effect of alleviating the impact during batting could not be expected so much.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In a baseball glove mainly composed of artificial leather or natural leather and using stretchable fabric as needed, at least on the index finger side of the thumb bag and the position of the metacarpal bone of the little finger. A baseball glove sewn with a padding sandwiching a low-resilience shock absorbing member. In addition to the above, the padding sandwiching the low-resilience impact absorbing member may be provided in a range from the thumb bag side of the index finger bag to the middle finger bag side through the palm part. Further, the padding sandwiching the low-resilience impact absorbing member sewn to the metacarpal bone corresponding position of the little finger may be provided extending to the side of the little finger bag opposite to the ring finger bag.

As the low-resilience impact absorbing member, polyurethane foam, acrylic foam, polyurethane foam, acrylic foam, a member obtained by impregnating asphalt or silicon bouncing putty or polybutadiene, silicon bouncing putty, and the like can be used.

[0011]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) FIGS. 1 (a) and (b) are one embodiment of the left-handed baseball glove 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (a) is a view of the baseball glove viewed from the palm part 2. 1 (b) is the back part 3
I just saw it. In the baseball glove 1 shown in FIG. 1, the index bag 52 side of the thumb bag 51 and the position 6 corresponding to the metacarpal bone of the little finger 6
In addition, a patch 8 sandwiching the low-resilience impact absorbing member 7 is sewn on.

The metacarpal bone of the little finger is shown in FIG. Little finger 551
Is the metacarpal bone 551 like the other three fingers except the thumb.
a, proximal phalanx 551b, middle phalanx 551c, distal phalanx 551d
Made from The metacarpal bone 551a exists in the so-called "palm", and the remaining bones constitute "fingers". The provision of the skin 8 sandwiching the low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 at the position 6 corresponding to the middle phalanx 551a of the little finger 551 means that the low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 is sandwiched at the position corresponding to the "palm" of the little finger 551. That is, the patch 8 is provided.

FIG. 2 is an end view of the glove of FIG. 1 taken along the line AA. A patch 8 sandwiching a low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 is sewn 11 to the side of the index bag 52 of the thumb bag 51 and the position 6 corresponding to the metacarpal bone of the little finger. Further, although not shown in the drawing, the pad 8 sandwiching the low-resilience impact absorbing member 7 may be sewn 11 to the inner surface of the glove. When the patch 8 is applied to the inner surface in this way, the edge of the patch 8 does not go out and the appearance is good. Furthermore, the thumb bag 51 is not limited to this embodiment,
For example, a patch 8 having the low-resilience impact absorbing member 7 sandwiched may be sewn 11 around the entire circumference.

This baseball glove 1 is mainly made of artificial leather or natural leather, and has a stretchable cloth 4 for the back part 3. The use of the stretchable cloth 4 has been publicly known, and it is because the fingers can be easily bent and the bat can be easily gripped or caught.
Therefore, in accordance with the above-mentioned purpose, the position of the stretchable cloth 4 is arbitrary and is not limited to this embodiment.

The wrist portion 9 is made of a stretchable material similar to the conventional baseball glove 1, and a tightening band 10 for fixing the wrist portion 9 to the wrist when the glove 1 is inserted into the hand. It is attached. In this embodiment, a velvet fastener is used as the tightening band 10. The configuration of the wrist unit 9 is not limited to the present embodiment as long as the wrist unit 9 has been conventionally implemented.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 3 (a) shows the baseball glove 1 viewed from the palm 2, and FIG. 3 (b) shows the back 3. I just saw it. At least the index finger bag 52 side of the thumb bag 51 and the middle finger bag 5 from the thumb bag 51 side of the index finger bag 52 through the palm portion 2.
The range 12 extending to the 3 side, the metacarpal bone-equivalent position 6 of the little finger, and the side 13 of the little finger bag 55 opposite to the ring finger bag 54 are sewn 11 with the patch 8 sandwiching the low-resilience impact absorbing member 7. There is.

In the present embodiment, the index finger bag 52 of the palm portion 2
A patch 81 is continuously provided from a range 12 in which the repulsive shock absorbing member 7 is sandwiched to a range in which the repulsive shock absorbing member 7 is sandwiched at a position 6 corresponding to the metacarpal bone of the little finger. The patch 8 is simply sewn to reinforce the palm portion 2, and the repulsive impact absorbing member 7 is not sandwiched. Therefore, even if the patch 81 is not provided at this portion, the present invention will not be hindered. Reinforcing patch 82 is also sewn to the tips of the middle finger bag 53 and the ring finger bag 54, but this also does not sandwich the repulsive impact absorbing member 7 as in the above, and the patch 82 is provided at this portion. Even if it does not exist, there is no problem in the present invention.

(Other Embodiments) Although not shown, in addition to the two embodiments described above, in addition to the index finger bag 52 side of the thumb bag 51 and the position 6 corresponding to the metacarpal bone of the little finger in FIG. The patch 8 sandwiching the low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 may be sewn 11 also in the range 12 from the thumb bag 51 side of the index finger bag 52 through the palm part 2 to the middle finger bag 53 side.
Further, the index finger bag 52 side of the thumb bag 51 has the same configuration as in FIG. 1, and the little finger side is extended from the metacarpal bone position 6 of the little finger to the side 13 of the little finger bag 55 opposite to the ring finger bag 54 as shown in FIG. Sew a patch 8 sandwiching a low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 in a shape 11
It may be configured.

The patch 8 sandwiching the low-resilience impact absorbing member 7 may be sewn 11 to the outer surface of the glove, or may be sewn 11 to the inner surface of the glove.

As the low-resilience impact absorbing member 7, polyurethane foam, acrylic foam, polyurethane foam or acrylic foam, a member obtained by impregnating asphalt, silicon bouncing putty or polybutadiene, silicon bouncing putty and the like are suitable. However, although polyurethane foam and acrylic foam are inexpensive, they are inferior in shock absorbing power when used alone.

Silicone bouncing putty, or polyurethane foam or acrylic foam impregnated with silicone bouncing putty, fits well in the hand when the bat is gripped, but the restoring force when the bat is released is weak and the bat grips the bat. There is a drawback that it is difficult for the glove to adapt to different shapes when fixing or changing from a bat to a baseball glove.

A member obtained by impregnating polyurethane foam or acrylic foam with asphalt or polybutadiene has the flexibility and the restoring property most suitable as the low resilience impact absorbing member 7 of the present invention. One of them is EAR SPECIALTY COMPOSITE in the United States.
S CONP's "CONFOR" or "TEMPER"
It is a material called FOAM, which is generally sold in Japan under the trade name "Memory Foam".

The member obtained by impregnating polyurethane foam or acrylic foam with asphalt or polybutadiene can be enclosed in a thin film. By doing so, even if the impregnated asphalt or polybutadiene leaks from the polyurethane foam or the acrylic foam, the asphalt or polybutadiene does not seep to the surface of the glove.

[0024]

The baseball glove 1 shown in FIG. 3 of the present invention is shown in FIG. 5 when the bat 14 is grasped from an obliquely upper position, and in FIG. 6 when viewed from just below. Since the baseball glove of FIG. 3 is for the left hand, the drawing is based on the assumption that it is used by a right-handed person.

By the way, a baseball bat has the strongest grip between the thumb and the little finger, the strongest force next to the index finger, and the middle and ring fingers are almost attached. Referring to FIG. 5, the bat 14 is firmly gripped by the thumb and forefinger. Although a very large force is required to grip the bat 14, when the baseball glove 1 of the present invention is used, the thumb bag 51 on the index finger bag 52 side and the index finger bag 52 where the force is applied most when the bat 14 is gripped. Thumb bag 5
Since the patch skin 8 sandwiching the low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 is provided in the range 12 from the 1st side to the palm part 53 side to the middle finger bag 53 side, the low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 in this part is the bat 14. Along the outer circumference of the grip, the gap between the bat 14 and the thumb bag 51 and the index finger bag 52 is eliminated, and the bat 14 can be firmly gripped with a little force, as if a slightly thick bat was gripped.

The force of hitting the ball with the bat 14 is applied in the direction of the arrow B, and as a result, the force is applied to the low-resilience impact absorbing member 7 sandwiched between the thumb bag 51 and the index finger bag 52. Become. Therefore, the low-rebound impact absorbing member 7 absorbs the impact at the time of impact, and the impact of impact is not directly transmitted to the hand. From the viewpoint of mitigating impact at the time of impact, the low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 may be sandwiched at least only on the side of the forefinger bag 52 of the thumb bag 51, but from the side of the thumb bag 51 of the forefinger bag 52 to the palm portion 2. If the low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 is sandwiched even in the range 12 extending to the middle finger bag side, the gap formed with the bat 14 can be filled in a wide range and the shock can be more effectively absorbed. .

Referring to FIG. 6, the bat 14 is firmly gripped by the little finger. The little finger is relatively difficult to apply force, but the little finger's metacarpal equivalent position 6 to the little finger bag 5
Since the patch skin 8 sandwiching the low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 is provided on the side 13 opposite to the ring finger bag 54 of 5, the low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 follows the outer circumference of the grip of the bat 14 and There is no gap between the bat 14 and the little finger bag 55, and the bat 14 can be firmly gripped with the same feeling as if the tape was wrapped around the grip.

The force when the ball is hit with the bat 14 is applied in the direction of the arrow C. Position 6 of the metacarpal bone of the little finger
If the low-resilience shock absorbing member 7 is extended and sandwiched from the side of the pinkie bag 55 to the side 13 opposite to the ring finger bag 54, the gap between the bat 14 and the pinky can be filled in a wide range and is effective. Can absorb shock. Since the impact force applied to the little finger is relatively small, if the low-resilience impact absorbing member 7 is sandwiched only at at least the metacarpal bone corresponding position 6 of the little finger, the gap generated between the bat 14 and the little finger can be filled. , Shock can be mitigated.

[0029] Usually, a right-handed person often wears baseball gloves only on his / her left hand, so the above can be said. However, when a right-handed person also wears gloves on his / her right hand, or a left-handed person. Even if you wear gloves on your right hand or both hands, you can grasp the bat firmly by filling the gap between the glove and the grip as well as mitigating the impact caused by the ball hitting the bat during batting. It is a thing.

As described above, when the baseball glove 1 of the present invention is used, the low-resilience impact absorbing member 7 fills the outer periphery of the grip of the bat 14 and fills the gap between the bat 14 and the hand. It will be. Therefore, the bat 14 can be firmly gripped, the fit is improved, and the bat does not wobble when gripped. Further, since the impact upon hitting the ball is alleviated by the low-rebound impact absorbing member 7, the impact is less likely to be transmitted to the hand, and the numbness of the hand is reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an example of a baseball glove of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an end view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is another embodiment of the baseball glove of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a skeleton of a hand.

FIG. 5 is a view of a state in which the bat is grasped with the baseball glove of the present invention, which is viewed obliquely from above.

FIG. 6 is a view of a baseball glove of the present invention in which a bat is gripped, as viewed from right under.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the shape of a grip portion of a bat.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 baseball gloves 2 palm part 3 back part 4 stretchable fabric 51 thumb bag 52 index finger bag 53 middle finger bag 54 ring finger bag 55 little finger bag 551 little finger 551a metacarpal 551b proximal phalanx 551c middle phalanx 551d end phalange 6 metacarpal Bone equivalent position 7 Low-resilience shock absorbing member 8 Patch skin 81 Patch skin 82 Patch skin 9 Wrist section 10 Tightening band 11 Sewing 12 Range from the thumb bag side of the index finger bag to the middle finger bag side through the palm part 13 Of the little finger bag Opposite to the ring finger bag 14 Baseball bat 15 Grip 16 Grip end 17 Cylindrical 18 End spread

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. Mainly made of artificial leather or natural leather,
In baseball gloves using elastic fabric as necessary, at least the index finger bag side of the thumb bag and the position corresponding to the metacarpal bone of the little finger were sewn with patch leather sandwiching a low-resilience shock absorbing member. Baseball gloves. 2. Mainly made of artificial leather or natural leather,
In baseball gloves using elastic fabric as necessary, at least the index finger bag side of the thumb bag, the range from the thumb bag side of the index finger bag to the middle finger bag side through the palm, and the metacarpal bone of the little finger Baseball gloves with sewn patches on the position and a low-resilience shock absorbing member sandwiched between them. 3. Mainly made of artificial leather or natural leather,
In a baseball glove using an elastic material as necessary, a low-resilience impact absorbing member is provided at least from the index finger bag side of the thumb bag and the metacarpal bone position of the little finger opposite to the ring finger bag of the little finger bag. Baseball gloves with sewn padded leather. 4. Mainly made of artificial leather or natural leather,
In baseball gloves using elastic fabric as necessary, at least the index finger bag side of the thumb bag, the range from the thumb bag side of the index finger bag to the middle finger bag side through the palm, and the metacarpal bone of the little finger Baseball gloves with sewn padding sandwiching a low-resilience shock absorbing member from the position to the side of the little finger bag opposite the ring finger bag. 5. The low-resilience impact absorbing member is any one of polyurethane foam, acrylic foam, polyurethane foam, acrylic foam, a member obtained by impregnating asphalt or silicon bouncing putty or polybutadiene, and silicon bouncing putty. The baseball glove according to any one of 4 above.