JPS6324937Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a sports glove that has significantly improved mobility, palm and finger fit, and comfort.

Sports gloves are protective from the standpoint of playing,
Gripability, ball catching, and wearability are required. moreover,
From the perspective of manufacturing these sports gloves, flexibility, shape-forming properties, and shape retention properties are required, and natural leather has traditionally been used as a material that nearly satisfies these properties.

However, in sports where recent, more advanced playing techniques can be incorporated into various sports gloves made from natural leather, which has many excellent properties, lighter weight gloves are being used to achieve greater maneuverability. The demands are loud from the players. However, since natural leather has a high apparent density, there is a natural limit to how much it can be made lightweight, and it is almost impossible to achieve a weight reduction that will allow for maneuverability. In addition, natural leather absorbs sweat generated during sports play, repeats drying and rewetting, and this accumulates and accelerates the change over time of the softening oils and fats that have been applied to the natural leather in advance, causing a hardening phenomenon. Ease of use is compromised. In addition, it has the disadvantage that it promotes brittleness of natural leather, causes cracks in the grain surface, and becomes unable to perform its original function in a short period of time. Furthermore, sweat components often rot in part of the natural leather, resulting in undesirable conditions such as a strange odor or foul odor, making it difficult to maintain a comfortable wearing experience.

In order to improve these shortcomings, the inventors of the present invention have conducted extensive research and found that natural leather has excellent properties such as flexibility, pliability, shapeability, shape retention, protection, gripping properties, and ball catching properties. This improved product has excellent sweat absorption, drying properties, and shock absorption properties without sacrificing its original functions, does not generate bad odors over time, maintains a comfortable fit, and has excellent mobility. It has been discovered that sports gloves can be obtained.

That is, the present invention provides a sports glove mainly made of natural leather, which is composed of a fiber sheet and a polymeric elastic material, and in which the surface of the fiber sheet is covered with napped fibers having a thickness of 1 denier or less. This is an improved sports glove, characterized in that the lining is lined so that the napped side is the side that comes into contact with the hand, and the napped direction of the napped fibers is inclined in the direction in which the hand is inserted into the glove. .

Natural leather can be made from cow, horse, pig, sheep, goat, deer, etc. Preferably, these silver-finished leathers are good.

The fiber sheet is made of nonwoven fabric, woven fabric, knitted fabric, composite material thereof, etc., and has napped fibers on at least one surface.

The polymers constituting the fibers of the fiber sheet include polyester polymers, polyamide polymers, polyolefin polymers such as polyethylene and polypropylene, and acrylic polymers. Among these high molecular weight polymers, linear polyester polymers, linear polyamide polymers and acrylic polymers are preferred, and linear polyester polymers and linear polyamide polymers are more preferred.

The fiber sheet of the present invention has raised naps at least on the surface. The napped fibers may be of the same type or different type from the fibers constituting the fiber sheet. The thickness of the napped fibers is 1
It is necessary to keep it below the denier. By setting the denier to 1 denier or less, the napped fibers covering the surface of the sheet-like article fit easily with the palm and fingers, and adhesion is improved due to the large contact area. Furthermore, sweat absorption during sports play promotes and increases capillary action, which has the effect of accelerating the drying rate. Two or more types of these fibers may be used in combination.

Polyurethane-based, polyacrylic-based, polyamide-based and polyester-based binders can be used as the polymeric elastomer, and these binders can be applied either dry or wet or by coagulation. However, it is preferable that the polymer elastic body after solidification has continuous pores.

The sheet-like product is made by impregnating a nonwoven fabric or a woven or knitted fabric made of the above-mentioned fibers with the above-mentioned binder capable of forming a polymeric elastic body, applying a napping treatment to at least one side by a conventional method, and covering the sheet surface with napped fibers. By this method, a sheet-like product applicable to the present invention can be obtained.

Furthermore, sweat absorption during sports play promotes and increases capillary action,
This is because it has the effect of speeding up the drying speed. Two or more types of these fibers may be used in combination.

Napped fibers are formed by raising or flocking.
For reasons such as strength, it is preferable to form by raising. Furthermore, the more the napped fibers covering the surface of the sheet-like article are packed together, the more effective the present invention will be.

Polyurethane-based, polyacrylic-based, polyamide-based and polyester-based binders can be used as the polymeric elastomer, and these binders can be applied by either dry or wet coagulation. however,
It is preferable that the polymer elastic body after solidification has continuous pores. These polymeric elastomers are necessary to improve the strength and abrasion resistance of the fiber sheet material applicable to the present invention, and to impart durability to it.

The sheet-like material is produced by impregnating a nonwoven fabric made of the above-mentioned fibers with a binder capable of forming a polymeric elastic body, subjecting at least one side to a napping treatment in a conventional manner, and covering the sheet surface with napped fibers.
A sheet-like product applicable to the present invention can be obtained.

The sports glove of the present invention is made of natural leather and a fiber sheet-like material lined with the above. Furthermore, it is preferable that the natural leather and the fiber sheet are integrated via an adhesive and/or a plasticizer.

Here, the adhesive may be neoprene, butyl rubber, or the like, and the plasticizer may be one that does not harden the texture, such as grease. By integrating natural leather and fiber sheet materials through adhesives like this, the strength of both materials is increased while maintaining the soft texture.
Impact resistance can be further improved.

Furthermore, when integrating the fiber sheet with natural leather via an adhesive, the raised side is the side that comes into contact with the palm and fingers. Furthermore, the effect of the present invention can be further exhibited by aligning the direction of the napped fibers with the direction in which the hands and fingers of the sports glove are inserted. In other words, the direction of the piloerection of the piloerection fibers matches the insertion direction of the hand and fingers,
In addition, the contact between the palm and fingers increases the frictional resistance between the palm and fingers, making it easy to insert and difficult to remove. If this is reversed, the effect will be reversed for insertion and removal with the palm and fingers, making it difficult to insert.
Easier to put on and take off.

In the sports glove of the present invention, if an interior material such as natural leather or a sheet-like material is further inserted between the natural leather and the sheet-like material, the impact will be absorbed, so it is particularly preferable when used in applications where the gloves are subjected to strong impacts.

At this time, it is preferable to overlap them with an adhesive and/or a plasticizer in between, since this further improves the impact resistance.

Next, an application example of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a baseball glove, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the sheet-like product of the present invention. Figures 3a and 3b are a sectional view and a cutaway view of the finger of a baseball glove using the sheet-like material of the present invention, and Figures 4a and 4b are a finger of a conventional baseball glove made of natural leather. They are a sectional view and a broken view.

Examples of the sports gloves of the present invention are as follows. A fiber sheet as shown in FIG. 2 is impregnated with a polymeric elastic material and coagulated, and a sheet material 6 having napped fibers 10 and a natural leather 2 for the outer cover are layered and sewn to form a material as shown in FIG. Sports gloves 1 such as the above are manufactured.

As shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b, the surface of the sheet-like material 6 having the napped fibers 10 is preferably lined so as to be in contact with the palm, fingers 13, and the like.

For items that are subject to strong impacts, such as baseball gloves or gloves, inserting an interior material 4 such as natural leather or a sheet-like material between the sheet-like material and the outer covering natural leather 2 will reduce the impact. I like it. At this time, the sheet-like material 6 and the interior material 4 are bonded together with the adhesive 5 in advance. It is preferable to overlap the sheet material 6 to which the interior material 4 is adhered and the natural leather 2 with a plasticizer 3 such as grease interposed therebetween, since this absorbs impact. At this time, it is preferable to use the inner material 4 only in the portion corresponding to the palm side 8 of the glove, since this will reduce the weight. The back side 9 of the glove does not receive much impact, so it is not necessary. Further, when natural leather is used for the interior material 4, it is preferable to arrange the silvered surface 11 on the side in contact with the sheet-like material 6, since it is easy to adhere to the sheet-like material, is strong, and has an anti-stretch effect. Moreover, when the velor surface 12 is placed on the side that contacts the natural leather for outer cover 4, the frictional force is improved, an elongation preventing effect is produced, and the impact resistance is improved.

In particular, the finger insertion part 7 and the palm part of the sports glove 1 of the present invention have napped fibers 1 in the same direction as the finger insertion direction.
Since the surface is covered with 0, the fit with fingers is improved. That is, since the insertion of the palm and fingers is the same as the direction of the piloerection of the piloerection fibers 10, the insertion resistance is low and the insertion is easy, and when it is removed, the direction is opposite to the piloerection direction. This increases resistance to attachment and detachment, making it difficult to attach and detach. These effects significantly improve the fit between the palm, fingers, and glove during play.

A comparison of the sports gloves of the present invention manufactured as described above and conventional sports gloves when worn is as follows.

(1) Compared to conventional gloves or gloves of the same design made only from cowhide, the weight of the gloves or gloves of the present invention is about 50 to 60 grams lighter. For example, gloves for infielders are about 10% lighter, which is preferable because they allow more agile movement during play and allow players to fully demonstrate their abilities.

(2) Players sweat profusely, and their palms and fingers are no exception. Due to this large amount of sweating, the conventional glove made only of cowhide, Mitsuto, has the silver surface of the cowhide in direct contact with the palm and fingers, which combined with poor sweat absorption properties, causes the contact surface with the palm and fingers to deteriorate. It retains a large amount of sweat, is extremely slippery, and feels extremely slippery. Therefore, it is necessary to take care not to apply excessive force to the hands and fingers during play, so that the gloves and gloves do not slip out of the fingers. However, in the gloves obtained by this invention, the sheet-like material has excellent sweat absorbing properties, and the sweat that would have been present between the palms, fingers, and the sheet-like material is absorbed and evaporated almost instantly. This improves the fit of the palm, fingers, and sheet-like objects. Furthermore, since the direction of the napped fibers in the sheet-like material used here is the same as the direction in which the palm and fingers are inserted, there is a concern that the gloves and gloves could easily come off from the fingers even during vigorous movements. There is no need to do this.

(3) Due to long-term use, sweat absorption and dryness were repeated, and the silver side of the conventional glove made only of cowhide, the Mitsuto, which came into contact with the palm and fingers had cracks. In other words, tissue destruction of the cowhide occurred. However, the gloves made from the sheet-like material of the present invention dry quickly, and for example, even if they are quite wet from sweat absorption from playing on the same day, they are almost dry when worn the next day, making it difficult to maintain a comfortable wearing feeling. Ta. In addition, there was no change in the surface condition or feel of the sheet material.

(4) Furthermore, after a long period of time, gloves made only of cowhide begin to emit a foul odor, causing discomfort when worn. This is because sweat retains moisture due to difficulty in drying, which promotes the growth of bacteria. However, the glove made of the sheet-like material of the present invention,
Because mitsuto dries easily, it has not reached the point where it gives off a strange odor. This is also an advantage of maintaining comfort when worn.

(5) However, it is difficult to avoid the adhesion of sand and mud during play, and in particular, since the sheet-like material of the present invention is covered with fine fibers, it has the disadvantage of easily trapping sand and mud. There is.

Mitsutto, a conventional glove made of silver-coated cowhide, has all the silver-coated surfaces facing outward, so it is prone to sand and dirt.
It is easy to remove mud. However, if sand or mud got between the palm, fingers, and the silver-coated cowhide leather for the interior, a foreign body sensation would be felt directly on the skin, often interfering with favorable play.

However, in the sheet-like material of the present invention, the napped fibers envelop these sands and mud and prevent them from coming into direct contact with the palms and fingers, which can significantly alleviate the feeling of foreign body. Furthermore, as a countermeasure against the fact that the sheet-like material of the present invention is easily soiled, by brushing it with a small brush-like object and a small amount of water, foreign matter such as sand, mud, etc. and hand oil stains can be removed. can be easily removed. By removing dirt using this simple method, it also has the advantage of restoring the cleanliness at the start.

(6) In addition to the above features, sports gloves using the sheet-like material of the present invention have the same protective properties, ball-catching properties, flexibility, shape-imparting properties and shape-retaining properties as conventional gloves and mitts made only of cowhide.

In this way, the improved sports gloves of the present invention are
It has many excellent features and can be applied to baseball gloves, gloves, softball gloves, boxing gloves, hockey gloves, ice hockey gloves, cricket gloves, etc., and its effects can be fully utilized. can be demonstrated.

Furthermore, by combining the present invention with various natural leathers, synthetic leathers, or artificial leathers that have flexibility and a soft texture, and designing them according to the respective uses, for example, golf gloves, batting gloves, driving gloves, etc. Applicable to archery gloves, archery gloves, kendo gloves, handball keeper gloves, soccer keeper gloves, hand scuttle gloves, hunter gloves, bowling gloves, mountain climbing gloves, ski gloves, etc. I can do it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a baseball glove, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the sheet-like product of the present invention, and Figs. 3a and 3b are cross-sectional views of the fingers of a baseball glove using the sheet-like product of the present invention. and a cutaway view. Figure 4a, 4th
Figure b is a sectional view and a cutaway view of the fingers of a conventional baseball glove made of natural leather. 1: Baseball glove, 2: Natural leather for outer cover,
3: Plasticizer, 4: Inner material, 5: Adhesive layer, 6: Sheet-like material, 7: Finger insertion part, 8: Palm side of glove, 9:
Back side of the glove, 10: Napped fiber, 11: Silver side of natural leather, 12: Velour side of natural leather, 13: Finger.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In sports gloves mainly made of natural leather, a sheet-like material consisting of a fiber sheet and a polymeric elastomer, with napped fibers having a thickness of 1 denier or less covering the surface of the fiber sheet, is used. An improved sports glove characterized in that it is lined on the side that comes into contact with the hand, and the napped fibers have a napped direction inclined in the direction in which the hand is inserted into the glove.