WO2011099119A1

WO2011099119A1 - Swimming cap

Info

Publication number: WO2011099119A1
Application number: PCT/JP2010/051931
Authority: WO
Inventors: 幸治郎濱出
Original assignee: Hamade Kojiro
Priority date: 2010-02-10
Filing date: 2010-02-10
Publication date: 2011-08-18

Abstract

Disclosed is a swimming cap which can sufficiently reduce the resistance caused by the ears especially as a swimming cap for swimming race, and wherein the cap can be surely prevented from falling off or slipping off during swimming race without making the tightening force to the head too strong. A pair of right and left ear covering parts (21) which extend from a head covering part (10) to cover the ears are provided, respectively, and belt-like hooking parts (22) which extend farther from the pair of right and left ear covering parts and are connected to each other are provided. The right and left ear covering parts and the hooking parts constitute a part (20) spanning between the right and left sides of the head covering part, while the spanning part constitutes an opening (30) which releases the face on one side of the spanning part, and separately constitutes on the other side thereof an opening (40) through which the neck is inserted in order to wear the swimming cap.

Description

Swimming cap

The present invention relates to a swimming cap that is applied to a human head.

In recent years, swimming caps, including those for competitive swimming, are generally semicircular with no wrinkles.
In addition, swimming caps for swimming have been provided with high elasticity and strong tightening in order to reliably prevent the swimming cap from shifting or taking off during swimming.
However, if the tightening on the head is too strong, the cap can be prevented from falling off, but the head may be uncomfortable and adversely affect the competition.
In addition, the cap that is tightly attached to the head has a problem that it takes time and effort to put it on, and there is a risk of psychological effects on the athlete.
On the other hand, in swimming, it is most important to minimize the resistance of water generated during swimming.
However, in the semicircular cap as described above, the ear portion is exposed and is not sufficiently covered, and it is considered that resistance due to the exposure of the ear portion is generated even if it is slight.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2001-87420 (Patent Document 1) discloses a swimming hat that protects the ear. This swimming hat is made by attaching a band-like rubber or belt (2) with a pad (3) to the cloth 1 of the cap, and preventing swimming in water by preventing water from entering the ear. It is.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-278022 (Patent Document 2) discloses a swimming hat to which an accompanying ribbon (1) is attached. With this swimming hat, the ears can be hidden by the accompanying ribbon (1).
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2008-38270 (Patent Document 3) discloses a swimming cap in which the tightening force of the skirt is increased. With this swimming cap, it is possible to prevent the cap from being removed during swimming.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2008-150730 (Patent Document 4) discloses a head covering provided with a handle (2) as a swimming cap. This swimming cap can be easily mounted on the head by the handle (2).

JP 2001-87420 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-278022 JP 2008-38270 A JP 2008-150730 A

However, the swimming hats disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 have a structure in which water resistance is actually large, although the ear portion can be hidden. That is, it can be said that it is premised on the use for these general swimming hats, and is not suitable for swimming.
In addition, those disclosed in Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4 are those that are difficult to drop off during swimming without being strongly tightened as a whole, and that are easy to attach and detach caps. It is the same as a semi-circular hat where the part is easily exposed, and is susceptible to water resistance.

Therefore, the present invention eliminates the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional swimming caps, particularly for swimming, and can sufficiently reduce the resistance caused by the ears, and can also be used during swimming without excessively tightening the head. It is an object to provide a swimming cap that can surely prevent the falling off and deviation.

In order to solve the above problems, a swimming cap according to the present invention is a swimming cap that is attached to a human head, and extends from a head covering portion that covers the head, and a pair of left and right ears that covers the ear portion. A belt-shaped hooking portion that extends from the pair of left and right ear covering portions and is connected to each other, and the left and right ear covering portions and the hooking portion cover the head portion. The passing part is formed between the left and right sides of the part, and the opening part for opening the face is formed on one side of the passing cloth part and the neck is inserted on the other side by the passing part. A first feature is that the neck insertion opening for attaching is divided and configured.
In the swimming cap of the present invention, in addition to the first feature, the head covering portion that covers the head includes a central cloth that covers the center of the head from the front to the back, and a side of the head from the front. A pair of side cloths covering the back of the head are stitched together, the pair of ear part covering parts are formed by extending part of the hems of the pair of side cloths, and the hooking part is composed of the pair of side cloths. A second feature is that the side cloth is further extended from the ear covering portion and formed into a band shape and stitched together at the tip end portions.
In addition to the first feature, the swimming cap of the present invention comprises two pieces of a central cloth for covering the central portion of the head from the front to the back and a die-cut cloth. A pair of temporal covering parts covering both sides of the front part from the front to the back, a pair of ear covering parts extending from the pair of temporal covering parts, and a pair of ear covering cloth parts. A third feature is that the cap is formed by stitching the punched fabric with the side cover portion of the central fabric with respect to the central fabric.

According to the swimming cap of the first aspect, since the pair of left and right ear covering portions that extend from the head covering portion that covers the head and covers the ear portions are provided, the exposure of the ear portions is completely performed. Without it, water resistance can be sufficiently reduced.
In particular, the ear covering portion extending from the head covering portion covers the ears of the swimmer with a cloth continuous from the head, so that the surface is smooth without causing unevenness or the like. The ear can be covered with a streamline shape.
In addition, since a belt-like hooking portion that extends from the pair of left and right ear covering portions and is connected to each other is provided, the cap is attached to the head by hooking the hooking portion on the neck or chin. Can be ensured in a sufficiently stable state, and therefore it is possible to prevent the cap from falling off or being displaced from the head sufficiently reliably. This makes it possible to reduce the elasticity and tightening of the cap without excessively increasing it, so it is easy to attach and detach the cap and reduce the adverse effects on the competitors caused by overtightening the head. be able to.
In addition, the left and right ear covering parts and the hooking part constitute a passing part that is passed between the left and right sides of the head covering part, and the face is placed on one side of the passing cloth part by the passing part. The opening for opening the face and the opening for opening the neck and the opening for opening the neck are separated because the opening for opening the neck is attached to the other side. The two essential openings with the part can be formed simultaneously by forming a passing part composed of the ear part covering part and the hooking part. Therefore, a simple swimming cap can be easily constructed.

According to the swimming cap of the second aspect, in addition to the effect by the configuration of the first aspect, the head covering portion that covers the head includes a central cloth that covers the central portion of the head from the front to the back. A pair of side cloths covering the side of the head from the front to the back of the head, and the pair of ear covering parts are formed by extending a part of the hem of the pair of side cloths, The hooking portion is configured by further extending the pair of side cloths from the ear portion covering portion into a belt shape and stitching them together at the tip portions thereof.
A swimming cap having an ear covering portion and a hooking portion can be obtained with three pieces of cloth, that is, a central cloth and a pair of side cloths. Moreover, since the ear cover part is configured by extending a part of the hem of the side cloth, there are no sewing marks or other irregularities that become water resistance in the vicinity of the ear cover part, The ear can be covered with a smoothly continuous cloth.
The stitched portion generated in the hooking portion stitches the belt-shaped tip portions to each other, and the stitching length may be just the width of the belt and may be extremely short. In addition, since the stitched portion is attached in close contact with the jaw or the neck portion under the jaw, it is difficult to cause resistance to water.

According to the swimming cap of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the configuration of the first aspect, the two pieces of the central cloth that covers the central portion of the head from the front to the back and the die-cut cloth are used. And a pair of side cover portions that cover both sides of the head from the front to the back of the head, a pair of ear cover portions that are respectively extended from the pair of temporal cover portions, and the pair of It consists of a hooking part that is continuous between the ear part clothing cloth part, and it is configured in the cap by stitching the die-cut cloth with its side covering part against the central cloth,
A swimming cap can be easily and efficiently produced with two pieces of a central cloth and a die-cut cloth.
In addition, since the pair of side cover portions, the pair of ear cover portions, and the hooking portions are integrally provided on the die-cut cloth, the ear portions can be reliably covered with the ear cover portions and the hooks can be hooked. It is possible to sufficiently suppress the cap from falling off and being displaced by the use part.
Since the stitching is only performed by two lines of the central cloth and the pair of side cover portions of the die-cut cloth, the production should be performed with the same amount of labor as the conventional semicircular cap. Can do.

It is a front view of a swimming cap concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting state of the swimming cap which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other mounting state of the swimming cap which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the cloth which comprises the swimming cap which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other structure of the cloth which comprises the swimming cap which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

1 to 4, a swimming cap according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a head covering portion 10 that covers a person's head, and a difference between the left and right sides of the head covering portion 10. It is comprised from the transfer part 20. FIG.
The passing portion 20 includes a pair of ear portion covering portions 21 and a hooking portion 22.
Further, the opening part 30 for opening the face and the opening part 40 for inserting the neck are divided into one side and the other side by the passing part 20.

In the case shown in FIG. 4, the head covering portion 10 includes a central cloth A that covers the center of the head from the front to the upper head and the back of the head, and a pair of side cloths that covers the side of the head from the front to the back of the head. By stitching B and B, the entire region of the central fabric A and the region including the upper half main region of the side fabric B are formed.

The ear covering portion 21 is a portion covering a human ear and is provided as a pair of left and right. The ear covering portion 21 is provided so as to extend from the head covering portion 10. More specifically, a portion of the head covering portion 10 that covers the temporal region is referred to as a temporal covering portion 11, and a lower region of the temporal covering portion 11 is continuously reduced while gradually reducing its width. By extending, the ear | edge part coating | coated part 21 is provided as an area | region advanced in the delta shape.
In the case shown in FIG. 4, the temporal covering portion 11 is configured with a region including the upper half main region of the pair of side cloths B.
Further, in the case shown in FIG. 4, the ear covering portion 21 is continuous in the pair of side cloths B while gradually reducing the width of a part of the hem which is the lower region of the temporal covering portion 11. It is configured as a delta-like region that extends to

The hooking portion 22 is for hooking on a chin or neck when a swimming cap is attached. It is best to put it on your chin for back swimming, and on your neck for other swimming styles.
The hooking portion 22 is provided as a belt-like portion that extends continuously from the pair of left and right ear covering portions 21 and is connected to each other.
The hooking portion 22 is a belt-like portion that is connected between the left and right ear covering portions 21, but the belt-like portion from both sides may be stitched together at the tip thereof, or left and right by a continuous cloth. It is good also as a structure connected continuously between the ear | edge part coating | coated parts 21. FIG.
In the case shown in FIG. 4, the hooking portion 22 is configured as a portion that is continuously extended in a band shape from the ear portion covering region 21 in each of the pair of side cloths B. In the case shown in FIG. 4, the

hooks

22, 22 of the both-side fabrics B, B are sewn together at the distal ends when the cap is manufactured, so that the hooks connected between the left and right

ear cover parts

21, 21 are connected. The unit 22 is configured.

The passing portion 20 includes a pair of ear covering portions 21 and a hooking portion 22 that connects them, and is configured to be suspended and passed between the left and right sides of the head covering portion 10.
In addition to serving as a pair of ear covering portions 21 and a hooking portion 22, the passing portion 20 simultaneously separates the face opening opening 30 and the neck insertion opening 40 by the passing portion 20. And play a role to compose.

The opening 30 for opening the face is an opening for putting the face into an open state, and is configured on the front side of the swimming cap, which is one side of the passing part 20 as a boundary. More specifically, the face opening opening 30 is configured with one side edge 20a of the passing portion 20 and the front lower edge 10a of the head covering portion 10 continuous therewith as a peripheral edge.
On the other hand, the neck insertion opening 40 is an opening for inserting the neck and attaching the swimming cap, and is configured on the lower side of the swimming cap, which is the other side of the passing portion 20. More specifically, the neck insertion opening 40 is configured with the other side edge 20b of the passing portion 20 and the rear lower edge 10b of the head covering portion 10 continuous therewith as a peripheral edge.

The face opening 30 has a larger opening diameter than the neck insertion opening 40. The face opening 30 is positioned on the front side of the swimming cap, while the neck insertion opening 40 is positioned on the lower side of the swimming cap. The size and arrangement of the opening part 30 for opening the face and the opening part 40 for neck insertion are as follows: both side edges from the neck covering part 21 to the hooking part 22, that is, one side edge that is both side edges of the passing part 20 The shape of the curve, the direction of the curve, the length of the curve, etc. at 20a and the other side edge 20b are not made symmetrical, but are set asymmetrically, and appropriate shapes, directions, and lengths are set for each. Thus, the opening 30 for opening the face and the opening 40 for neck insertion having an appropriate size and orientation can be obtained.

As shown in FIG. 4, the swimming cap includes a central cloth A and a pair of side cloths B and B. The side cloth B includes an ear covering portion 21 and a hooking portion 22.
As the center cloth A and the side cloth B, for example, a cloth in which a front cloth made of polyurethane and a back cloth made of polyester or nylon are bonded together on the front and back can be used. Of course, the type of material and the presence or absence of bonding are not limited to those described above. A cloth that has excellent elasticity and waterproofness, is hard to tear, and can be easily and reliably sewn.
As the surface material of the side cloth B, a material in which small dot holes are dispersedly arranged so that water does not collect can be used.
The both sides of the center cloth A and the upper sides of the side cloths B and B are combined on the back side and stitched 51 to join them together to form the head covering portion 10. Further, the hooking

portions

22 and 22 extending from the ear covering portions 21 of the pair of side cloths B and B are sewn 52 at their tips to form a hooking portion 22 connected to one. . After that, along the opening edge of the opening part 30 for opening the face and the opening edge of the opening part 40 for inserting the neck part, a material having good adhesion and stretchability is sewn 53 and 54 to perform edging.

In the above, a total of three pieces of cloth, that is, the central cloth A and the two pieces of side cloths B and B are used to form the swimming cap. A swimming cap may be configured. This aspect will be described next.
Referring to FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the center cloth A described is the same, but instead of using two pieces of side cloths B and B, the side cloths B and B are combined into one. A piece of die-cut cloth C is used for the shape.
The die-cut cloth C includes a pair of

side cover portions

11 and 11 that cover both sides of the head from the front to the back, and a pair of ear portions that are respectively extended from the pair of

side cover portions

11 and 11. It is assumed that the covering

portions

21 and 21 and the hooking portion 22 that is continuous between the pair of ear

portion covering portions

21 and 21 are integrally formed. That is, a die-cut cloth C provided with a pair of side cover

parts

11 and 11, a pair of

ear cover parts

21 and 21, and one hooking part 22 is used.
Then, the side

head covering portions

11, 11 of the die-cut cloth C are stitched 51 to both sides of the central cloth A, thereby connecting them together to form the head covering portion 10 and forming a swimming cap. Thereafter, the material is stitched 53 and 54 with good adhesion and stretchability along the opening edge of the opening 30 for opening the face and the opening edge of the opening 40 for inserting the neck.
The swimming cap produced using the center cloth A and the die-cut cloth C shown in FIG. 5 has the center cloth A and a pair of side cloths shown in FIG. There is no particular difference from a swimming cap made using B and B.

The swimming cap of the present invention has industrial applicability as a swimming cap for competitive swimming and a general swimming cap other than competitive swimming that can be manufactured, sold, and used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Head covering part 10a Front lower edge 10b Rear lower edge 11 Side head covering part 20 Delivery part 20a One side edge 20b Other side edge 21 Ear part covering part 22 Hooking part 30 Face opening opening part 40 For neck insertion Opening 51 Suture 52 Suture 53 Suture 54 Suture A Center cloth B Side cloth C Die-cut cloth

Claims

A swimming cap that is attached to a human head, and is provided with a pair of left and right ear covering portions that extend from a head covering portion that covers the head and covers an ear portion, and the pair of left and right ear portions A band-like hooking portion that extends from the covering portion and is connected to each other is provided, and the left and right ear portion covering portions and the hooking portion constitute a passing portion that is passed between the left and right sides of the head covering portion. The passing portion constitutes a face opening opening for opening the face on one side of the passing cloth portion, and a neck insertion opening for attaching the neck to the other side for attachment. A swimming cap characterized by being configured.
The head covering portion that covers the head is configured by sewing a central cloth that covers the center of the head from the front to the back and a pair of side cloths that cover the side of the head from the front to the back. The pair of ear part covering parts are formed by extending a part of the hems of the pair of side cloths, and the hooking part further extends the pair of side cloths from the ear part covering parts in a band shape and the tips thereof. The swimming cap according to claim 1, wherein the swimming cap is constructed by stitching each other together.
A pair of temporal covering parts that are composed of two pieces, a central cloth that covers the central part of the head from the front to the back and a die-cut cloth, and that covers both sides of the head from the front to the back And a pair of ear part covering parts respectively extending from the pair of side head covering parts and a hooking part continuous between the pair of ear part clothing cloth parts, The swimming cap according to claim 1, wherein the cap is formed by stitching a cloth at a temporal covering portion.