Sports Wrist Band
A sports wrist band is worn on a bare or gloved hand to increase the gripping force of the hand as well as the frictional force of friction with hand-held sporting goods such as a golf club and a baseball bat, thereby contributing to the improvement of sports performance. The sports wrist band includes a wrist band having a length wound at least one turn around the wrist, and including pieces of wrist velcro attached at a predetermined position so as to press and fix the wrist in a state of being wound around the wrist, and a hand band extending from the wrist band, turning around a knife hand portion, and wrapping up a palm portion contacting sporting goods so as to press the palm portion.
The present invention relates, in general, to a sports wrist band, and more particularly, to a sports wrist band that can be worn on a bare or gloved hand to increase the gripping force of the hand as well as the frictional force with hand-held sporting goods such as a golf club and a baseball bat, thereby contributing to the improvement of sports performance.
BACKGROUND ARTSports wrist bands that are currently used are generally for protecting the wrist by putting a cylindrical band of an elastic material around the wrist. This wrist band for protecting the wrist serves to protect the wrist when excessive force is applied to the wrist, or to make good use of a wrist snap when a baseball player throws a ball.
For the wrist band for protecting the wrist, products having various lengths are on the market, which range from ones designed to be worn only on the wrist to ones designed to be worn up the forearm to a length of 8 or 9 inches. Other products are on the market, which range from cylindrical ones designed to simply be put on the wrist to band-type ones designed to be worn around the wrist so as to be able to adjust the pressing strength of muscle according to a user.
However, the currently sold wrist band for protecting the wrist is mainly made only for primary function of protecting the wrist, in spite of the various lengths and shapes thereof. For this reason, it is required to develop a sports wrist band capable of exerting multiple functions to contribute to the improvement of sports performance through a scientific design.
DISCLOSURE Technical ProblemAccordingly, the present invention has been made in an effort to solve the problems occurring in the related art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sports wrist band combining a hand band that functions to increase the gripping force of the hand as well as the frictional force with sporting goods with a wrist band that functions to protect a wrist, thereby contributing to the improvement of sports performance.
Technical SolutionIn order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sports wrist band, which includes a wrist band having a length wound at least one turn around the wrist and including pieces of wrist velcro attached at a predetermined position to press and fix the wrist in a state of being wound around the wrist, and a hand band extending from the wrist band, turning around a knife hand portion and wrapping a palm portion contacting sporting goods so as to press the palm portion.
Further, the hand band includes a pressing portion that extends from one side of the wrist band, is turned around the knife hand portion in a wide width, and covers the palm portion contacting the sporting goods, and a connecting portion that extends from the pressing portion, runs between the thumb and index finger in a narrow width, and is attached again to the pressing portion by pieces of hand pressing velcro.
Also, the pieces of wrist velcro include pieces of wrist fixing velcro attached at a position where part of the wrist band can be wound one turn around the wrist and be fixed, and pieces of wrist pressing velcro attached at a position where another part of the wrist band can be wound around the wrist to press the wrist and be fixed.
In addition, a part of the hand band is attached together to a sports glove when the sports wrist band is used.
The above objects, and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent after reading the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
Reference will now be made in greater detail to a preferred embodiment of the invention, an example of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
The sports wrist band of the present invention is generally composed of a wrist band 10 designed to press and fix a wrist portion, and a hand band 20 designed to press and fix a hand portion. The wrist band 10 fundamentally functions to protect the wrist from excessive force applied to the wrist during a contest, as in the conventional wrist band for protecting the wrist. The hand band 20 functions to increase gripping force by pressing a palm portion grasping sporting goods such as a golf club, a baseball bat, a tennis racket, etc., as well as force of adhesion to sporting goods.
The wrist band 10 has a length capable of being wound at least one turn around the wrist, and includes pieces of wrist velcro 11, 12, 13 and 14, each of which is attached at a predetermined position so as to press and fix the wound wrist. The wrist band 10 should have a length capable of being fixed by the wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12, to be described below, in a state, in which it is wound at least one turn around the wrist, and preferably a length capable of being wound at least two turns around the wrist so as to be able to press the wrist.
Currently, the wrist band for protecting the wrist is produced in the form of a band of which the strength of pressing a wrist muscle can be adjusted after being wound one or more turns around the wrist, rather than in the form of a cylinder of an elastic material that is simply put on the wrist. As such, the present invention reflects this technical trend to manufacture the wrist band 10 so as to be wound at least one turn around the wrist and fix the wrist.
In this manner, when the length of the wrist band 10 increases, the wrist band 10 can not only increase pressing force against the wrist but also adjust the pressing force when desired by a user. However, the wrist band 10 is inconvenient to wear, compared to the existing cylindrical wrist band. In order to solve this problem, the present invention is adapted to provide two types of wrist velcro 11 and 12, and 13 and 14 to the wrist band 10, thereby making it convenient to wear.
First, a pair of pieces of wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12 is attached at a position where part of the wrist band 10 can be wound one turn around the wrist and be fixed. As an exemplary embodiment of this construction, among the pieces of wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12, one 11 is attached to one end of the wrist band 10 as in
The pieces of wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12 attached in this way fix the wrist band 10 in the state where the wrist band 10 is wound one turn around the wrist, thereby preventing the wrist band 10 from being rolled. Accordingly, the pieces of wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12 make it possible to more conveniently press and fix the wrist band 10 in the next step.
Next, a pair of pieces of wrist pressing velcro 13 and 14 is attached at the position where part of the wrist band 10 is fixed by the pieces of wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12, and then the other can be fixed in a state where the other is wound around the wrist so as to press the wrist. As an exemplary embodiment of this construction, among the pieces of wrist pressing velcro 13 and 14, one 13 is attached to an intermediate portion of the wrist band 10 as in
Next, the hand band 20, the most characteristic technical configuration of the present invention, will be described. As described above, the hand band 20 functions to improve the gripping force of the hand and the force of adhesion to sporting goods. The hand band 20 extends from the wrist band 10, turns around the knife hand portion, and wraps up the palm portion contacting the sporting goods so as to press the palm portion. As long as the hand band 20 is adapted to extend from the wrist band 10 to wrap the palm portion contacting the sporting goods so as to press the palm portion, any hand band 20 falls within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention. The hand band 20 can be implemented in various concrete embodiments.
An exemplary embodiment of the hand band 20 is illustrated in
The pressing portion 21 is strongly and closely contacted with the palm portion contacting the sporting goods, thereby increasing the force of friction with the sporting goods. Further, the pressing portion 21 turns around the knife hand portion, thereby strongly pressing the knife hand portion where the area contacting the sporting goods is widest to increase the gripping force of the hand.
The connecting portion 22 is preferably made in the form of a relatively narrow band so as to run between the thumb and the index finger in a narrow width. The pieces of hand pressing velcro 23 and 24 are attached to the top surface of the pressing portion 21 and the bottom surface of the free end of the connecting portion 22 respectively so as to interlock each other after the hand band 20 is wound one turn around the palm. The user pulls the connecting portion 22, and then adjusts the fixed strength using the hand pressing velcro 23 and 24, thereby freely adjusting the pressing force of the hand band 20.
Now, the method of using the sports wrist band constructed in this way according to the present invention will be described.
Afterwards, the user grasps the free end of the connecting portion 22 of the hand band 20, winds the hand band 20 toward the inner knife hand portion 3, and passes the hand band 20 between the thumb 4 and the index finger 5, thereby pressing the pressing portion 21 onto the palm portion. In this state, the pieces of hand pressing velcro 23 and 24 are interlocked with each other (see
As described above, when used, the sports wrist band of the present invention can be directly put on a bare hand, as well as be attached to a sports glove. The sports wrist band can be applied to all types of sports gloves for golf, baseball, tennis, and so on.
At this time, the sports wrist band can be sold as a set where the part of the hand band 20 is integrally attached to the sports glove 40, or can be removably attached to the sports glove 40 so as to be used only when necessary. The reference numerals for the sports wrist band and description thereof in
Although only the sports wrist band for the left hand is illustrated in
In the drawings and specification, typical preferred embodiments of the invention have been disclosed, and although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and are not for the purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITYAs described above, the sports wrist band of the present invention adds a function of increasing the gripping force of the hand and the frictional force with sporting goods to a wrist protecting function provided by a conventional sports wrist band, so that it can greatly contribute to the protection of the human body as well as the improvement of sports performance.
Claims
1. A sports wrist band comprising:
- a wrist band having a length adapted to be wound at least one turn around a wrist, and including a first and second set of corresponding wrist velcro pieces attached at a predetermined position on the wrist band so as to be pressed and fixed against each other such that the wrist band is wound around the wrist; and
- a hand band extending from the wrist band, and adapted to turn around a knife hand portion, and adapted to wrap over a palm portion for contacting sporting goods so as to be pressed against the palm portion.
2. The sports wrist band as set forth in claim 1, wherein the hand band includes a pressing portion that extends from one side of the wrist band, turns around the knife hand portion, and covers the palm portion contacting the sporting goods, and a connecting portion that extends from the pressing portion, is adapted to run between a thumb and an index finger, and is attachable to the pressing portion via corresponding hand pressing velcro pieces, wherein a portion of the pressing portion situated near the knife hand portion is wider than a portion of the connecting portion situated between the thumb and index finger.
3. The sports wrist band as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first set of corresponding wrist velcro pieces are attached at a position on the wrist band where part of the wrist band is adapted to be wound one turn around the wrist and be fixed, and the second set of corresponding wrist velcro pieces are attached at a position on the wrist band where another part of the wrist band can be wound around the wrist so as to press against the wrist and be fixed.
4. The sports wrist band as set forth in claim 1, wherein a part of the hand band is integral with a sports glove.
5. The sports wrist band as set forth in claim 3, wherein a part of the hand band is removably attached to a sports glove.
6. The sports wrist band as set forth in claim 2, wherein a part of the hand band is integral with a sports glove.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 22, 2006
Publication Date: Dec 17, 2009
Inventor: Young Bae Joung (Gyeonggi-do)
Application Number: 11/993,092
International Classification: A41D 13/08 (20060101); A41D 20/00 (20060101);