SPORTS GLOVE

In the sports playing by grasping a grip such as baseball and golf, even when a glove is used, feeling of grasping the grip with bare hand can be provided to the player. A player grasps a sports tool so that the pad portions of fingertips of other fingers except a thumb are in contact with a skin of a palm throughout the contact holes formed at the palm side of a base portion of the thumb of a sports glove in a stationary posture before starting a motion. Since the pad portions are in contact with a skin under the contact holes, the player feels as if the player grasps the sports tool with bare hand.

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Description
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This Application claims the benefit of priority and is a Continuation application of the prior International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2015/055700, with an international filing date of Feb. 26, 2015, which designated the United States, and is related to the Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-040037, filed Mar. 3, 2014, the entire disclosures of all applications are expressly incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a sports glove.

2. Description of Related Art

In a structure of a conventional sports glove, the structure has been considered for mainly preventing callus and blister formed by a friction generated between a sports tool and a palm of a hand or a pressure applied from the sports tool to the palm. Little consideration has been given to a feeling between the sports tool and the palm when, for example, swinging or throwing the sports tool.

The present invention provides a sports glove capable of providing a feeling as if a player grasps the sports tool with bare hands by making a contact hole(s) at an optimum position of a base portion of a thumb of the glove so that folded fingertips or pad portions of the fingertips are in contact with a skin under the contact hole when other fingers except a thumb are folded to grasp the sports tool.

[Patent document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. S50-30874

[Patent document 2] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. S50-30875

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a glove capable of using a sports tool in a feeling similar with bare hands even when the glove is attached.

One aspect of the present invention discloses a sports glove wherein at least one or a plurality of contact holes are made on a palm side of a base portion of a thumb of the glove, the contact holes have enough area to be in contact with fingertips or pad portions of the fingertips of other fingers except the thumb, a position of the contact holes is designed so that the fingertips or the pad portions of the fingertips of the other fingers are in contact with a skin of the palm under the contact holes when the other fingers except the thumb are folded to grasp a sports tool such as a golf club, a grip of baseball bat, an arm guard (kote) of Japanese fencing (kendo) or Japanese archery (kyudo), and a grip of weightlifting, hammer throw or shot put.

In the sports glove, the position of the contact holes is designed based on a positional relation between the palm side of the base portion of the thumb and the other fingers when the sports tool is grasped in a stationary posture before starting a motion.

In the sports glove, the contact holes correspond to the other fingers except the thumb one to one, the other fingers including an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger and a little finger.

In the sports glove, at least one of tips of the glove into which the fingertips of the other fingers except the thumb are inserted is cut off.

In the sports glove, a sheet is attached from an inside of the glove at least at a portion of the contact holes or a whole the glove for preventing deformation of the contact holes and increasing strength of the contact holes.

In the sports glove, an edge of the contact holes is reinforced by a sewing for preventing deformation of the contact holes and increasing strength of the contact holes.

In the sports glove, an eyelet-type reinforcement is adhered to an edge of the contact holes by using the same material with a portion of the contact holes or other soft materials.

In the sports glove, an eyelet is provided and the eyelet has an arc corresponding to a curve of the palm when the fingertips or the pad portions of the fingertips is in contact with the contact holes formed at an optimum position.

By using the sports glove of the present invention, the fingertips or the pad portions of the fingertips of the other fingers except the thumb are in contact with the contact holes formed at the palm side of the base portion of the thumb to grasp the sports tool, and the fingertips or the pad portions are in contact with the skin under the contact holes. Thus, the sports glove of the present invention can provide a feeling as if a player grasps the sports tool with bare hand.

In addition, since the contact holes are formed based on the positional relation between the palm and the fingers when the sports tool is grasped in a stationary posture before starting a motion, the contact holes can be designed at an optimum position.

Although depending on a kind of the sports, a combination of the contact holes can be freely selected by assuming various patterns of the combination of a plurality of fingertips of the other fingers except the thumb, i.e., the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger. For example, the index finger and the middle finger are in contact with the same contact hole, while the ring finger is in contact with the contact hole located below. As another example, the index finger, the middle finger and the ring finger are in contact with the same contact hole, while the little finger is in contact with the contact hole located below.

If the tip of the glove into which the fingertips of the other fingers except the thumb are inserted is cut off to expose the fingertip or the pad portion of the fingertip of the hand, the feeling becomes much closer to the bare hand when the fingertips are in contact with the contact hole.

If the sheet, which is made of a thin film, a plastic film, a cloth or other sheets that enable the player feel the contact of the fingertip or the pad portion of the fingertip, is attached from an inside of the glove at a portion of the contact holes or a whole the glove, deformation of the contact holes can be prevented and strength of the contact holes against the force can be increased.

If the edge of the contact holes is reinforced by a sewing, deformation of the contact holes can be prevented and strength of the contact holes against the force can be increased.

If an eyelet-type reinforcement is adhered to the edge of the contact holes by using the same material with a portion of the contact holes, deformation of the contact holes can be prevented and strength of the contact holes against the force can be increased.

If the eyelet having an arc corresponding to a curve of the palm is provided on the edge of the contact holes, the player can grasp the sports tool with fitted feeling, deformation of the contact holes can be prevented, and strength of the contact holes against the force can be increased.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of a sports glove having one contact hole.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a sports glove having two contact holes.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a sports glove having three contact holes.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a sports glove having contact holes formed in a long elliptical shape elongated in a direction of the fingertip of other fingers except the thumb.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a sports glove of a left hand when a grip of a bat of baseball is grasped and the index finger, the middle finger and the ring finger are in contact with one contact hole.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a sports glove formed by cutting off a tip of the fingertips of other fingers except the thumb of the glove, showing a state that the fingertips are in contact with the contact hole.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state that a sheet is attached from inside the glove at a portion of the contact hole.

FIG. 8A is a front view showing a state that the contact hole is reinforced by a sewing.

FIG. 8B is a front view showing a state that the contact hole is reinforced by adhering an eyelet-type reinforcement.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state that the contact hole is reinforced by an eyelet.

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Although the embodiment will be explained in detail, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment at all. In order to clarify the explanation, a sports tool is replaced by a grip of a bat of baseball (hereafter, referred to merely as a grip of a bat). In a stationary posture before starting a motion of bat swing, a feeling of grasping the grip of the bat becomes much closer to the bare hand when using the sports glove of the present invention because the fingertip or the pad portion of the fingertip is in contact with a skin of the palm of the base portion of the thumb. Thus, a player can subtly control the grip of the bat.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a sports glove of an embodiment of the present invention.

A sports glove 100 has contact holes 7a, 7b at a palm 1 side of the base portion of a thumb 2. The contact holes 7a, 7b have enough area to be in contact with fingertips 3 to 6 or pad portions of the fingertips 3 to 6 of other fingers except a thumb 2. The position of contact holes 7a, 7b is designed so that the fingertips 3 to 6 or the pad portions of the fingertips 3 to 6 of other fingers except the thumb 2 are in contact with a skin of a palm through the contact holes 7a, 7b when the grip of the bat is grasped and the other fingers except the thumb 2 are folded.

In this case, the position of the contact holes is formed so that the fingertips 3 to 6 or the pad portions of the fingertips 3 to 6 of other fingers except the thumb 2 are in contact with the skin under the contact holes 7a, 7b of the palm side of the base portion of the thumb 2 when a player grasps the grip of the bat in a stationary posture before starting a motion of bat swing.

An area of the contact hole is larger than an exact area required to be in contact with the fingertips 3 to 6 or the pad portions of the fingertips 3 to 6 in the stationary posture before starting the motion of bat swing. This is because the player firmly grasps the grip of the bat when swinging the bat, and therefore displacement occurs between the contact hole and the fingertips 3 to 6 or the pad portions of the fingertips 3 to 6. In general, the displacement occurs at the fingertips 3 to 6 side. Therefore, the contact holes are formed while being elongated in a direction of the fingertips 3 to 6 side.

An approximate dimensions of the contact holes 7a, 7b is about 35 to 40 mm in a longitudinal direction and about 10 to 15 mm in a distance between the opposed sides. A shape of the contact holes 7a, 7b can be an elliptical shape, a rectangular shape or a combination of them.

If the area of the contact holes 7a, 7b is large, load applied to the edge of the contact holes 7a, 7b by the swing motion is increased and durability of the glove becomes inferior. If the edge of the contact holes 7a, 7b is reinforced by a sewing, deformation of the contact holes 7a, 7b can be prevented, and strength of the contact holes 7a, 7b can be increased.

If the edge of the contact holes 7a, 7b is reinforced by attaching an eyelet-type reinforcement, deformation of the contact holes 7a, 7b can be prevented, and strength of the contact holes 7a, 7b can be increased. The eyelet-type reinforcement can be combined with the sewing.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a sports glove of an embodiment of the present invention showing the palm side of the glove wherein contact holes 8a, 9a, 8b and 9b are made.

This configuration is required if the player has a habit of forming a wide interval between the middle finger and the ring finger when grasping the grip of the bat or when making the little finger be in contact with the contact hole 9a or 9b when swinging the bat. Each of the contact holes is assumed to be used in accordance with a bony framework of the player and preference of the player.

When only one contact hole is formed as shown in FIG. 1, the contact hole can be enlarged by a swinging force and deformation can occur. Therefore, by forming a joint W between the contact holes 8a and 9a or between the contact holes 8b and 9b, the shape of the contact hole can be maintained more stably.

Although two contact holes are formed on each of the left and right gloves in FIG. 2, the number of the contact holes can be changed in accordance with characteristic of the sports or preference of the player. For example, one contact hole can be formed on the left glove, and two three contact holes can be formed on the right glove.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a sports glove having three contact holes on each of the left and right gloves.

Although three contact holes are made, the number of the contact holes can be four or more in accordance with a kind of the sports or preference of the player.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a sports glove having contact holes elongated in a direction of the fingertips 3 to 6.

A dimension 13 of the contact holes is designed to have a margin considering displacement between the contact holes and the fingertips 3 to 6 or the pad portions of the fingertips 3 to 6 caused when the player firmly grasps a grip 14 of the bat in the direction of the fingertips 3 to 6 to swing the bat.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a batting form in a stationary posture before starting a motion of bat swing wherein the player grasps the bat by the left hand so that the pad portions of fingertips of an index finger 3, a middle finger 4 and a ring finger 5 are in contact with the contact hole 7a.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a sports glove formed by cutting off a tip of the fingertips 3 to 6 of the left hand fingers of a glove 100.

A dimension of the cut area is designed so that the pad portions of the fingertips 3 to 6 are exposed. However, the fingertips of the index finger 3 and the little finger 6 can be remained without being cut in accordance with a kind of the sports or preference of the player.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a material structure of the glove 100 when a sheet 17 is attached from inside the glove 100.

When the fingertips 3 to 6 and the pad portions of the fingertips 3 to 6 are in contact with the contact hole 7a, feeling of grasping the grip becomes much closer to the bare hand. Therefore, it is better that the existence of the sheet 17 is not felt by the player.

The sheet 17 is attached to an outer material 16, which is directly in contact with the grip of the bat, from inside the glove 100. The outer material can be made of a material generally used for a batting glove. The sheet 17 can be made of a thin and strong material such as a cloth, a plastic film and a thin film.

FIG. 8A is a front view of the contact holes 7a, 7b wherein the contact holes 7a, 7b are reinforced by a sewing 19 to prevent deformation and increase strength. FIG. 8B is a front view of the contact holes 7a, 7b wherein the contact holes 7a, 7b are reinforced by an eyelet-type reinforcement 20 to prevent deformation and increase strength.

A kind of the sewing 19 can be running stitch, hem stitch, and saddle stitch, for example. The sewing 19 can protect the edge of the contact holes. For the reinforcement of the eyelet type 20, a material same as the portion of the contact hole can be used. In addition, other materials having higher strength can be also used. A material of the eyelet-type reinforcement to be used can be a cloth, a leather and a plastic film, for example.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the contact holes 7a, 7b wherein the edge of the contact holes 7a, 7b is reinforced by an eyelet 21.

When the player grasps the grip 14 of the bat, the grip 14 of the bat 14 is brought into close contact with the fingers and the palm. A shape of the contact hole formed in the above described state is applied to the shape of the eyelet 21 and the eyelet 21 is attached to the edge of the contact holes 7a, 7b. The eyelet can be made of a metal or a rubber, for example.

The sports glove of the present invention is selected in accordance with a kind and a property of the sports, such as a grip of a bat of baseball and a grip of a club of golf.

The sports glove of the present invention enables the player to grasp a grip with a feeling of bare hand in the sports grasping the grip. Thus, the player can remember subtle feeling of the palm and the fingertips. In addition, callus and blister can be prevented.

Note that, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. Although it is to those skilled in the art, the following are disclosed as the one embodiment of this invention.

    • Mutually substitutable members, configurations, etc. disclosed in the embodiment can be used with their combination altered appropriately.
    • Although not disclosed in the embodiment, members, configurations, etc. that belong to the known technology and can be substituted with the members, the configurations, etc. disclosed in the embodiment can be appropriately substituted or are used by altering their combination.
    • Although not disclosed in the embodiment, members, configurations, etc. that those skilled in the art can consider as substitutions of the members, the configurations, etc. disclosed in the embodiment are substituted with the above mentioned appropriately or are used by altering its combination.

While the invention has been particularly shown and described with respect to preferred embodiments thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and other changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the sprit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A sports glove, wherein

at least one or a plurality of contact holes are made on a palm side of a base portion of a thumb of the sports glove,
the contact holes have enough area to be in contact with fingertips or pad portions of the fingertips of other fingers except the thumb,
at least one of tips of the sports glove into which the fingertips are inserted is cut off,
a skin of the palm exposed from the contact holes is in contact with the fingertips or the pad portions of the fingertips of the other fingers except the thumb when the other fingers except the thumb are folded to grasp a sports tool, and
a position of the contact holes is designed so that the fingertips or the pad portions of the fingertips of the other fingers are in contact with the palm side of the base portion of the thumb when the sports tool is grasped in a stationary posture before starting a motion.

2. The sports glove according to claim 1, wherein

the contact holes correspond to the other fingers except the thumb one to one, the other fingers including an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger and a little finger.

3. The sports glove according to claim 1, wherein

a sheet is attached from an inside of the sports glove at least at the contact holes.

4. The sports glove according to claim 1, wherein

an edge of the contact holes is reinforced by a sewing.

5. The sports glove according to claim 1, wherein

an edge of the contact holes is reinforced by an eyelet-type reinforcement.

6. The sports glove according to claim 1, wherein

an eyelet is provided, the eyelet having an arc corresponding to a curve of the palm when the fingertips or the pad portions of the fingertips is in contact with the contact holes.

7. The sports glove according to claim 1, wherein

the contact holes are formed on an optimal position based on a positional relation between the palm and the other fingers when the sports tool is grasped in the stationary posture before starting the motion.
Patent History
Publication number: 20160150841
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 9, 2016
Publication Date: Jun 2, 2016
Inventor: Shinichi KOYANO (Yatsushiro-shi)
Application Number: 15/018,870
Classifications
International Classification: A41D 19/015 (20060101);