JP3334821B2 - Golf gloves - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glove worn on a gripping hand when playing golf, and more particularly to a golf glove provided with a tightening band for enhancing grip grip strength.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to accurately swing a golf, a correct grip is required. While recognizing the importance of grip, many golfers experience that during golf swings, the grip on the club is often loosened and the correct grip is lost, causing missed shots.

[0003] Therefore, it has been proposed to increase the grip strength by attaching an elastic tightening band to a glove worn on a gripping hand to prevent the grip from loosening during the swing and to make the gripping behavior habitual to the muscles. Have been.

A conventional example of this kind is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-28675 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 64-34078.
As shown in the prior art described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. Hei 2-61382 and the like, a single telescopic band is made up of the little finger, ring finger, and middle finger (three fingers) so as to squeeze the gripped shaft. In many cases, it is wrapped around your hand over your thumb.

Some of the prior examples include, for example,
As described in JP-A-109668, a grip band having one end fixed near the base of the little finger, ring finger, and middle finger (three fingers) on the palm side, and a tightening band having one end fixed on the back of the hand are described. There is also a type in which the tips of both bands are united and fixed around the back of three fingers.

[0006]

By the way, during the swing, the proper grip is maintained by tightening the little finger and the third finger (or the third finger or the middle finger), which are the points of emphasis on the club shaft, and the swelling inside the base of the thumb of the palm of the hand. It is required that the part simultaneously maintains the operation of holding down the shaft. In addition, the operation of maintaining the correct grip is that the movement of the hand holding the club shaft is relaxed and during the swing,
It is also required to have activation so that it can immediately respond to a smooth movement of the hand.

[0007] In response to the above demands, in many of the prior arts in which a single elastic band is wrapped around a hand over three fingers and a thumb, the elastic band crosses the phalange of the thumb. Because of this, the base joint of the thumb is strongly pressed and the hand becomes stiff, causing a problem that the smooth movement of the grip is impeded. In addition, the action of the elastic band can be expected to be such that the bulge of the palm of the palm holds down the shaft, but it cannot obtain the action of directly tightening the three fingers that are the emphasis on the shaft. However, there is a disadvantage that the function of maintaining the grip is lacking.

[0008] The above-mentioned problem is solved by the latter, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 60-1.
In the case of the prior art described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09668, a grip band having one end fixed to the palm side of the hand is provided.
Since the action of directly tightening the forefinger to the shaft is obtained, the grip maintaining function is superior to that obtained by winding a single elastic band around the outer periphery of the hand.

However, in the latter prior example described above,
It has a tightening band fixed at one end to the back of the hand, and when it is combined with a grip band fixed to the palm side of the hand and wrapped around the back of three fingers, the tightening band is still the phalange of the thumb The inconvenience that the joint of the thumb is strongly pressed and the smooth movement of the hand is hindered due to the form of crossing the hand. In the case of the latter example, a grip band having one end fixed to the palm side of the hand and a tightening band having one end fixed to the back of the hand are combined into three bands at the same time. Since the band is fixed to the back of the finger, when the band is wound, the band's elongation acts on the two bands simultaneously, increasing the band's tensile force, making it easy to wind and fix the band. There was also a disadvantage that it could not be performed.

The present invention can simultaneously maintain the tightening operation of the little finger and the ring finger, which are the emphasis points, and the operation of the bulge inside the base of the thumb of the palm of the hand to hold down the shaft so that the correct grip can be maintained. It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf glove having a grip strengthening function in which the stretching force of the two bands acts separately at the time of the winding operation and the band can be easily wound.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a method in which one end is fixed at the center of the palm inside the bulge with the thumb of the palm, and the other end is a free end. A first band portion having an elastic end whose free end can be turned in the directions of the little finger, ring finger and the base of the thumb, and a back surface at one end closer to the wrist than the base joint of the thumb And a second band portion having elasticity, the other end of which is connected to a middle position of the band at a predetermined distance from the fixed end of the first band portion. Means for detachably connecting the free end to the opposing surface of the second band portion when turning in the direction of the base of the thumb, and holding the free end at the free end when turning in the little finger or ring finger direction. Binding means that can be detachably attached to the back of the little finger or ring finger And composed.

When the band is not used except at the time of gripping, the free end of the first band portion is turned in the direction of the base of the thumb to be connected to the second band portion.
When the free end of the first band portion is turned in the direction of the little finger and the third finger and pulled, the connecting position between the first band portion and the second band portion moves in the direction of the little finger and the third finger, and the required expansion and contraction of the second band portion is performed. When a force is generated and the free end of the first band portion is pulled to be bound to the back of the little finger and the ring finger, the first band portion also has a required stretching force. Is what you do.

[0013]

In the golf glove having such a structure, the elastic force of the first band portion having one end fixed to the palm at the time of gripping acts to tighten the little finger and ring finger, which are the points of emphasis, on the club shaft. The elasticity of the two bands is
As a result of pulling the base of the thumb toward the little finger and the ring finger to suppress the bulge inside the base of the thumb to the shaft, the function of maintaining the grip is properly performed.

When the band is wound, if the free end of the first band portion is turned in the direction of the little finger and the third finger and pulled, a required stretching force is first generated in the second band portion, and further the first band portion is generated. When the free end of the band is pulled to be connected to the back of the little finger and the ring finger, the first band portion also has a required stretching force, so that the two bands extend when the band is wound. Since the forces act separately and do not require a large pulling force, the band can be wound easily.

Further, when the band is not used, if the free end of the first band portion is turned in the direction of the base of the thumb and is bonded to the opposing surface of the second band portion, the first and second bands are joined together. Since the grip operation can be performed normally without hindering the grip operation, the glove can be used as an ordinary glove.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a glove body according to the present invention, which is a glove for a left hand worn by a normal right-handed person on the left hand. In the figures, 3a is a thumb, 3b is an index finger, 3c is a middle finger, 3d Indicates a ring finger, and 3e indicates a little finger. The glove body includes a first elastic member having a required elasticity on the palm side shown in FIG.
A band section 1 and a second band section 2 are provided. In addition, on the back side of the hand shown in FIG. 2, the first free end of the first band portion 1 is detachably attached to the back of the little finger 3e and the third finger 3d. Binding pieces 4 and 4 are attached to the backs of the fingers corresponding to the two phalanges and the third phalange.

The first band part 1 and the second band part 2
In the case of the illustrated embodiment, a band is formed by a band-shaped surface fastener that expands and contracts (trade name, Elast Magic, 30 mm width, sold by Kuraray Co., Ltd.).
The first band part 1 is a male type and the male zipper surface 1
The second band 2 is a female type and has a female fastener surface 21 on one side.

The first band 1 has one end fixed as a fixed end 1a at the center of the palm inside the base 3b with the thumb 3a on the palm, and the other end of the band is a free end. With the fixed end 1a as a fulcrum, the free end of the tip can be turned in the directions of the little finger 3e, ring finger 3d and the base of the thumb 3a.

On the other hand, one end 2a of the second band 2 is fixed to the back of the hand closer to the wrist than the base joint of the thumb 3a, and the other end is a predetermined length from the fixed end 1a of the first band 1. It is connected to the remote band midway position 2b.

The above-mentioned first band portion 1 and second band 2
Is the binding provided on the back of both fingers 3d, 3e in a gripped state by turning the free end of the first band portion 1 in the back direction of the little finger 3e and the ring finger 3d at the time of gripping and extending the hand. In the contracted state, the two band portions 1 and 2 are connected to each other so that a required extension force is generated in both bands 1 and 2 in the bonded state.
When each of the band portions 1 and 2 has the band length shown in FIG. 4A and is pulled in an extended state, the band portions 1 and 2 extend to the length shown in FIG. The extension force of each of the band portions 1 and 2 can be adjusted within the range of (see FIG. 2).

The free end of the first band 1 is set to the little finger 3e,
In order to be able to be connected to the binding pieces 4 and 4 provided on the back of the ring finger 3d, the first band portion 1 has the male zipper surface 11 provided on one side thereof on the side facing the little finger 3e and the back of the ring finger 3d. The male fastener surface 11 of the first band portion 1 and the female fastener surfaces provided on the binding pieces 4 and 4 constitute a binding means. The free end of the first band 1 is
When the band is not used except for gripping, the band is turned in the direction of the base of the thumb 3a.
In order to be able to bind to the opposing surface of the band 2,
The female fastener surface 21 provided on one surface of the band portion 2 is located on the outer side, and a male fastener surface 12 is partially formed on the back surface of the front end of the first band portion 1 opposed to the female fastener surface 21. The fastening means is constituted by the female fastener surface 21 of the two-band portion 2.

Next, an example of use of the above-described embodiment and the expansion and contraction operation of the first and second band portions 1 and 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in a state where the glove body is worn on the gripping hand, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the free end of the first band portion 1 is turned toward the root of the thumb 3a, and the male fastener attached to the free end is provided. The surface 21 and the female fastener surface 21 of the second band 2 are connected to each other. In this state, the first band portion 1 and the second band portion 2 do not hinder the grip operation of the club shaft 5, and can be gripped as usual.

At the time of gripping, after properly gripping the club shaft 5, as shown in FIG. 3 (B), the free end of the first band portion 1 is gripped by the thumb 6 and the index finger 7 of the right hand to form the second band. Detached from the female fastener surface 21 of the part 2,
The free end of the first band portion 1 is pulled back as shown in FIG. 4B while the free end of the tip is turned in the back direction of the little finger 3e and the third finger 3d in the grip state. Then, the connection position 2b between the first band part 1 and the second band part 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), the first band portion 1 moves in the direction of the little finger 3e and the third finger 3d with the fixed end 1a as a fulcrum. Occur.

When the free end of the first band portion 1 is further pulled, as shown in FIG. 4C, the second band portion 2 extends as shown by the arrow, and at the same time, the first band portion 1 is also fixed at the fixed end 1a.
Since the portion extending to the connection position 2b extends as shown by the arrow, the extension force of the second band portion 2 is increased by the movement of the connection position 2b, and at the same time, the tip of the first band portion 1 is moved from the connection position 2b. In the state where the free end of the first band portion 1 is extended to reach the free end and the free ends of the first band portion 1 are connected to the binding pieces 4 and 4 provided on the backs of the little finger 3e and the third finger 3d, the first band portion 1 also The required extension force occurs.

At the time of the above-mentioned binding, the binding pieces 4 and 4 are
e, provided in the range of the length L corresponding to the second phalange and the third phalange of the back of the ring finger 3d, and appropriately selecting the tip binding position of the first band portion 1 in the range of the length L. Thereby, the extension force of the first band portion 1 and the second band portion can be appropriately adjusted to be strong and weak.

In the above-described state, the expansion and contraction force of the first band portion 1 operates to tighten the little finger 3e and the ring finger 3d, which are the points of emphasis, on the club shaft 5, and the expansion and contraction force of the second band portion 2 increases the thumb. The root side of the base 3a is pulled toward the little finger 3e and the ring finger 3d, and the bulge portion inside the base of the thumb 3a is moved to the shaft 5.
As a result, the grip (grip) of the club shaft 5 is properly maintained, the loosening of the grip can be prevented, and the action of allowing the muscle to remember the grip operation is obtained.

The second band portion 2 has its one end 2a on the fixed side fixed to the back surface at a position closer to the wrist side than the base joint position of the thumb 3a.
When the free end of the band portion 1 is extended and connected to the back of the little finger 3e and the ring finger 3d to generate an extension force on both bands 1 and 2,
The phenomenon in which the second band portion 2 does not cross the phalange of the thumb 3a and strongly presses the joint of the thumb 3a to stiffen the hand does not occur.

When the band is wound, the first band 1
Is turned in the direction of the little finger 3e and the third finger 3d and then pulled, first, a required expansion and contraction force is generated in the second band portion 2, and the free end of the first band portion 1 is further pulled to pull the little finger. 3e, the first band portion 1 also has a required stretching force when it is attached to the back of the ring finger 3d. Therefore, the two band portions 1 and 1 are wound when the band portions 1 and 2 are wound. Since the elongation force of each of the second band portions 2 acts separately and a large pulling force is not required, the winding operation of the second band portion 1 can be easily performed.

When the grip is released, the club shaft 5 can be freed by releasing the free end of the first band portion 1 from the binding pieces 4 and 4. When the band is not used except when gripping. In this case, the free end of the first band portion 1 is turned in the direction of the base of the thumb 3a and is attached to the second hand portion 2.

In the above description, an example has been described in which the first band portion 1 and the second band portion 2 are formed by a band-shaped surface fastener that expands and contracts. However, these bands may be formed by a normal rubber belt. . Also, the first band portion 1 has its free end at the tip when the little finger 3e and the third finger 3d are gripped.
Although the example of binding to the back is described above, the binding position may be such that the binding is performed across two of the ring finger 3d and the middle finger 3c. Further, the second band portion 2 has an embodiment in which the fixed side of one end 2a is fixed to a position closer to the wrist side than the base joint position of the thumb 3a by sewing means, but this fixing means is attached and detached by a hook-and-loop fastener. It is good also as a method fixed as possible.

[0031]

As described above, in the glove according to the present invention, the operation of tightening the little finger and the third finger at which the expansion and contraction force of the first band portion becomes the point of force with respect to the club shaft during gripping is performed. The expansion and contraction force of the band portion acts to suppress the bulge portion inside the base of the thumb to the shaft, so that the grip (grip) of the club shaft is properly maintained, the loosening of the grip can be prevented, and the glove according to the present invention can be used. By using it, you can also get the effect of making the muscles remember the correct grip operation.

The first band part and the second band part are
At the time of grip, neither band crosses the phalange of the thumb, and the phenomenon of hardening the hand by strongly pressing the joint of the thumb does not occur, so that smooth movement of the gripping hand can be ensured.

When the band is wound around, the free end of the first band is turned in the direction of the little finger and ring finger and pulled, so that a required stretching force is first generated in the second band, and further the first band is generated. When the free end of the band is pulled to be connected to the back of the little finger and the ring finger, the first band portion also has a required stretching force, so that the two bands extend when the band is wound. Since the forces act separately, and a large pulling force is not required, an effect that the band can be easily wound can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a glove body according to an embodiment of the present invention from the palm side.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the glove main body from the back side.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are explanatory diagrams showing a set state of first and second band portions.

FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C are explanatory diagrams of an operation at the time of band setting.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st band part 1a Fixed end 11 Male zipper surface 12 Male zipper surface attached to the back of the tip of the first band part 2 Second band part 2a One end on the fixed side 2b Connection position between first band part and second band 21 Female fastener surface 4 Binding piece 5 Golf shaft

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. One end is fixed at the center of the palm inside the bulge at the base of the palm, the other end is a free end, and the tip is directed in the direction of the little finger, ring finger and the base of the thumb with the fixed end as a fulcrum. A first band portion having an elasticity capable of turning;
One end was fixed to the back surface of the wrist closer to the thumb than the base joint of the thumb, and the other end was connected to a band halfway away from the fixed end of the first band portion by a predetermined length. A second band portion, and binding means capable of detachably connecting the free end to the opposing surface of the second band portion when the free end of the first band portion is turned in the direction of the base of the thumb, Binding means for detachably connecting the free end to the back of the little finger or ring finger in a gripped state when turning in the direction of the little finger or ring finger, and the tip of the first band portion when the band is not used except when gripping When the free end is turned in the direction of the base of the thumb and attached to the second band portion, and the free end of the first band portion is turned in the direction of the little finger and ring finger and pulled during gripping, the first band portion and the second band portion are pulled. The connection position with the two bands is in the direction of the little finger and ring finger The required elasticity is generated in the second band by moving, and when the free end of the first band is pulled to be attached to the back of the little finger and the ring finger, the required elasticity is also applied to the first band. Corfu gloves characterized by a configuration in which force occurs. 2. The first band portion and the second band portion are each formed of a band-shaped surface fastener having elasticity that expands and contracts, and the first band portion has a male fastener surface on one surface thereof and a second band portion. Has a female fastener surface on one side,
The male zipper surface of the first band portion and the female zipper surface attached to the back of the little finger and ring finger constitute binding means for connecting the free end of the first band portion to the back of the little finger and ring finger. The female fastener surface of the band portion and the male fastener surface attached to the back surface of the first band portion constitute a binding means capable of connecting the free end of the first band portion to the opposing surface of the second band portion. The golf glove according to claim 1, wherein: