JP2005177383A - Golf glove - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a step section (50) extending along the grip of a golf club to be formed on the surface of the palm section when a glove is worn. <P>SOLUTION: For this golf glove, a pad (10) of a rectangular shape, a square shape or a rectangular cross section is detachably and positionally adjustably attached to the rear surface of the palm section (11b) of a glove main body (11) by a hook-and-loop fastener (13). The hook-and-loop fastener is constituted of a first fastener element (14) and a second fastener element (15) which are separable. The first fastener element is fixed to the rear surface of the palm section, and the second fastener element is integrally attached to two surfaces of a core material. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf glove, and more particularly to a golf glove provided with a pad for optimizing the grip of a golf club grip.

  In general, golf players who are competing or practicing wear golf gloves on the opposite hand to the dominant hand. A right-handed golf player grips the grip of the golf club with his left hand and puts his right hand on the left hand, and a left-handed golf player holds the grip with his right hand and puts his left hand on the right hand. Therefore, the golf glove is worn on the hand opposite to the dominant hand.

  Golf gloves are not only intended to prevent stabs on the palms when swinging or shooting golf clubs, but also prevent slipping and rotation of the grips, and accurate grips with palms and fingers. Easy to hold. Golf gloves are also effective in reducing or preventing impact during impact, reaction during swing top, and slipping off of a golf club. For this reason, the majority of golf players perform golf swings while playing or practicing with gloves on the opposite hand of the dominant hand.

Regardless of whether you are a beginner or an expert, many golf players recognize that gripping grip is extremely important to improve your golf playing skills. In fact, if the grip is improperly gripped, the club face at swing top and impact will not be stable, which is a typical cause of hooks, slices or miss shots. Also, if there is a problem with how to grip the grip, the direction of the shot is not stable and the flight distance is difficult to extend, so the golf play score will deteriorate.
In addition, even if an experienced golf player has a stable grip and swing, if the grip strength decreases according to age, or if the golf golfer has a weak grip strength originally, the grip grip will be reduced during play. It is easy to loosen, and this often breaks the score.

As a means for stabilizing the grip, a golf glove having a pad disposed on the surface of the palm is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3042354 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-244444. According to the glove having this configuration, it may be possible to make the grip grip appropriate by compensating the slack of the grip force with the pad.
Utility Model Registration No. 30432354 JP-A-11-244444

  However, in this type of golf glove, the pad is exposed on the surface of the palm. The pad does not look good, and the pad may get in the way during various operations other than a swing such as when using a putter or a score mark, or shaking hands with other players.

  Moreover, relatively large frictional force, scratching force, or tensile / compressive / bending stress acts directly on the pad and its sewing part due to the friction between the grip and the pad that occurs during the swing and the impact at the time of impact. Misalignment or premature wear is likely to occur, and the sewing thread is easily worn or cut by continued use. On the other hand, it is possible to improve the durability of the pad and the sewing part by increasing the area of the pad mounting surface or devising the sewing technique. When considered, there are limitations to such improvements.

  The pad exposed on the surface of the palm must also be manufactured by a material and a manufacturing method in consideration of water resistance, prevention of dirt, etc., which leads to complicated or complicated manufacturing. For this reason, the countermeasure which makes it possible to manufacture a pad without considering water resistance, prevention of dirt, etc. is desired.

  In addition, the pad attached to the surface of the palm part is easily lost when it is dropped or removed, and the glove with the pad lost must be continuously used as an ordinary golf glove. For this reason, a means for reliably preventing the loss of the pad is required.

  Furthermore, golf is a sport that is relatively susceptible to psychological influences. Many golf players do not want other players to be aware of using gloves with this type of pad.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a golf glove having a pad for optimizing the grip of a golf club grip, and to improve the appearance of the golf glove. It prevents the deterioration of the movement, the obstacles other than the swing, the loss of the pad, the psychological effects on other players, the early wear of the pad, the wear or cut of the sewing thread, and the complication or complexity of the manufacturing process. It is to make it possible to manufacture the pad without taking into consideration the water resistance of the pad and prevention of dirt.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a golf glove to be worn on the hand opposite to the dominant arm, the golf glove having a pad for optimizing the grip of a golf club grip,
The pad has a square, square, or rectangular cross-section core material having an appropriate shape retaining property, and is detachably attached to the back of the palm of the glove body by a surface fastening device, and can be adjusted in position.
The planar fastener includes a first fastener element and a second fastener element that are separable, and the first fastener element is fixed to the back surface of the palm portion, and the second fastener element is at least of the core member. It is attached to two sides as one piece,
The pad is fixed to the back surface of the palm portion by fastening the first and second fastener elements, and a step portion extending along the grip of the golf club is formed on the surface of the palm portion when wearing gloves. A golf glove is provided.

  According to the above configuration of the present invention, the pad bulges the palm surface when the glove is worn and forms a step on the palm surface. The step portion functions to regulate the position of the golf club and prevents a gap or play space from being generated between the grip and the hand. The pad is attached to the back surface of the palm portion inside the glove and is not exposed to the outside world. Therefore, the pad is hardly obstructed by operations other than the swing, and the appearance of the golf glove is not deteriorated. The pad placed inside the glove can be used without making other players aware of the use of the pad, does not affect other players psychologically, and is manufactured without considering water resistance, dirt prevention, etc. can do. In addition, the pad remains in the glove when it is removed from the back of the palm, so it is difficult to lose. Furthermore, since the frictional force of the grip of the golf club acts on the pad via the material of the palm of the glove (artificial / synthetic leather or natural leather), the pad is difficult to wear and the sewing thread is worn or cut. Is unlikely to occur. In addition, since the possibility of selecting materials and manufacturing methods that can be used as the pad manufacturing material is increased, the manufacturing process can be simplified.

  As described above, according to the above configuration of the present invention, in the golf glove provided with the pad for optimizing the grip of the golf club grip, the golf glove is not deteriorated in the appearance of the golf glove, except for the swing. Prevents padding, loss of pads, psychological effects on other players, premature wear of pads, wear or cut of sewing threads, and complications or complications in the manufacturing process. In addition, the pad can be manufactured without special consideration for prevention of dirt.

Preferably, the pad core is made of a fibrous material, a resin foam, a synthetic rubber material or an elastomer material. Examples of the fibrous material include paper, woven fabric, and non-woven fabric. As the resin foam, a resin foam such as a urethane resin foam molded product or a melamine resin foam molded product having an appropriate hardness, such a resin foam. Or an integrally molded product of an elastic resin or elastomer material.
Preferably, the pad has a cover for covering the core material. The cover may be made of a material equivalent to a glove (artificial / synthetic leather or natural leather), or may be made of woven or non-woven fabric.

  The second fastener element is divided into a first portion that is attached to a first surface (eg, an upper surface) of the core material and a second portion that is attached to a second surface (eg, the back surface) of the core material. The second portion is fixed to the cover by sewing means or adhesive means. As a modification, the second fastener element may be attached to the cover without dividing the second fastener element and extending continuously across the first surface and the second surface. As a further modification, portions of the cover located on the first surface and the second surface may be formed by the second fastener element.

  As the pad, an integrally molded product of resin, synthetic rubber and elastomer having an appropriate shape retaining property and elastic deformability may be used. In this case, the above-described cover is omitted, and the second fastener element can be directly fixed to the first surface (for example, the upper surface) and the second surface (for example, the rear surface) of the molded product with an adhesive or an adhesive tape. . The molded product may be formed into a hollow structure or a solid structure.

  Preferably, the first fastener element includes a female side member of a hook-and-loop fastener in which a large number of loop-like raised portions made of synthetic resin are formed over the entire surface of the synthetic resin base material, and the second fastener element is a synthetic resin base material. This is a male side member of a hook-and-loop fastener having a large number of hook-shaped fine projections formed on the entire surface thereof.

  Preferably, the height (T) of the pad attached to the back surface of the palm is set to 5 mm or more, the width (W) of the pad is set to 10 to 30 mm, and the length (L) of the pad is It is set to 40-80 mm. More preferably, the first fastener element extends obliquely from the vicinity of the middle finger base toward the little finger, and the center line of the first fastener element is inclined at a predetermined angle (α) with respect to the central axis of the glove, The angle (α) is set to an angle value within a range of 30 to 60 degrees.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 to 6 show a golf glove proposed by the present inventors in the utility model registration application of the actual application 2003-1980, which is a prior art of the present invention. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, first, a golf glove according to the prior art of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway sectional view showing the golf glove as viewed from the back side of the hand, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing the golf glove shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the palm side. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a partially cut-away cross-sectional view of the golf glove showing a method for attaching and detaching the pad.

  A golf glove 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 has a pad 10 disposed inside a glove body 11. The glove body 11 is made of a general golf glove manufactured by punching and sewing a material such as natural leather, artificial leather or synthetic leather, and a plurality of thumbs, forefinger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger can be inserted. A pocket portion 11a is provided. If desired, the material of the glove body 11 is subjected to waterproofing or waterproofing. The glove body 11 generally covers the golf player's hand when worn.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a sheet-like female fastener element 14 is sewn on the back surface of the palm portion 11b. The seam 8 is shown in broken lines in FIG. The female-side fastener element 14 is composed of a female-side member of a hook-and-loop fastener in which a large number of loop-like raised portions 18 (FIG. 3) made of synthetic resin are formed over the entire surface of the synthetic resin base material. The female fastener element 14 extends obliquely from the vicinity of the middle finger base to the little finger side. The center line 6 of the female fastener element 14 is inclined at an angle α with respect to the central axis 5 of the glove 1. The angle α is set to an angle value within a range of 30 to 60 degrees, for example. The side edge of the female-side fastener element 14 has a form that slightly expands toward the wrist side. For example, the opening angle β is set to an angle value within a range of 10 to 30 degrees.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the pad 10 includes a sheet-like male fastener element 15, a cover 16 sewn on the male fastener element 15, and a core member 17 accommodated in the cover 16. The male fastener element 15 is formed of a male member of a hook-and-loop fastener having a large number of hook-shaped fine protrusions 19 formed on the entire surface of the synthetic resin substrate, and has a substantially rectangular outline in front view. The cover 16 is made of a material such as natural leather, artificial leather, or synthetic leather, like the glove body 11, and is disposed so as to cover the entire back surface of the male fastener element 15. The outer edge of the cover 16 is aligned with the outer edge of the male fastener element 15. These outer edges are sewn together, and a seam 12 is formed on the outer periphery of the pad 10. The cover 16 bulges from the male fastener element 15, and a core material 17 such as a fibrous material is filled between the cover 16 and the male fastener element 15.

  The male and female fastener elements 14, 15 constitute a detachable planar fastener 13. By fastening the male fastener element 15 of the pad 10 to the female fastener element 14, the pad 10 is detachably attached to the back surface of the palm part of the glove body 11 and can be adjusted in position. As shown in FIG. 3, the pad 10 filled with the core material 17 has a convex cross-sectional contour with a slightly curved central portion, due to the moderate shape retention and deformability of the core material 17. To form.

  For example, the height T of the protrusion formed by the pad 10 is set to about 10 mm, the width W (FIG. 1) of the pad 10 is set to about 20 mm, and the length L (FIG. 1) of the pad 10 is , About 60 mm.

  FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which the glove 1 with the pad 10 fixed thereto is worn and the grip 2 of the golf club is gripped. FIG. 6 is formed on the palm surface of the glove 1 by the pad 10. It is sectional drawing which shows the convex-shaped protrusion part.

  The pad 10 is disposed in the glove 1 when worn, and is visually hidden from the outside, but the pad 10 hits the palm 30 of the human body inside the glove 1 and causes the palm portion 11b to bulge outward. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6, a ridge 20 made of a continuous body of convex raised portions is formed on the palm portion 11 b of the glove 1, and the ridge 20 contacts the grip 2.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the ridge 20 abuts on the grip 2 while gripping the grip 2 of the golf club, and the position of the grip 2 is regulated by the ridge 20.

  FIG. 7 is a partially broken sectional view showing the configuration of the golf glove according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention as seen from the back side of the hand, and FIG. 8 is a view of the golf glove shown in FIG. 7 from the palm side. It is a front view shown in the state. 9 is an enlarged front view showing the stepped portion 50 shown in FIG. 8 with shading, and FIG. 10 is an enlarged back view of the configuration near the stepped portion 50 viewed from the inside of the glove. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB and line CC in FIG. 9. In these drawings, the same reference numerals are assigned to substantially the same components as those shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the pad 10 is attached to the back surface of the palm portion 11b by male and female fastener elements 14, 15, and raises the surface of the palm portion 11b when wearing gloves. In this respect, the golf glove of the present invention has substantially the same configuration as the golf glove shown in FIGS. However, the golf glove of the present invention has a configuration obtained by further improving the golf glove shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, and the pad 10 has a substantially rectangular cross section as shown in FIGS. 9 to 12. The male fastener element 14 is attached to at least two sides (top and back) of the pad 10. For this reason, the glove material bends substantially at right angles along the corners of the pad 10, and a relatively clear step appears as a stepped portion 50 on the surface of the palm portion 11 b.

  A resin foam such as a urethane resin foam or a melamine resin foam having an appropriate hardness, a heat compression processed product of such a resin foam, or an elastic resin integral molded product is used as the core material 17 in the pad 10. Is housed in.

  The cover 16 is made of a material similar to that of the glove body 11, for example, a cloth-like material such as natural leather, artificial leather, or synthetic leather, and is sewn into a bag body into which the core material 17 can be inserted. The core material 17 is inserted into the bag, and the cover 16 covering the core material 17 is formed by stitching the opening of the bag body. If desired, the inner surface of the cover 16 is adhered or adhered to the surface of the core material 17 with an adhesive tape or an adhesive.

  The pad 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. The height T of the pad 10 is preferably set to a dimension of 5 mm or more. In this embodiment, the height T is set to about 10 mm. Further, the width W of the pad 10 is set to 10 to 30 mm (about 20 mm in the present embodiment), and the length L of the pad 10 is set to 40 to 80 mm (about 60 mm in the present embodiment).

  13 and 14 are a front view, a plan view, a rear view, a bottom view, a left side view, and a right side view showing structures of the pad 10 and the female fastener element 15, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the first portion 15 a of the male fastener element 15 is sewn or adhered to the upper surface 10 a of the pad 10, and the second portion 15 b of the male fastener element 15 is attached to the back surface 10 b of the pad 10. Sewn or glued. The first portion 15a and the second portion 15b are disposed at an angle of about 90 degrees with each other, and the hook-shaped fine protrusions 19 are disposed on the upper surface 10a and the back surface 10b.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 14, the female fastener element 14 has a rectangular planar outline, and the dimension of the fastener element 14 is set larger than the dimension L: W of the pad 10. The female fastener element 14 is sewn or bonded to the back surface of the palm portion 11b with the looped raised portions 18 facing the inside of the glove 10.

  By fastening both the first portion 15a and the second portion 15b to the female fastener element 14, the pad 10 is detachably attached to the back surface of the palm portion. Since the male fastener elements 15 are attached to the two surfaces of the pad 10, a stepped portion 50 is formed on the palm portion 11b as shown in FIG. The pad 10 raises the surface of the palm 11b when wearing gloves, and the step of the step 50 extends to the surface of the palm 11b so as to regulate the position of the grip 2 of the golf club.

  Unlike the chemical bonding means for chemical substances such as adhesives, the planar fastener 13 composed of male and female fastener elements 14 and 15 has a mechanical bonding means that can be separated and fixed relatively easily. And between the palm parts 11b. The golf player can arbitrarily attach or detach the pad 10 to / from the glove 10, and can arbitrarily adjust the angle α within an angle range of 30 to 60 degrees, for example.

  When the pad 10 is removed, the female fastener element 14 comes into direct contact with the palm of the golf player, but the looped raised portions 18 of the female fastener element 14 do not give the player unpleasant feeling.

  FIG. 15 is a front view showing a state where the glove 1 to which the pad 10 is attached is worn and the grip 2 of the golf club is gripped.

  The stepped portion 50 abuts on the grip 2 while gripping the grip 2 of the golf club, and the position of the grip 2 is regulated by the pad 10. Since the pad 10 is detachably attached to the glove body 11 by the surface fastening device 13, the golf player appropriately adjusts the position (angle α, length direction position, width direction position) of the pad 10. The pad 10 can be positioned and fixed at any position suitable for the player's own personality or body shape. For example, when the golf player is concerned about the position or direction of the grip 2 and feels uncomfortable or problematic, the golf player can remove the pad 10 from the inner surface of the glove 1 and re-attach the pad 10 to the inner surface of the glove after correcting it to an appropriate position and direction. . Once the player has positioned the pad 10 at the optimum position, the player may check whether or not the grip state is appropriate based on the contact state between the step portion 50 and the grip 2 every time the set position before the shot is taken.

  The raised portion formed by the pad 10 occupies a gap (play space) that is likely to occur in the palm portion 11b of the glove 1 during the swing of the golf club, so that a sense of stability that allows the grip 2 to be properly set with a relatively weak grip force is set up. Sometimes obtained. The step 50 not only works to determine the angle of the grip 2 at the set position, but also regulates the direction of the grip 2 at the time of swing, so the direction of the club face surface is stabilized.

Further, the raised portion formed on the palm portion 11b by the pad 10 closes a gap that is likely to occur in the palm portion 11b of the glove 1 at the time of a shot, and a play (gap) that allows unnecessary movement of the grip 2 is formed on the palm. Is prevented. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a miss shot, a hook, a slice, or the like due to a decrease in grip grip strength.
Furthermore, the presence of the raised portion and the stepped portion 50 provides a sense of security that allows the grip 2 to be properly held with a relatively weak gripping force at the time of setup, so the golf player must perform a club swing in a relatively relaxed state. This will naturally lead to increased flight distance and shot directional stability.

  FIG. 16 is a plan view, a rear view, a right side view, and a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a pad according to another embodiment.

  A single continuous male fastener element 15 extending across the top and back of the pad 10 is shown in FIG. The fastener element 15 forms part of the cover 16. For example, such a pad 10 can be manufactured by sewing the cloth-like material of the cover 16 and the fastener element 15 and sewing a bag body into which the core member 17 can be inserted. According to such a configuration, the hook-shaped fine protrusion 19 spreads from the top surface 10a to the back surface 10b without being interrupted at the connecting portion between the top surface 10a and the back surface 10b.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications or changes can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims. Needless to say, such modifications and changes are also included in the scope of the present invention.
For example, instead of sewing or bonding, the male fastener element 15 may be fixed to the pad 10 using other fixing means such as heat welding.

  In addition, the dimensions and shapes of the pad 10 and the planar fastener 13 can be changed in design to any shape suitable for the shape and size of the player's hand.

  Furthermore, the pad 10 or the fastener elements 14, 15 can be appropriately divided.

  In addition, although the said Example demonstrated regarding the glove which a right-handed player wears in a left hand, this invention is applied similarly also to the glove which a left-handed player wears in a right hand.

  The present invention is applied to a golf glove worn on the hand opposite to the dominant arm.

It is a partially broken sectional view showing the golf glove concerning the prior art of the present invention in the state seen from the back side of the hand. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the golf glove shown in FIG. 1 as seen from the palm side. It is an expanded sectional view in the AA line of FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the golf glove which shows the attachment or detachment method of a pad. It is a front view showing the state where the glove which fixed the pad was worn and the grip of the golf club was grasped. It is sectional drawing of the protrusion formed on the palm part surface of a glove with a pad. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the golf glove concerning the 1st example of the present invention in the state where it looked from the back side of the hand. FIG. 8 is a front view showing the golf glove shown in FIG. 7 as viewed from the palm side. It is an enlarged front view which shows the step part shown in FIG. 8 with a shadow. It is the expanded back view which looked at the step part shown in FIG. 9 from the inner side (palm part back side) of the glove. It is an expanded sectional view in the BB line of FIG. It is an expanded sectional view in the CC line of FIG. It is the front view which shows the structure of the pad shown in FIGS. 7-12, a top view, a rear view, a bottom view, a left side view, and a right side view. It is the front view which shows the structure of the female side fastener element shown in FIGS. 7-12, a top view, a rear view, a bottom view, a left view, and a right view. FIG. 15 is a front view showing a state in which the gloves shown in FIGS. 7 to 14 are worn and the grip of the golf club is gripped. It is the top view which shows the pad which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention, a rear view, a right view, and sectional drawing.

Explanation of symbols

1 Golf gloves 2 Golf club grip
10 pads
11 Glove body
11b Palm
13 Surface fastener 14 Female side fastener element (1st fastener element)
15 Male fastener element (second fastener element)
16 Cover 17 Core 50 Step

Claims (8)

A golf glove to be worn on the hand opposite to the dominant hand, the golf glove having a pad for optimizing the grip of a golf club grip,
The pad has a square, square, or rectangular cross-section core material having an appropriate shape retaining property, and is detachably attached to the back of the palm of the glove body by a surface fastening device, and can be adjusted in position.
The planar fastener includes a first fastener element and a second fastener element that are separable, and the first fastener element is fixed to the back surface of the palm portion, and the second fastener element is at least of the core member. It is attached to two sides as one piece,
The pad is fixed to the back surface of the palm portion by fastening the first and second fastener elements, and a step portion extending along the grip of the golf club is formed on the surface of the palm portion when wearing gloves. Golf gloves.   The golf glove according to claim 1, wherein the pad has a cover that covers the core material.   The golf glove according to claim 2, wherein a part of the cover is formed by the second fastener element.   The first fastener element is a female side member of a hook-and-loop fastener in which a large number of synthetic resin loops are formed on the entire surface of the synthetic resin substrate, and the second fastener element is the entire surface of the synthetic resin substrate. The golf glove according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising a male side member of a hook-and-loop fastener having a large number of hook-shaped fine protrusions formed thereon.   The golf glove according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the core material is made of a fibrous material, a resin foam, a synthetic rubber material, or an elastomer material.   The golf glove according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a height (T) of the pad attached to the back surface of the palm portion is set to 5 mm or more.   The width (W) of the pad is set in a range of 10 to 30 mm, and the length (L) of the pad is set in a range of 35 to 70 mm. The golf glove of item 1.   The first fastener element extends obliquely from the vicinity of the middle finger base toward the little finger, and the center line of the first fastener element is inclined at a predetermined angle (α) with respect to the central axis of the glove, and the angle (α ) Is set to an angle value within a range of 30 to 60 degrees, the golf glove according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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