JPH0123507Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a baseball protector, and more specifically, it relates to a baseball protector that strengthens the protection of the chest of the body and allows for smooth athletic movements without any hindrance to catching or throwing. It is something.

Traditionally, baseball protectors have had a large curved cut on the side edge of the chest adjacent to the base of both arms of the wearer, as shown in Figure 3, so that the width of the chest is narrower than the width of the shoulders and abdomen. was formed. This design was designed to allow a certain amount of leeway in the armpits so that the free movement of both arms would not be hindered when the catcher was catching or throwing while facing the pitcher. It is. Of course,
As mentioned above, when catching or throwing a catch, a catcher does not always face the incoming ball in a posture that is directly facing him, but rather, for example, when throwing a check ball, he twists his upper body in preparation for a quick throw, and takes a so-called half-body position. He often catches an incoming ball with his large side chest directly facing the ball. Therefore, when a catcher catches the ball in a half-position like this, with a conventional protector, the side of the chest is left wide open, and there is a risk that the ball will hit the defenseless side of the chest, leading to an unexpected accident. It was hot.

This tendency is particularly likely to occur when the batter's foul tip causes the ball to fly in an unexpected direction.

Furthermore, in order to eliminate this defect, as shown in Figure 4, the chest width of the protector is made larger than that of conventional products in order to expand the protection area of this area, and a vertical strip is formed that curves inward from the side edge of the chest. There is a structure in which a concave groove is provided and a portion covering both sides of the protector surrounded by the vertical groove is intended to be turned up following the movement of the wearer's arm. (Jikko No. 54849 of 1981) However, in this type, the vertical grooves are formed in a curved shape starting from the upper side of the side edge of the chest and ending at the lower side on the same side edge. Because of this, it is physically difficult to turn up only the inner edge of the longitudinal groove, so at least one end of the crease must be cut out, or only the inner edge should be covered with a material with good shrinkability. It has to be made of a separate material, and it cannot be expected that the parts covering both sides will roll up smoothly following the movements of the wearer's arms. I was unable to achieve this.

The present invention is an improvement on the above-mentioned defects of the conventional product, and is provided with an elastic member that is placed on the side edge of the chest of the protector, which is close to the base of the wearer's arm, in addition to the elastic member that is interposed within the main body of the protector. , and is equipped with an elastic body that is at least more flexible than the elastic member and has a better contractile force, and is suitably fitted to the base of the wearer's arms to promote free movement and tightness of both arms of the wearer. Furthermore, we aim to provide something that can expand the area of protection for the chest.

That is, to explain the present invention according to the drawings, Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the baseball protector of the present invention. Body A corresponding to the side from the root side to the side of the body.
Along the side edge 1 of the chest, a protective patch a is formed by covering an elastic member 2, which is at least more flexible than the protective member of the main body A and has good restorability, with a flexible and stretchable covering piece 3. When installed, it becomes a new configuration. In this case, the protective pad a is made of an elastic member 2, such as foamed urethane or sponge rubber, which has good shrinkability, restorability, and flexibility that provides a good fit to the skin.
The covering piece 3 that forms and covers this is made of leather,
The elastic member 2 or the covering piece 3 may be made of a flexible and durable material such as synthetic leather or nylon.Of course, in addition to the above-mentioned materials, other materials having the same effect as these may be used for the elastic member 2 or cover piece 3. is also possible.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the protective pad a is made of a material that is more flexible and has better resilience than the protective member interposed in the protector, as described above, when the protector is worn, The protective patch a fits softly around the base of the wearer's arm, and contracts and restores itself as the wearer moves, such as thrusting the arm forward, swinging it from side to side, and rotating it, allowing for catching movements. , or that the throwing motion can be performed smoothly without resistance, and when the arms are spread out, the protective pads will expand to their original size due to their restoring force, which will essentially expand the area of protection on the sides of the chest. This strengthens the protection of the wearer's chest and further promotes safety.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the baseball protector of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view thereof;
FIG. 2 is a schematic enlarged sectional view of a protective pad, FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a conventional baseball protector having the basic shape, and FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of a conventional baseball protector. Explanation of symbols, A...Body, a...Protective parts,
1... Chest side edge, 2... Elastic member, 3... Cover piece,
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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a baseball protector with an elastic protective member interposed in the main body A, along the chest side edge 1 corresponding to the side from the base of both arms of the wearer to the side of the torso,
It is characterized in that a protective patch a is attached, which is made by covering an elastic member 2, which is more flexible and has better recovery properties than the protective member of the main body A, with a covering piece 3 which is flexible and highly elastic. Baseball protector.