JPH036243B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a hand protector, and more particularly, it can be worn on the wrist or palm of the hand to ensure freedom of the fingertips, while also protecting and keeping warm the part of the hand to which it is worn. Regarding hand protectors.

When writing characters or extracting figures by grasping a writing instrument, the wrist is generally exposed to the outside. Therefore, in winter, especially when doing office work for a long period of time, the wrists are exposed to cold air, which worsens the blood circulation to the fingertips. Deterioration of blood circulation not only deteriorates the efficiency of the work itself, but also
If it becomes a habit, it can become a remote cause of neuralgia and rheumatoid arthritis in the joints and muscles of the fingers and arms.

In order to avoid this situation and protect the wrist, so-called supports have been used in the past. However, as is well known, the supporter tightens the wrist area with considerable tightening force,
There is an inconvenience that when wearing it, the free movement of the wrist is inhibited.

On the other hand, people who drive for long periods of time experience pain in the palms of their hands as they grip the steering wheel (in fact, calluses form on the bases of their index, middle, ring, and little fingers, and they experience pain in these areas). Sometimes)
To avoid this, he wears various types of gloves. However, especially in the case of taxi drivers, it is common for passengers to change money when they get off the vehicle, and therefore, they must take off their gloves when taking out coins in order to quickly and accurately handle the change. The drawback is that it cannot be done.

Furthermore, when playing baseball or golf, gloves made of leather or synthetic resin are used to prevent numbness that is accidentally caused by hitting the ball, but gloves that cover the fingertips , his sense of the ball becomes distorted, and he is not necessarily hitting the ball at his best.

Therefore, as a result of repeated studies, the inventor of the present invention constructed a wide ring body partially or entirely made of a stretchable cloth material, and inserted a band into which the thumb fits into one opening of the ring body. By arranging this, a hand protector can be obtained which can keep the wrist warm by covering it, and can also protect the palm part by wearing it in the opposite direction, which solves the above-mentioned problems. It turns out that it can be solved all at once.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to
To provide a hand protector capable of keeping the wrist warm and protecting the palm, and also ensuring free movement of the fingertips.

Next, preferred embodiments of the hand protector according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 indicates a cylindrical wide ring-shaped protector body. The protector main body 10 is generally made of cotton, wool, chemical fiber, or a blend thereof, and in particular in this case, so-called so-called so-called material is used to make the ring main body 10 highly elastic during manufacturing. , rubber knitting, etc. are preferably used. Regarding the size of the ring body 10, in FIG. 2, the vertical length is approximately 10 cm, and the circumferential length is approximately 8 cm.
It is preferable that the circumference length when extended by inserting a hand inside is at least about 10 cm.

Next, the two openings 12 of the ring body 10,
A band 16 for inserting the thumb is disposed in one of the openings 14. The band 16 has a width of 5 mm to 10 mm, as can be easily seen from the figures, and its length is selected so that it projects outwardly from the opening 12 by about 2 cm. When installing the ring on the main body, approximately 2 cm from the side 18 of the main body 10.
Preferably, it is inward. In this case, the band 1
Since 6 is to be hooked to the thumb proximal phalanx 20 as described later, a non-stretchable cloth or the like is preferably selected.

FIG. 3 shows yet another embodiment. In this embodiment, instead of the single fixed string constituting the band 16, a hook-and-loop fastener 26 having a female part 22 and a male part 24 can be used. This hook-and-loop fastener 26 allows adjustment of the size of individual users' hands or the mounting position of the ring body 10, as will be described later.

Furthermore, another embodiment is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, instead of the ring body 10, a body 28 made of leather or the like that is not highly elastic is used. However, in this embodiment, a wide band 30 having high elasticity and elasticity, for example, made of wide rubber woven into it, is interposed in a part of the main body 28.

FIG. 5 shows yet another embodiment, in which a single non-stretchable flexible member 32 is selected in place of the ring body 10, and in the middle of the process, the embodiment of FIG. Similarly, the elastic band 34 is sutured, and the female part 3 is attached to the end of the non-stretchable flexible member 32.
6 and a hook-and-loop fastener 40 having a male portion 38 are sewn together. In this embodiment, the female part 22 of the hook-and-loop fastener 26 extends laterally near the end of the flexible member 32, while the male part 24 extends horizontally near the end of the flexible member 32.
It is sufficient to attach it to the tip of 6.

The hand protector according to the present invention is basically constructed as described above, and how to use it will be explained next.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, in order to keep the wrist warm, insert your hand into the ring body 10 from the lower part of FIG. The four fingers are exposed to the outside from the right side of the band member 16. As a result, the locking part 16 extends from the palm of the hand, around the proximal part of the thumb, and reaches the back of the hand, while covering the ring body 10, a part of the palm and the back of the user's hand, and fully Because of its long length, it also covers the wrist area. Highly elastic ring body 1
0 tends to slide down toward the smaller diameter, that is, toward the wrist, due to its nature.
Its movement is prevented by the band 16. especially,
Since the sides of the palms and wrists are sufficiently covered, heat retention is ensured in these areas even when involved in office work for long periods of time, so blood circulation is not obstructed. It also has secondary effects such as preventing stains on the cuffs of shirts, etc.

According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the length of the band 16 can be freely changed using the hook-and-loop fastener 26. That is, since the length of the band 16 can be made variable by the hook-and-loop fastener 26, there is an advantage that the covering positions of the palm, back of the hand, and wrist can be shifted.

Further, according to the embodiment of FIG. 5, the flexible member 32
Apply it to your wrist, then hook-and-loop fastener 4
The female part 36 and male part 38 of 0 are joined. Then,
A male portion 2 extends from a flexible member 32 that is wrapped around the wrist.
4 to the appropriate position of the female part 22, a protector similar to that of the previous embodiment can be obtained.

On the other hand, in order to protect the palm and back of the hand, the direction in which the hand is inserted into the ring body 10 may be reversed. That is, as shown in FIG.
When the user inserts his or her hand into the ring body 10 from the direction in which the thumb exists, the thumb is engaged with the band 16 and exposed to the outside. The other four fingers are placed in the ring body 10 as they are, leaving only the fingertips exposed to the outside of the ring body. As a result, the band 16 extends from the palm of the hand around the proximal phalanx of the thumb to the back of the hand. That is, even if the ring body tries to come off toward the fingertips, it is prevented by the band, and sufficient protection of the palm is achieved.

In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the length of the band 16 can be changed in the same manner as described above, so that the range of protection for the palm and the like can be adjusted. on the other hand,
Since the fingertip itself is exposed to the outside as described above, work can be performed without any problem. That is, the player can freely hold a bat, hold a golf club, and take out cigarettes, change, etc.

Typical examples of other uses of this hand protector include covering bandages that are wrapped around the palm of the hand many times, and protecting the hands of pugilists.

The hand protector according to the present invention has the advantage that it has a simple structure, can be manufactured at low cost, is easy to attach, and can be used for a variety of purposes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hand protector according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the hand protector, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a hand protector using a hook-and-loop fastener as a locking part, and FIG. , FIG. 5 is a plan view of another embodiment of the hand protector, FIG. 5 is a developed view of still another embodiment of the hand protector, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the hand protector being worn on the wrist. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the hand protector being worn on the palm. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10...Protector main body, 12...Opening part, 14...
Opening, 16... band body, 18... side part, 20... thumb proximal phalanx, 22... female part, 24... male part, 26... hook and loop fastener, 28... main body, 30... band body, 32... flexible member , 34...band body, 36...male part, 38...male part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Consisting of a wide cylindrical band and a narrow and short string, one end of the string is attached near the end of one side of the band, and the other end of the string is The end protrudes outward from the band and is then secured near the end of the other side of the band, and the wide band has at least a portion that expands and contracts more than the narrow string. A hand protector that is characterized by its high durability.