WO1998004163A1 - Hand protection device - Google Patents
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- WO1998004163A1 WO1998004163A1 PCT/US1997/013420 US9713420W WO9804163A1 WO 1998004163 A1 WO1998004163 A1 WO 1998004163A1 US 9713420 W US9713420 W US 9713420W WO 9804163 A1 WO9804163 A1 WO 9804163A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
- A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
- A41D13/055—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body
- A41D13/0581—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body with permanent fastening means
- A41D13/0593—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body with permanent fastening means in a sealed pocket
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D19/00—Gloves
- A41D19/015—Protective gloves
- A41D19/01505—Protective gloves resistant to mechanical aggressions, e.g. cutting. piercing
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D19/00—Gloves
- A41D19/015—Protective gloves
- A41D19/01582—Protective gloves with means to restrain or support the hand
- A41D19/01588—Protective gloves with means to restrain or support the hand including rigid elements
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- the present invention relates generally to the field of hand protection devices, and more particularly to hand protection devices which absorb and distribute impact forces on the hands.
- protection devices generally consist of a flexible cushioning pad which provides the user (e.g., baseball batter) with a lightweight and comfortable hand protector capable of at least partially absorbing impacts from, for example, pitched baseballs.
- protection devices do not unduly inhibit a batter's performance as such devices are typically flexible.
- such devices tend to lose the ability to fully recover from compression.
- the ability of such devices to absorb impact forces over time and use decreases.
- such devices do not effectively distribute impact forces over a broad area.
- Rigid protection devices have also been utilized to protect the back side of an athlete's hands from impact forces, as exemplified in U.S. Patent No. 4,042,975.
- a hard protective plate for batting gloves is made from a rigid plastic material.
- a protective plate fabricated from such rigid plastic is lightweight and provides high impact strength.
- rigid protective plates may be uncomfortable as such rigid plates are not custom fittable to specific athletes.
- rigid plates are not readily bendable (e.g., deformable without fracture) to conform to the unique size and contours of the back side of each athlete's hand. As a result of such discomfort, a batter's ability to concentrate on forthcoming pitched balls may be inhibited.
- 4,768,234 discloses a ski glove having a number of protective plates on the ski glove to protect finger and back portions of a skier's hand, as well as wrist and forearm portions of the skier.
- Such gloves are most suited to competitive skiing, motorcross or other races in which racers have the possibility of damaging a hand and a back of a forearm when the racer collides against an obstacle or turns over.
- racers have the possibility of damaging a hand and a back of a forearm when the racer collides against an obstacle or turns over.
- such plates are primarily directed to decreasing time loss in a race by reducing frictional resistance between such plates and the gates on the slalom run.
- the back portion of the ski glove is provided with two hard-material plates, which are radially disposed relative to each other and spaced apart to accommodate grasping motions of a skier's hand. While the two hard material plates may be capable of absorbing impact forces and may provide a degree of comfort to the user in grasping actions, the ski glove may not be sufficient for purposes of protecting the entire back side or even specific areas of the back side of the hand in view of the substantial gap between the two radially disposed, spaced-apart plates.
- the skier's glove does not adequately protect the side (e.g., medial and posterior sides) of the fifth metacarpal bone.
- significant damage to certain portions of the back and side of the hand may result, especially in instances where an object (e.g., bat) is gripped by the user, as such grasping would appear to widen the gap between the two plates.
- impact forces would not appear to be distributed over a significant portion of the back side of the hand as each of the two spaced-apart plates covers an area significantly smaller than the back side of the hand.
- the two spaced apart, hard-material plates on the back of the ski glove would be sufficient for purposes of protecting the back and side of a hand against small projectiles (e.g., baseballs), nor is there any disclosure that such plates would be capable of absorbing and sufficiently distributing an impact force from a pitched baseball, nor is there any suggestion that the two spaced apart plates function to evenly distribute impact forces from a pitched baseball.
- a hand guard for protecting at least a metacarpal area of the hand.
- the hand guard comprises a material capable of absorbing and distributing impact forces over a broad area.
- Such hand guards are useful in athletic events in which projectiles are either thrown or hit (e.g., tennis, racquetball, squash, hockey).
- such hand guards are especially useful for protecting the lead hand of batters from pitched balls (e.g., baseballs, softballs) .
- the hand guard device comprises a unitary, deformable (e.g., easily bendable without fracture) metal plate for covering at least the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones of the hand.
- the plate comprises a sheet of soft, malleable, untempered metal which is easily bendable.
- the metal plate is thus custom fittable as the metal plate may be easily bent without fracture to conform to a contour in a metacarpal area on the back side of a selected individual's hand.
- the hand guard may further comprise at least one flexible resilient substrate attachable to at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the deformable metal plate.
- the present invention provides a glove for protecting at least a back portion of an individual's hand.
- the glove can comprise a back glove portion which covers at least a metacarpal area on the back portion of the hand, a bendable (e.g., deformable) metal plate which is conformable to cover at least the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones of the hand, and a holding member for securing the plate on the back glove portion.
- the glove may further comprise at least one cushioning substrate, which is attachable to at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the plate.
- the holding member which is attachable to at least one of the back glove portion and the plate, secures the plate on the back glove portion such that at least the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones are covered and thus, protected by the plate.
- the holding member for securing the plate to the back glove portion includes at least one fastener, such as stitching, a snap, a strap, Velcro or an adhesive.
- the holding member is a sleeve (e.g., pocket) on the back glove portion. In this embodiment, the sleeve is capable of receiving and retaining the plate therein.
- the sleeve may be built into the glove such that the plate is permanently fixed to the glove (e.g., stitched) or releasably secured to the back glove portion via a securing means comprising a selectively releasable fastener (e.g., snaps, straps, Velcro or an adhesive) .
- a selectively releasable fastener e.g., snaps, straps, Velcro or an adhesive
- the present invention also contemplates providing a glove to protect at least a wrist portion of an individual.
- the glove can include front and back glove portions covering at least a portion of the front and back sides of a hand of the individual, a readily bendable (e.g., deformable without fracture) metal wrist plate conformable to cover at least a portion of the wrist and a holding member for securing the wrist plate on the back glove portion, proximate the wrist (e.g., proximal to the wrist).
- the glove may further include at least one wrist cushioning substrate attachable to one of the upper and lower surfaces of the wrist plate.
- the holding member which can be attachable to at least one of the front and back glove portions and the wrist plate, functions to secure the wrist plate to the back glove portion, proximate a wrist portion of the individual.
- the holding member may allow the wrist plate to bend accordingly.
- the wrist plate is attachable to the back glove portion via a fastener (e.g., stitching, snaps, straps, Velcro or an adhesive) .
- the holding member is a wrist strap attached to one of the front and back glove portions.
- the wrist plate is associated with (e.g., retained within a pocket formed by the wrist strap or attached to the wrist strap via a releasable fastener, such as Velcro, an adhesive or a snap) a wrist strap which is commonly used to secure the glove on the individual's hand, about the wrist.
- a releasable fastener such as Velcro, an adhesive or a snap
- the wrist plate is permanently attached to the glove.
- the wrist protection glove may further include a hand plate for covering at least the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones of the hand and an attaching member for securing the hand plate on the back glove portion, proximate (e.g., proximal) the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones.
- the hand plate is a lightweight material capable of being deformed such that the hand plate is custom fittable (e.g., manually conformable) to a contour on the back side of the hand.
- the attaching member can include a fastener, such as stitching, snaps, straps, Velcro or an adhesive.
- the attaching member is preferably flexible.
- the attaching member may include a Velcro-type interconnection (e.g., a plurality of hooks associated with the hand plate and an plurality of loops associated with the back glove portion) .
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a hand protection guard according to the present invention
- Fig. 2 is an end view of the hand protection guard illustrated in Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 is an end view of another embodiment of the hand protection guard;
- Fig. 4 is an end view of yet another embodiment of the hand protection guard;
- Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a protective glove according to the present invention
- Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a protective glove illustrated in Fig. 5 showing a hand plate and a wrist plate in phantom lines and a wrist strap secured about a back glove portion of the glove;
- Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the protective glove illustrated in Fig. 5;
- Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of a sleeve attachable to a protective glove and showing a hand plate in phantom lines retained therein;
- Fig. 9 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the protective glove having a plurality of Velcro-type loops for securing a hand plate or sleeve having a hand plate retained therein on the back glove portion;
- Fig. 10 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the hand plate having a plurality of Velcro-type hooks for securing the plate directly to the back glove portion illustrated in Fig. 9;
- Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a wrist plate according to the present invention.
- Fig. 12 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a wrist plate.
- Fig. 13 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of a wrist plate.
- the hand protection device comprises a lightweight, malleable (e.g., manually deformable without fracture) metal plate 10 for covering at least a portion of the back side of a hand of an individual (e.g., baseball or softball batter, tennis, squash or racquetball player, lacrosse players, hockey players etc.).
- a lightweight, malleable (e.g., manually deformable without fracture) metal plate 10 for covering at least a portion of the back side of a hand of an individual (e.g., baseball or softball batter, tennis, squash or racquetball player, lacrosse players, hockey players etc.).
- the plate 10 is capable of at least covering and partially absorbing impact forces resulting from contact with another object.
- the bendable or deformable e.g.
- the plate 10 functions to protect a metacarpal area (e.g., fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, second through fifth metacarpal bones, first through fifth metacarpal bones) of a batter's hand against impact forces from projectiles, such as pitched baseballs.
- a metacarpal area e.g., fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, second through fifth metacarpal bones, first through fifth metacarpal bones
- the malleable metal plate 10, illustrated in Fig. 1, may be configured to cover at least a portion of the back side of an individual's hand.
- the plate 10 generally comprises upper and lower surfaces 14, 16 which extend between laterally displaced side edges 20, 22 and longitudinally displaced top and bottom edges 26, 28.
- the side edges 20, 22 cover at least the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones.
- the plate 10 is sized such that one of the side edges 20, 22 is manually deformable to extend over (e.g., wrap about) the medial and posterior aspect of the fifth metacarpal (as will be described in more detail hereinbelow) .
- the plate 10 may be sized such that the top and bottom edges 26, 28 of the plate 10 extend between an area proximate (e.g., proximal) the knuckles and an area proximate (e.g., proximal) the wrist portion of an individual.
- the bendable metal plate 10 is deformable such that the plate 10 may generally conform to contours of the back side of an individual's hand.
- the plate 10 may be fabricated from a thin sheet of soft, lightweight malleable metal.
- the plate 10 is fabricated from a sheet of soft metal, such as aluminum.
- the plate 10 is fabricated from a soft metal having a yield strength of less than about 60 ksi, and, in a preferred embodiment, a yield strength of less than about 40 ksi (e.g., aluminum, aluminum alloys, magnesium, and combinations thereof) .
- the plate 10 is fabricated from aluminum.
- the plate 10 for purposes of providing a metal plate 10 which at least partially absorbs and distributes impact forces and is easily bendable by hand to a desired contour such that an individual may custom fit a plate 10 to the back of the individual's hand, the plate 10 preferably has a thickness "t p " , defined by the upper and lower surfaces 14, 16, of at least about 0.005 inches, and preferably, between about 0.005 inches to about 0.025 inches.
- the plate 10 is readily conformable to the contour of the back side of an individual's hand and does not substantially inhibit an individual's hand actions (e.g., grasping an object, such as a baseball bat, racquet, hockey stick etc.).
- one of the side edges 20, 22 may be easily bent and deformed about (e.g., wrapped over) an individual's fifth metacarpal to protect the posterior and medial portions of the fifth metacarpal from impact forces, substantially as shown in Fig. 7.
- the hand protection device may further comprise at least one padding member attachable to at least one of upper and lower surfaces 14, 16 of the plate 10.
- the padding member includes a substrate of cushioning material 34 if which is attached to the lower surface 16 ⁇ of the plate 10i to partially absorb impact forces, along with the plate 10i.
- increased comfort is provided to the individual as the cushioning substrate 34 x is interposed between the plate 10i and the back side of the individual's hand.
- cushioning substrates 343 ⁇ , 34b i ⁇ are attached to the upper and lower surfaces 14 ⁇ , 16 u of the plate 10 ⁇ .
- cushioning substrates 348 ⁇ , 3 b ii function to partially absorb impact forces, along with the plate 10 u .
- a first cushioning substrate is attached to the top surface of the plate such that the plate is interposed between the cushioning substrate and the hand.
- the cushioning substrates 34 may be fabricated from a flexible material. Additionally, the cushioning substrate 34 be composed of a resilient padding member capable of at least partially absorbing impact forces.
- the cushioning substrates 34 may comprise a flexible material, such as foam, leather, textile and plastic.
- the substrates 34 are fabricated from a foam which may be either a closed-cell type or an open-cell type, such as polyurethane, neoprene, urethane foam (e.g., microcellular) , expanded ethylene acetate microfoam material, or ethyl vinyl acetate.
- a thickness, "t s ", of the substrate 34, as defined by upper and lower surfaces of the substrate 34 is at least about 0.03125 inches, and, in a preferred embodiment, at least about 0.125 inches.
- an adhesive e.g., glue, epoxy adhesive
- a glove for protecting at least a back portion of an individual's hand from impact forces is provided.
- Such gloves may be especially useful in athletic events in which contact with an object may occur.
- such gloves may be utilized by baseball batters to protect the back side of the hand from pitched baseballs.
- the glove 40 includes a back glove portion 44 covering at least a metacarpal area on the back side of the hand, a malleable, manually deformable metal plate 100 configured to cover at least the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones of the hand and a holding member for securing the metal plate 100 on the back glove portion 44.
- the back glove portion 44 generally supports the plate 100 and may be fabricated from soft leather or a polymer (e.g., vinyl compound).
- the glove 40 may further include a front glove portion 46, which may be sewn to the back glove portion 44.
- the manually deformable metal plate 100 is configured to cover and protect at least the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones of the hand and may be sized to protect the first through fifth metacarpal bones. Furthermore, the plate 100 is readily deformable such that the plate 100 may generally conform to contours of the back side of an individual's hand.
- the plate 100 is comprises a soft metal, such as aluminum or aluminum alloys, and has a yield strength of less than about 60 ksi, and, more preferably, less than about 40 ksi.
- a side edge 122 illustrated in Fig. 7, is easily bendable about the lateral portion of the fifth metacarpal bone to protect the lateral aspect of the fifth metacarpal bone from impact forces .
- the holding member generally functions to secure the metal plate 100 on the back glove portion 44 of the glove 40.
- the holding member includes a sleeve 50, which is configured to receive and hold the plate 100 on the back glove portion 44.
- the sleeve 50 functions as a pocket for retaining the plate 100 therein.
- the sleeve 50 can include at least one flexible sheet 56 having side edges and top and bottom edges.
- the sleeve 50 may be sized to retainably secure the plate 100 on the back glove portion 44 by engaging the plate 100 about at least portions of the upper and lower surfaces of the plate 100.
- the sleeve 50 may be configured to engage the plate 100 along at least one of the side edges and one of the top and bottom edges of the plate 100.
- the sleeve 50 includes a single flexible sheet 56 attachable to the back glove portion 44 along the side edges and at least one of the top and bottom edges of the sheet 56.
- a pocket for securably retaining the plate 100 therein is formed by the sheet 56 and the back glove portion 44.
- the single flexible sheet 56 may be attached to the back glove portion 44 about at least the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones to protect this region of the back side of an individual's hand.
- the sleeve 50 may include at least a first flexible sheet 56 which is stitched to the back glove portion 44 along the side edges and at least one of the top and bottom edges of the sheet 56 to form a pocket for retaining the plate 100 therein.
- a sleeve 50 may include first and second sheets 56 stitched along side edges and at least one of the top and bottom edges to form a pocket for retaining the plate 100 therein.
- the sleeve 50 may be affixed or releasably attachable to the back glove portion 44 to cover at least the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones.
- the sheet 56 may be fabricated from a flexible material, such as leather and textiles, such as cotton, lycra, spandex, or nylon.
- the sleeve 50 may be attachable to the back glove portion 44 via one or more securing members, such as stitching, glue, pins, staples, and clips.
- the securing member may include a selectively releasable fastener, such as Velcro, snaps, straps or a temporary adhesive.
- the sleeve 50 configured to retain a plate 100 therein may be releasably attached to the back glove portion 44 by a hook and loop type fastener
- the back glove portion 44 may comprise a plurality of loops 66 and a lower surface 52 of the sleeve 50 may comprise a plurality of hooks 68 for selectively engaging the loops 66 of the back glove portion 44.
- the back glove portion 44 may comprise a plurality of hooks which are releasably engagable with a plurality of loops on the lower surface of the sleeve 50 (not shown) .
- the holding member may be associated with at least one of the plate 100 ⁇ and the back glove portion 44, shown in Fig. 9.
- the plate 100i may be directly attachable, and preferably, releasably attachable, to the back glove portion 44 shown in Fig. 9.
- the holding member may include at least one releasable fastener interconnected to one of the upper and lower surfaces of the plate 100i, such as snaps, Velcro or a temporary adhesive.
- the hand protection device includes a plate 100i and a cushioning substrate 134i attached to the lower surface 116 x of the plate 100i. For purposes of attaching the hand protection device to a back glove portion 44, shown in Fig.
- the lower surface 136_ of the cushioning substrate 134 may comprise a plurality of hooks 68 which are engagable to a plurality of loops 66 on the back glove portion 44.
- the plate 100i may be releasably interconnected to the glove 40.
- the glove 40 may comprise a wrist protector 80 capable of at least partially absorbing and distributing impact forces.
- the wrist protector 80 is attachable to the glove 40.
- the wrist protector 80 is retained within a wrist strap 90, which is typically connected to the glove 40 via stitching.
- the wrist protector 80 is positionable about such a wrist portion when an individual wearing the glove 40 secures the glove 40 on the hand by tightening the strap 90 about the wrist, as illustrated in Fig. 6.
- the wrist protector 80 includes a wrist plate 82.
- the wrist plate 82 may be fabricated from a thin sheet of metal, plastic, leather or foam.
- the wrist plate 82 may be fabricated from a flexible material, such as a soft metal, leather or foam.
- the wrist plate 82 is fabricated from a thin sheet of soft metal which is capable of absorbing and distributing over a broad area impact forces and which is easily and readily bendable (e.g., deformable without fracture) such that the wrist plate 82 is conformable to contours in a wrist portion of an individual (i.e., custom fittable).
- the wrist plate 82 may thus be fabricated from a thin sheet of malleable metal, and may have a yield strength of less than about 60 ksi, and, in a preferred embodiment, less than about 40 ksi.
- the wrist plate 82 may be fabricated from a thin sheet of a soft metal (e.g., aluminum, aluminum alloys, magnesium and combinations thereof) .
- the wrist plate 82 is a thin sheet of aluminum having a thickness "t ⁇ ", as defined by upper and lower surfaces 84, 86, of at least about 0.005 inches, and more preferably, at least between about 0.005 inches and 0.025 inches.
- the wrist plate 82 is readily conformable to the contour in the wrist portion of an individual and does not substantially inhibit hand and wrist motions (e.g., grasping and swinging an object, such as a bat, racquet or stick) .
- the wrist protector 80 may further comprise at least one padding member attachable to at least one of the upper and lower surfaces 84, 86 of the wrist plate 82.
- the padding member includes a substrate of cushioning material 88 ⁇ which is attached via a flexible adhesive to the lower surface 86i of the wrist plate 82 ⁇
- increased comfort is provided to the individual as the wrist cushioning substrate 88* is interposed between the wrist plate 82i and the wrist portion of the individual.
- the wrist protection device 80 ix comprises wrist cushioning substrates 88a , 88b llf which are attached via a flexible adhesive to the upper and lower surfaces 84 ⁇ , 86 ⁇ of the wrist plate 82..-.
- the wrist cushioning substrates ⁇ a. ⁇ , SSb ⁇ function to partially absorb impact forces and to provide increased comfort to the user.
- wrist cushioning substrates 88 comprise a flexible resilient material capable of at least partially absorbing impact forces.
- the wrist cushioning substrates 88 are fabricated from a flexible material, such as foam, leather, textile and plastic.
- the substrates 88 is fabricated from a resilient, flexible material, such as a foam, which may be either a closed-cell type of an open-cell type (e.g., polyurethane, neoprene, urethane foam (e.g., microcellular) , expanded ethylene acetate microfoam material and ethyl vinyl acetate) .
- the substrates 88 may have a thickness "t ⁇ ,” of at least about 0.03125 inches, and, in a preferred embodiment, at least about 0.125 inches.
- the wrist protection device 80 may be associated with the glove 40 via an attaching member.
- the attaching member includes a wrist strap 90.
- Such wrist straps 90 illustrated in Figs. 5-6, facilitate insertion and removal of an individual's hand into and from the glove 40.
- the wrist protection device 80 may be contained (e.g., retained) within a pocket which forms the wrist strap 90.
- the wrist protection device 80 is positionable over a wrist portion of an individual as the wrist strap 90 releasably engages the back glove portion 44 of the glove 40 via a wrist securing member.
- the wrist protection device 80 is positionable over a portion of an individual's wrist as the wrist strap 90 is tightened (e.g., pulled) about a wrist portion of the individual and engaged to the back glove portion 44 via a wrist securing member, which secures the glove 40 about the hand and wrist portion of the individual.
- the wrist strap 90 may include at least one flexible sheet of material (e.g., leather, spandex, lycra, nylon) which is stitched about at least three edges to retain the wrist protection device 80 therein.
- the wrist protection device 80 may be attached to the wrist strap via a fastener, such as Velcro, a snap or an adhesive.
- the member for releasably securing at least a portion of the wrist strap 90, and specifically, the portion of the wrist strap 90 containing the wrist protection device 80, to the back glove portion 44 may include a releasable fastener, such as Velcro, snaps, straps with receivers or a temporary adhesive.
- the securing member includes a hook and loop type fastener (e.g., Velcro). More specifically, a plurality of loops 96 attached to a surface of the strap 90 may releasably engage a plurality of hooks 98 attached to the back glove portion 44, illustrated in Figs. 5-6.
- wrist protection device 80 associated with the wrist strap 90 may be selectably positioned over a wrist portion of an individual.
- the wrist protection device 80 may be directly attached to the back glove portion 44 proximate (e.g., proximal) a wrist portion of the individual via an attaching member.
- the attaching member for securing the wrist protection device 80 to the back glove portion 44 of the glove 40, proximate (e.g., proximal) a wrist portion of the individual may comprise a fastener, such as stitching, snaps, Velcro, straps and adhesives.
- the attaching member comprises a selectively releasable fastener.
- a plurality of loops are attached to the back glove portion 44 proximate the wrist portion to be protected and a plurality of hooks are attached to a lower surface of the wrist protection device 80.
- the wrist protection device 80 is releasably securable to the glove 40.
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