Glove

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2024-232992 filed Dec. 27, 2024, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present disclosure relates to a glove.

Description of Related Art

In harsh natural environments such as winter mountains, the loss of gloves due to strong winds and other factors may cause serious life-threatening problems. Therefore, measures are taken to prevent the loss of gloves, such as attaching one end of a leash cord to each glove and the other end of the leash cord to the wrist, or the like of the user.

For example, JP 2018-59250 A discloses a glove described in each of (i) and (ii) below.

(i) A glove integrated with a wristband with a belt-shaped arm having both ends respectively sewn with a certain part of the wristband and a part of the glove that is close to the wrist on the inside of the glove.

(ii) A glove integrated with a wristband with a belt-shaped arm having one end sewn with a certain part of the wristband and another end provided with a buttonhole, while a button is attached to a part close to the wrist on the inside of the glove, so that the button is pushed through the buttonhole to be joined together when the glove is worn.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a glove that is easy to be worn and removed and can prevent the loss of the glove when the glove is worn or removed.

The following presents a simplified summary of the disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosure. This summary is not an overview of the scope of the disclosure. It is not intended to identify key or critical elements of the disclosure or to limit the scope thereof. Its sole purpose is to present some basic concepts of the disclosure in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that follows.

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a glove including a cord, a part of the cord being disposed in a peripheral edge portion of a wearing opening of the glove, in which the cord has a ring shape, a ring circumference length of which is greater than a circumference length of a peripheral edge of the wearing opening, and includes a covered cord portion covered by the peripheral edge portion of the wearing opening, and an exposed cord portion exposed outside the peripheral edge portion, the glove further including a first cord stopper and a second cord stopper disposed in the exposed cord portion, in which the second cord stopper is disposed farther from the wearing opening than the first cord stopper.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing and other features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description and drawings of illustrated embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example, in which a glove according to one embodiment is fastened to a wrist.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a cord part of a glove according to one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a glove according to one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a glove according to one embodiment.

FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram showing another example of a body of the glove according to one embodiment.

FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram of yet another example of the body of the glove according to one embodiment.

FIG. 6A is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of the body of the glove according to one embodiment.

FIG. 6B is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a hem part of the glove according to one embodiment.

FIG. 6C is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a cuff part of the glove according to one embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a method for measuring a movement resisting force of a cord stopper.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described specifically with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same configurations are designated by the same reference numerals in the drawings. The sizes, dimensions, positional relationships, and the like of the illustrated configurations shown in the drawings are merely examples and are not limited to those illustrated in the drawings.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, FIG. 5A, and FIG. 5B all show gloves for the right hand. It is apparent that the shape of the glove for the left hand has a symmetrical shape that is compatible with the shape described in those figures.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a glove 1 of this embodiment includes a body 1b of the glove 1 and a cord 2. A part of the cord 2 is disposed in a peripheral edge portion 1p of a wearing opening 1w of the glove 1. Since the wearing opening 1w of the glove 1 is formed in the body 1b of the glove 1, it can be said, in other words, as the wearing opening 1w of the body 1b. Similarly, the peripheral edge portion 1p of the wearing opening 1w of the glove 1 can be said to be the peripheral edge portion 1p of the wearing opening 1w of the body 1b. The cord 2 has a ring shape, the ring circumference length of which is greater than the ring circumference length of a peripheral edge of the wearing opening 1w. Therefore, the cord 2 includes a covered cord portion 2s covered by the peripheral edge portion 1p of the wearing opening 1w, and an exposed cord portion 2e exposed outside the peripheral edge portion 1p. The glove 1 of this embodiment also includes a first cord stopper 21 and a second cord stopper 22, as the cord stopper 20, disposed in the exposed cord portion 2e, in which the second cord stopper 22 is disposed farther from the wearing opening 1w than the first cord stopper 21. Here, the first cord stopper 21 is connected to the peripheral edge portion 1p, either directly or with a connection member 1c interposed therebetween. The connection member 1c has a shape such as tape or belt. The length of the connection member 1c is, for example, 5 cm or less, preferably 3 cm or less.

In the glove 1 of this embodiment, the cord 2 of the glove 1 is in the form of a ring and includes a covered cord portion 2s and an exposed cord portion 2e. Further, the glove 1 of this embodiment includes a first cord stopper 21 and a second cord stopper 22, as the cord stopper 20, disposed in the exposed cord portion 2e, in which the second cord stopper 22 is disposed farther from the wearing opening 1w than the first cord stopper 21. Therefore, as described below, one cord 2 is composed of a portion having a function as a draw cord, a portion having a function as a leash cord, and a portion having a function as a wrist cord, which are integral with each other.

Portion having a function as the draw cord: A ring-shaped portion composed of the covered cord portion 2s and the cord portion in the first cord stopper 21 of the cord 2 is a portion having a function as the draw cord for tightening the peripheral edge portion 1p against the wrist (or arm supporting the hand H) of the hand H wearing the glove 1 and securing the peripheral edge portion 1p to the wrist (or arm). This ring-shaped portion having a function as the draw cord is also herein referred to as the first cord stopper 21 and the covered cord portion 2s, and also referred to as the “draw cord equivalent portion”.

Portion having a function as the leash cord: A ring-shaped portion composed of a cord portion (excluding the cord portion in the first cord stopper 21) extending from the end of the first cord stopper 21 up to the cord end with including the cord portion in the second cord stopper 22 (excluding the cord portion in an end clip part 20E described later, if the end clip part 20E is provided, the same shall apply hereinafter) in this specification is a portion having a function as the leash cord for connecting the glove 1 and the wrist (or the arm supporting the hand H). This ring-shaped portion having a function as the leash cord is also herein referred to as an exposed cord portion 2e excluding a first cord stopper 21 (the first cord stopper 21 and the end clip part 20E, if the end clip part 20E is provided) and also referred to as the “leash cord equivalent portion”.

Portion having a function as the wrist cord: A portion of the leash cord equivalent portion, that is, a portion composed of a cord portion extending from the cord portion in the second cord stopper 22 of the exposed cord portion 2e to the cord portion in the ring end is a portion having a function as the wrist cord for securing the cord 2 and thereby preventing the cord 2 from slipping out of the wrist due to tightening around the wrist of the hand H (hereinafter also referred to as the “wrist cord equivalent portion”). The wrist cord equivalent portion can also be secured to a part of the user other than the wrist (e.g. an arm) or an object other than the human.

Therefore, the glove 1 of this embodiment includes the draw cord equivalent portion (i.e., a portion functioning as the draw cord), and the leash cord equivalent portion (i.e., a portion functioning as a leash cord) that are integrally and continuously formed as the cord 2 provided in the glove 1. With this configuration, the wearer can easily wear and remove the glove 1 and prevent the loss of the glove when the glove is worn or removed.

Cord

(Rubber Elasticity)

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the cord 2 preferably has rubber elasticity from the viewpoint of fitting the draw cord equivalent portion and the wrist cord equivalent portion more closely to the wrist, although there is no particular limitation. Here, rubber elasticity, also called entropy elasticity, refers to the property that a solid material deformed by an externally applied force immediately attempts to return to its original form due to its high internal stress.

(Cord Material)

The cord material forming the cord 2 has no particular limitation, but from the viewpoint of having rubber elasticity, the examples of the cord material include an elastomer selected from natural rubber (NR), styrene rubber (styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR)), nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), butadiene rubber (BR), isoprene rubber (IR), butyl rubber (isobutylene-isoprene rubber (IIR)), nitrile rubber (nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR)), chloroprene rubber (CR), silicone rubber (SI), fluorine rubber (FKM), urethane rubber (U), acrylic rubber (ACM), ethylene-propylene rubber (EPM), ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM), ethylene-vinyl acetate rubber (EVA), chlorinated polyethylene rubber (CM), hyperone (chlorosulfonated polyethylene), and epichlorohydrin rubber (epichlorohydrin homopolymer (CO), epichlorohydrin-ethylene oxide copolymer (ECO)), and a styrene block copolymer, a thermoplastic polyolefin, a thermoplastic polyurethane, a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer, and the like.

The cord material has no particular limitation as long as it has rubber elasticity, and it can be solely the elastomer, such as the above rubber, or it can also be a knitted body of elastomer fibers including the above rubber. From the viewpoint of its high durability, the cord material is more preferably made by including elastomer fibers including the above rubber in the core threads and twisting the threads with nylon, polyester, rayon or polypropylene. Examples of the cord material include a rubber cord having a round section made by assembling eight or sixteen threads in a tubular shape using the elastic threads of the above elastomer as the core.

(Cord Diameter)

The diameter of the cord is preferably 1.5 mm or more, more preferably 2.0 mm or more, even more preferably 2.2 mm or more, from the viewpoint of securing tensile stress, although there is no particular limitation. The diameter of the cord is preferably 6.0 mm or less, more preferably 5.0 mm or less, even more preferably 4.0 mm or less, from the viewpoint of not being too bulky, although there is no particular limitation.

(Tensile Stress of Cord)

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, from the viewpoint of increasing workability when tightening the draw cord equivalent portion of the cord 2 and preventing the hand H from slipping out of the wrist cord equivalent portion, the tensile stress of the cord 2 is preferably 1.5 N or more, more preferably 2.0 N or more, even more preferably 2.3 N or more, in terms of stress (tension) when the cord 2 is stretched 50% at a tensile speed of 150 mm/min. The tensile stress of the cord 2 is preferably 13.0 N or less, more preferably 10.05 N or less, even more preferably 8.5 N or less, in terms of stress (tension) when the cord 2 is stretched 50% at a tensile speed of 150 mm/min, from the viewpoint of increasing the workability when putting the hand into the wrist cord equivalent portion and enabling the draw cord equivalent portion of the cord 2 to fit the wrist well with avoiding excessive tightening.

(Ratio of the Ring Circumference Length of the Exposed Cord Portion Excluding the First Cord Stopper (or the First Cord Stopper and the End Clip Part) to the Total Ring Circumference Length of the First Cord Stopper and the Covered Cord Portion)

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the ratio of the ring circumference length R₂ of the exposed cord portion 2e excluding the first cord stopper 21 (or the first cord stopper 21 and the end clip part 20E, if the end clip part 20E is provided) to the total ring circumference length R₁ of the first cord stopper 21 and the covered cord portion 2s (ring circumference length R₁ of the draw cord equivalent portion) (hereinafter also referred to as the “ratio R₂/R₁”) is preferably 0.5 or more, more preferably 0.7 or more, even more preferably 0.85 or more, from the viewpoint of increasing the workability to change the position of the first cord stopper 21 while keeping the hand H in the wrist cord equivalent portion. The ratio of the ring circumference length R₂ of the leash cord equivalent portion to the ring circumference length R₁ of the draw cord equivalent portion (the ratio R₂/R₁) is preferably 2.0 or less, more preferably 1.5 or less, even more preferably 1.3 or less, from the viewpoint of preventing the glove 1 from being left far from the hand H when the glove 1 is removed from the hand H. Here, the total ring circumference length R₁ of the first cord stopper 21 and the covered cord portion 2s (the ring circumference length R₁ of the draw cord equivalent portion) is defined as follows.

The ring circumference length R₁ of the draw cord equivalent portion when the first cord stopper 21 is directly connected to the peripheral edge portion 1p is the total length of the ring circumference length of the covered cord portion 2s and the ring circumference length of the cord portion in the first cord stopper 21, in the state of keeping the peripheral edge portion 1p of the glove 1 stretched while not being narrowed.

The ring circumference length R₁ of the draw cord equivalent portion when the first cord stopper 21 is connected to the peripheral edge portion 1p with the connection member 1c interposed therebetween is the length obtained by adding, to the ring circumference length of the covered cord portion 2s, the ring circumference length of the cord portion corresponding to the length of the connection member 1c in the state of being kept stretched without sagging, and the ring circumference length of the cord portion in the first cord stopper 21.

(Cord Stopper)

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the glove 1 of this embodiment includes the first cord stopper 21 and the second cord stopper 22, as the cord stopper 20, disposed in the exposed cord portion 2e, in which the second cord stopper 22 is disposed farther from the wearing opening 1w than the first cord stopper 21. Therefore, as described above, the glove 1 of this embodiment has the draw cord equivalent portion and the leash cord equivalent portion integrally and continuously formed as the cord 2 provided in the glove 1, enabling the wearer to easily wear and remove the glove 1 and preventing the loss of the glove 1 when the glove 1 is worn and removed. Here, the draw cord equivalent portion is composed of the first cord stopper 21 and the covered cord portion 2s. The leash cord equivalent portion is composed of the exposed cord portion 2e excluding the first cord stopper 21 (or the first cord stopper 21 and the end clip part 20E if the end clip part 20E is provided). The movable range of the first cord stopper 21 on the exposed cord 2s is limited (to the range of a narrow area near the peripheral edge portion 1p) by connecting the first cord stopper 21 to the peripheral edge portion 1p directly or with the connection part 1c interposed therebetween, so that the ratio R₂/R₁ can be kept within a range between 0.5 and 2.0 (more preferably between 0.7 and 1.5, even more preferably between 0.85 and 1.3).

The form of securing the cord stopper 20 includes a form of allowing each of the first cord stopper 21 and the second cord stopper 22 to be moved on the cord 2 and having a movement resisting force to be described later, such as a spring form or a screw form, and is preferably the spring form from the viewpoint of achieving quick movement. In addition, from the viewpoint that the cord 2 is used in the form of a ring in the glove 1, a two-hole cord stopper is preferably used as the cord stopper 20.

(Movement Resisting Force of Cord Stopper)

The movement resisting force of the cord stopper 20 is preferably 5.0 N or more, more preferably 7.0 N or more, from the viewpoint of preventing positional displacement of the cord stopper 20 during securing (i.e., not loosening), although there is no particular limitation. The movement resisting force of the cord stopper 20 is preferably 15.0 N or less, more preferably 10.00 N or less, from the viewpoint of enabling movement of the cord stopper 20 without loosening the cord stopper 20 with one hand in an emergency, although there is no particular limitation. Herein, the movement resisting force of the cord stopper 20 indicates a degree of difficulty in the movement of the cord stopper 20 in the secured position, and is measured by the following method. In a cord in which the cord stopper 20 in unloosed state is disposed, the cord stopper 20 is secured and one cord 2 on the side of the end clip part 20E is pulled from the cord stopper 20 at a tensile speed of 150 mm/min. An average value of the tension applied to the cord 2 during the cord is further pulled 50 mm from the point at which the tension of the cord 2 and the resistance force of the cord stopper 20 are balanced is referred as the movement resisting force of the cord stopper 20 (hereinafter referred also to the average tension).

(End Clip Part)

The glove 1 of this embodiment can further include the end clip part 20E disposed at a ring end (cord end) of the exposed cord portion 2e. The glove 1 including the end clip part 20E enables the user to more easily fasten the cord portion of the glove. Thus, the glove 1 can be more easily worn or removed, and more effectively prevent the loss of the glove 1 when the glove 1 is worn or removed. The end clip part 20E can be of a type not intended for movement on the cord 2, for example, a screw type or a toothed type. When the glove 1 does not include the end clip part 20E, the cord 2 can be, for example, in the form of having a knot in which one end clip part and the other end clip part are tied with each other, or it can be in a continuous, seamless form, so that the cord 2 can be in the form of a ring.

(Position at which Cord is Disposed)

A portion of the cord 2 is disposed in the peripheral edge portion 1p of the wearing opening 1w of the glove 1. The position of the peripheral edge portion 1p of the wearing opening 1w in the glove 1 can be changed depending on the configuration of the body 1b of the glove 1. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, when the body 1b of the glove 1 is composed of a main part 1bm covering the palm, back, and fingers, a hem part 1bh covering the wrist, and a cuff part 1bc covering a part of the arm, the peripheral edge portion 1p of the wearing opening 1w of the glove 1 corresponds to a peripheral edge portion of the cuff part 1bc. Referring to FIG. 4, when the body 1b of the glove 1 is composed of the main part 1bm and the hem part 1bh, the peripheral edge portion 1p of the wearing opening 1w of the glove 1 corresponds to a peripheral edge portion of the hem part 1bh.

(Method of Disposing Cord)

The method of disposing a part of the cord 2 in the peripheral edge portion 1p of the wearing opening 1w of the glove 1 has no particular limitation. For example, referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, a ring-shaped hollow part is formed by first folding a portion of the peripheral edge portion 1p of the cuff part 1bc of the body 1b of the glove or a portion of the peripheral edge portion 1p of the cuff part 1bc toward the inside of the body 1b and sewing or bonding the end of the folded portion. Then, an opening is provided at a portion of the hollow part (e.g., a portion on the thumb side), and the cord 2 is inserted from one side of the hollow part and pulled out from the other side of the hollow part so as to have a portion of the cord 2 disposed in the hollow part of the peripheral edge portion 1p of the wearing opening 1w of the glove 1.

Next, it can be configured such that the first cord stopper 21 and the second cord stopper 22 are disposed as the cord stopper 20 in this order from a portion close to the peripheral edge portion 1p of the wearing opening 1w of the glove 1 in the exposed portion of the cord 2 disposed as described above, and the end clip part 20E is further provided at the end of the cord.

(Body of Glove)

As described above, referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the body 1b of the glove 1 can be composed of the main part 1bm, the hem part 1bh, and the cuff part 1bc. Also, referring to FIG. 4, the body 1b of the glove 1 can be composed of the main part 1bm, and the hem part 1bh.

(Main Part)

The main part 1bm covers the palm, back, and fingers of the wearer. The shape of the portion covering the wearer's fingers in the main part 1bm can be either a trigger mitten shape, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4, in which the thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger are placed separately from each other, a mitten shape, as shown in FIG. 5A, in which the thumb, index finger, ring finger, and little finger are placed separately from each other, or a standard shape, as shown in FIG. 5B, in which the thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger are placed separately from each other.

The main part 1bm has a structure in which a fiber layer 11, a first resin layer 12, a second resin layer 13, and a slip suppression layer 14 are arranged in this order from the inside (the part contacting the wearer's hand H) to the outside of the glove 1, as shown in FIG. 6A, from the viewpoint of securing the strength and providing a slip suppression function, although there is no particular limitation.

The fiber layer 11 is formed by knitting a fiber material. Examples of the fiber material include yarns made of various publicly known general-purpose fibers (polyamide fibers, polyester fibers, polyethylene fibers, cotton, acrylic fibers or rayon fibers), yarns made of various publicly known cut-resistant fibers (ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers, aramid fibers, glass fibers, or stainless steel fibers), or composite yarns of the above various fibers. The thickness of the fiber layer 11 is preferably between 0.1 mm and 1.5 mm, although there is no particular limitation. The thickness of the fiber layer 11 can be measured by a film thickness meter (e.g., PG-15 manufactured by TECLOC Co., Ltd.) before the formation of the first resin layer 12. The fiber layer 11 can be formed by, for example, using a glove knitting machine (for example, NFG-I manufactured by SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD.) to knit the fiber material into a glove shape, or by cutting a fabric knitted using a round knitting machine, a horizontal knitting machine, or a transversal knitting machine into pieces having given shapes and sewing them into a glove shape.

The first resin layer 12 is formed to cover an outer surface of the fiber layer 11. Examples of the resin for forming the first resin layer 12 include various publicly known resins such as vinyl chloride resin, natural rubber, nitrile rubber, chloroprene rubber, fluororubber, silicone rubber, isoprene rubber, polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, and modified products thereof (e.g., carboxyl modified products). The thickness of the first resin layer 12 is preferably between 0.02 mm and 1.5 mm, although there is no particular limitation. The thickness of the first resin layer 12 can be measured by observing the cross-section of the layer at a magnification of 300 times using a digital microscope, and arithmetically averaging the values measured at 10 points every 500 μm. It is preferable that the first resin layer 12 be formed with the resin penetrating from the outer surface of the fiber layer 11 to part of gap between the fibers of the fiber layer 11 or that a porous structure is formed across the entire thickness direction of the fiber layer 11, from the viewpoint of allowing air to be retained in the gap between the fibers of the fiber layer 11 and enhancing the close tightness of the first resin layer 12 with the fiber layer 11.

The second resin layer 13 is formed to cover the outer surface of the first resin layer 12. The second resin layer 13 is a layer made of a resin similar to the resin of the first resin layer. The second resin layer 13 can be made of the same resin as the first resin layer 12, or can be made of a different resin from that of the first resin layer 12. The thickness of the second resin layer 13 is not particularly limited, but is usually between 0.01 mm and 1.0 mm. The thickness of the second resin layer 13 can be measured in the same manner as that for the thickness of the first resin layer 12.

The slip suppression layer 14 is formed to cover the outer surface of the second resin layer 13. The slip suppression layer 14 can be formed in at least a portion of the main part 1bm of the body 1b of the glove 1 (specifically, the portion covering the palm, back, and fingers) for the purpose of slip suppression. The slip suppression layer 14 includes a matrix resin and particles 14p dispersed therein from the viewpoint of slip suppression. Examples of the matrix resin include various publicly known resins such as vinyl chloride resin, natural rubber, nitrile rubber, chloroprene rubber, fluorine rubber, silicone rubber, isoprene rubber, polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, or modified products thereof (e.g., carboxyl modified products). Examples of the particles include known particles, and particles of the same material as the matrix resin, particles of inorganic substances such as ceramic particles, silica gel, or glass particles, particles of organic substances such as walnut powder or cellulose fiber powder can be used. The size of such particles can be selected according to the purpose, but based on the relationship between the anti-slip performance and the detachment of the particles, the size of the particles is preferably 5 μm or more, more preferably 10 μm or more, and it is preferably 2000 μm or less, more preferably 1000 μm or less.

A surface 14s of the slip suppression layer 14 can be roughened by a press from the viewpoint of enhancing the slip suppression. Since the surface 14s of such a slip suppression layer 14 has projections 14sc and recesses 14sr formed by roughening, further slip suppression can be achieved.

(Hem Part)

The hem part 1bh covers the wrist of the wearer. The hem part 1bh has a structure in which the fiber layer 11, the first resin layer 12, and the second resin layer 13 are arranged in this order from the inside (part contacting the hand H) to the outside of the glove 1, as shown in FIG. 6B, from the viewpoint of ensuring strength, although there is no particular limitation. Here, the fiber layer 11, the first resin layer 12, and the second resin layer 13 are configured in the same manner as the fiber layer 11, the first resin layer 12, and the second resin layer 13 in the main part 1bm.

(Cuff Part)

The cuff part 1bc covers a part of the arm of the wearer. The cuff part 1bc is joined to the peripheral edge portion of the hem part 1bh by sewing, bonding, or fusing. The cuff part 1bc is formed with a cuff sheet 15, as shown in FIG. 6C. The cuff sheet 15 is preferably formed by knitting a fiber material from the viewpoint of ensuring strength, although there is no particular limitation. Examples of the fiber material include yarns made of various publicly known general-purpose fibers (polyamide fibers, polyester fibers, polyethylene fibers, cotton, acrylic fibers, rayon fibers, etc.) or composite yarns of the above various fibers. The thickness of the cuff sheet 15 is preferably between 0.1 mm and 1.5 mm, although there is no particular limitation, in view of the strength of the fabric and the ease of narrowing the cuff part 1bc. When the body 1b of the glove 1 is in the form including the cuff part 1bc, it can be configured such that the peripheral edge portion 1p covering the covered cord portion 2s by the cuff part 1bc is disposed at a position to cover a part of the arm supporting the hand H of the wearer, and each of the draw cord equivalent portion and the wrist cord equivalent portion is secured to a part of this arm, and the leash cord equivalent portion ties a part of this arm to the glove 1.

The glove 1 for the right hand shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 can be provided with a glove stopper 1s for connecting to the corresponding glove for the left hand. The glove stopper 1s can prevent the loss of one glove when storing both gloves.

(Manufacture Method of the Body of the Glove)

First, a fiber glove including the main part 1bm and the hem part 1bh and being composed of the fiber layer 11 is prepared. For example, using a glove knitting machine, the above-mentioned fiber glove is fabricated. Next, a first resin liquid including a resin for forming the first resin layer 12 covering the outer surface of the fiber glove is applied to the outer surface of the fiber glove. For example, the first resin liquid is applied to the outer surface of the fiber glove by immersing the fiber glove fitted to a hand mold in the first coating solution. After the first resin liquid is applied, the first resin layer 12 is formed on the outer surface of the fiber glove by drying the fiber glove at a certain temperature for a certain period of time (for example, 60 minutes at 80° C.). Next, a second resin liquid including a resin for forming the second resin layer 13 covering the outer surface of the first resin layer 12 is applied to the outer surface of the first resin layer 12. For example, the second resin liquid is applied to the outer surface of the first resin layer 12 by immersing the fiber glove with the first resin layer 12 formed thereon in the second resin liquid. After the second resin liquid is applied, the second resin layer 13 is formed on the outer surface of the first resin layer 12 by drying the fiber glove at a certain temperature for a certain period of time (for example, 60 minutes at 80° C.). Next, a third resin liquid for forming the slip suppression layer 14 covering the outer surface of the second resin layer 13 of the main part 1bm of the body 1b of the glove 1 is applied to the outer surface of the second resin layer 13 of the main part 1bm of the body 1b of the glove 1. For example, in the fiber glove with the second resin layer 13 formed thereon, only the side of the main part 1b is immersed in the third resin liquid, and the third resin liquid is applied to the outer surface of the second resin layer 13 of the main part 1bm of the body 1b of the glove 1. After the third resin liquid is applied, the fiber glove is dried at a certain temperature for a certain period of time (e.g., first at 80° C. for 60 minutes, then at 120° C. for 30 minutes) to form the slip suppression layer 14 on the outer surface of the second resin layer 13. Thus, the body 1b including the main part 1bm and the hem part 1bh is obtained.

Here, when the body 1b of the glove 1 includes the cuff part 1bc in addition to the main part 1bm and the hem part 1bh, the cuff part 1bc is joined to the peripheral edge portion of the hem part 1bh. For example, the cuff sheet 15 for forming the cuff part 1bc is joined to the peripheral edge portion of the hem part 1bh by sewing, bonding, or fusing.

(Inner Glove)

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the inner glove 3 can be further disposed between the glove 1 of this embodiment and the hand H of the wearer. The inner glove 3 is preferably a knitted body of fibers such as cotton, hair, polyamide, or polyester from the viewpoint of keeping the hand H warm, although there is no particular limitation. The shape of a part covering the fingers in the inner glove 3 can be the same as or different from the shape of the part covering the fingers in the body 1b of the glove 1. For example, for the trigger mitten-shaped glove 1 as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4, the trigger mitten-shaped or standard-shaped inner glove 3 can be attached. For the mitten-shaped glove 1 as shown in FIG. 5A, the mitten-shaped, trigger-mitten-shaped, or standard-shaped inner glove 3 can be attached. However, only the standard-shaped inner glove 3 can be attached to the standard-shaped glove 1 as shown in FIG. 5B. The inner glove 3 can be attached to the inside of the body 1b of the glove 1 or they can be prepared separately from each other.

The glove according to this embodiment is as described above, but the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present disclosure. Further, the glove according to the present disclosure relates is not limited to the effects of the above-described embodiment. That is, the embodiments according to the present disclosure should be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present disclosure is indicated by the claims, rather than by the foregoing description. Further, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to include all modifications that come within the meaning and scope of the claims.

A conventional glove in which both the draw cord and the leash cord are provided as separate members is thought to cause a problem of making it difficult for the leash cord to fit on the wrist of the wearer, since the leash cord is merely a ring-shaped cord attached detachably to the outside of the body of the glove. Further, the leash cord provided in a conventional glove is thought to cause a problem of making it difficult for the wearer to handle the cord stopper provided on the leash cord while wearing the glove. Further, the conventional glove is thought to cause a problem that the leash cord is easily lost when the wearer removes the leash cord from the glove. The glove (i) described above referring to JP 2018-59250 A is thought to cause a problem that the wearer cannot easily perform attachment/detachment of the wristband to/from the wrist. The glove (ii) described above referring to JP 2018-59250 A is thought to cause a problem that the glove is easily lost when the wearer removes the glove from a belt-shaped arm joined to the wristband by sewing.

The present disclosure includes the following aspects:

(1) A glove including a cord, a part of the cord being disposed in a peripheral edge portion of a wearing opening of the glove, in which the cord has a ring shape, a ring circumference length of which is greater than a circumference length of a peripheral edge of the wearing opening, and includes a covered cord portion covered by the peripheral edge portion of the wearing opening, and an exposed cord portion exposed outside the peripheral edge portion, the glove further including a first cord stopper and a second cord stopper disposed in the exposed cord portion, in which the second cord stopper is disposed farther from the wearing opening than the first cord stopper.
(2) The glove according to (1) above, wherein the cord has rubber elasticity.
(3) The glove according to (1) or (2) above, in which a ring circumference length of the exposed cord portion excluding the first cord stopper is between 0.50 and 2.0 times as long as a total ring circumference length of the first cord stopper and the covered cord portion.
(4) The glove according to (1) or (2) above, further including an end clip part disposed at a ring end of the exposed cord portion.
(5) The glove according to (4) above, in which a ring circumference length of the exposed cord portion excluding the first cord stopper and the end clip part is between 0.5 and 2.0 times as long as a total ring circumference length of the first cord stopper and the covered cord portion.

The glove according to (1) above is configured so that the cord portion including the covered cord portion and the first cord stopper (the draw cord equivalent portion) and the cord portion excluding the first cord stopper from the exposed cord portion (the leash cord equivalent portion) are integrally and continuously formed with each other. Therefore, it is easy for the wearer to operate the attachment and removal of the glove, and it is possible to prevent an event in which the glove is lost when the wearer wears or removes the glove.

The glove described in (2) above can be more suitably fitted to the wearer's hand because the cord has rubber elasticity. Therefore, it is easier for the wearer to perform attachment and removal of the glove, and it is possible to further avoid a situation in which the glove is lost when the wearer wears or removes the glove.

The glove according to (3) above, in which a ring circumference length of the exposed cord portion excluding the first cord stopper is between 0.50 and 2.0 times as long as a total ring circumference length of the first cord stopper and the covered cord portion (i.e., the ratio R₂/R₁ is 0.50 or more and 2.0 or less), enables the wearer to more easily wear and remove the glove, and achieves ease of handling since the removed glove can be prevented from being left far from the hand.

The glove according to (4) above is easier for the wearer to wear and remove the glove, and the glove is prevented from being lost when the wearer wears or removes the glove since the end clip part makes it easier for the wearer to handle the cord of the glove.

The glove according to (5) above, in which a ring circumference length of the exposed cord portion excluding the first cord stopper and the end clip part is between 0.5 and 2.0 times as long as a total ring circumference length of the first cord stopper and the covered cord portion (i.e., the ratio R₂/R₁ when the end clip part is provided at the ring end of the cord is 0.50 or more and 2.0 or less), enables the wearer to more easily wear and remove the glove, and achieves ease of handling since the removed glove can be prevented from being left far from the hand.

EXAMPLES

A description will be given for examples of the glove according to the present disclosure with references to Examples 1 to 4. Examples 1 to 4 are exemplary and the glove according to the present disclosure is not limited to Examples 1 to 4.

Test Example I

(Ratio Between the Ring Circumference Length of the Draw Cord Equivalent Portion and the Ring Circumference Length of the Leash Cord Equivalent Portion)

As each of the gloves according to Examples 1 to 3, as shown in FIG. 1, a portion of the cord 2 was disposed in the peripheral edge portion 1p of the wearing opening 1w of the glove 1, and the first cord stopper 21 and the second cord stopper 22 were disposed from the wearing opening 1w side in this order in the exposed cord portion 2e exposed outside the peripheral edge portion 1p of wearing opening 1w, and the glove 1 was prepared with the end clip part 20E at the ring end of the exposed cord portion 2e. Here, ROPE ELASTIC 2 MM-QSM-ST.TT02-227-T300CHR manufactured by TRIEU VI CORPORATION, a knitted body of rubber fiber with a diameter of 2.5 mm was used for the cord 2. As the first cord stopper 21, CLTS manufactured by Nifco which secures the cord using a metal spring with two holes was used. As the second cord stopper 22, CL38A manufactured by Nifco, which is of a spring-securing type with two holes, was used. As the end clip part 20E, STOPNKAN11757 manufactured by KOLON PLASTICS, Inc., which secures the cord with plastic teeth in one hole, was used.

The gloves according to Examples 1 to 3 are configured in the same manner, but by changing the ring circumference length of the cord 2 and by moving the first cord stopper 21 and the second cord stopper 22, the total ring circumference length of the first cord stopper 21 and the covered cord portion 2s (the ring circumference length of the draw cord equivalent portion) (hereinafter referred to as R₁) and the ring circumference length of the exposed cord portion 2e excluding the first cord stopper 21 and the end clip part 20E (the ring circumference length of the leash equivalent portion) (hereinafter referred to as R₂) are changed as shown in Table 1. For each of the gloves according to Examples 1 to 3, the wearer evaluated the workability of wearing and removing the glove 1 while putting his or her hand in the ring portion between the second cord stopper 22 and the end clip part 20E of the exposed cord portion 2e. The evaluation criteria were as follows: Good if the glove could be easily worn and removed; Acceptable if the glove could be worn and removed while causing some restrictions; and Unacceptable if the glove could not be attached and removed. Here, in each of the gloves according to Examples 1 to 3, since the first cord stopper 21 (length 2.3 cm) was connected to the peripheral edge portion 1p by interposing the connection member 1c (length 2 cm), the total ring circumference length R₁ of the first cord stopper 21 and the covered cord portion 2s was a ring circumference length obtained by adding the ring circumferential length of the cord portion corresponding to the length of the connection member 1c in the state of being extended without loosening, and the ring circumference length of the cord portion within the first cord stopper 21, to the ring circumferential length of the covered cord portion 2s. The results are shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1
Example	1	2	3

Total ring circumference length R1	550	480	410
(mm) of the first cord stopper and
the covered cord portion
Ring circumference length R2 (mm)	430	430	430
of the exposed cord portion
excluding the first cord stopper
and the end clip part
Ratio R2/R1	0.78	0.90	1.05
Workability	Acceptable	Good	Good

As shown in Table 1, workability was evaluated as acceptable for the glove according to Example 1, in which the above ratio R₂/R₁ was 0.5 or more. The workability was evaluated as good for the glove according to Example 2 and the glove according to Example 3 in which the above ratio R₂/R₁ was 0.85 or more.

Although not described in Table 1, a glove of Example 4 was prototyped with a cord 2 which was configured in the same manner as the glove of Example 1 but which was modified such that the ring circumference length R₁ was 410 mm and the ring circumference length R₂ was 820 mm (the ratio R₂/R₁ was 2.0). When the workability of the glove described above was evaluated, the workability was good, and the glove removed from the hand of the wearer who was categorized in a medium size with 155 cm tall did not touch the ground. From this, it has been found that the above ratio R₂/R₁ is preferably 2.0 or less from the viewpoint that the glove removed from the hand of the wearer does not hinder the wear's working.

Test Example II

(Tensile Stress of Cord)

As shown in Table 2A and Table 2B, the tensile stress of each of a cord used in Example 1 (i.e., ROPE ELASTIC 2 MM-QSM-ST.TT02-227-T300CHR manufactured by TRIEU VI CORPORATION, a knitted body of rubber fiber with a diameter of 2.5 mm, with rubber elasticity), a fiber cord (fiber knitted body, Glove Leash manufactured by Okima with a diameter of 3.0 mm, without rubber elasticity), a fine round rubber (polyester-natural rubber, round rubber manufactured by Daiso Sangyo with a diameter of 0.9 mm), a medium round rubber (polyester-natural rubber, round rubber manufactured by Daiso Sangyo with a diameter of 1.4 mm), and four samples (samples No. 5 to No. 8) combining these was measured under the following conditions.

AGS-500NX manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation was used as a tensile tester. The distance between the chucks of the test machine was set at 60 mm, and each of the above samples was pulled at a tensile speed of 150 mm/min, and the stress (tension) was measured when the distance between the chucks was 90 mm (i.e., 50% extension). The results are summarized in Table 2. In Table 2A and Table 2B, the tensile stress of the cord and the fitting feel of the leash cord equivalent portion to the wrist were comprehensively evaluated to have relative evaluations with S, A, B, and C from good to a lower grade.

TABLE 2A
Sample No.	1	2	3	4
Type of	Knitted	Fiber cord	Fine	Medium
Cord	body of		round	round
	rubber		rubber	rubber
	fiber
Presence	Presence	Absence	Presence	Presence
or absence
of rubber
elasticity
Tensile	5.64	—	0.33	0.75
stress (N)
Fitting	Good	Not	Not	Not
feel		so good	so good	so good
Overall	S	C	B	B
judgement

TABLE 2B
Sample No.	5	6	7	8
Type of	Medium	Medium	Knitted	Knitted
Cord	round	round	body of	body of
	rubber cord	rubber cord	rubber	rubber
	(two pieces)	(three	fiber +	fiber
		pieces)	medium	(two pieces)
			round
			rubber cord
			(three pieces)
Presence	Presence	Presence	Presence	Presence
or absence
of rubber
elasticity
Tensile	1.51	2.33	7.2	10.3
stress (N)
Fitting	Good with a	Good	Good	Good with a
feel	little loose			little tight
Overall	A	S	S	B
judgement

As shown in Table 2A and Table 2B, the tensile stress of the cord used in Example 1 of Sample No. 1 (a knitted body of rubber fiber) was 5.64 N, which was found to be within a preferred tensile stress range (between 1.5 N and 13 N) of the cord and suitable as the cord of the glove 1 from the viewpoint of increasing the workability when fastening the draw cord equivalent portion and preventing the slipping out of the cord from the wrist equivalent cord. On the other hand, the fiber cord in the sample No. 2 did not stretch, so it did not stretch by 50% and the tensile stress could not be measured, and the fitting feel was not so good. One piece of the fine round rubber cord in the sample No. 3 had a tensile stress of 0.33N, making it easy to narrow the cuff, but the fitting feel was loose and not so good. One piece of the medium round rubber cord in the sample No. 4 had a tensile stress of 0.75N, making it easy to narrow the cuff, but the fitting feel was loose and not very good. The combination of two pieces of the medium round rubber cord in the sample No. 5 had a tensile stress of 1.51N, making it easy to narrow the cuff, and the fitting feel was good with a little loose.

Test Example III

(Movement Resisting Force of Cord Stopper)

As samples of the cord, as shown in Table 3, respectively, the movement resisting force of CL38A manufactured by NIFCO of the spring-securing type was measured with two holes used as a cord stopper 20 in Example 1 for the cord used in Example 1 (ROPE ELASTIC 2 MM-QSM-ST.TT02-227-T300CHR manufactured by TRIEU VI CORPORATION having a diameter of 2.5 mm, which is a knitted body of rubber fiber, with rubber elasticity) and the fiber cord (Glove Leash manufactured by Okima, Fiber, which is a fiber knitted body having a diameter of 3.0 mm, without rubber elasticity) under the following conditions.

AGS-500NX manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation was used as a tensile tester. As shown in FIG. 7, a cord stopper 20 (first cord stopper 21) was secured to a first chuck C1 (the first chuck C1 secures only the cord stopper 20 while not securing the cord 2), and the one cord 2 out of the two cords on the end clip part side from the cord stopper 20 was secured by clamping it with the second chuck C2, while not loosening. A distance L₀ between the first chuck C1 and the second chuck C2 was set at 60 mm. A first chuck width W₁ and a second chuck width W₂ each were 30 mm. Using the second chuck C2, the cord 2 was pulled at a tensile speed of 150 mm/minute, and the average stress (tension) from a point at which the tension of the cord 2 and the resistance force of the cord stopper 20 were balanced to a point at which the second chuck C2 has further moved by 50 mm from the balancing point was measured, and determined as the movement resisting force. The results are summarized in Table 3.

	TABLE 3
	Sample No.	1	2
	Type of cord	Knitted	Fiber cord
		body of
		rubber fiber
	Rubber elasticity	Presence	Absence
	Movement resisting	8.09	4.09
	force of cord
	stopper (N)

The movement resisting force of the first cord stopper used in Example 1 was 8.09 N in the cord of Sample No. 1 used in Example 1, and was within the range of 5 N to 15 N, which is a preferred range from the viewpoint of preventing the positional displacement of the cord stopper during securing (i.e., not loosening) and the viewpoint of enabling movement of the cord stopper by one hand without loosening in an emergency. The movement resisting force of the first cord stopper in the fiber cord of Sample No. 2 was 4.09 N, which was smaller than the above preferred range. Thus, it was found that the cord having rubber elasticity increases the movement resisting force of the cord stopper compared to the cord having no rubber elasticity.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

• • 1: Glove
  • 1b: Body
  • 1bc: Cuff part
  • 1bh: Hem part
  • 1bm: Main part
  • 1c: Connection member
  • 1p: Peripheral part
  • 1s: Glove stopper
  • 1w: Wearing opening
  • 11: Fiber layer
  • 12: First resin layer
  • 13: Second resin layer
  • 14: Slip suppression layer
  • 14p: Particles
  • 14s: Surface
  • 14sc: Projection
  • 14sr: Recess
  • 15: Cuff sheet
  • 2: Cord
  • 2e: Exposed cord portion
  • 2s: Covered cord portion
  • 20: Cord stopper
  • 21: First cord stopper
  • 22: Second cord stopper
  • 20E: End clip part
  • 3: Inner glove
  • C1: First chuck
  • C2: Second chuck
  • H: Hand
  • L0: Distance between chucks
  • W1: First chuck width
  • W2: Second chuck width