Sport Gloves With Segmented Padding For Hand Positioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing batting glove designs lack effective padding to minimize impact on the hand and do not assist in properly positioning the hands to handle a baseball or softball bat effectively.

Innovation Solution

A pair of sport gloves with distinct padding assemblies for the dominant and secondary hands, featuring a webspace pad and a heal pad to create recesses that properly position the bat and provide protection for the hands.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If existing batting glove designs incorporate padding just for protection of the hand, then hand protection is provided, but the impact to the hand is not minimized and proper hand positioning is not achieved

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehand impactVSAvoidhand positioning

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The batting glove is divided into multiple functional zones with different padding configurations. The palm area has one padding arrangement while the heel area has a different padding arrangement, creating distinct recesses for proper hand positioning. This segmentation allows each zone to serve its specific function: impact protection and positioning guidance.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the batting glove have different padding characteristics. The palm pad and heel pad are spaced to create recesses with specific geometries tailored to the local requirements of hand positioning and impact absorption. Each local area is optimized for its specific function rather than using uniform padding throughout.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of manufacture

If uniform padding is used across the entire palm area, then simple manufacturing is achieved, but proper bat positioning and hand alignment are not facilitated

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepadding constructionVSAvoidhand positioning accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The padding system is segmented into multiple independent pads (palm pad, heel pad, finger pads) rather than a single uniform layer. These segmented pads can be manufactured separately and then assembled, which simplifies the manufacturing of each individual pad while achieving the complex positioning function through their collective arrangement.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The padding pads are pre-positioned and spaced to create recesses that guide proper hand positioning before the player even puts on the glove. The recesses are formed in advance by the strategic spacing of pads, eliminating the need for complex real-time adjustments and ensuring consistent hand alignment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12201173B1Sport gloves with padding

Publication Date: 2025.01.21 MOREJON LAZARO J

AI summary

A pair of sport gloves for properly positioning a bat and for protecting a dominant hand and a secondary hand of a player. The pair of sport gloves includes a first sport glove adapted to fit over the dominant hand and a second sport glove adapted to fit over the secondary hand. The first sport glove includes a first padding assembly that includes a first palm pad and a webspace pad including a generally triangular shape. The second sport glove includes a second padding assembly that is different from the first padding assembly. The second padding assembly includes a second palm pad and a heal pad including a rectangular shape.