Training Glove With Forearm Blocker For Dynamic Combat Sports

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current boxing gloves and hand blockers are inadequate for providing sufficient hand and forearm padding for trainers to safely receive and deliver counter strikes during combat sports training, as they lack padding in the palm region and forearm, making them unsuitable for dynamic training sessions that include punches, kicks, and other strikes.

Innovation Solution

A training glove with a glove portion that covers the posterior of the hand and a blocker portion that secures to the anterior forearm, providing a retention system for secure fit and adjustable padding to accommodate various training needs, allowing trainers to practice and deliver strikes safely without switching devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a boxing glove is used, then the trainer can deliver counter punches, but the glove lacks sufficient padding in the palm area to receive strikes from the athlete

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to deliver counter punchesVSAvoidforce received in palm area

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The training glove applies local quality by providing enhanced padding specifically in the palm area and forearm regions where strikes are received, while maintaining less padding in areas used for delivering counter punches. This localized differentiation allows the glove to simultaneously protect against incoming strikes and enable effective counterpunching.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a hand blocker is used, then the trainer can receive punches with palm padding, but the device prevents the trainer from curling fingers to deliver counter strikes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveforce received in palm areaVSAvoidability to form fist for counter strikes

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The training glove implements local quality by strategically placing dense padding only in the palm and forearm areas that receive strikes, while leaving the finger and knuckle areas with minimal padding. This allows the trainer's fingers to curl into a fist for delivering counter strikes while still providing protection where needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Object-affected harmful factors

If a kick blocker is used, then the trainer can block kicks to the forearm, but the device is poorly suited for delivering counter strikes and provides excessive padding

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveforce received from kicksVSAvoidability to deliver counter strikes

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The training glove applies local quality by providing enhanced padding specifically in the forearm area to receive kicks, while maintaining minimal padding in the hand and finger areas to enable delivering counter strikes. This localized padding distribution allows the glove to handle both kick blocking and counterpunching effectively.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The training glove achieves universality by designing a single device that can perform multiple functions: receiving punches in the palm area, blocking kicks to the forearm, and delivering counter strikes with the hand. This multi-functional design eliminates the need to switch between separate boxing gloves, hand blockers, and kick blockers during training.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Reliability

If separate training devices are used for different strikes, then each device can be optimized for its specific function, but the trainer must switch devices during dynamic training sessions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection for specific strike typesVSAvoidtime to switch devices

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The training glove achieves universality by integrating multiple protective functions into a single device that can receive punches, block kicks, and enable counter strikes. This eliminates the need to switch between separate boxing gloves, hand blockers, and kick blockers during dynamic training sessions, saving time and maintaining training flow.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The training glove merges the functions of multiple separate training devices (boxing glove, hand blocker, kick blocker) into a single integrated device. The glove combines palm padding for receiving punches, forearm padding for blocking kicks, and hand structure for delivering counter strikes, allowing trainers to use one device for all training scenarios.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS11813515B2Training glove

Publication Date: 2023.11.14 P&P IMPORTS LLC

AI summary

A training glove, and methods of using the same are provided. The training glove includes a glove portion, wherein the glove portion includes a first protective portion disposed to cover at least a portion of the posterior of a user's hand when worn by the user. The training glove further includes a blocker portion, wherein the blocker portion is secured to the glove portion and includes a second protective portion disposed to cover a portion of a user's anterior forearm when worn by the user. The training glove further includes a retention system.