PRACTICE SWORD

Abstract

Provided is a practice sword which gives the feel of using a real sword by having a form and weight similar to those of a Japanese sword, does not cause injuries by striking during practice or matches, and will not be unusable due to damage and the like. This practice sword for practicing martial arts includes a sword hilt body, a blade portion, and a guard portion that separates the sword hilt body and the blade portion, said practice sword being configured such that the sword hilt body and the blade portion have a vinyl chloride pipe as a common core, the blade portion is formed by surrounding the outer surface of the common core vinyl chloride pipe with styrene foam, arranging elastic cushioning material on a distal surface thereof, and accommodating the styrene foam and the vinyl chloride pipe in a thin and long thick cloth bag, and the sword hilt body is formed by abutting top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood against the top and bottom peripheral surfaces of the common core and winding a string around the common core and the surfaces of the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood.

Claims

1. A practice sword for martial arts comprising: a sword hilt body; a blade portion; and a guard portion sectioning between the sword hilt body and the blade portion; wherein a vinyl chloride pipe is provided over the sword hilt body and the blade portion as a common core member, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the vinyl chloride pipe of the common core member in the blade portion is enclosed by a styrene foam and an elastic cushioning member is provided to a top end portion of the blade portion, wherein the styrene foam and the vinyl chloride pipe are enclosed within a long thick cloth bag, and wherein in the sword hilt body top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood are contacted on semicircle arc peripheral surface of top and bottom sides among the peripheral surface of the common core member and a string is wound around surfaces of the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood together with the common core member, the sword hilt body with a sectional plane of substantial elliptic is obtained.

2. The practice sword according to claim 1, wherein top and bottom mark lines are displayed toward a longitudinal direction on positions of the top and bottom semicircle arc of the peripheral surface of the blade portion.

3. The practice sword according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of a diameter of the sword hilt body and a diameter of the blade portion is set to 1:2.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0033] FIG. 1 is a perspective view indicating a lying state of a practice sword according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] FIG. 2 is a sectional view by sectioning the practice sword in a longitudinal direction, the sectional view indicating an inner structure of the practice sword according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] FIG. 3 is a A-A sectional view of FIG. 2 indicating the practice sword according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0036] FIG. 4 is a B-B sectional view of FIG. 2 indicating the practice sword according to the embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0037] The summary of the present invention lies in that: it is provided the practice sword comprising:

[0038] a sword hilt body;

[0039] a blade portion; and

[0040] a guard portion sectioning between the sword hilt body and the blade portion;

[0041] wherein a vinyl chloride pipe is provided over the sword hilt body and the blade portion as a common core member,

[0042] wherein an outer peripheral surface of the vinyl chloride pipe of the common core member in the blade portion is enclosed by a styrene foam and an elastic cushioning member is provided to a top end portion of the blade portion,

[0043] wherein the styrene foam and the vinyl chloride pipe are enclosed within a long thick cloth bag, and

[0044] wherein in the sword hilt body top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood are contacted on semicircle arc peripheral surface of top and bottom sides among the peripheral surface of the common core member and a string is wound around surfaces of the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood together with the common core member, the sword hilt body with a sectional plane of substantial elliptic is obtained. Furthermore, the top and bottom mark lines are displayed toward a longitudinal direction on positions of the top and bottom semicircle arc of the peripheral surface of the blade portion and a ratio of a diameter of the sword hilt body and a diameter of the blade portion is set to 1:2.

[0045] The embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on FIGS. 1 to 4.

[0046] A practice sword 100, as shown in FIG. 1, is constituted from a sword hilt body 10, a blade portion 20 and a guard portion 30 that separates the sword hilt body 10 and the blade portion 20.

[0047] The sword hilt body 10, as shown in the sectional view of the practice sword 100 of FIG. 2, is constituted from a common core member 11 communicating with the blade portion 20, top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood 12, 12 arranged at mutual opposite positions along a longitudinal direction of a peripheral surface of the common core member 11 positioned in the sword hilt body 10, a string 13 enclosing the common core member 11 and the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood 12, 12 and a pommel 14 provided at a terminal end portion of the common core member 11.

[0048] The common core member 11, as shown in FIG. 3, communicates to the blade portion 20 and is constituted into substantial cylindrical the center of which is made hollow. The common core member 11 is constituted of polyvinyl chloride and has deformation resistance through which the common core member 11 concludes to have low fear of deformation even if strike occurs during training or game. Here, the common core member 11 is not limited to polyvinyl chloride pipe and any material can be utilized if the common core material is constituted of material with low elastic force or low flexibility through which low fear of deformation or breakage is realized at the time of strike by the members of same material. For example, the common core member may be formed of glass fiber.

[0049] Further, at the opposite positions along the longitudinal direction of peripheral surface in the common core member 11, the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood 12, 12 are adhered. The top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood 12, 12 are square bars with square sectional planes and are extended from the terminal end portion of the sword hilt body 10 to the lower plane portion of a hand guard 31 of the guard portion 30. Further, circumference surfaces of the common core member 11 and the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood 12, 12 are surrounded by the string 13. Further, at the terminal end portion of the sword hilt body 10, that is, the terminal end portion of the common core member 11, the pommel 14 is provided.

[0050] The pommel 14 has a sectional plane of substantial elliptic shape and an inner peripheral surface thereof is constituted so as to have a minor axis with a length substantially equal with a diameter of the common core member 11 and a major axis with a length substantially equal with a length that the diameter of the common core member 11, two top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood 12, 12 adhered to the peripheral surface of the common core member 11 and two diameters of the string 13 are mutually added. In an opening portion 14a of this pommel 14, the common core member 11, the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood 12, 12 and the string 13 are inserted, thereby the sword hilt body 10 is formed.

[0051] As mentioned in the above, based on that the sword hilt body 10 is constituted into a vertically long sectional plane of elliptic shape, grasping form capable of easily grasping can be realized, thereby the practice sword 100 is constituted in to a form capable of easily swinging.

[0052] The blade portion 20, as shown in FIG. 2, is constituted from the substantially tubular common core member 11, a styrene foam 21 enclosing the common core member 11 arranged on the blade portion 20, a long thick cloth bag 22 enclosing the common core member 11 and styrene foam 21 together and mark line 23, 24 formed in a longitudinal direction of peripheral surface of the long thick cloth bag 22.

[0053] The styrene foam 21 is substantial cylindrical and an inner diameter thereof is constituted so as to become substantially equal with an outer diameter of the common core member 11. Form of the blade portion 20 is constituted by inserting the common core member 11 from the opening portion 21a side of the styrene foam 21. Here, the styrene foam 21 is provided to mitigate shock occurring at the time of strike and material thereof may be constituted from material made from foamed resin with suitable strength.

[0054] Further, in a top portion of the common core member 11, that is, in a top portion of the blade portion 20, an elastic inserting protrusion 25b is formed in a center of a column 25a and this elastic inserting protrusion 25b is inserted in an opening portion 11a of the pipe-like common core member 11, thereby the top portion of the common core member 11 is formed.

[0055] The whole peripheral surface of blade portion 20 is constituted so as to be enclosed by the long thick cloth bag 22. The long thick cloth bag 22 is formed from non-woven fabric as raw material. Further, an opening portion 22a is formed at one end portion thereof and a blocking portion 22b is formed at the other end portion by sewing the non-woven fabrics together in the substantial center portion when seen according to flat surface. Thereby, the blade portion 20 is formed in a long narrow state cloth bag.

[0056] On the blocking portion 22b, there are integrally sewed one end portions of the long narrow state mark lines 23, 24 to show ridge and blade of the blade portion 20. The other end portions of the long narrow state mark lines 23, 24 to shown ridge and blade of the blade portion 20 are arranged in a long thin belt along the outer side surface of the long thick cloth bag 22 from the top portion to the base portion of the blade portion 20. The mark lines 23 and 24 show blade and ridge of the blade portion 20. Further, the mark lines 23, 24 are respectively colored. The mark line 23 showing blade of the blade portion 20 is colored in red and the mark line 24 showing ridge of the blade portion 20 is colored in white. As mentioned, since the mark lines 23, 24 are colored in different colors, it can be easily judged whether the blade portion 20 is contacted by the blade side or by the ridge side during training or game. Here, although colors of the mark lines 23, 24 are shown by red color and white color in the present embodiment, colors of the mark lines 23, 24 are not especially limited to these colors. It may be good if the blade and the ridge are colored so as to be able to easily judge the blade and the ridge such as color combination of blue color and yellow color.

[0057] Further, between the base portion of the blade portion 20 and the base portion of the sword hilt body 10, the guard portion 30 is provided. The guard portion 30 is constituted from the hand guard 31 with substantial square shape when seen from front side. Especially, since the hand guard 31 is formed in the square shape, it is constituted so that the practice sword according to the present invention does not roll when the practice sword is horizontally put on the flat plane. Further, in the substantial center portion of the hand guard 31, it is formed an insertion hole 32 to insert the common core member 11.

[0058] Further, an upper surface of the hand guard 31 is contacted with the terminal end portion of styrene foam 21 of the blade portion 20 and a lower surface of the hand guard 31 is contacted with the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood 12, 12 and the string 13 of the sword hilt body 10. Thereby, the hand guard 31 is fixed.

[0059] Here, the hand guard 31 has a role to guard the hand grasping the sword hilt body 10 when carved by the opponent during training or game or function so that the grasping hand does not slide forward the blade side when striking.

[0060] Further the hand guard 31 carries weight balance of the sword hilt body 10 and the blade portion 20 when the practice sword 100 is swung downward and the hand guard 31 is positioned at a position that the blade portion 20 is easily swung downward in cooperation with weight of the sword similarly to the actual sword. In particular, in the present embodiment, a ratio of the diameter of the sword hilt body 10 and the diameter of the blade portion 20, both constituting the practice sword 100, is made 1:2, thereby center of gravity of the practice sword 100 is positioned to the blade portion 20 side. Further, since the hand guard 31 is provided between the sword hilt body 10 and the blade portion 20, weight balance through which the practice sword 100 is easily swung downward is realized.

[0061] It will be described a procedure to produce the practice sword constituted in the above.

[0062] First, circumference of a portion corresponding to the blade portion 20 of the common core member 11 is enclosed by the styrene foam 21.

[0063] Next, the elastic inserting protrusion 25b formed from elastic material at the center of the column 25a is inserted within the opening portion 11a of the common core material 11. Thereafter, the long thick cloth bag 22 is covered from the top portion of the column 25a toward the terminal end portion of the styrene foam 21, thereby the blade portion 20 is formed.

[0064] Next, the insertion hole 32 of the hand guard 31 is inserted to the common core member 11 from the base portion of the common core member 11 positioned in the sword hilt body 10 and the hand guard 31 is moved to a position where the hand guard 31 contacts with the lower portion of the blade portion 20, that is, the lower end portion of the styrene foam 21. Thereby, the guard portion 30 is formed.

[0065] Next, the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood 12, 12 are fixed by double sided tape at the opposite positions on the peripheral surface of the common core member 11, the common core member 11 being positioned in the sword hilt body 10, in the longitudinal direction. Next, the string 13 is wound around from the base portion of the common core member 11 and the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wool 12, 12, that is, from the lower end portion of the guard portion 30 to the terminal end portion of the common core member 11. Here, a start portion and an end portion of the wound string 13 are wound and fixed to the common core member 11 and the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood 12, 12 by a vinyl tape.

[0066] Next, the opening portion 14a of the pommel 14 is inserted from the terminal end portion of the common core member 11, thereby it is formed the sword hilt body 10 covering the common core member 11, the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood 12, 12 and the string 13.

[0067] According to the practice sword 100 formed by the above procedure, it can be provided the practice sword 100 through which form and weight similar to the Japanese sword can be obtained, thereby sense of use can be made close to actual sword, there is no fear to get hurt at the time of strike during training or game, further there is no fear unable to use due to breakage and the like.

[0068] Here, the present invention is not limited to the above mentioned embodiment and it is included within the present invention constitution in which each constitution disclosed in the above embodiment is mutually substituted and combination thereof is changed and publicly known invention, further constitution in which each constitution disclosed in the above embodiment is mutually substituted and combination thereof is changed. Further, technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above mentioned embodiment and is extended to contents described in claims and equivalents thereof.

REFERENCE SIGNS

[0069] 10 sword hilt body [0070] 11 common core member [0071] 11a opening portion [0072] 12 top and bottom rod-like piece of wood [0073] 13 string [0074] 14 pommel [0075] 14a opening portion [0076] 20 blade portion [0077] 21 styrene foam [0078] 21a opening portion [0079] 22 long thick cloth bag [0080] 22a opening portion [0081] 22b blocking portion [0082] 23, 24 mark line [0083] 25a column [0084] 25b insertion protrusion [0085] 30 guard portion [0086] 31 hand guard [0087] 32 insertion hole [0088] 100 practice sword