Finger Protection Structure for a Protection Hand Glove

Abstract

A finger protection structure includes a plurality of abutment blocks arranged on an adhesive surface of a base plate in a straight line, abutting against one another and defining a plurality of elastic deformation areas on the adhesive surface such that the finger protection structure is bendable forward, twisted and/or bendable in left-and right directions partially due to a flexibility constituted by presence of corner cut portions of the abutment blocks, the deformation areas on the adhesive surface of the base plate and flexibility of the base plate, thereby eliminating the problems resulted from a frontal and rotational lateral impact applied on the stressed surface of the base plate. The finger protection structure has simple structure, is ergonomically constructed and is capable of buffering and absorbing the frontal impact and rotating lateral impact, thereby minimizing injuries to the hands of the wearer of a protection hand glove.

Claims

1. A finger protection structure with corner cut portions, comprising: at least one base plate having a certain extent of flexibility, having an adhesive surface and a stressed surface opposite to said adhesive surface; and a plurality of abutment blocks arranged on said adhesive surface of said base plate in a straight line and abutting against one another and concealing said adhesive surface, each of said abutment blocks having two opposite abutting sides, each of which is formed with two corner cut portions, said corner cut portions between adjacent two of said abutment blocks defining an elastic deformation area on said adhesive surface; wherein, the finger protection structure is bendable forward and left-and right directions partially due to a flexibility constituted by presence said corner cut portions of said abutment blocks, said deformation areas on said adhesive surface of said base plate and flexibility of said base plate.

2. The finger protection structure according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of said base plates, each is elongated and has an insert end capable of inserting into a finger insert sleeves of a protective hand glove.

3. The finger protection structure according to claim 2, wherein said corner cut portions between adjacent two of said abutment blocks further define a gap therebetween such that said elastic deformation area on said adhesive surface is exposed to an exterior of said base plate via said gap such that the finger protection structure is capable of performing a first action when a frontal impact is applied on said stressed surface of said base plate, in which said base plate extends in a straight line due to tight abutment among said abutting sides; a second action when a wearer bends his finger forward, in which said base plate is bendable toward said stressed surface due to a flexibility constituted by presence of said gaps between adjacent two of said corner cut portions of said abutment blocks, said deformation areas on said adhesive surface of said base plate and flexibility of said base plate, and a third action when a frontal and rotational lateral impact is applied on said stressed surface of said base plate 10, in which said base plate is twisted and/or bendable in left-and right directions partially and resulting variation in dimension of said gap and said deformation areas.

4. The finger protection structure according to claim 1, wherein said base plate is made from flexible materials.

5. The finger protection structure according to claim 1, wherein said base plate has a pair of longitudinal sides, each of said abutment blocks further has two opposite sides flushed respectively with said longitudinal sides of said base plate such that said corner cut portions between adjacent two of said abutment blocks and said elastic deformation area on said base plate cooperatively define two triangles located above said deformation area.

6. The finger protection structure according to claim 1, wherein each of said corner cut portions of a respective one of said abutment blocks is a slanted face with respect to said base plate.

7. The finger protection structure according to claim 6, wherein said corner cut portions between adjacent two of said abutment blocks share a common side which cooperates with two of said slanted faces of adjacent two of said abutment blocks defining an angle ranging between 90 to 180.

8. The finger protection structure according to claim 6, wherein the slanted face of the corner cut portion is a planar surface, a concave surface, or a convex surface.

9. The finger protection structure according to claim 1, wherein each of said abutment blocks is an octagonal block, has a bottom side disposed on said adhesive surface of said base plate and a top side formed with a protrusion, each of said corner cut portions is in shape of a sheet.

10. The finger protection structure according to claim 2, further comprising a fixing plate capable of being inserted into a protection hand glove, each of said base plates has a coupler end opposite to said insert end, said coupler end being able to coupled with said fixing plate.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reading the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof, with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

[0021] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a finger protection structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] FIG. 2 is a partially exploded view of the finger protection structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] FIG. 3 shows the finger protection structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention applied in a protection hand glove;

[0024] FIG. 4 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of the finger protection structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention together with the protection hand glove;

[0025] FIG. 5 illustrates a state when a frontal impact is applied onto the finger protection structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention together with the protection hand glove;

[0026] FIG. 6 illustrates a state when a rotating lateral impact is applied onto the finger protection structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention together with the protection hand glove; and

[0027] FIG. 7 shows a finger protection structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention applied in a protection hand glove.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0028] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0029] Referring to FIGS. 1-4, wherein FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a finger protection structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a partially exploded view of the finger protection structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 shows the finger protection structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention applied in a protection hand glove; and FIG. 4 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of the finger protection structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention together with the protection hand glove. A finger protection structure 100 (with corner cut portions) of the present invention for a protection hand glove, includes: a plurality of base plates 10 and a plurality of abutment blocks 20.

[0030] Each base plate 10 is elongated, has a certain extent of flexibility, having an adhesive surface 11 and a stressed surface 12 opposite to the adhesive surface 11. In this embodiment, the base plate 10 is made from flexible materials.

[0031] The plurality of abutment blocks 20 are arranged on the adhesive surface 11 of the base plate 10 in a straight line and abutting against one another and concealing the adhesive surface. Each of the abutment blocks 20 has two opposite abutting sides, each of which is formed with two corner cut portions 21, the corner cut portions 21 between adjacent two of the abutment blocks 20 define an elastic deformation area 111 on the adhesive surface 11. Preferably, each corner cut portion 21 of a respective one of the abutment blocks 20 is a slanted face 211, which is inclined with respect to the base plate 10.

[0032] As best shown in FIG. 2, each of the abutment blocks 20 is an octagonal block, has a bottom side disposed on the adhesive surface 11 of the base plate 10 and a top side formed with a protrusion 22. Each corner cut portion 21 is in shape of a sheet when viewed from a lateral side of the base plate 10. In one embodiment of the present invention, the corner cut portions 21 between adjacent two of the abutment blocks 20 shares a common side which cooperates with two slanted faces 211 of adjacent two of the abutment blocks 20 defining an angle A ranging between 90 to 180.

[0033] Referring again to FIGS. 5 and 6, wherein FIG. 5 illustrates a state when a frontal impact is applied onto the finger protection structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention together with the protection hand glove; and FIG. 6 illustrates a state when a rotating lateral impact is applied onto the finger protection structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention together with the protection hand glove. The finger protection structure of the present invention includes a plurality of base plates 10, each is elongated and has an insert end 13 capable of inserting into a finger insert sleeve 201 of a protective hand glove 200 (see FIG. 4). Preferably the corner cut portions 21 between adjacent two of the abutment blocks 20 further define a gap 112 therebetween such that the elastic deformation area 111 on the adhesive surface 11 is exposed to an exterior of the base plate 10 via the gap 112 such that the finger protection structure 100 is capable of performing a first action, in which a frontal impact is applied on the stressed surface 12 of the base plate 10, where the base plate 10 extends in a straight line due to tight abutment among the abutting sides; a second action, in which the base plate 10 is bendable toward the stressed surface (frontward direction) due to the flexibility constituted by presence of the gap 112 between adjacent two of the corner cut portions 21 of the abutment blocks 20, the elastic deformation areas 111 on the adhesive surface 11 of the base plate 10 and flexibility of the base plate 10; and a third action, in which a frontal and rotational lateral impact is applied on the stressed surface of the base plate 10, where the base plate 10 is twisted and/or bendable in left-and right directions partially and resulting variation in dimensions of the gaps 112 and the elastic deformation areas 111 (see FIG. 6).

[0034] As stated above, the finger protection structure 100 of the present invention eliminates the prior art problem caused by the twisted and disengagement of the finger protection devices which are in form of elongated strips inserted in the protection hand glove. To be more specific, the finger protection structure 100 of the present invention has a simple structure, is ergonomically constructed and is capable of buffering and absorbing a frontal impact and rotating lateral impact, thereby minimizing the injuries caused to the fingers and palm (or hand) of the wearer of the protection hand glove 200.

[0035] FIG. 7 shows a finger protection structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention applied in a protection hand glove 200. The second embodiment is similar to the previous embodiment, except that the second embodiment further includes a fixing plate 300 capable of being inserted into a plate-reception chamber formed in a protection hand glove, as best shown in FIG. 7. Each of the base plates 10 has a coupler end 14 opposite to the insert end 13, the coupler end 14 being able to coupled with the fixing plate 300, thereby providing additional buffering and absorbing effects to protect the fingers, the knuckle as well as the back side of the hand of wearer of the protection hand glove 200.

[0036] One aspect to note is that the slanted face 211 of the corner cut portion 21 in the above embodiments is not only be planar, but also can be designed as a concave surface or a convex surface.

[0037] Another aspect to note is that variation in the degree of the angle A may cause changing the surface area of the elastic deformation area 111. In other words, when a frontal and rotating lateral impact is applied on the finger protection structure 100 of the present invention, the twisting angle of the base plate 10 in the left and/or right direction may be different from one another.

[0038] The main feature of the present invention resides in that the finger protection structure 100 includes a plurality of abutment blocks 20 arranged on the adhesive surface 11 of the base plate 10 in a straight line and defining a plurality of elastic deformation areas 111 on the adhesive surface 11 such that the finger protection structure 100 is capable of bendable forward, twisted and/or bendable in left-and right directions partially.

[0039] The advantages provided by the finger protection structure 100 of the present invention are as follow:

[0040] Firstly, the finger protection structure 100 of the present invention eliminates the prior art problem caused by the twisted and disengagement of the finger protection devices which are in form of elongated strips inserted in the protection hand glove. To be more specific, the finger protection structure of the present invention has a simple structure, is ergonomically constructed and is capable of buffering and absorbing a frontal impact and rotating lateral impact, thereby minimizing the injuries caused to the fingers and palm (or hand) of the wearer of the protection hand glove.

[0041] Secondly, the finger protection structure 100 of the present invention provides the flexibility to the palm of the user hand and since a plurality of finger protection structures are used simultaneously, they interactively provide impact resisting force, thereby protecting the user's fingers and a back side of the wearer's hand.

[0042] Thirdly, when a plurality of base plates of the finger protection structures of the present invention are coupled with the fixing plate of the protection hand glove, the fingers 201 of the wearer are bendable limitedly in the backward direction in addition to the partially twisted directions and simultaneously buffer and absorb a frontal impact and the rotating lateral impact force.

[0043] Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that a variety of modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention which is intended to be defined by the appended claims.