Catcher Protector

Abstract

A catcher protector includes: a first protective portion that protects a part of a torso of a catcher; and a second protective portion that protects another part of the torso of the catcher. The second protective portion has a back surface facing the torso of the catcher and a front surface disposed on a side opposite to the back surface. When air whose wind speed is 2.00 m/sec is sent by a blower from the front surface to the back surface of the second protective portion, the wind speed of the air passing through the back surface is faster than 0.20 m/sec.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A catcher protector comprising:
 a first protective portion that protects a part of a torso of a catcher; and   a second protective portion that protects another part of the torso of the catcher, wherein   the second protective portion has a back surface facing the torso of the catcher and a front surface disposed on a side opposite to the back surface, and   when air whose wind speed is 2.00 m/sec is sent by a blower from the front surface to the back surface of the second protective portion, the wind speed of the air passing through the back surface is faster than 0.20 m/sec.   
     
     
         2 . The catcher protector according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first protective portion is provided to protect a chest and an anterior abdomen of the catcher, and   the second protective portion is provided to protect a flank of the catcher.   
     
     
         3 . The catcher protector according to  claim 2 , wherein a plurality of ventilation paths are provided between the front surface and the back surface of the second protective portion. 
     
     
         4 . The catcher protector according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the second protective portion includes a three-dimensional structure having a plurality of linear bodies that are three-dimensionally entangled with each other, and   each of the plurality of linear bodies includes a portion coupled to portions of remaining linear bodies and a portion disposed at an interval from portions of the remaining linear bodies, and   each of the plurality of ventilation paths includes a portion provided between the plurality of linear bodies.   
     
     
         5 . The catcher protector according to  claim 4 , wherein
 air permeability of the three-dimensional structure measured according to a Frazier method specified in JIS L 1096 is higher than air permeability of the first protective portion and higher than 360 cm 3 /(cm 2 ·sec).   
     
     
         6 . The catcher protector according to  claim 4 , wherein
 thickness of the three-dimensional structure is greater than or equal to 10 mm and less than or equal to 40 mm.   
     
     
         7 . The catcher protector according to  claim 4 , wherein
 a Clo value of the three-dimensional structure is smaller than 1.00.   
     
     
         8 . The catcher protector according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the second protective portion further includes a lining material having the back surface and an outer material having the front surface, and   each of the plurality of ventilation paths further includes a portion provided in the lining material and a portion provided in the outer material.   
     
     
         9 . The catcher protector according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when a hard ball is fired to apply an impact on the second protective portion disposed on a heart load cell, an impact force measured at the heart load cell is less than or equal to 120 ibf, under a condition that a speed of the impact is 30 mph±3% according to an impact absorption test method using a hard ball for baseball specified in ND200 of NOC SAE.   
     
     
         10 . The catcher protector according to  claim 2 , wherein
 when a hard ball is fired to apply an impact on the second protective portion disposed on a heart load cell, an impact force measured at the heart load cell is less than or equal to 120 ibf, under a condition that a speed of the impact is 30 mph±3% according to an impact absorption test method using a hard ball for baseball specified in ND200 of NOC SAE.   
     
     
         11 . The catcher protector according to  claim 3 , wherein
 when a hard ball is fired to apply an impact on the second protective portion disposed on a heart load cell, an impact force measured at the heart load cell is less than or equal to 120 ibf, under a condition that a speed of the impact is 30 mph±3% according to an impact absorption test method using a hard ball for baseball specified in ND200 of NOC SAE.   
     
     
         12 . The catcher protector according to  claim 4 , wherein
 when a hard ball is fired to apply an impact on the second protective portion disposed on a heart load cell, an impact force measured at the heart load cell is less than or equal to 120 ibf, under a condition that a speed of the impact is 30 mph±3% according to an impact absorption test method using a hard ball for baseball specified in ND200 of NOC SAE.   
     
     
         13 . The catcher protector according to  claim 5 , wherein
 when a hard ball is fired to apply an impact on the second protective portion disposed on a heart load cell, an impact force measured at the heart load cell is less than or equal to 120 ibf, under a condition that a speed of the impact is 30 mph±3% according to an impact absorption test method using a hard ball for baseball specified in ND200 of NOC SAE.   
     
     
         14 . The catcher protector according to  claim 6 , wherein
 when a hard ball is fired to apply an impact on the second protective portion disposed on a heart load cell, an impact force measured at the heart load cell is less than or equal to 120 ibf, under a condition that a speed of the impact is 30 mph±3% according to an impact absorption test method using a hard ball for baseball specified in ND200 of NOC SAE.   
     
     
         15 . The catcher protector according to  claim 7 , wherein
 when a hard ball is fired to apply an impact on the second protective portion disposed on a heart load cell, an impact force measured at the heart load cell is less than or equal to 120 ibf, under a condition that a speed of the impact is 30 mph±3% according to an impact absorption test method using a hard ball for baseball specified in ND200 of NOC SAE.   
     
     
         16 . The catcher protector according to  claim 8 , wherein
 when a hard ball is fired to apply an impact on the second protective portion disposed on a heart load cell, an impact force measured at the heart load cell is less than or equal to 120 ibf, under a condition that a speed of the impact is 30 mph±3% according to an impact absorption test method using a hard ball for baseball specified in ND200 of NOC SAE.