A control device for a surfer's sports kite has a hand-holdable elongate control bar for steering the kite. A central control line is used for changing the effective curvature of the kite and therefore the power generated by the kite. The control device includes an open-top body mounted at the center of the control bar and attached to a harness loop. The harness loop is arranged to be attached to a harness hook of the surfer in use. A stopper fixed on the control line fits in the body. On the on...

The invention relates to sports goals for games such as football, rugby, hockey etc, where the goals are formed by uprights and crossbars. Because of security issues, there are many instances where goals must be removed for storage when not in use, but secured in place to guard against their improper removal by unauthorized persons, with a substantial guarantee that post and the crossbar do not become disconnected when in use. The objective is met by a sports goal comprising two uprights and a c...

The present invention provides a sports helmet, such as a football, hockey, lacrosse or baseball helmet. The helmet includes a shell having an outer surface, a front region, a rear region, and two side regions. A jaw flap extends from each ear flap towards the front region of the shell, wherein the jaw flap overlies an extent of a mandible of a wearer of the helmet. A crown, defined by a raised band of the shell, extends between the front and rear regions of the shell. The crown has a front port...

Glasses for use in sports activities and the like have a frame, at least one lens formed to the frame, and a strap formed to the frame which is configured to inhibit the glasses from falling off of a wearer. A leash is formed to the strap and a collar formed to the leash. The strap, leash, collar or other component of the present invention may optionally be sufficiently buoyant so as to float the glasses in water. A breakaway clip releases the collar from a wearer if the glasses, strap, leash, o...

A sports shoe, provided with a heel counter comprising a heel side wall part having a curved shape, a folded wall part integrally formed along the edge of the heel side wall part as projected inside the curve, and a stationary plate part integrally formed on the side of the heel side wall part opposite to the edge, the heel side lateral wall having one of the lateral wall parts thereof formed as extended farther forward than the other lateral wall part of the heel side wall part on the arch side...

A sports shoe is disclosed which is provided with a heel counter comprising a heel side wall part shaped with a curve along an under heel part of shoe, and a lower surface part formed integrally with the inner wall surface of the heel side wall part as projected inside the curve, the lower surface part being provided with a plurality of recesses or through holes defined with a plurality of wall members protruding in a direction intersecting the surface of the lower surface part, the heel counter...

A sports pistol comprises a housing, which extends in a substantially prismatic recess formed in a grip and is held in that recess by means of a fixing screw that extends upwardly from the bottom of the grip. In order to permit an adaptation of the pistol to the attitude of the hand of a given shooter, the housing extending in the recess defines clearances with the side faces, the bottom surface and the rear surface of the recess and is supported on the bottom surface and on the rear surface of ...

A sports glove is described for playing the game of handball or racquetball. The glove is uniquely padded to protect the topsides of the little finger and adjacent ring finger, because it has been found that this particular side of these two fingers are most likely to contact the floor or walls of a playing court when a player makes a diving attempt to return a shot, or when hitting a ball in close proximity to one of the walls of the court. The padding is formed of a soft cushioning material fo...

A bifurcated trunk with thigh length leg portions, each terminating in a lower extremity, has closure structure to tighten the lower extremity. The closure structure can include a slit extending upwardly from the lower extremity and defining first and second sides of the leg portions on respective sides of the slit. Structure is provided for fastening one of the sides of each leg portion to the other. The fastening structure is preferably cooperating hook and pile surfaces, one on each side of t...

A sports record board composed of: two board parts having substantially rectangular writing surfaces of substantially the same shape and size, with each writing surface having two longer parallel sides and two shorter parallel sides, a flexible hinge connecting the board parts together along adjacent, equal length sides of the two writing surfaces and providing sufficient movement for either the writing surfaces or the rear surfaces of the board parts, at least one writing sheet adapted to be po...