Protective glove
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1. A protective glove for a firefighter or emergency worker, the protective glove comprising:
- a palm face that covers the palm side of the hand and fingers; and
a back face that covers the back side of the hand and fingers, the back face including at least one seam located to overlay a knuckle joint in the hand, the at least one seam defined by two edges that are joined to each other, each edge having a convex crescent shape that is aligned with the convex crescent shape of the other edge.
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Abstract
A protective glove (10) is provided and includes a palm face (12) that covers the palm side of the hand and fingers and a back face (14) that covers the back side of the hand and fingers. The back face (14) includes at least one seam (22,24,26) that defines a corresponding bubble space (32,34,36) overlaying one of the knuckle joints in the hand. Each of the bubble spaces (32,34,36) provides an open area into which a corresponding knuckle joint can extend so as to improve flexibility of a user'"'"'s hand and minimize fatigue.
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1. A protective glove for a firefighter or emergency worker, the protective glove comprising:
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a palm face that covers the palm side of the hand and fingers; and a back face that covers the back side of the hand and fingers, the back face including at least one seam located to overlay a knuckle joint in the hand, the at least one seam defined by two edges that are joined to each other, each edge having a convex crescent shape that is aligned with the convex crescent shape of the other edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A protective glove for a firefighter or emergency worker, the protective glove comprising:
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a palm face that covers the palm side of the hand and fingers; and a back face that covers the back side of the hand and fingers, the back face including at least one seam located to overlay a knuckle joint in the hand, the at least one seam defining two aligned, convex crescent shaped edges, the edges facing inwardly. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A protective glove for a firefighter or emergency worker, the protective glove comprising:
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a palm face that covers the palm side of the hand and fingers; and a back face that covers the back side of the hand and fingers, the back face including at least one seam defining a bubble space that overlays a knuckle joint in the hand. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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