Glove Preventing Hyper-Extended or Jammed Fingers

• US 20150366277A1
• Filed: 06/19/2015
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jr., Robert Sydney Rabbeth
• Original Assignee: Jr., Robert Sydney Rabbeth
• Inventors: Rabbeth, Robert Sydney Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 10,905,181 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/087 especially for fingers
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/01588 including rigid elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/013 for the arms, hands or fingers A61F5/0118 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/141 in the form of gloves

Abstract

A glove used in sports such as football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, snowboarding or motorcycle riding or work such as construction or heavy machinery operation that includes stiffening components attached on top of each finger portion of the glove and anchored beyond the base knuckle on top of the glove to prevent the fingers from hyper-extending or jamming and creating a protective exoskeleton for the entire hand while minimally affecting the degree of freedom and range of motion for the fingers. Each stiffening component is comprised of multiple slits or hinges as well as a sliding swivel pivot hinge which allow the stiffening components to bend in unison with each finger but lock in place to form a solid element and prevent the fingers from hyper-extending when the finger and its accompanying stiffening component are straightened.

Claims

1. A glove which reduces the possibility of hyper-extended or jammed fingers, comprised of:

a palm layer shaped to cover the palm side of wearer'"'"'s hand, a first dorsal layer, shaped to cover the back of wearer'"'"'s hand over the fingers and thumb, a second dorsal layer, shaped to cover the back of wearer'"'"'s hand over the finger stiffening components, a wrist area, a receptacle area for fingers and thumb, a receptacle area for finger stiffening components and at least one finger stiffening component.

2. The glove according to claim 1 wherein the back of the palm layer is joined to the front of the first dorsal layer, by sewing or comparable means, to create receptacle area for fingers and thumb as well as a wrist area and wherein the back of the first dorsal layer is joined to the front of the second dorsal layer, by sewing or comparable means, to create receptacle area for finger stiffening components.

3. The glove according to claim 1 wherein the front of the palm layer is covered in a tacky substance such as latex, silicone or other comparable material to increase the coefficient of friction.

4. The glove according to claim 1 wherein the finger stiffening component is comprised of a strip, a series of blocks and a sliding swivel pivot hinge.

5. The finger stiffening component according to claim 4 wherein an alternate finger stiffening component is comprised of an intermediate phalanx plank, a proximal phalanx plank and a sliding swivel pivot hinge.

6. The finger stiffening component according to claim 4 wherein the strip is made of flexible material such as elastic or felt.

7. The finger stiffening component according to claim 4 wherein the blocks are placed end to end and affixed to the strip by gluing or comparable means.

8. The finger stiffening component according to claim 4 wherein the sliding swivel pivot hinge is placed at one end of the blocks and affixed to the strip by gluing or comparable means.

9. The finger stiffening component according to claim 4 wherein the blocks are made of plastic or other compatible material and are rectangular or “

Z”

shaped.

10. The finger stiffening component according to claim 7 wherein the series of blocks affixed to the strip create slits between each block to allow bending of the stiffening component when curved but form a solid element as the blocks press against each other when straightened.

11. The glove according to claim 1 wherein the bottom of a piece of flexible material such as neoprene or other compatible material is affixed to the back of the first dorsal layer of the glove in the receptacle area for the stiffening components above the distal, intermediate or proximal phalanges on the fingers and above the distal or proximal phalanges on the thumb while the top piece of the flexible material is affixed to the bottom of the finger stiffening component to secure the front portion of finger stiffening component to glove.

12. The finger stiffening component according to claim 4 wherein the sliding swivel pivot hinge is comprised of a housing unit which has a slot and a protruding base which has a bottom, a rod and a top.

13. The sliding swivel pivot hinge according to claim 12 wherein the housing unit and protruding base are made of plastic, metal or compatible material.

14. The sliding swivel pivot hinge according to claim 12 wherein the bottom of the protruding base is affixed to the back of the first dorsal side of the glove by gluing or comparable means.

15. The sliding swivel pivot hinge according to claim 12 wherein the rod of the protruding base passes through the slot cut into the housing unit.

16. The sliding swivel pivot hinge according to claim 12 wherein the top of the protruding base, which is slightly wider than the slot, is affixed to top of the rod, preventing the stiffening component from detaching from the glove while preventing the stiffening component from moving past a certain point and reducing the possibility of a hyper-extended or jammed finger when the rod hits the front of slot.

17. A glove which protects an injured finger comprised of a fingerless glove and stiffening component which has a strip, a series of blocks and a sliding swivel pivot hinge which has a housing unit which has a slot and a protruding base which has a bottom, a rod and a top.

18. The glove according to claim 17 in which said blocks are placed end to end and affixed to said strip by gluing or comparable means and said sliding swivel pivot hinge is placed at one end of said blocks and affixed to said strip by gluing or comparable means;

said rod passes through said slot in said housing unit and said top is affixed to said rod by gluing or comparable means while said bottom is affixed to said rod by gluing or comparable means.

19. The glove according to claim 17 in which front of said finger stiffening component is affixed to front of said injured finger with tape and back of said finger stiffening component is affixed to said fingerless glove by affixing said bottom of said rod to top of said fingerless glove by gluing or comparable means.

20. The glove according to claim 17 in which said rod presses against front of said slot in said housing unit of said sliding swivel pivot hinge of said finger stiffening component when said injured finger is pushed up, preventing further injury to said injured finger.